The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-14

CARDS savannah. For instance. Of the total
crop Of 10000, Now Orleans received % "a
per cent. whereas of the total crop of 1901 90
That city received only i25 per cent. or
The crop of 1eo0-Ol. Galveston received Fl IS
per cent, whereas Of the crop Of 1901 -oy
galveston received but 2O5s per cent. Sa %
'ahhah received 1898 per cent. of the crop
OF leD-Ol and 1882 per cent Of the crop of
l~l-o?. In other words. Of the three chief
cotton ports of the United States Savannah
was The only one that gained in shipments
as compared with the year before, whereas
ne other two. New Orleans and Galveston
show falling of.
Noriolk, Wilmington. Charleston, Mobile
ana brunswick, which come ia that order in
'Ic'' re"tiFe inr oriance "a cotton shipping
points all showed slight gain, "a did the
Florida ports
SPOKESMAN FOR THE CITY.
Speaking of the present era of prosperity
IN savannah a few days ago, j. p. William.
president of the Cotton Exchange. said.
"'aTe now about entering Oh a twelve
month that promises great improvements
IN the city, broad expansion of our com.
mere" and an extension of our trade and
industries along new and profitable lines
Everything Indicates that Savannah is n,
me beginning of an era of unprecedented
impulse
during tho season just ended Sayan
nan more than maintained it, supremacy
a IN" chief port of he South Atlantic
Not Only ~ regards cotton. hut in thu
handling OF other products o. this section
~ easily di-tanced all competitions lis
exports OF phosphate r. OK show larp.
increases. Lumber despite the greo,ar
distance from the sources of supply nassed
through here in the me enormous ynlu,ro
Naval stores were only diminis he'd through
the decreased production, and with Tho
various other commodities which 90 .,
make up large proportion of an coast
wise shipments, pig iron, manufactured
cotton &c the statements of the steam.
ship companies show an exceedingly
beautiful condition To New York phiIa-
"'plia ana Baltimore the volume OF freight
has been exceedingly heavy, and the limo
!" BOSTON, discontinued some time ago, has
been resumed, much 10 the advantage Of
shippers
"1her" has been very large increas.
IN IN" volume OF legitimate banking b,lsi-
ness, as IN" deposits of Savannah have
laIg'ly increased. and the volume of husi-
ness handled by them for interior banks
l. much larger than it has ever been in
the history Of Savannah banking.
Chief among the important movements
Initiated within the past year which ara
calculated materially to advance Sayar-
nah's interests were the organization of a
trust company with ample capital tho
chartering Of company for the building
OF dry dock capable Of accommodating
the largest vessels visiting this and neigh
boring ports. and steps toward estab-
llshihR an extensive coaling station and
erecting a United States Marine Hospi,al
for this district.
Three modern bank and Office build
ings are to he erected during tho coming
year. large cigar factory, which will
employ some 1900 hands. il about To he .s-
tablished and il IL now plain beyond cues.
ton that savannah is no longer a town
dependent upon one or two branches of
commerce and trade
Analysis Of the crop statistics for tho
past two years shows that Sayannab's
percentage Of thetotal receipts has increased
and that it's position as n cotton port has
apparently been strengthened and NOT
''HN't'N Nv WV E'lS ana rOfSOIlta .
tions of railroads having their terminals
here. Ten years from now the South will
be the great cotton manufacturing section.
not only Of 'hc United States but Of tho
world aud Savannah should and probably
will be Tho chief gateway through which
III" products of its many millions Of spindes
will flow to the uttcrmOst parts of the earth.
Our harbor improvements. which will
soon begin, will create a channel twenty.
eight feet deep at mean high water, and
from $50 To 800 feet wide. Capt Gillette
Of the United States Army Engineer Corps
expects to begin operations at an early
date under two contracts. aggropatinp
ahou, Sl,U0o,OOo worth of dredging, and
will push them a. rapidly as possible.
The Panama canal now seems assured
and will give the South the control Of the
cotton traffic with the East. and Savannah.