The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-12
NOT GOING TO MOVE
NAVAL STORES FACTORS WILL NOT
LEAVE SAVANNAH.
UNDERSTANDING WITH S. A. L.
ENABLES SOME FACTORS TO SAY
THEY WON'T MOVE.

Conferences With Factors Held Yes
terday by Traffic Manager w. II.
Peasants of the Seaboard Air Line.
Some settlement of the Question
of Rates From Florida Points Was
Reached-This settlement Seems to
Be SatisfactOry-Mr. w. F. Coach
man of Jacksonville Was Here to
See MIR. Peasants. Who Left Last
NIght-Mr. Coachman Thinks jack
sOnViIIe Entitled TO the Dineren-
tiaI.
The Savannah naval stores factors
who have large Florida interests will
not be forced to establish agencies at
Fernandina because of any advantage
that port has over this in the way of
transportation rates. They will con-
tinue to do business through Savannah,
and this port will lose none of its pres
tige as the greatest outlet in the world
for naval stores products.
Vice President ]. A. G. Carson of the
]. P. Williams Company said yester-
day to a representative of the Morning
News that, in so far as the ]. P. Will
liams Company is concerned. the mat
ter has been definitely settled. and
there will be no necessity for moving
to Fernandina. In fact, said Mr.. Car
son, unless something unforeseen oc-
ours. there will be no necessity for the
esta blishment of an agency of the COM
pany anywhere else than in Savannah
for the shipment of naval stores.
Mr.. Carson would not say just how
this settlement of the difficulty had
been reached. 1t was, however.
through an understanding with the
seaboard Air Line During the fore
noon yesterday he was in conference
with Traffic Manager w. H. Peasants
and Assistant General Freight Agent
L. f. Chaloner of the Seaboard, in ref
erence to rates on naval stores from
Florida points to Savannah.
Mr. Carson was asked if the adjust
ment of the matter would mean the
operation of the business of his COM
pany as it has been operated. He re-
piled that, according to present indi-
cations, there will be no need for the
company to use some other port in or
der to overcome the advantage that is
nandina-
Capt. c. S. Ellis. vice president of
the Ellis-Young Company said that
his company has not entertained any
idea of removing any portion of it's
business from Savannah. 1t has not
considered the establishment of an
agency at Fernandina, and will not do
so. He had seen no railway officials,
he said, and is satisfied with the ex-
isting conditions.
President w. c. Powell of the South
ern Naval Stores Company is salts
fed with the talk he had with Mr.
Peasants. He does not anticipate
that his company will have to seek
Fernandina or some other port.
Mr.. w. F. Coachman, vice president
of Jacksonville naval stores COM
pany has been In the city discussing
naval stores rates. He considers they
are low enough for Savannah, and that
Jacksonville and Fernandina should
have differential over this city. Mr.
c. Downing of Brunswick. which place
has the same rate as Savannah, has
also been here. He said to the Morning
News that the situation does not alarm
him. He will continue to do business
at Brunswick.
Mr.. Peasants left the city last night
it would seem from the statements of
the factors that his visit to Savannah
has allayed their apprehensions on the
score of Florida business. They have
found that they will not have to move,
unless matters should turn out differ
entity from their expectations. Mr..
Peasants said that his trip to Savan-
nah was not to see the naval stores
men and talk rates with them, but
that the discussions were but incident
al TO his visit