The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-19
DIRECT TRADE ASSURED.
THE FIRST STEP sUCC BssFULLY
ACCOMPLISHED.

of Trade ana Cotton Rectangular
Export Rate on Western Produce
Granted What the Movement
Means.
( For the first time in tho history Of the
South Atlantic ports, Savannah. Bruins
wick and Charleston have conferred through
representatives Of their commercial bodies
to join in a common fight for their mutual
interests against New Orleans and the north
ern ports. The conference was announced
in yesterdays MORNING News:
Charleston was represented by Messrs.
]. A. Smythe, president Of the Charles
ton Cotton Exchange, T. Street, also
of the cotton exchange; T. R. McGahan,
president Of the Charleston Chamber Of
Commerce, Theodore Nathans OF the msr-
chants exchange, aud Mr.. E. p. Waring,
representing the South Carolina railroad.
Mr.. G. G. Ogg came up as the representa-
tive of Brunswick's commercial interests.
The visitors were met at the train yester-
day morning by Capt. d. g. Purse and
committee from the board Of trade, and
were given a morning drive over the city.
a MEETING AT THE COTTON EXCHANGE.
At 11:3O o'clock the party was taken TO
the cotton exchange, where a meeting Of
members of the commercial bodies OF Sa-
vannah, Charleston and Brunswick was
held. With them met Mr.. e. Karow, presi-
dent OF the Savannah Cotton Exchange;
Alderman W. G. Cam, Woe president; Mr..
II. d. Stevens, also of the cotton exchange;
Capt. d. G.. Purse, president of the board
of trade; Mr.. J. r. Young, Mr.. l. B. Tiede-
man, Mr.. w. A. Winburn, freight agent,
and Maj. Shellman, traffic manager of the
Central railroad. Mr.. Ksrow was elected
chairman and Mr.. J. 2. Merrihew secretary
| of the meeting.
Mr.. Street Of the Charleston Cotton Ex-
change stated that the committees from the
commercial bodies of Charleston
and Brunswick had come to Sa-
vannah to confer with the cotton
exchange and the board of trade in the mat
ter Of requests made to the rate committee
of the Southern Railway and Steamship
Association for an export rate for western
grain and other products through the ports
of Charleston, Port Royal. Savannah and
changes OF the city OF Charleston had made
an appeal TO the association
asking to be put on an
equal footing with the gulf ports, by grant
ing an export rate on grain and -four from
Mississippi and Ohio river points which
would put these South Atlantic ports on a
parity with the rates now existing at New
same rate per ton per nile he given these
ports as is given New Orleans.
THE RATE GRANTED.
"The appeal was REFERRED" said Mr..
Street, ITO the committee of the Southern
| Railway and Stea uship Association, and
the whole matter had been fully discussed.
The association has decided to grant the ex-
port rate from Memphis TO the South At
lantic ports, and has informed us Of that
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grain aud other shipments aud the ships to
carry them ouk."
The representatives from each body
gave assurance that they would do every
thing in their power to foster the new
| movement, and on a motion unanimously
adopted committee of two from each port
was appointed to further the matter Of
getting shipments to these ports, and make
JOINT report back to each city.
The committee as appointed by Chairman
Karow are: Savannah, George Walker
and /. B. Tledeman; Brunswick, A F.
Churchill and NJ. Isaac; Charleston, Theo-
dore Nathans and T. Street.
The meeting then adjourned, It having
been decided that the representatives would
meet either 10 Savannah or Charleston
within ten days to report progress and TO
continue their efforts on the line on which
they have begun. They will continue to
meet at one of these points every ten days
or two weeks until the matter of
exporting grain and other western
ten well under way.
NO QUESTION ABOUT SUCCESS.
The enterprise is one of the most bene-
fetal that has been put on foot in this sec,
ton, and when in operation it means q
great deal for Savannah.
As it is now no grain ia shipped direct
from any of these southern ports to Europe,
but on account of the advantage in
rates it has gone by the way OF Now Or
leans or New York. This action Of the
railway and steamship association now
gives these ports the same rate per ton per
mile as Is given New Orleans and the north
ern ports and while the rail distance to
Savannah is greater from these western
points than it is to New Orleans,
there is saving of LOO miles
by sea, besides quicker transpor-
tation. The fact of having the same ex-
port rate as New Orleans will thus put the
South Atlantic ports on a par with it, and
in many instances will give them an ad-
vantage.
SAVANNAH FIRST
The frat shipments under the new rate
now ruling WILL In all probability, be made
to Savannah, as this is the only one of the
ports represented at the conference which
has grain elevator. The experiment will
| De made nere ana as soon as It has been
proven entirely satisfactory, elevators will
of course, be built at the other ports at
once.
The representatives from Charleston and
Brunswick express themselves highly
pleased with the result OF the conference,
and there seems to be no doubt among them
that it will be otherwise than successful
The meeting was remarkable from the fact
that it is the first ever held between the
South Atlantic ports, looking TO their
mutual interests and the bringing Of the
western freights to them. The enterprise
is full Of results for Savannah. The rail-
roads have acquiesced readily and cheer
fully In the plan, as It will be TO their in
terests as well as those Of the ports.
MIR. NATHANs TALKS.
There were Is 900, 900 bushels OF grain
shipped from New Orleans last year" said
Mr. Theodore Nathans Of Charleston, sand
the question is just this Why can't we, and
why should We not, get portion of these
shipmentsl l brought this matter up some
time ago, aud have been working to this
end for more than a year. used to be a
resident Of Savannah, and am personally
interested in the development of this city,
as well as Of Charleston. Now that we have
obtained the rate, which puts us on parity
with New Orleans as a shipping port, moth
ing remains but TO get the produce here and