The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-03

I 20 dwell upon the Savannah ~ the pas'
/ hut Co deaf with savannah as she Is
emerging from the century drawing 20
/ close While her advantages as q manu-
featuring aud trade center nre ner princl-
/ pal recommendation. directing the capl
( tal.sf. the artisan and ,1e mechanic 60
lu inviting ncld Tor Industrial develop
/ ment nud the acquisition o. great wealth.
/ there are valued auxu.arIes 90 unit. the
beautiful tho healthml the educational
| ana thc social with tho practical dement,
oil Industrial energy
The streets are wide well shadol. and
/ the residences are constructed upon limos
81 architectural beauty OF exterior. and
/ elegance and sanitary completeness 81 in
'erior The Georgia pine. which commands
such high prices Gor interior finish iu the
North ami West enters into tn. nnish Of
| the humhlest homes ten Savannah Al
tractive parks and piazas afford recreatvc
| play grounds for the children who have
not the paic faces and hectic flush Of
those 900 congcsted cities where the ground
is measured by value greater than that
of the lives Of the little ones.
Pure water a. clear as crystal s
brought from the lrtesian we'll hun
dreds of feet below the surface.
whore IL flows ia eHhlustless streams
toward tho sea. having been nl-
/ tered through thousands Of feet OF
rock formation 90 the pure mountain
air throughout tho centuries aud now
Welding up tr,asurss richer than gems No
riy 90 its population 10 tho United States
, can boast lower morality rate than sa-
yauuah since the DAY that art.sian water
took thc place OF the surface wells. and
river water supply. This Is why the
reader will look iu vain in the mortality
Tables presented by other cties. for sa-
vaunah's rating II b. too low for dipo-
matte comparison.
The artesiun water IS taken aboard out
going vessels for consumption and WAS
taken in transports to cuba. the highest
tribute 20 its value that could be- paid.
The climate ls as delightful us 10 D.
heal,hful Tho Southern breeze Is refresh
ing In tho summer and tcmpers ga, cold
Of winter Tho average annual tompsrl-
ture OF Savannah Us 66 degrees. approx
mating thar Of some of the famed
resorts o. Spain. sicily and % that Of Ber-
mudl. Thousands OF soldiers en- route 20
cuba ana Porto Rico spent some OF the
colder months in tents I'm savaunah's
envirous and public squares without
discomfort. and thousands were here dur
INK tho heated term. who were healthful
while IN less favored looantics North and
farther South. ,hcir ranks were de-
cimated hy disease from impure water
and unsauitary surroundings
The sewerage system Of savannah Is
one u the strongest factors in thc city
| sanitation. and an expensive and thorough
system ~ sanitary house drainage is op-
! preaching completion which viii leave
nothing wanting in the drainage problem
~ the city
The school system treated elsewhere Is
second 20 none ia tbe South II NOT only
| embrace am thlt Is up-to-d1te IN the pub
| ur school system. bat thorc are "a number
| Of private schools and colleges that M
/ tho young men and the YOUNG women for
/ future usefulness in the workshop tho
counting room. or the drawing room
! Nor docs the system or education reach
! Che white race aloue-th, colorcd youth
! are under tine fostering care Of city. coln.
IS ana sta'e aid. aui Their, are prosperous
co'orcd schools supported largely by the
generous did Of privat, phllanthrop.sts
Savannah may well challenge tho world
! 90 produce rival 30 her tolerance OF re-
] a..
| 20 me organization 90 tho Union Society
ID charity for the education aud care
" orphaned children. with Jew
/ Catholic ANA Protestant gentlemen
on Dos directory as iar hack a.
tine dtys OF the colonial struggle for TO-
dependence. ana Hethcs the Industrial
orphan school supported hy the member
of the Union Society to-day. has upon S.
! honorod ron OF membership men 81 All
creeds. carrying out the unselash purpose
/ 81 ltf founders The religious sentiment
of Savannah first kindled boy the Weseys
where the hymn OF Wesley were writ
zen. where George whuae.d. Who found
! 81 Bethesda SO .loquently minis
tered. remains and is attestcd by some Of
the most imrosins religious cdihces in the
country Here where the exned Hebrew
coI1ni-ts were welcomed is "a costly syn
agogue iu % cluster ~ no Jess stately
/ Protestant places Of worship. here whore
she homeless salzburgers received vel
come g. e temple 81 Lutheran worship no
less Imposing taan churches OF other do
nominations while the doubie-spirci ca
thedral. a structure just risen from the