The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-12
2s-Fo0T PROJECT ASSURED.
sAVANNAB's PROSPECTS All THAT
CoULD M ASKED.

The Morning News HAS Information
a. 20 the River and Harbor nin
Now Hrinu PREPARED. which Justt-
nes u In Predicting That Al That
savannah Asks win Hc Granted.
col. Lester HAS Impressed ms ole
leagues With the Importance 81
Dealing Gcucrou-is win NaNnn-
nah's Harbor-nePorts Of EnEi-
ncers Are Al THAT Was Needed 80
Complete the Argument.
savannah rasy expectations with te-
gard % me further Improvement ~ her
river aud h4rnor appear likely 10 be- fuily
realized Tho Morning News has infor-
nation % a reliable caaracter 20 the ef-
f.a taat she Committee ou Rivers ard
Marlboro expects Co bee able 60 report Sc
bl 10 tae House before the close OF the
rreseus wcek. ana that q liberal provision
pid be made Cor the savannah harbor.
The Rlyer ana Harbor Committee ie
pursuing unusual tactics in making 40 its
hsu 10, sessions OF the committee are
h..nr he'd behind closed doors, and tat
memaeu of tlc committee ere pieiEed Co
s, rc,y 1s Go what trauspires iu tho com-
m.ttse room This is being done 90 pre-
vent undue pressure being brouah. in
behalf of various projects. aud che od-
Nccntss Of these projects have been de-
ned hearings before ttr committee. THIS
is where savaunnh'e advantage comes o.
in having Congressman WAC So mem
Der 81 the River ana Hirhor Committee.
The commit tee ls understood 10 bc
framing the measure upon The rc1ommen-
datlous OF the chlef % engineers. indie
pendent OF outside iunutue noes. Tho recent
report of the examining hoari. which was
written by Capt O. q Gillette engineer
az Savannah. backed up by the indorse-
mont 81 Gen Wilson. chief 81 the engine
cor corps. IS 80 strong and convincing thar
thc Morning News feels authorized in
Saying that savannah will gel practically
all she asks for in the bin about 20 be-
rct.tir,i Ii S. saa@a 80 he abe intention
81 the committee 20 present the measure
10 fne House within che ucxt two or three
days. with tine expectation Of securing its
passage before Christmas. This means
that there Will De- but little time Tor dis
cusslon OF delay OF ans kind. aud that the
bin Viii pass practically as presented a.
The House by the committee. There g.
considerable business OF importance Dee
fore the pres al session. and ~ the bin
presented by me committee be OF salts
factory character. us viii doubtless hc the
case. it will in an probability b. passed.
without change OF ans kind
The confidence with which Congressman
Lester spoke % tnls matter before his
departure for Washington is confirmed Dos
the information just given. Col. Lester
mas been associated with the River and
Iiarpor Committee so long that be- is able
60 size up Doe situation long before q mat
tcr 90 thls Kind actually comes up for
action. He has expressed confidence on
this subject ever since the matter az
fhc 2-foot project was preached last
summer. fe recognized the order FOR the
complete survey o. the harhor and thar
for tne txamluatlan of the 2s-i0ot project
as favorable signs. capt Gillettes re-
port upon the survey ana the report Of
thc examining board Of which Capt. Gil
lette was also member. were
Improvement OF the channel. ana
this seems 90 nave completed an the
evidence needed. No anything further was
needed BE- was furnished ny the facts and
statistics contained in The citys deep WI
ser pamphlet recently sent out hy Mayor
Myers 90 ail ~ tine members ~ Congress
both House and Senate
WIN the great increase IN her railroad
end terminal facilities furnished hy the
completion % the Scabo1rd system, and
the building OF les magnificent terminals
here and tho entry 81 the Southern Rail
way INTO tho elite and With the increased
depth OF t8e channel which seems likely
20 De- realized al an early day Savannah
scems to be ca thc highway 90 greater
commercial Importance and prosperity
and greater usefulness 20 the entire Sec
tiou of country which finds 200 outlet for
ats products at hcr port