The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-04

MZzxzEx wzzHEzsz,.s ll'zl 81
win a view 70 a further consideration Of
tfr plan for deepeH ing The hafnor e.
f0srfs-eIrht feet had been provided for
ani vito r=auss;s4 complete and "atailei
statistics 81 Che present commerce oi the
uort fn Abolition 20 this Capt Gillette
st~aiacsUv requested Information aH 80
the prospective commerce 90 ia. port
the serti1ua of country from which s1eh
.amnorce eor4d reaaona bly, be eNpe ied,
the nature Of the articiea on which auch
Increased traffic might be- expcc 81.
iu spaakng of naval stores, capt 'i-
irtte said. Presumably the Hhlpment- OF
naval stores win decrease What annual
rer cent of such decrease con fo exc
rsrfedg what commerce can De expect
fa o. take the place ~ thc dcerehs" u
naval stores and iu what quantity ana
Tor what reason
He also asked. "In what way D. the
present commerce hampsrei by the pres
ana nnvi9tfiou facHlllcsf What DELAYS
o.rfr to ths present traffic die 20 lack
of arnfh or other facilities ho
larger ships sock this port than can To-
a-rommotatcd hy the present arrange
mentf'
u eopv ~ CAPT Gmettes letter was in-
closed by thc Mayor 90 each talfota oH'-
risl ana business man % whom NJ ts-
1ueatra Information and the greater part
81 the information statistics ana "r@u-
meut contained in the replies 20 the ~
rnest arc in answer 90 the queries OF
Capt Gillette.
Tba Information obtained Boo shls man
rar Is full and complete. Able ara
thorough reviews 81 SAVANNAH present
and urozue tive commerce are gwen ~
ar Pope. traffic manager 81 enc sea-
. manager - the Central % Georgia. Win
, brfsf.r bur comnrf henFive review 81 enc
stptston hv Traffic Manager -. 7. Jack
Of rho Plant system The increased CONE
r,.rce. both OF the port and The rhllfoaias
SINCE the Improvement ~ the harhor, D.
usll brought ous ana ape fial atcntlon
B. called To the fact that The milthse OF
the lines entering savannah has almost
.g.tlhled during the last twelve m"niha.
-rb. t~se8r managers show that this I'm
.f...eef rf1flcaue not only means an m
.r.aee OF facilities Tor doing business.
fut thnt n necessarily means an increase
ln commerce in addition 90 the natural
Increase which g. already being feaiAea
from the rBpit Development OF tnv ir.t
cory tributary 20 savannah As 20 'te
urosuert for increased commerce. lt ie
poiuted out that with deeper water at SA
/ vannah and the necessary consequence 81
Z a.sfer draft vessels with heavier toh-
maze. the railroads would e=safiiN' ,"
& tretr desire for business. reach OUT over
shetr extensive mileage ana connections
for other lines ~ business than thoss
I thov now enjoy Special attention i- p'il
/ i, goai iron phusphates and grain as
rrolurt4 which would certainty hna ,h.h
I vav through this port IN large anu i"-
rreasiuF auant ties
q.h. r,ffroa8 men. as well a. the mer
-h.rt. hold that the cotton receipts ~
~ hort are likely 90 increase. n"iNiuh-
Z .fandiue the large consumption OF '"'.'t
\ hv southern mills. The more eN''"H =
Z mileage of the roads euanllhs theih 10
reach out into practically an 81 t", -'t''
\ ~ busiutss of this character. lsNl'
~. Given showing that savannah iecflF-
"a au Increased percentage OF the laa'
rr,n while ni other ports received d le-
/ ......e..t nerceutnee. the decrease iu some
instances being quite large
asa, naval SPORES. both the railroad men
ana the naval stores merchants hsit' UT
. rontradicting Capt. Gillette imP'
as a. tho prospective decrease ih tH' ~
[ future Of the reeeilfs ht inia p'i' 80 -
I admitted that there was a prevalent lm
,r.ssinr 90 this emeat some time Since
.tf IL Ia stated that the experience "i th'
t..t Two 4oasons has shown this I'M
I preston 90 bc Incorrect IL is pointed out
that though the naval stores territory mas
I boon gradually reeedinE from savannah
r NO.. fr.u mo Mort cover pfac-
wy .f 49,. ,,,esart naval stores ter-
t,'Nf =" e,a 4, 4. tn.lr in-
.'.'i h-t,. tbe produets OF the
49, H.. f,rulttes fnr handling
r- .r. 81 r,u,b sre,ter ,han at
~. .t,,.r t.,f,a fbsf tba pra.iueers
'".ti.. 800, =. .rtn thair uroiurfs
'.,,.,.,,..iirs. tt,... longer haul The
...l.,,' =, l.,,b tba rsilroad mon ani
4 $500. u.n & t1.t savannah
~. ~, tn h,ndtnr tha
49,. ~ a., ,,ipe or no uexf ten or
49,, ,...,. La f.,st aga that vNitn even
$500. ~ ta. G.tu.trv nfttr thaf psr-
SIN .-rI r.tnt,fn her pre-sni-
..,.,f .trr.. ,e,rt b.rutl.e of