The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-14

port side Is continuous over both the upper
and lower fats. being about 1900 feet in
length. The shore on the northern side
is then protected by short spurs, known
as the Venus Point spur-dams. On the
starbOard side, opposite these spurs is a
long training wall, at the upper end of
which deep water is found. The begin
ming Of this wall is composed of brush and
stone until il crosses what is known as
Pumpkin Bank, when the wall is built Of
two rows Of piling, filed in with brush,
{ covered with stone, greatly contracting
the width Of the river, which was form
/ erly about 1000 feet. The channel then
| crosses from Venus Point over to the
south side of the river, the guiding line
on the north side being the training wall
} Of brush mattresses loaded with stone,
/ which extends from Venus Point TO the
Oyster Beds, a distance of 1900 fee t..
1 From the Oyster Beds a training wall,
about two and one-half miles in length,
/ extends across Tybee Knoll TO the sea.
There was one dredge at work in the
1 river near the Oyster beds and another
/ was just about TO resume work after be-
ing idle in the marshes since Aug. "a last,
the date Of the great storm. Other work
was being carried on in the river above
the Central railroad wharves, but as the
City of Macon left from the dock at the
foot of Bull street that could not be seen
/ by those on board. At the Savannah
| Florida and Western railway wharves
/ barges were being loaded with rock for
| the jetties, and dozens of cars of rock
| were at the pier or in the yard.
/ Mr.. p. Sanford Ress, contractor for
| dredging, MIR. Charles G. Ely, his agent,
/ and Col John Z. Gaynor, president of
/ the Atlantic Contracting Company, which
! is constructing the ietties, were on board
| and gave valuable information to the del
| egates.
NOTES OF THE TRIP.
Messrs. Newton Haight, of the Union
| Pacific railroad, and G. E. Harmon, of the
| Western and Atlantic railroad, were
among the visiting railroad men on board,
| with Messrs. J. G. Halle and J. G. Shaw.
of the Central. This coterie of railroad
men was entertained for part of the trip
sby MIR. w. w. Starr, who is himself an
old railroad man.
! Mr. H NJ Stahl, of the Quincy Call, Of
! Quincy, ILL.,, who is one of the delegates at
the convention, has been called ''profes-
sor' several times during his attendance
| on the congress. He alluded to the fact yes
terday in conversation with some of the
gentlemen aboard, and said that the title
| professor was looked upon as about the
same in his part of the country as colonel
was in the south. He wanted to know if
he couldn't be made a colonel before re-
turning home so that he could return with
a title.
Mr. J. L. Hand, of Pelham, one Of the
| Georgia delegates, was very much inter-
ested in the trip. He is one of those
progressive merchants and farmers of
Southwest Georgia, who have made that
famous section what it is
Secretary B. F. Clayton, of the con-
gress, had his kodak along and caught a
| few snap shots of the Savannah harbor.
He will take them out west and show
/ that m nf tho W nj a 6ya fon
this section has over many others.
Mr.. Z. r. burden and Judge Rountree,
| of Emanuel county, were interested visit
ors aboard the ship. They are delegates
TO the convention from that section and
! speak well for its agricultural advanta-
ges.
| Mai. M. Newman, Mr. Geo. Gilmore
and Mr.. w. j. Henderson of Washington
county are among the delegates to the
convention. They are in Tom Watsons
bailiwick but they say the crops were
never better in that section, in spite of
the reports that have been circulated to
| the contrary.
Col Jno. S. Cunningham, of North
| Carolina, was kept busy explaining that
he was not the man who did not want to
mingle pleasure with business at the
meeting of the Farmers congress. 1t
seems that it was MIR. Shaw, of South
Carolina, who was the delegate who did
not want pleasure mingled with bust
ness, instead of Mr.. Cunningham. Col
Cunningham, of North Carolina, is the
| proprietor of the largest tobacco farm in
the United States. He plants two mil
lion hills annually, and is the vice presi-
| dent Of the agricultural society of that
| state
Alderman 'Brien made the fun for the
largest part of the crowd. When he took
his first drink (of water) he remarked,
Here's to the next election"
Capt. O. M. Carter enjoyed the trip.
He spent much of his time on the upper
deck, explaining to the delegates how the
harbor improvement had been made, and
for what they were intended.
Harry Brown, of Atlanta has been a
working delegate. He has done much to
assist in the progress of the convention,
and will be entitled TO a large share of
the credit for its success.
Col w. B. Powell, of Shadeland, Penn,
is one Of the largest stock growers of that
state.
Hon. Edward M. Tewksbury, of Catta-
wissa, Penn, is member of the legisla-
ture for Columbia county of that state,
and is an ardent advocate of cooperation
among the farmers.
Mr.. David Chenault, of Castilian
Springs, Sumner county, Tennessee, is a
delegate who has taken an active part in
the discussions of the congress- MIR.
Chenault read paper at Tuesday night IS
session descriptive of the Cumberland
basin of Tennessee. which. Mr.. Chenault
insisted, is Goods country" Wheat.
hay, cattle and fine stock are the chief
products of this section of Tennessee. ST,
Blase, the 500, 900 stallion is owned by a
neighbor of Mr.. Chenault's, and fifty
eight colts of the celebrated jackson
farm of the adjoining county sold this
year for $4,000. Some good farming
land, adjoining Mr.. Chenault's farm, sold
recently for sos an acre. He mentioned
these facts as instances of what the
farmers in his section are doing. Mr.
Chenault is hale and hearty old gentle
man and himself a fine product of the
Cumberland basin of Tennessee.
Col. Hallet, retired oflcer of the Eng,
fish army, was aboard the City of Macon
and enjoyed the trip. Col. Hallet is tray
cling in this country for pleasure.
Lieut.. William Robinson, of the United
States revenue marine service, in charge
of the Discoverer, was one of the merry
party
A large photograph of the Tampa Bay
hotel stood at the head of Mayor Nc
Donoughs table.
Mr. George Deming, travelling passen
ger agent Of the Plant lines, was aboard
THE DAYS ONLY SESSION.