The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-06
COMMITTEES CALLED
FOR JOINT MEETING TO DISCUSS
DEEP WATER FOR SAVANNAH.
WILL MEET TOMORROW
AT CITY EXCHANGE AND FORMU-
LATE PLANS.

Several Plans Have Been Suggested
and Some of Them May he
AdOpted-EverY Citizen TO BE
Asked to Write congressman
Resolutions of the Trade Bodies
and Endorsement of Colonel Quinn
viii Be Forwarded TO Congress.
Statistics of Increase in business
VIII BE Compiled and Tnbulated.
Hearty and Earnest Co-0Peration
Desired.
Mayor Myers has issued a call for
meeting of the committees represent
ing the trade bodies of Savannah. ana
the Committee OF Aldermen for the
purpose of beginning the active cam
paign for a thirty-foot channel from
Savannah TO the sea. The call has
been issued for tomorrow afternoon
at 4:SO O'Clock at the City Exchange.
The following is the personnel Of the
committees.
City-Mayor Herman Myers and AL
dermen D. R. Thomas, James NJ
Dixon, W. H. Wright and r. J. Da-
want.
Chamber Of Commerce-W. w.
AIackalI. John NJ. Egan, Leopold Ad-
Ter, w. W. Osborne. 3. H. Levy, A.
B. Moore, C. H. Dorset, w. D. Kren-
son, George F. Tennille. W. ]. Donlan
and Mr.. r. NJ. Larner of Washing
ton. D. c.
Board of Trade-Harvey Granger, I.
NJ. Frank. John R. Young, Lawrence
Mcneil and H. Weibert.
Cotton Exchange. NJ. Barnard. A.
F. Churchill, George P. Walker, J. F.
Minis and J. J. Rauers.
All of these committees will be in at
tendance at the meeting. and different
plans will be suggested and thoroughly
discussed. The one that appears most
feasible and most certain to bring sue
cess will be adopted and put into ex-
ecution al once.
1t is probable that a special secre-
tary will be chosen at the meeting. as
the work will necessitate considerable
correspondence. Letters will be sent
to every man of prominence in the
state, asking that he lend his assist
ance in making the movement a sue
cess. and that any influence which he
has with congressman or senators be
exerted. No stone will be left untura-
ed which might work to the advantage
of the movement.
Hard work Will BE Necessary.
Mayor Myers, when he first address,
ed his letter to the trade bodies of Sa-
vannah, realized that much hard work
would be necessary before the object
for which the united effort is to be
made could be attained, and with the
closer investigation into methods, has
come the knowledge that only the hard
est, most persistent, and continuous
work can achieve success.
Every one who has been approached
on the subject has promised that he
will do what he can to further the
movement and the aid Of none i being
overlooked. One of the plans that will
probably be adopted will be that of
asking every one in Savannah who is
acquainted with any of the Georgia
senators and congressman or who
can exert an influence to write
them pesonal letters. solicit
ing their aid to the project, as a
movement working for the best inter-
ests, not only of Savannah, but of the
entire state. While it is not expected
is hoped that the great majority will
do this much for the benefit of the
deeper channel movement and consider
able influence will be thus brought to
bear.
Copies of the resolutions passed by
the different trade bodies of the city
will also be sent on to the congressman
these resolutions being one of the best
and surest ways of showing the unani-
nifty with which the trade and business
interests of the city are backing up the
project.
The Endorsement of Col. James B.
Quinn, chief of the United States en-
gineers in this section, will also be for
warded with the resolutions and this
will go far toward lending great adj
ditional strength to the request of the
business and professional men,
especially as the need and advisability
OF such work would be referred to Col.
Quinn by the department before begin
ming work.
To TabuIate Statistics.
Another means of bringing the neces-
sity of deeper water before Congress
that has been suggested is that of tab
ulating the statistics regarding the i'm
ports and exports of Savannah and
sending them to congressman. This will
be most effective way of showing
what is going on in the business line
at this port, and, to a great degree, how
the amount of traffic would increase if
there were deeper channel.
During the past two years there has
been steady increase in the amount
of business that has been done at the
wharves. both in import and export
and large consignments are being ship
ped from port daily Savannah har-
Dor is, in fact, the only available ex-
port port in Georgia, and all the cot
ton of the state is sent from this port
In every line the deep water would
mean an increase of business and at
the same time there would be lower
rates, and as a result, higher profits.
AS benefit to Savannah the deep
channel is almost unlimited. and in the
same line it would be of untold bene-
fit to the entire state.
Prospects of Success
While nothing definite as to the prob
able success of the movement can be
said at this early date, yet all the
members of the committees are hope
full that the project can be pushed for
ward to a successful elimination. The
united effort is bound to count greatly
and with the hearty cooperation of
every business man and merchant OF
the city the trade bodies are confident
of success.