The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-19
AVERY ON DIRECT TRADE.
his Address Before the State Agri-
cultural Society.
From The AUGUSTA Chronicle, FEB. Il.


From the Auglstd Chronicle, Feb II.
While southern direct trade with foreign
countries will benefit beyond words the
south and west, It will vivify the commerce
Of the whole continent. enlarge the inter
national trade relations of the United
States and have an important bearing upon
the mercantile and industrial autonomy of
the world.
Already on account of this shorter haul
ing by expensive railway carriage. a great
deal of stuff is sent from Colorado, Ne
braska and other western states TO SavAn
nah and then by the great Central railroad
Ocean Steamship Company to New York.
instead Of direct train over northern rail-
roads Establish regular direct lines of
ocean steamships between Savannah or
Brunswick and foreign countries, and tho
whole west will be glad to use the shorter
southern rail route for its vast exports Of
flour, grain and meat.
One of the great revolutions in business
communication that will he wrought by
regular southern direct trade will be that q
trans-American-Co Continental and trans
Atlantic and transit Pacific mail route will be
opened up from England to Savannah or
Brunswick, aud San Diego to Au' tralia
New Zealand and Japan and China, 800
miles nearer by railroad, 800 miles nearer
by ocean than any other existing route.
The result of making through Georgia and
the south the nearest mail route between
the continents Of Europe and Asia would be
important indeed, and give increased COM
mercial dignity TO our southern section.
Partial lines of steamers are running sue
cessfully from Savannah TO Mediterranean
ports, and to South America, Brunswick TO
Liverpool and Bremen, Pensacola to Ha-
vana, and a line contracted from Newport
News to England. Other lines are pro
jeo;ed from Wilmington, Charleston, Port
Royal and New Orleans. But the largest
line, a complete one. is the Sando line from
Liverpool to Savannah or Brunswick,
steamers of large tonnage and high speed
contracted for, with a strong bank of
81 900, 900 capital, and powerful importing
house of $500 900 capital to be- established
to sustain the line, and plan to bring over
the best German and English emigrants.
And the East Tennessee and Central rail-
road systems, with their 5000 odd miles of
track, have agreed to make an ocean term
inal fund of 81 a ton on all through export
freights 60 build up the Import business.
The other railroads clean TO the west have
promised low rates and large cargoes, while
the big meat, -four and q ain firms of the
west have pledged heavy shipments.
But | especially desire TO show how much
this long cherished and often tried direct
trade project. now successfully consum-
mating, will vastly benefit the greatest of
all our interests, agriculture.
Let me give you stupendous fact in this
connection that will amaze you. The entire
exports OF the United States for the twelve
months ending Dec. 81, 1899, were 1928, :
237, 1872.
Mr.. president and gentlemen, it is the
astonishing truth. that SIP, 46t, 7g2, seven
ninths or near " per cent. of the whole of
this enormous contribution to foreign con-
sumption came from your agriuc allure, aud
was contributed by your It Irdy, econ otni~
cal and toiling farmers, aud the largest
single item OF it--cotton-was furnished by
the south. Ns.
It is estimated that it costs an extra dollar
on every bale OF cotton that goes by way OF
New York to Europe, instead of direct
That dollar comes out of the sale Of the cot
ton and does not go into your wallet. On
1900 600 tales, IL they all went abroad it
would make the snug sum OF 80 ZOO. 900. out
of southern pockets. You send 100000
bales, worth 2l7,0O0,000 out Of which you
lose Sc, 900, 900.
That is worth saving, and that is but
one item. Direct trade will help to remedy
this invasion Of legitimate profit, be-,
longing to the hard working farmers
A main feature Of the great Sando
steamer line is to bring the best German
and English immigrants to US to till our
idle acres. Our fruit and stock cultures
uIo W LuhbSiNo anu
feeding the nation. Georgia can supply
Europe through direct trade. With more
white skilled. moral, garden and orchard
labor to work our magnificent lands aud
direct swift ships to carry, we can feed the
whole abroad with our melons, peaches
grapes and vegetables, swell our foreign
commerce and enrich ourselves. f.
This is not visionary but practical
Let me urge another benefit. We ex-
ported 1917, 100000 OF raw cotton in 1892
and only $40, 100000 of manufactured cot
ton. That will not 90. England makes up
our cotton and supplies the world with
goods. She sells to South America, our
natural trade territory, $l4 Of cotton goods
to our 81. We must bring the looms and
spindles TO our cotton fields, and make two
profits, where we now make one.
have simply given you the chief and
supreme generallties of this stupendous
matter. Its details would make a volume
No mind can conceive the beneficial posi-
bilities OF southern direct trade with our
complete and unequaled natural southern
resources, and no class will be more largely
benefited than the farmers. 1 commend
the subject to your best consideration, sane
ton and help.
1t has been a pleasure and privilege to
appear before you aud discuss this vast sub
ject With your practical and Intelligent
body, for our common good, and for south-
ern and national welfare.
Col. Avery announced that Mr.. Sando
had just arrived In New York and would