The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-03
GREAT STEAMSHIP TERMINALS.
rHE MOST EXTENSIVE AND HEST
EQUIPPED TuiS SIDE OF TuE
ATLANTIC.
Hallway ana Steamship Terminals
Valued ~ we Milton Dollars

NiiiNN. hifuE regular AMI dlrcct lines
~ steamships 60 New York P8lnde iph'a
Boston aud Baltimore Il mas mUes Of
wihiV.s aud snrs and acres 81 ware
lulrrs 20 Accommodate the fleets OF
steamers That plt to and from savannah
ana 600" four principal ports Of the North
Atlantic To haudle tho PASSENGER ans
utiehf traffic between Savannah. Bllti-
more. Philadelphia. Boston ana New York
requires twenty ~ the hcsi steel steam
SHIPS which ply regularly between the
porte mentioned. transport.ne every CON
--iftHe class ol Southern products 60 thr
Nofll aHd nriusing hack everything pro-
d'.td Boo Northern field ana
l''iorN for lo.1l consumption and
.'r rhiimcnt throughout 90. south At
i'htI' fnd Gulf States Oh tho west AS far
tS 'iih and a- Ear northwest as the
states ~ oregon and Washington There
i'0t+"it Ha better adapted "a ili'tss
900 amy Part Of fHc world Tor tn te.cIpt
anu shipment ~ freiEhts than AZ the mort
"i savannah. gent sman who has essn
"Iie travel. after IN inspection a. tn
Warehouse docks 1ud shifs 81 tre Mr..
'nanls aud Miners Transportation Com
hthAt eaid. w li 7 wouldn't have be-
ieNed 30 % some one else had told me
old You whatF' inquired bis companion
loIi mo thai tEe steamship terminal re-
ld'i's ~ savannah are tho most COM
r'eie iu the world. Wei I can hardly
rf'dt my own vision ] had not expected
after seeing The best docks IN Europe ana
on ihis country to come down South to Sa
Vdnnah, and hn4 the most complete sys-
tenn 90 steamship terminals as ind in
opefaiion hy the Merchants and Miner.
lfAn portation Company here The com
piHert is not uriezsrved The PATTON
axe of this line has NOT only Justified tine
company Too con tructlur eu terminals
hHt Do eQupuire I,r tfef with t,-eels 20
Inc finest pattern. ana iu protIi rc as
flmntucl lr ior OBJ, comfort aud v.cmai-
log of passengers as II mas .on1rletct
EVERY ceuuom. Seq Do for fns handling Of
freight Within 'he past feN weeks IN.
service of the company has been extended.
line ~ steamer being pui ON bo,wrs n
savannah ana Philadelphia The steady
increase go traffic has shown fhe wisdom
OF Oh" perfect preparations made iu ADJ
vance 60 meet tae requirements OF prompt
transportation.
The ocean Steamship company. with
terminal facilities. embracing nearly
forts miles of yard trsck3ge docks.
warehouses. slips. cotton compress.
aud naval stores lumber. fert.l-
Izer and cotton wharves. ana MY
acres Of terminals. 70 accommodate
its fleet 81 New York ana Boston
steamers. show how thorough s. equipped
TWO great steamship systems are FOR
handling their share uf thr commerce %
the port This docs not or course. iu-
clude The lve miles ot city and private
Wharfage from the wharvcs Of the Mer-
chants ana Miners tiil the extensive cot
ton naval stores and lumber wharvcs Of
the Plant system are rsa, nd
and whore arc mlly two miles more Of
fte for 81 fr a..
tAe astounding terminals 81 the Scahoard
Afr Line just aero. the river. whore
'lIr'y o. the LARGEST frin--A Atlantic ocean
liners clu De- provided Tor and loaded and
ur-oad,l li tho minimum 81 time and eX-
ptHsD. 10 is % conservative csfimat. TO
place the value 1T The terminal properties
81 the railway and steamship lines OF
savannah at 1--WE millions ~ dollars.
To feed those vast terminals requires
four i4f-r,l0Hing trunk lines Of railway.
tud branches. that VIII aggregate five
thousand miles 81 roadway. that srIdiron
every held trihutlrv 10 This gateway or
the s.a. Large block. OF the stock I'm
these railway and steamship enterprises
are held in savannah. and iu Georgia and
other Southern states. and the impetus Of
Savannah ert.rnri-. aud Savannah capt.
tl Is ludissouhly connected with the nrst
work of construed on
Local contracting firms have done the
greater part ~ 600 wharf and dock con
-tractor. harhar work. such a. dredging
ctr. and while some OF me work mas been
~ Tho greatest magnitude ample SKIN and
capital have been available 10 carry u 60
successful completion. Local iightcrnge
comrinio- handle 100 the hnrlor work
their Heet ~ boats being under local con
troll and the business operated with
home capital.
The Home of the southern Express
Company
In connection with the transportation
system OF savannah the Southern Ex-
press Company Is % prominent factor
pom it devolVss tho principal handling Of
such fruita berriee early vegetable
game. poultry ETC.. th0t require cxpedl-
Ions movement Much az tn orange
lemon ani berry crops south 81 savan-
rHh are handled hy this company which
with its arrangements with other express
companies North and West reaches an
sections Of the country The system has
been recently extended 10 cuba ana Porto
Rico
rive Large Packing Houses Located
Here.
The excellence 20 railroad transporta-
ton has resulted !u the location az sa-
vaunah Of several prosperous enterprises
among which may hc particularly men
toned me packing houses there being no
less than urs OF the leading
slaughter houses ana packer OF the
West and Northwest who supply tho
bulk 81 the fresh meats Tor the public
market aud meat markets scattered
throughout tine city Georgia Tennessee
nnd keutu.ky stock ranches arc also
drawn upon. bug me bulk Of fresh meats