The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-24
A GOOD PAVING SUGGESTION.
only There l. "a Constitutional Pro-
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Savannah. Ga. Sept 2s-Editor Morn
,ing News. About twenty-one years ago.
while on my way 20 New
York 20 look for Job.
reached savannah a stranded boy. No,
being able to proceed North. FOR a diver
sion and from boyish curiosity. took in
the town on foot. My hrst impression
was 20 visit the places OF historic inter
est and accordingly. 1 crossed over West
Broad street 20 take a look az the old
camping grounds OF the YamhcraWs. !
was disappointed. and went further out
10 Jasper Springs, sat down on a log and.
in a refreshing shade. ate my lunch and
dreamed a midday dream. A cricket At
the spring thlrped lonely chirp. and
over toward tho river q partridge whistled
his sad whistle as he robbed Mr.. Exleys
farm Of a few seed In the Cool OF the
evening / came on hack and stopped al
the old rice mills. where the cultured men
aud refined women OF Savannah had In
the long ago entertained the President
with music and dancing.
Having nothing else 20 do and taste
for such pleasure. many days thereafter
we're hcguiled In the same way. ] stood
where ] thought Lafayette had stood at
the Greene monume NJ and looked on q.
was pleased and strollcd on out bull
street, spending most time around those
ornaments that adorn the memory OF
se~g ant Jasper and Count Pulaski with
out knowing Il at the time. feeling came
over me that ] would make my home
here Later on. invited by idle time. /
found myself az many other interesting
spots, Of which | had learned something
from my school books. The house where
Washington had stopped on Barnard and
state streets l thought was hardly good
enough Tor him. and I could hardly be-
heVe that this was indeed the very town
where Wesley ana whitfield took up their
march TO immortal fame.
Because Mrs Davis had been a guest
there ! visited the old Marshall House.
where Miss Winnie In infant glee. had
sang TO an audience partly OF Federal
soldiers. wen Hang Jen Davis on
Sour Apple Tree"
/ had read Mai Jones Courtship'' by
Col Thompson. the veteran editor OF the
Morning News. and naturally took to
reading his paper through which | be-
came acquainted with many OF the strang-
ers about me. This Is a part of the silver
lining 90 The cloud Of those days and Il
would take much. very much. OF your val
uahle space 90 go round the border.
Now Mr. Editor ! am as well aware
as YOU are that what have said Is neither
current news nor OF public interest. and
only points To the way in which became
"a citizen OF no mean city" I have &C
cumulated no fortune and made no repu-
fation. I found work as soon as looked
f6r IT, and I have always been well paid
for the class OF service rendered. During
these twenty-one years have seen
number OF young men fall by the wayside.
and IN every case II came from that spirit
Of unrest which viii not let well enough
alone. or from fast living followed by ac-
cumuiated debts and dishonesty.
In that time I have seen the he Soto
Hotel built. Wesley Monumental Church
fnished-also the Citizens Bank. the
Southern Bank. Adler's and the Quicken
heimer building. the Anderson ard Henry
street schools. the Central Railroad Of
fees. the oil and fertilizer factories and
50 much else that Il Is tircsome 10 emu
merate. Practically new cities have gone
up south and east Of the old limits. All
OF the present steamers on the Ocean
Steamship line have been put on. Four
trunk line roads. covering new territory.
have come IN. We have artesian water.
with house drainage IN sight. and the des-
ert Of Tybee Is made to blossom a. the
rose
am not one 10 complain against public
officials or leading citizens. so with NAL
ice towards none. with charity for an. let
me offer a kindly criticism. and 10 them
! would say. nevertheless. thou lackest one
thing. The entire city should be paved.
Yes. indeed; most assuredly. why not
Because q is the spirit Of the age Re
cause the electrical progress OF the day
demands Il. Because all other great ci-
ties have done it. Because Il will in
crease real estate values Because the
present method is too slow and expensive.
Because it will attract good people here
and increase the wealth-produclng power
Because It Is a thing OF beauty and a
JOY forever"
LET as have vitrined brick or something
a. good on all the principal streets. from
the Ogeechee canal TO the mort hernmost
limits OF Colliusyile But some viii In
quire how can this be done? aud We an
swer that there Is only one way. Raise
money on the city's credit. and when We
take our place alongside Of Baltimore. AZ
we surely will. the debt can be easily
paid. Dorse Nixon