The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-07
SHORTER ROUTES.

In the matter Of time and cost Of trans
portation Of merchandise from Tennessee
and beyond. from kentucky. Ohio Indiana
and Illinois, Charleston has surprising
advantages over the ports 10 the north Of
her. For instance, the distance from Cincn-
natl to Havana by way of Charleston.
even before the completion Of the short
lines east and west Of the Blue Ridge. was
800 miles less than by way Of Baltimore.
500 miles less than by way of New YORK
and 900 miles less than by way Of Boston.
Since the completion Of the Blue Ridge
links these distances in favor of Charleston
are decreased by fully 100 miles In adj
dition 10 that the wonderful Blue Ridge
country with its vast resources Of timber
and minerals has been opened up and should
be tributary to Charleston's prosperity.
On the other band, the Gulf ports should
not be able to compete successfully with
Charleston. although to some port Of the
Gulf the West has been ccustomed to look
for an outlet for its produce and manu-
features, receiving by the same channel
West Indian ana South and Central Ameri-
can produce. To Charleston the voyaea
is far less perilous and the insurance and
other charges are correspondingly less
than TO ports on the GU.
The West. mo eoIer, he's rye and grow
ing trade with Europe, and for this trade.
a. compared with the Gulf ports, Charles
ton Is Infinitely better equipped with adj
Vantages To offer the shipper. By sailing
vessels tho run from Charleston to British
ports is ten days less than from New Orleans
This difference alone ia sufficient to make
il to the interest Of the West to trade through
Charleston instead of sending produce a
greater distance to the Gulf 20 make a
longer voyage by sea. Charleston has the
shorter line both ways
For European trade of any kind, in COM
parson with the Gulf potts YES sells trading
with Charleston escape the dangers and
delays Of the Florida reefs: and for the
Wet Indian trade, a. compared with the
northern ports, vessels trading with Chares-
ton are free from the dangers and dis
| comforts attending the rounding OF Cape
Hatteras,
Charleston, moreover, Is on the sea
The deep water beyond the bar is only
six miles from the city. Within the land.
locked harbor, with deep water to the
wharves, there is room for all the shipping
| Of New York to float.
THE NAVY YARD.
How completely the National Govern
| ment has risen to the importance 81
Charleston as seaport Ia shown by the
establishment here Of a navy yard which
will cost from 5000, 900 to $4,000 900 be-
fore it is completed,
In urging the removal Of the navy yard
from Port Royal to this point Senator Till
man put the case very well when he pointed
out that any appropriation made here
after for the navy yard or for harbor inn
provements at Charleston would have the
double effect Of improving the commerce
Of the port and serving all military pur-
| poses OF the Government. In other words,
the establishment Of the navy yard here
means for all time to come the immediate
and vigilant supervision by the Govern
ment of the herbor and all it's approaches
and their maintenance In n condition es-
sential to Charleston as a commercial port
Of the first importance.
In addition to being an important navy
post Charleston, by the establishment
of the strong garrison necessary to the
manning and maintenance of the vitally
important Notifications here. will become
an important army post as well. and il is
NV W. liNAul' " Us hl no GlsIdit
day Transformed into y eort Of Southern
| Newport
| .p- as,
Tho picturesque beauty OF Charleston is
20 great, 1t is 40 supcrbly sit uated wit refer
once to the sea, has so many original physi-
cal charms Of it's own, that It is every year
becoming more and more a place of call
| for the migratory birds of passage, those