The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-07
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Columbia Is. CO State Dem) says:
The causes OF charleston's halting dur
ing the last decade are not far 20 seek.
The country Ground her. upon which she
must depend for the major part OF her
commercial sustenance, has not been 90
developed as 10 yield new returns The
great phosphate Industry has been Grip
pied ana reduced In profits and extent.
Her sea island cotton crop has declined
The rice Industry tributary to her has
not iourished. Her wholesale trade has
been in large part wrssted from her by
new rivals. Her cotton receipts have
dwindled wofully. Her foreign commerce
has decayed Here Il an illustration:
During the fiscal year ending June %
last, Charieston's exports were OF the
value Of S.lsi 600. while for the year next
preceding they were $4,000 This de-
cline great in itself, Is sccsntuated by the
gains OF her rivals. Savannah IN the same
period increased her exports from ga
029.0o0 TO sSs.25i.0o0. and Wilmington, in
creased hers from S7.6S60O0 90 S0.s7SoO0
Time was when neither port was TO be
mentioned in the same breath with
Charleston.
The New York Journal OF Commerce
dnd) says: "our report on Southern cot
ton mills for August shows some in
fiuence OF the growing quietness OF the
trade but when IL Is considered that the
domestic demand is light just now. and
the chief foreign outlet Il temporarily
closed. an outlet TO which several South
ern mills owe their very existence, the
check upon the new construction Is sur
prisingly smoll. Nine mills with n capt.
tai OF more than a million ana a half are
about TO start operation. and the work
% new construction r. going on. show
ing an increased determination 20 produce
cloth as well as yarn, and a disposition
10 widen the range OF production by push
ins the knit goods branch. There is no
longer apprehension In New England OF
being driven out OF the business. but
there IL no limit yet IN sight OF the nat
ural development OF the cotton manufac-
ture In the section OF the country where
the raw material Is produced"
The Memphis Appeal Dem)
says: Those pert young editors who are
charging sam Jones with having sold out
20 the trusts for $4,000 may prepare for
a hereafter which b. sure 20 come TO
them Sam is pretty good on the lead"
but he Is n terror on the counter" TO
use the terms Of the squared circle. Time
was when 81 looked as big to Rev. Sam
as boil on the neck feels. But times
have changed ana he no longer wears
ont the bottom Of his pockets searching
for fugacious nickels. Rev. Sam has
money 90 burn. and he never was In the
seiiing out business"
The New orleans Picayune (Dem) says:
Secretary Case, In his anxiety from the
financial end Of the government, TO help
along the campaign, has been led by hts
excess OF zeal or by bad and foolish adj
vice. 90 make himself ridiculous In the
eyes OF all who know anything OF the
actual situation. Without doubt. he al
ready feels ashamed Of himself. or he will
when he shall read Mr. Schurz's refined
but keen satire. and. moreover, he owes
20 the business world an apology and ex-
PLANTATION for the false and foolish outcry
he has raised IN regard 70 the anances."