The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-21
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reception. He explained how he came to
be present. For the last year. he stated.
be has been sanitary INSPECTOR at ia
vana for the marine hospital service He
knew little of Porto Rico, save that the
people, climate and products were largely
similar to those of Cuba. AS to Cuba he
was better acquainted with the western
provinces and had fair knowledge of the
cities in them. He referred to the feeling
OF opposition somewhat entertained in the
south against the marine hospital service.
IL should not be, said he as fully IS per
cent or these in it hail from the South.
Heretofore a strict quarantine has been
necessary against certain Cuban ports
said he as fully 80 per cent. of our cpl
denies of yellow fever were traceable 10
them. As long as the Spanish govern
ment was in control there was little or
no nope OF Improvement. Our commerce
with the island has been limited on this
account. An era of better health condi-
tons is dawning and he believed the
South would be the beneficiary In increas-
ed trade as well as in greater immunity
from invasions of yellow fever A relaxa-
ton of quarantine restrictions will soon
become possible in this country as the
safe guards will be transferred to some
extent from our ports here to the ports
or the West India islands, with which we
want to trade
The marine hospital service, said he.
offers to do this, to have at every large
port in Cuba and Porto Rico a sanitary
inspector, competent and reliable, who
will promptly report all cases of contag-
ious disease. At Santiago and Havana
Will be- established large and up-to-date
disinfecting plants. The most improved
system will be used and vessels just be-
fore sailing will be thoroughly dsinfect-
ed and a certificate given NV the sanitary
inspector. AS five days elapse before a
vessel from either of these ports would
reach Savannah there would be time for
the disease to appear, If there were any
disease aboard. Accordingly when the
vessel arrived at quarantine with a clean
bill of health and such certificate as is
referred to- it could come right up to the
city and unload or take on cargo, saving
the detention at quarantine now necessa-
ry. The fumigating, in other words would
be done at the Cuban port instead of here,
and 1.-THE period of detention would be COW
cred by the time taken in the voyage to
this port OF course the local sanitary
authorities and the state board of health,
where one is in existence, must accept the
marine hospital service certificates or the
system would be of no service to a port
which it was intended to benefit. Event
ually, DR.. Drummer thought, yellow fever
will be eradicated from Cuba, but 1t will
tame SuillC years anu the expenditure Ol
millions of dollars in sanitary improve
ments. Until that time the precautions
taken by the marine hospital service will
do much to bring about freer trade rela-
tons with the ports of the South.
When asked by Mayor Meldrim If he
considered five days out from Santiago or
Havana as sufficient time to permit a YES
sci supplied with such a certificate and
with no sickness on board to come direct
ly up to the city without further deten-
ton at the Savannah quarantine, Dr.
Drummer said that, in his opinion, it was
that the five-day rule was in force at Sa-
vannah and that he was a five days man.
AS far as the many small ports Of the
island were concerned, though, he could
not say as much, as the marine hospital
service would probably not be able to
keep first class men, such as would be
stationed at the main ports, and would
doubtless have to rely ON local Cuban ply
sicians. But from the main commercial
points on the island he thought the system
would prove an absolutely safe one
Speaking of the present trade relations
with Havana with this country, DIR. Brun-
ner said that there were four lines OF
steamers running to and from that port
to the United States, as follows: Ward
Line, to New York, ten trips a month;
Spanish Transatlantic Line to New York,
three trips a month; Plant Line, two trips
a week to and from Tampa and the Nor
gan Line, to New Orleans, two TO three
trips a month. Up to this time the tariff
has been so heavy on goods brought in
from the United States as to almost en-
tirely bar direct importations from this
country. Flour is brought in from Spain
which has been shipped there from this
country, there being difference of 81 or
more in the duty. French goods appear to
have largely control and are seen every
where. He believed that all this would
be speedily changed and that the United
States would before long monopolize the
trade.
Mr.. A. E. Moynelo sustained Dr. Brun-
ner in his remarks on the trade conditions
in Cuba. Up to this time Spanish or other
merchants in the island could not afford to
buy American goods, except bacon, lard,
etc. on account of the determinations
against them. English and French goods
are privileged, He referred to the fact that
there was a large consumption of cotton
goods in the island which were made in
France, but which should be made in this
country and only needed manufacturers
here 70 study their character and dupli-
cate them to drive the other goods out Of
the market. He did not think that business
relations could be established and main
tanned satisfactorily unless there was
direct line of steamers from here. Steam
ers running in here from New York on
their way to and from Cuban ports, he did
not think would prove reliable and advan-
tageous. Savannah is in position to con-
troll much OF the trade of those Islands;
but the only way in which she can be made
a distributing point Is by having the rail-
roads make such rate from the West as to
enable this market to compete in prices
with New York, Baltimore and New Or
leans.
The meeting adjourned after adopting
vote of thanks to Dr. Drummer. Later Pres
ident Purse announced the committee of
nine, of which he will be chairman. 1t is as
follows: Messrs. James M. Dixon, John
r. Young, r. j. Davis, Cecil Gabbett ].
s. Collins, w. D. Krenson, Herman Myers,
l. G. Haas, I. b. Tiedeman.
With this committee there will be asso-
ciated such committees as may be ap-
pointed by the Mayor and the commercial
bodies 1t is understood that the commit
tee appointed by the Wholesale Grocers'
Association viii unite with this movement
VEGETABLES ARE SCARCE.
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