The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-23
SARGENT INVITED
To SPEAK HERE
BY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
MAYOR WILL ALSO ISSUE INVITA-
TION FOR THE CITY.

Interesting Meeting of the Directors
Was Largely Attended Yesterday
| at Noon-SeveraI Big Enterprises
Are i'm Prospect and May be
Brought TO savannah SoOn-Fort
Screven Officers to he Entertained
When Band Instruments Are De-
liVered.
At a largely attended meeting of the
| directors of the Chamber of Commerce
held at noon yesterday it was deter
mined to invite Hon. F. S. Sargent,
commissioner general of immigration
for the United States, to visit Savan-
nah and make an address, either di-
| rectly after his address before the
Legislature or as soon as is convent
ent.
Messrs. Cam, Stovall and Harden,
Chatham's three representatives in the
Legislature, We're named a committee
to extend the invitation. Mayor Myers
will also issue an invitation in the
name of the city.
Commissioner Sargent will be in At
lanta to-day. The Savannah represent
atives in the Legislature were wired at
once and letters were sent to them
last night. Mr.. Sargent is to address
the General Assembly on the subject of
immigration and it is upon this topic
that the Chamber of Commerce desires
to have him speak here. The Nursery
mems Association of America is in ses-
| sion in Atlanta now, and an invita-
| ton will also be extended to the dele
gates to this convention to visit Sa-
vannah and hear Mr.. Sargent, if they
desire.
Commissioner Is in Atlanta.
The question of inviting Mr.. Sargent
here was brought before the directors
meeting by Col. j. H. Estill, the pres
ident. Col. Estill said he had just
received telegram from President j.
| K. Orr, of the Greater Georgia Assoc
citation, which stated that Mr.. Sar-
gent would arrive to-day.
4 Col. Estill explained that Mr.. Sar-
gents visit to Georgia was in the in
terest of immigration, it being pro-
posed to establish a board of immigra-
ton in the state. The president stat
ed he thought at least three of the
six commissioners should come from
south of Macon. One of the directors
thought the immigration plan looked
like an Atlanta affair and another said
IL lOOheu ike pOllllCS, 100. MT. ROy
c. Foster suggested that it was mere
ly the turning of the Greater Georgia
Association into a commission. 1t is
said that the association will cease its
work within short time after the
establishment of the commission.
Chamber Doing Good Work.
President Estill stated that some
good work is being done by the Cham
Der of Commerce in trying to secure
manufactures here. Four good con-
Germs are now in correspondence with
the chamber, and he said he thought
at least two of them will locate here
cooperage plant has already been
secured.
Mr.. Lee Roy Myers said he thought
the walls of the Chamber of Com
merce building should be decorated. 1t
was decided to have the House Com
mittee of which Mr.. Myers is chair
man, see the owners of the building
and try to make some agreement
whereby the work will be done if the
Chamber of Commerce will take a. five
year lease.
Mr.. Oscar Kulnan reported that the
instruments for the band at Fort
Screven will probably arrive within a
few days. 1t was decided to invite the
officers from the fort to be the guests
of the Chamber of Commerce, when
the instruments arrive. A collation.
will be prepared and a good time had
when the instruments are turned over
to the officers. The Committee on
Entertainment will have the arrange
ments in charge. No date will be set
until the instruments are here. as
they have been expected for some
time.
Chance for Big Industry,
Secretary Donlan called the atten-
ton of the directors to a man. who
| thinking nf
to Savannah. Mr.. Donlan wanted some
| committee authorized to offer induce
ments to this man, when he visits the
| city.
Other towns have offered big in
ducements. 1t was decided. after a.
long debate, to allow the Committee
| on Manufactures, with the approval of
the Finance Committee, to make any
| offer the members see fit, though it was
| stated before the motion was finally
| put that the committee would report
back to the directors before commit
| ting the organization.
Mr.. +. M. oliver. wanted some in
vestigation made of the old Ogeechee
canal. He said he had been inform
ed that the Central Railway or the
| Ocean Steamship Company, had pur-
| chased most of the stock of the Sa-
vannah and Ogeechee Canal Company
and had closed the canal to traffic.
| Concerning Ogeechee Canal.
One corporation could not hold the
franchise of another without exercis
| ing it, he said. Most of the members
thought nothing could be done about
| the matter. The canal could not he
| kept up without "a dam across the Lit
tie Ogeechee, it was stated, and a dam
there would back water over a large
part of the upper section of the coun-
ty that has been well drained since the
| dam was washed away.
There is now little or no water in
the canal, and it was suggested that
it would be better to make an auto
mobile speedway out of it than a canal.
The matter was referred to commit
| tee.
Mr.. B. H. Levy brought up the ex-
cursion question, and this led to the
ticket brokers. The matter was re-
ferred to a committee and was taken
up at once. The committee will an
pear before City Council to support the
anti-scalping ordinance, which was in
PRODUCED yesterday afternoon.