The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-11
WANTS STEAMERS TO SAVANNAH
Philadelphia Trades Leagues Move
ment for IA New Line.

The movement in Philadelphia for line
of steamers to Savannah and other South
ern ports is beng promoted by the Trades
League. "Eight-cent cotton in the South
and universal prosperity in the North de-
mand The re-esta blishing of a direct
steamship line 10 ply between Philadel-
phia and the ports of the South" said
Thomas Martindale, in an address de-
fvered before the board of managers. of
the league a day or two ago.
The necessity for increased facilities for
the development of Southern trade is be-
ing Systematically advocated by the Phil
adelphia Record, which has collected let
tiers on The subject from all sections of
the South and from the leading shippers
of Philadelphia each of whom advanced
one or more arguments in favor of the
movement.
when the Ocean Steamship line ply
ing between Philadelphia and Savannah
was withdrawn said Mr.. Martindale
cotton was selling at AZ cents a pound,
and precious little of it sold even at that
price. To-day cotton commands cents
and the transpor alton facilities afforded
cannot get it to the manufacturing cen
ters fast enough
The league adopted at its meeting last
week the following resolutions, which
show what The movement is:
| Whereas, the question of re-eStabliShing
| a steamship line TO ply directly between
| Philadelphia and one or more of the chief
| Southern ports, which engaged The atten-
| ton of the Trades League of Philadelphia
| when the Ocean Steamship Company'S line
| to the South was Withdrawn about two
| years ago, and has been actively espoused
| by this organization ever since, is one of
| great Importance to the merchants and
| manufacturers of our city who have com
| mercial relations with the South; and
| Whereas we believe that the immense
| volume of trade between Philadelphia and
| the South will furnish sufficient tonnage
| to warrant the establishment of a line of
steamers directly connecting our port with
| the chief shipping points Of the Southern
| states; therefore. be il
Resolved That the Committee on
Freight Transportation of the Trades
League continue active negotiations with
| the transportation companies with view
| 10 bringing about prompt re-establish-
ment of direct steamship connections be-
tween Philadelphia and Southern ports;
and that the merchants and Manufacture
ers who compose the membership of the
Trades League be urged to employ all
means in their power to demonstrate the
feasibility and the probable proftableness
of such steamship connections and to give
such assurances of support and co-opera-
ton in the enterprise as would in ad-
vance assure its success and thus remove
any theoretical obstacles which may now
exist 70 delay the undertaking OF the
work by responsible carrying companies
| and be it also
Resolved, That the representative COM
mercial interests of the cities of Charles
ton, Savannah and Jacksonville be re-
quested to take this matter up with the
carriers whose lines touch at those cities
and urge upon them the advisabllity os
cooperating with the shipping interests of
Philadelphia and the above-named South
ern cities in a feasible plan TO establish
sucn line.