The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-28
THEY WANT BETTER YARDS.
MORE COMPLAINT About THE CEN
TRAILS FACILITIES FOR HAND
LING NAVAL STORES.


Appointment of an Official Chemist
Recommended by the Inspection
Committee-President Purses Re-
view Of the Work of the Year just
CIOsed-The Annual Meeting VIII
BE Followed by the Election of
officers Next Wednesday.
The annual meeting of the Savannah
board of trade was held yesterday at the
board of trade rooms at II O'Clock with a
fair attendance. The only matters Of in
terest that came before the board were
the reports of the standing committees.
The most important report was that Of
the committee on yards, of which Mr..
c. D. Baldwin is chairman. Mr.. Baldwin
reported that the wharves of the Savan-
nah. Florida and Western Railroad Com
pany and the Gordon wharf were in good
condition and furnished ample facilities
for the handling of naval stores.
The committee then scored the Central
railroad for the condition in which its
naval stores yards are kept It stated
that the condition of the yards at the
Central railroad continued unsatisfactory
and though many promises to remedy the
existing evils had been made nothing
whatever had been done to relieve the
situation. AS there was a large amount
of naval stores handled on these yards
the committee said it would seem that the
road would find it advantageous TO put
them in proper condition. 1t was matter
that was absolutely necessary for the
trade, the committee said, and should be
attended to at once.
Mr.. James Earle, Jr., made some re-
marks in connection with this report, re-
ferring to the bad condition Of the naval
stores yard at the Central railroad. The
road had been asked time and again to
have the evils remedied. he said, but
nothing had been done. If nothing could
be accomplished by putting the matter
properly before those in charge of the
road he thought higher authorities should
be appealed to.
on Mr.. FAIRIES motion a committee of
FIVE, consisting of himself, as chairman,
and Messrs. Walter Coney, L. Mcneil,
w. C. Powell and F. F. Jones. was ap-
pointed to call on the authorities of the
Central railroad and protest against the
present condition of the naval stores
yards.
The committee on inspection, of which
Mr.. s. p. Shotter is chairman, noted in
its report the Inauguration during the
year Of new rules creating the office of
supervising Inspector of naval stores, in
consequence of which, the duties of the
committee had been largely increased. 1t
stated also that the committee had had
two tanks constructed for the purpose
of comparing the gauging and the actual
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the market, and, after a thorough test,
found there had been a great improve
ment over the situation last year. 1t is
the committees belief that the trade has
little cause for complaint on this line.
The committee suggested the appoint
ment of an efficient chemist to work with
IT, saying that such action, would add
much to the effectiveness of the commit
tees work Looking to that end, the re-
port stated that samples of tufpentine had
been submitted to Mr.. B. f. Finney, chem
list, who is now at work establishing a
standard of purity. This report. together
with those on information and statistics,
finance and yards was referred to the in
coming board of directors.
The committee on marine of which Mr..
c. G. Dahl is chairman. reported that
since the last report was made nothing
had been done to facilitate the discharge
of ballast at the quarantine station, that
only limited number of wharYes had been
built which are totally inadequate for the
work. and that the adjustment of the
quarantine charges was matter of great
importance and benefit to the trade of this
port, and would act benefcially in stimu-
lating the trade Of the port and aiding
1t in its competition with other ports along
the coast.
The committee on information and sta
tistics reported that the books of the
board had been properly kept by the SUI
nrs-, haf oil INF, fgf,r,
and reports had been properly and salts
faetorily posted. 1t stated that the service
from Chicago had proven satisfactory, and
recommended that the subscription to it
be renewed. The subscription to the Ii
rectories of the large cities was renewed
by the committee.
Reports of other committees were also
made and all were adopted and ordered
spread on the minutes. Following these
came the report Of President Purse, who
was in the chair:
President Purse began his report by re-
ferring to the part the board of trade
has taken in the advancement of Sa-
vannahs commercial interests. The
board, he said, now had ninety members,
and the finance committee recommended
that the annual dues remain $40, the same
as last year He referred to the recent
expenditures made for improvements on
the building. The demand for office room,
he said, has not increased as was e4-
pected, which fact may TO a degree affect
the boards continued ownership of the
property. The matter, however, will short
ly have the serious attention of the body.
Adverse conditions prevented the fulfill
ment Of the boards expectations, enter
tanned at the time the purchase of the
property was concluded. Among these
conditions were the general trade depres-
sion and the competition Of modern office
buildings in the immediate peighborhood.
AT the beginning the board was handi-
capped by the inability to tenant enough
Offices to meet the fixed charges, and ar
rearages then incurred by reason of the
two causes named Under any other cir
eumstances the wisdom Of the purchase
would have been supported by the re-
suits. .5 .
The year closes, President Purse re-
ported, with the statistical condition of
the naval stores trade stronger than in
the several preceding years The prices OF
the present crop have not been fully up
10 expectation, nevertheless resins have
Welded q, fair return to the producers.
Spirits on the other hand. has not been