The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-01
A SUCCESSFUL
TRADE YEAR.
A Summary of the Commerce of Savannah, Port and
City, for the Twelve Months Ending August 81.

ter. season the local institutions are do
ing more and more towards meeting
all demands for crop moving money,
in addition to taking care of the reg
ular business demand, so that the call
on New York is now relatively smaller
than ever before. And the bank clear
ings show that the city is doing a large
business-a tremendous business in
proportion to population, as compared
with the transactions of other cities.
If Savannah's transportation facil-
tiles were good beforehand they I'M
questionably were-they are better now
than ever. To the excellent fleet of
the Ocean Steamship Company there
have been added the fine and COM
modious steamers, the City of Savan-
nah and the City of Memphis, while
the Merchants and Miners Transport
tation Company has purchased for it's
fleet the City of Macon. This will
place each of these companies, more
than ever. in the forefront of coast
wise transportation lines with fleets
that will compare with any under the
American flag. In addition to this,
two new direct transportation lines to
Europe have been established at this
port-the Burg Line to Amsterdam
and Rotterdam, and the Hansa Line
to Bremen. Each of these will give
regular sailings, and issue through,
direct bills of lading to Continental
points. There are good reasons to
think that these new lines to Europe
will grow, and that others of their
kind will be established.
In manufacturing the city's growth
has been slow but sure. A number of
small industries have been established,
and some of the older ones have ex-
tended their operations. The South
ern Cotton Oil Companys great plant
is doing the biggest domestic and ex-
port business in it's history, with pros
poets excellent for a still further ex-
tension. With the building of the steel
bridge connecting the city and Hutch
inson's Island, preparations for which
are now going forward, IT Is confident
ly expected that number of manu-
featuring plants will find Judgment on
the island. One of the greatest indus
tries in sight for Hutchinson's Island,
by the way, and one in which the
whole city is interested, is the pro-
jected dry dock and ship building
company's plant. Another industry in
prospect is a great coaling station, for
the accommodation of coastwise and
transatlantic steamers. Whether
this will be established on the Seaboard
Air Lines property on the island, or
further down the river, remains to be
seen. That such a station is among
the certainties of the near future does
not seem to admit of any doubt.
The foregoing is but a skimming-over
of some of the most salient features
of the city's past year and the pros
poets for the succeeding one The
story, in detail, is told under classified
headings, in other columns, and is a
most encouraging narrative. 1t shows
that Savannah is firmly based. and
that her people, enterprising and pub
lie spirited, are imbued with the de-
termination to push forward until they
make her rank with Baltimore and
Philadelphia and New Orleans as a
port and mart. Her destiny is to stand
In the front rank of the leaders, and
her people are determined to place her
in that position speedily.