The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-28
m MOVE 70 THE RAILROADS.
o.rrcrIyE CHANGE IN WHOLE
SALE GROCERY BUSINESS.

4n.ree That "a General Move
mi to the Railroad Wareh OEses
nm. of the Probabilities of the
,oar Future-Present Methods of
d,ctiug business Expensive
and Drayage a Costly Item-Com-
.iDe cities Make Use of These
n ,-.;titieS and Savannah's Mer-
.,outs VIII Have to Get in Line.
,.. If The possibilities and N an likeM-
.rs of the probabilities of the near
n is a General movement on the part
4 ,.a Wholesale grain and grocery mer-
II t,r,s TO tne railroad warehouses. The
n 5ris,bi8tv Of such 4 move has teen dis
.-.s.3 IN a cuict way among the whole
u is goeeegmtu and the railroads for
4 mo ,.re and apparently the matter has
q stou. Come 10 focus.
a nre well known grain and grocery con-
pm has already announced that it viii
.,,-,s 10 the New stteet warehouse of the
Il csrfa, Railroad on Oct. !. and it is raii
,5sf others would follow suit, but for 'he
f,o- that they had leases on the properties
u.tcb they now occupy, which VIII Leep
,tern in thtir present io,9Iions for some
tine TO CONE.
erye.al wholesale dealers who were up-
,.oacaed ca The subject freely confessed
4 mat they had this move
n,pt under consideration Cor
if was one Of the things which is bound TO
come about in the near future. 1t was
+.ssiv predicted that a few years hence
would fad the greater number of the gro
c.ry iob5ers landing their business from
;5- railroad warehouses. More than one
SAID thai they would have made the move
ar this buJ they did not like to be the
trst to rake the break, as they were
afraid they might be lonely in their new
o-4rtars Now that the ice is about 10
b 5ltsn tGey predicted that others would
Ia9ilv TO. oW soon and that in short
t.ne Comparatively the greater part OF the
grocery business would be done from the
railroad warehouses,
THE Savannah grOcerymen have chung
TO their anuqua,ed methods longer than
those of any other city in this section"
s1id one of them yesterday. In no other
civ iu this section are the grocers put 10
tae heavy expense for drayage which is
borne hy tho groCers of this city. In At
LAMA. Macon aud jacksonville the grocers
have their warehouses alongside the rail-
road tracks. or use the warehouses of the
ia roads. In many instances the tracks
run directly into The warehouses
ana cars are loaded and unloaded with
The greatest facility. We have to meet
tl,y-e
10 date We have been able to hold our own
t4t w cannot expect to continue to do
so and TO be able to extend our trade
unless we avail ourselves of the same
facilities for doing business. The rail-
roads have been willing for some time
10 extend these facilities. They are more
willing to do so now than ever, owing to
tae stronger competition among them for
business, The advantage will be mutual.
The railroads viii naturally be able to
Ie-y upon setting the greater part of the
business Of the concerns located on their
iUts aud VIII therefore be all the more
willing to extend facilities for doing bust
ness. IL is TO their interest to increase
The business Of the wholesale houses and
they are willing to lena a helping hand
10 This end"
The time has come in the grocery bust
other Wei known grocery man "We can
mo longer 20 ahead doing business on the
oid easy lines Competition is sharp and
every unnecessary expense must be cut
OIL. The grocers of this city spend thous-
aHdS Of dollars annually for drayage. The
greater part of which expense could be
saved by handling their business from the
warehouses; There are firms in this city
10 whom the item of drayage alone
amounts to $4,000 to $4,000 year. In
round figures the item of drayage ex-
perse to the grocers of the city
which could be cut off by the use of the
warehouses is not less than 100000 a year
-A'n there Is the cost of handling and re-
handling shifting up TO third and fourth
-''is by elevators and back again. the
.'ehs OIL damage and bTeakage and the loss
~ exposure of goods TO the elements in
IaoI!ng back and forth All this counts
Up 70 the total of expense. Then there is
-A' greater facility for handling and ship
PING goods with railroad tracks al your
-u9Is- / understand that the railroads
are Wins TO receive goods in broken lots
1l NE warehouses, which would be of
5ieai advantages"
mere has been some talk of construct
HS a railroad track on Bay street in or
ar 10 oHSc. The disadvantage which the
rs iOW LABOR under, put TINS WOu!u
"aiaIF prove satisfactory, even should the
wy ana the property owners consent to
le placing Of a track there. / would be
oHhcu.; matter to get cars when want
81 aad the concerns at the warehouses
"oIId nave much the best of it."
i, zee PRESIDENT Esan of the Central
rAFoad was asked about the reported
movement and admitted that it was true
Ad' me srocers were regarding the idea
y d ehanee TO The warehouses with more
"l-Iesi than formerly
IL Is something that IS bound to come
i.oui In the near future and should have
,gsA done Years ago. II is The natural evo-
-'o" OF trade that business must be done
'0A lAe most economical basis in order
~ meet comDc titIon. Every unnecessary
Np''lSe must be cut. The cities which
'"pe'e Win savannah make use of these
1e'llies ana SaVannah's merchants must
.''s'aflly do the same thing in order TO
q ~" an even basis with their competitors
~ '4lIns off unnecessary expense they
va. oe enabled TO extend their business,
,H 'Als benefit both themselves aud the
,, -,'. ESan said he did not know how
,-14'9 con. ems the Central coul1 accom-
~ az us warehouses. There had been
M, s'9"l rush for space as yer, he said,
e"'. ~ The movement develop rapidly
,s '"'iaI would be abe to take care of
~ SHdIt Of il