The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-06
HOW MANUFACTURING PAYS.
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attempts made here at manufacturing
that have resulted disastroUsly are I'M
worthy of notice. The results are clearly
traceable to gross mismanagement
This, therefore. should prove no dis
couraging factor in taking hold of this
manufacturing proposition like men and
making the best of our opportunities.
Why bubble over the privilege of taxing
when we've got no factories to tax, and
never will have unless we take the bull
by the horns and build them. or do some
thing to encourage others to build them.
What is a free site to the people of Sa-
vannah. as compared with the benefits
that will accrue from the factory occupy
ing that site?
"Have the special privileges granted
factories in Griffin, GAINESVILLE, Gainesville,
and many other towns, impoverished
those towns? On the contrary they have
transformed hamlets into cities idleness
into activity, poverty into wealth and dis
content into happiness. When I go into
these prosperous manufacturing towns
and see the progress being made along
these lines / am deeply impressed with
the fact that we are neglecting our oppor-
tunities But Maj. Hanson says Don't
hire factories to locate here; that the
Town has had it's experience. no doubt,
with the shrewd promoter and profess
sional schemer who is laying in wait for
suckers and looking out for an easy berth,
and this is evidently the citizen to whom
the Major refers, but this is not the citi-
zen we want or should encourage.
We are already indebted to him for past
failures and past failures are responsible
for The absence of factories in Savannah
to-day. The man who has no abil ~ TO
manage for himself is incapable Of man.
aging for others. He would wreck a rail-
road, banking or mercantile establishment
with equal agility that he bankrupts a fac
tory If we expect to set factories we
must first study our natural resources and
advantages and know them. Then We can
impress others with the truth.
ITO insure success the next step is to
meet the inducements held out by other
towns Factories will not locate here I'M
less something is done 10 attract them
believe the time is at hand when local
sentiment regarding manufacturing Is un-
dergoing a change Our people are in
receptive mood and are being educated 70
the Importance OF becoming great and
prosperous manufacturing city
The movement recently inaugurated by
our worthy papers seems to have taken
root 1t Is meeting with a hearty response
and | believe Will continue TO grow in i'm
portance and popularity until it sweeps be-
fore il every vestige of incredibly and
skepticism, and classes us with the pro-
gressive industrial cities of the ma tion.'
The question of the city's refusal to
grant a portion Of the old water works
tract TO the Pierpont Manufacturing Com
pany having been bought up it was stat
ed that this company had arranged TO
locate here anyway, having secured
tract just to the west of the water works
Mr. Morehouse stated that the manager
In,1 ally do 80
vass of the city and had obtained con-
tracts to the amount Of 10000 boxes a
mCnth.
There was a good attendance Of the
committeeman, but as usual several of the
chairmen were absent. This has been one
Of the chief difficulties with which the
committee has met, the failure of the
chairman TO attend regularly and give
reports OF their work, making IT
impossible to obtain a satisfactory idea of
the progress Of thb work. After reports
had been made by the chairmen present
and members Of some Of the committees
Of which the chairmen were absent. Sec
rotary Gordon stated that the reports
showed that OF the fourteen committees,
only four have done any active work. re-
sultng in the obtaining OF subscriptions
10 The amount 81 about $500, or these
four only two have worked their
trrrtory thoroughly, the charmen Of the
other two committees stating that they
had made only a partial canvass. OF the
remaining ten committees the reports
from six showed that they were just pre-
pairing 20 begin active work From the
other four committees no report had been
made at the meeting.
Chairman Estin remarked that Ia the
light OF this Information the showing
made was very satisfactory win WORK
Dy only four committees, two OF
which had not completed their work, sub
ucfiDlions 10 the amount Of $4,000 had been