The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-04
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twenty-four possible sites had been re-
ceived. all being free of cost, and i've
of them having accompanying bonuses
of cash in the event of acceptance. OF
the sites, the committee reported that
it considered those offered by the
Twelfth Street Land Company, with a
bonus of $4,000. and that of Mr.. Jacob
6. Collins, acting for the owners. with
Il bonus of from $1,000 to $1,000, as the
most attractive. In addition, serious
consideration was given also to the Of
fers of Rivers, Gibbes and Germany at
Sunnyside the suggestion of the Mayor
that the city of Savannah could lease
sufficient ground for ninety-nine years
at the corner of Thirty-seventh and
Florence streets. and the tender made
by Mr.. D. b. Lester of a site on the
corner of Fortieth and Florence
streets.
Why the Offer Was Accepted.
The recommendation of the commit
tee, however, was that the offer of the
estate of s. Guckenheimer be accepted.
The leading reasons assigned for this
recommendation were as follows:
Because the preparation for the
manufacture of cigars will begin in
two weeks from the date of acceptance
by the subscribers of the Guckenheimer
proposition. and the entire plant will
be in operation as soon as operatives
can be secured and taught, while if a
building must he erected, the actual
operating of the factory must be post
poned until this is done.
IF all of the present subscribers as
sent to the Guckenheimer proposition,
then each one will be called upon for
not exceeding As per cent. of his pres
ent subscription. which in this case
will be very little more than the loss
of interest on the first proposition.
THE subscribers will avoid all fur
Their expenses and risks, and will be
freed from the payment of insurance,
water rent, taxes and repairs and 9TH
er charges which must be provided for
in the proposition to erect a building
while it is not probable, yet it Is
possible that the industry may be dis
continued, in which case, under the
Guckenheimer proposition the sub
scribers would probably have a portion
of their money returned to them from
the rentals of the building. while, if
factory were erected, more on the out
skirts of the city, the chances of rent
ing it would be less.
Because the Guckenheimer building
is more centrally located than any
other site rendered.; it is more easily
reached on foot from the portions of
the city in which the operatives would
reside and it has better street car ia
cilities for handling considerable num-
bers Of people than could be secured at
any other site"
Caused Much Discussion.
Mr. s Krouskoff moved the accep-
lance of the committees report and
the adoption of it's recommendation,
Mr.. Joseph Rosenheim seconding the
motion. This precipitated a discussion
that lasted an hour and which proved
very interesting. A number of those
present participated, speaking for the
Guckenheimer building or in favor of
the selection of some other site and
the erection of a structure. 1t was
soon apparent however, that the party
desiring the Guckenheimer building
was in the majority.
Col. George Il. Cam was the prin-
cipal opponent of the Guckenheimer
building. Such a selection seemed to
him in opposition to the original plan
for the erection of a building, which,
in itself. would mean the expenditure
of 100000 that would find its way into
the money circulation of the city. The
item of car fare, he said, would not be
inconsiderable for the operatives,
whose homes would probably be located
far distant from the factory. He advo-
Gated the establishment of the factory
upon some one of the other sites offer
ed, holding that this would mean the
development of such a section and the
improvement of property values. 1t
was evident then that there was a
considerable number present who
agreed with him in his views, but each
successive speaker for the Quicken
heimer building added something to
the weight of argument that proved so
clearly to the majority that ii would
be infinitely better to use the structure
already standing.
Building Ready at Once.
Six months would be needed to get a
building erected and in readiness for
occupancy by the cigar company, Mr..
Baldwin said, while in two weeks op-
erations could be commenced in the
Guckenheimer building. Thousands of
dollars in wages would have been ex-
pended, he said in the Guckenheimer
building long before the new building
would be in readiness for occupancy.
Mr.. Joseph Ferst read a telegram re-
ceiVed during the day from Mr.. Weiss,
advising the selection of the Quicken
heimer building instead of erecting a
new one, as his company wanted to
give Savannah a good start at once
Applause hailed this telegram
Mr.. j. S. Collins reduced the PROPOSE
ton to one of paying 800 or something
less than $45. This seemed rather a
popular view. the subscribers appear
ing to prefer making a gratuitous do
nation of between $42 and S45 to giving
up 500 for a bond of questionable
value. Mr.. ]. Randolph Anderson was
one of the speakers along this line. He
also dwelt at some length upon the
great improvement in property values
that might be expected in the neigh
borhood of the Guckenheimer building,
where the value of buildings has begun
to depreciate through the removal of
wholesale grocery houses to the rail-
roads.
Col. ]. II. Estill said that as a mem
Der of the Committee on Sites he
thought it incumbent upon him to say
why he had favored the Guckenheimer
building. The prime reason was that
its selection would cost the subscrib-
ers less money, as the bonds for a. new
structure would soon he on the market
at 20 cents on the dollar. The Guck-
enheimer location, moreover. would
bring the factory to a section of the
city where the retailers and other bus
mess men would reap the ADVANTAGE
instead of having it established on the
outskirts, where a community of its
own might spring up around the fac
tory, with its own stores and its own
trading. The people who had sub
scr1bed their money would then derive
none of the benefits.
Votes for Guckheimer.
Several others spoke for the Guck-
enheimer building. and finally the roll
of subscribers was called 1t was
found that nearly all voted for the