The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-07
THE TRADE YEAR OF 1ses-os.

! iaAE thdt - Efdtl1 luB 10 utI t4tlAtAlH. IL
| is true that her cotton receipts were not
/ quite as large last year as they were the
/ previous year. though the difference was
| not 50 very great. The explanation of the
slight decrease, however. is such as to
leave no doubt that Savannah has lost
none of her cotton territory. Some feed
ors Tor her RAILROADS which are now being
buit justify the conclusion that in future
! her cotton receipts viii he larger than they
have been at any time.
OF course she continues to be the great
market for turpentine and rosln. The
tine is long way in the future when she
will lose her supremacy as a market for
these articles. There has been some feat
that the bulk OF this trade would move
further south in the very near future.
There does not appear al present to be any
ground for it. Savannah capital win hold
il for many years, provided the railroads
DO not show any hostility TO the city.
The exports Of lumber are gratifying.
The amount that passed over the c-ty's
wharves last season proves beyond ques-
lion that there is timber enough yet trib
utary 10 Savannah's railroads to make the
c.ty's lumber trade large one for long
Time. In the wholesale field Savannah's
merchants are reaching out an the time
for new customers. and they seem to be
getting them, judging from the increase
IN the volume Of their business.
II is doubtful II at any previous time in
Savannahs history her citizens had as
much confidence in her future as they
have now. And there are reasons for tn g
confidence. The city is the seaboard out
tet for a very large rrilory. which Is
steadily becoming more prosperous. 1t is
territory that is becoming dotte1 all
over with factories, and factories mean
greater population, and the development
of agricultural resources. Within a few
months the Southern Railway will have a
branch line to this city. and will be part
owner in the great union depot that has
been projected. This road will be quite an
addition to Savannah's very complete sys-
tenn of railroads. 1t will be an addition
that viii add to her business and her i'm
portanee.
And she will have ample wharf room for
the ships which come for the cargoes
which the railroads bring. Bes .des the
wharves she already has-and they are ex-
tensive-she will have others They wn
be on Hutchinson's Island, and will be
of such magnitude that they win accom-
modate whole feet of steamers and sail
ing vessels. The building of the i'm
mense wharves is interpreted to mean that
there is a purpose TO draw some of the
grain exporting business through this
port.
It is evident that the railroads have
great confidence in the future of this city.
The union depot and the immense terml-
nal facilities that are being constructed
on HutchinsOn's Island prove this. The
terminal facilities which the Central Rail
way and the Plant System have are equal,
almost, to those of the greatest railroads
in the country, and when those on Hutch
insons Island are completed Savannah
win be second to no city in the country in
railroad terminal and shipping facilities.
Some surprise is expressed that there
should be so much building going on in
Savannah. 1t is a fact that during the
last business year there has been a very
large number of the better class of dwell
iugs erect led, and the building boom is still
attracting a good deal of attention. There
is no reason for surprise, however There
are a great many people in Savannah who
want homes. and the number appears to
be steadily increasing. There is a good
deal of money that is seeking investment
and there Is belief that Savannah real
estate is about as good an investment as
can be found. At the present rate of
building the southern part of the city, be-
yond Anderson street will be pretty well
built up within a very short time. The
building of dwellings only keeps pace with
the increase in business.
The steady growth which the city is
having should warn our business men that
the time is already at hand when more at
tenton must be paid to manufacturing
our large and growing commerce gives
employment 10 many people, but there are
people, and very many of them among our
population, who are not fitted for the
kinds of employment that commerce Of
fers They are fitted for factory opera
tives. A movement should be started
therefore to establish additional factories
here. This matter should receive the
anything al stake in the city. If We are
10 build a large city here. and the pros
pect for doing so appears to be good, the
men who control the destinies of the city
should get together and assist in remov-
ing obstacles in the way of the c.ty's
growth. People will come here If there
are ways for earning a living here.
There are many kinds of enterprises that
would pay here. Attention should be
drawn 10 them and assistance in estab-
fishing them should be rendered. 1t is
! better for our business men to invest their
money here in industrial enterprises than
to put il away in their strong boxes in
the shape of bonds. The city cannot help
prospecting If her citizens of means will
take the interest in her welfare they
| should. By the right sort OF effort a ora -