The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-11
AN IMPORTANT MEETING.
Members of the Board of Trade to Dis
cuss Inter esting Questions.

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An important meeting of the members
of the Savannah board of trade will be
held at the building this morning at IL
o'clock for the purpose of discussing and
taking action with regard to several mat
tiers which relate to the port.
The two special subjects which will be
before the meeting are the matters re-
lating to port charges, and to the railroad
rates on cotton to the South Atlantic's
ports which was discussed by the meet
ing at the cotton exchange last week.
The committee appointed by President
Purse to meet the Charleston committee
will report its action to this meeting, and
there is little doubt that it viii receive
the full Endorsement of the mem bers The
resolution was drawn and introduced by
a member of the board of trade, and deals
with a matter that is of vital interest to
Savannah and the other ports of the South
Atlantic. 1t is expected that all the
commercial bodies of these ports will
exert their utmost influence to have this
ditferential rate or cotton and on other
products restored 10 point where the
south Atlantic ports will be placed on an
equitable basis with those of Virginia and
other northern states.
Another important question which the
meeting will discuss, and on which it will
probably take some action, will be the
matter Of Savannah's port charges. Many
of the business men of Savannah are con-
WINGED that, the port is the sufferer from
the charges which are placed on vessels
at the quarantine station
In the matter of port charges, Bruins
wick has the advantage of Savannah in
that the quarantine is in charge of the
government and no quarantine charges
are made on vessels. Wilmington. n. G.,
has taken steps TO place the quarantine
of the port in charge of the government,
and with these two ports open to COM
MERGE without the quarantine charges,
Savannah and other ports where the
charges are made would be at a decided
disadvantage.
!. 1t is proposed to make the city bear the
burden of the expense of the quarantine
taxes being levied for the purpose of
keeping it up, as with other public insti-
buttons. Some such plan as this may be
embodied in the resolution to be adopted
at to days meeting of the board of trade.
The resolution will urge upon council the
need of taking the matter up and remov-
ing the charge. 1t is not known
how the taxpayers generally would
consider the question, buJ from a stand
point of public policy and for the benefit
of the commercial interests of the port,
which are interests common to all the tax
payers Of the city, it is considered expe-
uleub anu wise JhaL Ine cnafge De re-
moved. Mayor McDonough has stated
that he is in favor OF removing the charge,
and has said that the matter would be
brought to the attention of the city
council.
Charleston is in the same position as
Savannah. Similar charges are required
of vessels ut the Charleston quarantine.
but the business men of that city have
stated, and some of them mentioned the
matter when they were over here Friday.
that they were going to urge upon the
city council Of that city the Importance OF
removing the charges as early as possible.