The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-13
WANT LESS QUARANTINE.
ACTION OF THE COTTON EXCHANGE
AND BOARD OF TRADE.


which savannah LabOrs by Reason
of the Enforcement of Quarantine
Regulations Here Which Are Not
Enforced at Competing POrts-A
Joint Committee Appointed to Con-
fer With the Sanitary Board and to
Present the Question From a Com
merciaI Standpoint.
The joint meeting Of the cotton ex-
change and board Of trade yesterday at
the rooms Of the former took action on
the subject Of quarantine restriction AMI
decided upon the appointment of a joint
committee 10 appear before the sanitary
board and present the situation from
business standpoint. The action of the
meeting was dignifed, but firm.
President Williamson Of the cotton eX-
change called the meeting to order. Pres
ident Purse Of the board of trade was
seated al the right OF President William
son and tho superintendent Of the two
bodies. Messrs. Merrihew and Saussy,
were both present. There was a large at
tendance OF the members. AS soon as
the meeting was announced open for bus
mess AIR. J. +. Minis opened the subject.
IN substance. his remarks were a. fol-
lows.
During tie winter the shipping trade Of
Savannah has suffered great inconvcn-
fence by the detention OF steamers at
qarantine, arriving from West Indian
ports and also of steamers arriving from
the northern ports which had previously
touched at the West Indian ports. 1 am
reliably informed from New Orleans that
the quarantine there is declared of after
Nov. /. 1 am Informed that the same
thing is done at Mobile, and that there
is no detention of vessels at Brunswick,
Port Royal and Charleston after that
date. There is a large fleet of steamers
engaged in the West Indian carrying
trade, plying chiefly between Barcelona
and Liverpool and the South Atlantic and
gulf ports, which will not come to Sa-
vannah on account of our quarantine reg
ulations. Recently, vessels which had
previously visited competing ports and
had even taken on cargo there, have been
placed in quarantine on their arrival at
savannah 1t is evident that such state
of affairs cannot continue to exist with
out serious injury to the commerce of
Mr.. Minis then offered the following
resolutions:
Whereas, The present severe quaran-
tine restrictions at this port tend to re-
strict commerce and to give this port
bad name and to deter owners from char
tering their vessels to load here.
Whereas, New Orleans, Pensacola, Mo-
bile, Brunswick, Charleston and Port
Royal do not insist upon detention at
quarantine after the LIST Of November Of
each year, and all OF these ports being
competitors Of ours for business,
Resolved, That a committee of three
from the cotton exchange and three from
the board of trade be appointed from their
respective bodies to wait upon the SANTA
ry commissioners and impress upon them
the Importance Of free pratique" after
the LIST of November, after one fumigation
at quarantine of all vessels coming from
suspected or infected ports.
Resolved, 1t Is also the opinion of the
| cotton exchange and board of trade that
| vessels that have been at suspected or
/ infected ports and have in the meantime
| called at other ports without quarantine
/ being imposed, should be admitted to this
] port without any detention after one fumi-
| cation.
President Williamson announced that he
had received communication from May
/ or Myers in reply to an invitation extend
! ed to the mayor and sanitary board to be
| present at the joint meeting. The COM
mGgIn l was read. II is as follows:
! II, lSS5;-Mr. ". w. Williamson. Presi-
| / am in receipt of your communication
! Of even date, extending an invitation to
| the board of sanitary commissioners of
| the city of Savannah to attend a joint
| meeting OF the board of trade and cotton
exchange this day, and in pursuance
herewith called meeting of the board
| ana herewith beg to transmit copy of res
| olutlon adopted by said board. Yours
very truly. Herman Myers,
| Mayor and Chairman.
/ Resolution adopted by the sanitary
| BOARD at ITS meeting yesterday morning:
| Resolved, That the mayor is requested
| to express thanks Of the board for inv-
! tation to attend the joint meeting TO be
| held at u o'clock m, to-day, at the cot
ton exchange. but to state that while the
| board is constrained to decline the inVi-
tation. it is ready at any time to hear any
| committee from said Joint
same.
! information. Mr.. Minis resolutions haY-
| ing been seconded Mr. w. G.. Cam gave
| them hearty endorsement He said
that as he understood the resolutions
they simply asked that Savannah be plac-
| ed on the same footing in the way of
quarantine regulations as other ports
| enforced at Savannah" said Mr.. Cam,
| are the same as the regulations of the
| regulations should be enforced at other
ports also. If Savannahs regulations are
peculiar to Savannah then they should
pete with neighboring ports where the
| quarantine restrictions are less onerous. -
Mr.. Cam said that he did not think
that any member of the cotton exchange
or the board of trade would favor any
action by the sanitary board which would
endanger the health of the city. and he
did not believe that the sanitary board
would continue any unnecessary restric-
lions injurious to the commerce of the
port.
There being no further discussion the
resolutions We're put to vote and unani-
mously, adopted. The meeting then adj
journed
President Williamson appointed Messrs
j. +. Minis j. NJ. Barnard, Jr. and w
@. Cam from the cotton exchange and
President Purse appointed Messrs c. "A,
Dahl, George p. Walker and John r.
Young from the board of trade. as the
joint committee. The committee viii
meet and prepare facts and statistics 10
be used in presenting the situation TO the
sanitary board before which the commit
tee win appear one dav next week
United states Marine Hospital Surgeon
Nydegger has just returned from Mobile
having been in charge of that station fot
the last three months. II is true he SAYS
that Mobile gives free pratique 10 yes
sells arriving at that port after Nov
Z Vessels are allowed to come ~ o tho
city without delay after that date. n There
/ is no sickness on board. the captains
l statement being taken to that effect Tie
/ ports which allow free pratique after NOV
do not observe the national quar-
antne regulations. Savannah does OBJ
serve these regulations and that is what
/ the Savannah shipping men are conDi.fu-
] inn Of fu