The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-01

Metropolis of the Southeast.
A metropolis OF the southeast Is a geo
graphical necessity. for reasons involving
+ the transportation and distribution OF
& commodities. which reasons are 50 well
understood by the world Of business that
I they need b only referred 70. and not emu
mera-ed To become generally recognized
2 as the chief city Of the southeast. IL was
. necessary for Savannah 10 demonstrate
. that she could make. and had made. manu-
/ featuring pay. Il would not do 10 claim
+ supremacy in merely one branch OF en-
deavo-. and stop at that
This ci-y had previously proved by in
-r1Fc-tabIe facts that she was the lead
ing commercial city Of the southeast
Those well acquainted with her industries
knew that she had made rapid strides for
ward in the line OF manufacturing. not
withstanding II was not fully appreciated
in some quarters. Through the series Of
articles on local manufactures pub
nshed by the Morning News. L.
has heen shown upon authority.
item BY item and industry by industry.
that Savannah is a manufacturing city as
well as a great commercial city. And her
importance in manufacturing is only now
at its beginning.
All Of The old fogy ideas 20 the effect
that Savannah could do nothing more than
trade and barter. and freight and forward
peoples goods have been brushed aside.
and IL has been made as plain as facts
AMI figures can make anything plain. that
besides buying. selling and distributing
the NUMEROUS articles Of commerce. 10 the
very best. advantage OF all concerned. she
can also manufacture a very great num-
Der OF such articles. as cheaply and as
probably as any other city in the country.
II this were not so manufactures
representing twice the face value
Of the city's banking capital would
never have been established here,
and it would not transpire that all OF the
plants OF these manufactures. with the
exception OF two or three whose stoppaEe
is satisfactorily accounted for. are al work
to-day, and making more than the bank
rate OF interest.
The idea. 1t seems. had taken hold Of
some people that because Savannah was
not a cotton manufacturing city. it was
not manufacturing city in any sense Of
the word. It IS recognized that cotton fac
tories are desirable. and that they should
be offered inducements TO locate here.
But the people Of Savannah themselves.
with very little If any outside assistance.
have gone 70 work and made a splendid
success Of manufacturing. in diverse
branches. demonstrating conclusively that
cotton IL not the only branch OF manufac-
turing in which the south can hope TO
compete with the rest OF the country.
and that IT il not necessary for southern
ers 10 wait upon foreign all. The oppOr-
tunities here for cotton mills are mag
nifcent but the openings for other mills
are 10 less inviting. Indeed. il is possible
that there are a number Of manufacturing
enterprises that would find the south.
with their plants at Savannah. a more
remunerative field OF operations than
would the cotton mills.
The prospects ahead Of Savannah are
particularly bright. With the numerous
railroad systems that have their ocean
outlets here, with a depth of water in
river ana harbor and on the bar that win
permit Of the loading at the wharves Of
the largest ships, with numerous pros
porous manufacturing industries establish
cd and others to be established within
short time. with the solidest banks in the
country, and hundreds Of the most pro-
gressive Of merchants. there appears 10
be every reason why Savannah should
go on to greater things. And she will.
She is the metropolis of the southeast.
She may yet be the metropolis of the
south.