The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-23
THE FREIGHT BUREAU.
The Committee Invited to Meet Thurs
day Night.


day Night.
The committee appointed by the mayor
Friday to consider the question of estab-
fishing freight bureau have been invited
by Capt. Purse, one Of the committeeman,
TO meet at his residence on next Thurs
day night. IL is expected that the COM
mlttee will make an estimate of the cost
Of the bureau, and devise a plan for rails
ing the necessary money for cond ucting it.
1t is expected that there will be sugges-
tions made at the meeting for the enlarge
ment OF the scope OF the undertaking,
one OF them being 10 make the bureau
one of information relative TO
lands 10 the county, as well
as freight bureau. It cannot be pre-
dicted, Of course, with any degree Of cec-
tainJy as TO whether this or other sug-
gestlons OF a like nature will meet the APP
proval of the committee.
A member of the committee, speaking
OF the proposed bureau yesterday, said
that in his opinion, the sentiment of the
committee will be TO run the bureau as
economically as possible the first year,
with the view of testing its benefits TO
the city. This would be done, not be-
fcause there is doubt as to the value of the
bureau, but because there might be difi-
Guilty in getting the money needed until
the advantages of the institution were
demonstrated
Being asked if he thought $40, 900
would be too much for the first year, he
said he thought the bureau could be
made very efficient for a less sum-for
$1,000 or perhaps $1,000 That amount,
he said, would secure a first-class man to
run the bureau and give him the neces-
sary clerk hire. He said, however, that
he was not prepared TO give figures. That
matter would be thoroughly discussed by
/ the committee.
He was asked if he considered it advis-
able to ask the city for contribution.
| he said he did not. He doubted whether
the city could legally contribute to such
an institution, and, besides. all the spare
| money the city has should be used in i'm
proving the city-improving the streets
and squares and in house drainage. In
his view the proposed freight bureau was
wholly matter for business men-those
interested in having freight and passen-
| ger rate determinations removed.
Being asked if he thought there would
be any difficulty in getting the amount
necessary to establish and sustain the
! proposed bureau, he said the business
men were pretty well satisfied that the
| bureau would be of great benefit to them,
and that in his opinion they would furnish
| promptly whatever money was needed
| They had thought over the matter and
had quite made up their minds in respect
to it. 1t had proven to be a great benefit
| wherever it had been tried and there
was no reason why it would
not be beneficial here. The commercial
bodies and the commercial club, he said,
would undoubtedly give it encourage
ment and do what they could to make it
! a success.
! He said that the idea had been thrown
out that the board of trade should take
charge of the whole matter, and that the
energetic president of that institution
could handle it satisfactorily if given the
necessary financial support, but he was
not prepared to say that this view was
entertained by members of the commit
| tee. But felt sure, however, that the
movement had been so enthusiastically
endorsed that it would be pushed forward
| TO success.