The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-09
FOR A SAFE ANCHORAGE.
Congress Urged TO Make an AppTOpTia-
ton TO Improve Iybee Roads.

The Board OF Trade Adopts Strong
Resolutions Indorsing the Project.
The Cotton Exchange Has Endorsed It
and the City Council viii Probably
DO So at an Early Meetine-savannah
a Call Port and Such an Improvement
Would Be Of Great Advantage.
The board of trade has taken action
indorsing the proposition to establish in
Tybee roads a safe anchorage for vessels
which make this port a call station. as
well as those bound here for cargoes. and
has urged Georgia representatives in con-
gress to use their efforts to secure an ap-
preparation for this purpose.
At meeting of the board the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted:
Whereas. Savannah, by reason of her
geographical position on the parallel OF
latitude traversed by vessels returning
through the Suez canal and Mediterran.
can sea seeking cotton and other southern
cargoes; and.
whereas, Savannah Is central and con
venient of access for vessels from Euro
pean and South American ports seeking
cargoes from South Atlantic and gull
ports; and,
Whereas, For these reasons Savannah is
yearly growing in importance as a call
station for orders, and for the protection
Of this shipping and her own commerce
Savannah imperatively demands safe
anchorage at Tybee, none being afforded in
the river because of its narrowness; there
fore, be 1t
Resolved, By the Savannah Board Of
Trade, That the senators and representa-
tives in congress from Georgia. be earn
estly requested to secure such legislation
as will provide a sufficient appropriation
for Immediately completing such works al
Tybee roads, in connection with the pres
ent river and harbor improvement plan
now pending completion, as will afford
ample protection to shipping, which has
heretofore suffered so disastrously by the
storms that have proved so destructive on
the South Atlantic coast in the last fifteen
years.
Resolved, Further, That copies of these
resolutions be sent by the secretary to
each of our senators and representatives
in congress with the additional request
that they give this matter so vitality i'm
portant to the commerce of the world; their
earliest and most urgent attention.
The project, which has been widely
talked of here, contemplates the expen-
diture of large sum of money for the
construction of a safe anchorage for YES
sells coming into Tybee roads, whether for
orders or for a temporary anchorage be-
fore coming to the city for cargoes. The
construction of such a work would cost
in the neighborhood of $1,00000O, but it
would be of untold benefit to to shipping
and commercial interests especially on
account of Savannah's geographical To-
cation, which makes it the most inn
portant of the South Atlantic ports.
The cotton exchange has already in
dorsed the project in the adoption of
President CAMS report. which contained
a strong Endorsement of the scheme. An
endeavor will. be made to have a meet
ing of council Monday or Tuesday to Sc
cure an Endorsement from the city, and
an urgent appeal for the appropriation
necessary to do the work. Col. Lester will
make a strong effort to get the appropria-
ton at this session of congress and he ue-
sres the backing of the commercial bodies
which he has already received, as we'll as
Of the city authorities, which will no
doubt be gladly given.