The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-19
THE AMOUNT CLIMBING Up.
A Final Meeting Of The Freight Bureau
Committee Next Tuesday Night.

All Committees VIII Report at That
Time, and a Report Of the General
Committee VIII Then be Presented TO
the Business Men Of the City-A Gen
eral Committee Appointed to Take the
Field-ovsr $4,000 has Been Raised
and 81 900 Mere is Needed.
There is now 5000 that is positively GER
tain on the subscription list Of the freight
bureau committee and just s., 900 more is
needed to make up the amount that will
be required to organize such a bureau as
Is wanted.
This is the result Of the efforts Of the
committees for the last two days, and they
reported to a meeting Of the general cont
mittee at the residence of Capt. D. C.
Purse last night.
The matter was talked over by those
present and while some wanted to report
at once to a meeting Of the people in
terested, it was finally decided that one
more meeting Of the committee be held
next Tuesday night at SIS o'clock to make
up final report.
The first work done was to make up the
list Of subscriptions from the reports of
the subcOmmittees. After this was done
the discussion began.
Capt. w. w. Williamson said of the
cotton men the subscriptions came large
ly from the exporters, who were only in
terested in seeing Savannah benefited,
while the factors had many Of them given
small subscriptions, and some of them
had not subscribed at all. This was some
what Of a surprise to the committee, as
1t was generally considered that the cot
ton factors were as much or more inter-
ested in the matter of transportation
than any other class. Some of those
present thought these men ought to be
called on again, and it was also sug-
gested that the names of the subscrib-
ers be published. This will be done
later.
Other concerns among the wholesale
men and other lines, who failed to sub
scribe, were mentioned. and 1t was sug-
gested that a committee of four or five
gentlemen, which Capt d. G.. Purse
said he was willing to join, take the field
and bring up the amount as near as can
be done to the figure needed.
Capt. Purse was of the opinion that it
was time now to report back to a meet
ing Of the citizens. Col. Gordon was of
the same opinion, and said the only
question was whether in the event they
failed to raise fully the 1880 wanted,
they should report in favor of going ahead
with the work? Many of those present
were in favor of organizing the bureau
even If no more than $4,000 could be
raised. Capt. Purse was confident that
the committee could go before the peo-
pie the first of next week and report S6,-
800 as certain. The lists for that amount
were not all signed, however, and several
of those present thought it best not to go
before the people until the lists for that
amount at least had been fully signed
and pn1Ild he nraGaDtpd q the meeting
This seemed to be the consensus of
opinion of the meeting.
1t was finally decided that the sub
committees should continue their work,
and that general committee should take
the field to solicit subscriptions in all
lines from those who had refused the So
| licitation of the committee that had called
! on them. Lists of such firms were fur
nished, and the following committee was
| appointed to make the canvass which will
| be begun to-day; Capt. d. G. Purse,
Col. w. w. Gordon, Col. j. H. Estill and
| Mr.. Herman Myers.
1t was suggested that the lawyers
| ought to pay something to the support
! of the bureau, as they have smaller taxes
| and make more than any other class.
| Capt Purse mentioned the fact that a
| committee had been appointed from
among them, but that it had declined
! with thanks. 1t was mentioned, however
! that one prominent attorney had agreed
| TO represent the bureau in securing it's
| charter, and in other legal steps neces-
! sary to organization, and this was ac-
! cepted with thanks as a liberal contribu-
| ton. He will perhaps be the only dis
| tinctly legal member of the bureau.
The committees on manufactures, lum-
| Der and naval stores have not yet re-
! ported to the general committee, and it
is urged that they do 50 as early as pos
| sible