The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-28
FOR THE WEST INDIA TRADE.
LITTLE DOUBT THE MUNsoN LINE
STEAMERS WILL RUN HERE.

Mr.. G. w. Howard Gone North for
Conference With the COmpany's
Omcers-The Trade with the Ba-
hamas DeyeIopinE-The Schooner
Mary Williams Loading Cargo
for NRssau-Talk Among the Mer-
chants.
Mr.. C. w. Howard sailed for New York
yesterday on the Kansas city. He will
endeavor 10 secure a steamship line for
Savannah to the West indies.
Mr.. Howard left confident of the success
of his mission. He goes to see the off,
Gals of the Munson Steamship Company.
He has been in correspondence with them,
and the tenor of the letters he has re-
ceived has been such as to make him ex-
tremely hopeful that the vessels of the
company will touch at Savannah, to and
from the West Indies. New York will be
the terminal port of the line in this coun-
try, If the arrangement is made, as 1t is
at present thought 1t Will be.
A representative of the Morning News
saw Mr.. Howard before he left. He said
he will be in New York about a week,
but that he will probably wire the News
that arrangements for putting on the line
have been perfected. A day or two at
New York, he thought, would be suffi-
cient for the transaction OF all the bust
ness incident to the announcement that
the steamship company Will make Savan-
nah one of its ports.
The Board of Trade, and many of the
leading merchants of the city, Mr.. How
ard said, are backing him in his effort to
get the line. He goes to New York with
their Endorsement. The Munson people
will be shown that prominent interests
in Savannah are back of the movement to
secure the line. They will regard the
showing made, Mr.. Howard thinks, as en-
tirely adequate, and will look upon the
venture as a good one. "All the steam
ship people want" said Mr.. Howard, lis
to see where they can get business. The
merchants of Savannah are sufficiently
alive to the trade advantages offered to
make large importations and expectations.
Convinced of this, the Munsons will not
hesitate for a moment, but will step right
into the thing. They appreciate the pos
slbiities of the West Indian trade, as 1t
will open up, and they will be glad enough
to get the patronage of such a city as
Savannah, provided they can see enough
freight and passenger business in store
for them if they decide to run their yes
sells to this port
MIR. Howard says The thing of greatest
Importance is to get the start of any other
city that may be looking out for the West
Indian trade. With it once established
with this port no other would be likely
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have been gained by the line running to
and from Savannah, and any other place
wonld have too many difficulties to con-
tend with in getting business. Mr.. How
ard thinks the territory that would use
Savannah as an outlet is sufficiently large
to insure a great deal of business. He
named Georgia, South Carolina North
Carolina. Tennessee, Kentucky. Alabama
and a part of Mississippi as the section
that would ship TO the new possessions
of the United States and receive goods
from them
The Munson people will be shown that
excellent wharf facilities can be secured
here. Mr.. Howard intimated that prop
erty is had in view that will be offered
the company, but what it is he was not
prepared to say. Such details as this and
the number of sailings remain for the
future to disclose, provided the PROPOSE
tons made the company are looked upon
with favor and the line Is established.
The Munson Steamship Company has
large fleet of vessels, many of which, Mr.
Howard says, are large and commodious,
affordlng excellent accommodations for
passengers. The company has it's vessels
on between New York and South Ameri-
can points. A regular line is on to Vene-
zuela, but 1t has been the policy of the
company to go wherever there seems to be
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