The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-04

The Morning News has supplied a de-
Inand that, though urgent, had gone to
this day without being filled, and to it's
subscribers, with this issue of the paper
goes map of Chatham county that is
correct in every detail and furnishes reli-
able and accurate evidence of the exact
location of every town or hamlet, river
or creek, wagon road or railroad, island
or water body and factory or industry.
Mr.. Percy sugden, civil engineer made
the map for the Morning News, devoting
his labors to the portrayal of the county
IN such manner as would appeal to the
greatest number. Former maps that have
been issued have been with other than
the specific purpose to inform, interest
and furnish a reference for the greatest
needs. Stress in other county map publ-
cations has been laid upon features wide
ly at variance with those that mark the
Morning News map as distinctive.
The map will at once be received as
authority, and it's clear delineation of the
features Of the county will induce Dusi-
ness men and merchants, lawyers ard
physicians, artisans and mechanics. clerks
and laboring men to place it where 1t
may be found whenever it is desired 10
settle question OF locality. In the pub
lie schools, too, the map will be of great
value and children may receive instruc-
tion in the county geography, because Il
the aid that it will furnish, that will
make them more thoroughly familiar with
all the map indicates than they would
ever be v thout its assistance.
From ord Chatham Prime Minister
of England Chatham county recelvel its
name. No county in the state has spch
place in its history, nor does any ether
county occupy so important position in
its commerce. Since the establishment
of the colony by Oglethorpe, the county
has been, through the excellent barber
furnished by the Savannah river, the
landing place of imports and shipments
by coastwise vessels and the skip
ping point for millions of dollars
of exports and coastwise cargoes
that Georgia has produced in excess of
what it has needed for home consump-
ton.
GeOrsia's Chief seaport.
With the Savannah river forming the
dividing line between Chatham and
South Carolina and affording the chief
harbor of the state, the county's location
could not be better for every class If
much for the county and che city of Sa-
vannah, and she has not found man I'M
grateful. Savannah has become the great
maritime mart of the South Atlantic
coast. and Chatham county has shared in
its prosperity.
In climate, it has all the advantages
that has made many of the great water
ing places Of the old world famous. The
average temperature is something like IS
degrees, making the climate like that of
southern Spain, southern Italy, Sicily
and the Shanghai section of China. Pure
water is supplied by artesian wells, and,
because of the propinquity to the coast,
so near the surface are the subterran-
can streams that they can be reached
without great expense, and the flow, when
they have been reached, is such as 20 rem
der pumping unnecessary, unless the wa
ter is to be elevated to some hight.
Few counties upon the Atlantic coast
are so numerously supplied with subur-
ban watering places Pleasant locations
are afforded for the establishment Of win
ter and summer homes, and many Savan.
nah residents. as well as those from other
cities in the state, have places upon the
salts that are comfortable and attractive
Tybee Island, developed by hotels and
cottages that are crowded during the
summer months, when surf bathing may
be enjoyed, takes the lead in Importance
among the resorts and is the principal
seaside watering place in the state Among
others that are popular are Thunderbolt
White Bluff, Isle of Hope, Beaulieu,
Montgomery, Wilmington and Warsaw
High bluffs are the location of the re-
sorts, contributing to their healthfulness
and to the GOODNESS in which they are en-
veloped by the breezes fresh from the
ocean.
Into the popularity of the resorts about
Savannah enters the fact that it is not
only IN the city that the best water can
be secured Many artesian wells have
been driven throughout the county. Some
OF them are impregnated with sulphur.
and are commended for their health-giv-
Ing properties. In some of these wells.
not far distant from the ocean, il IS in
teresting TO observe the increase and
diminution OF the flow when the tide is
in or out.