The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-23

Pointed Out the Value of the Cham
Der to savannah.

Der TO savannah.
President ]. H. Estill submitted his
annual report as follows:
1t is a year since this chamber was
organized. 1t seemed to those who
gave its purposes their attention, that
there was a field of usefulness for it.
but the most sanguine never imagined
that there were so many things that
would come within the scope of its
work; the thousand and one little and
big affairs of interest to Savannah and
it's people.
1t is useless to regret lost opportuni-
ties, but I cannot but think of what
Savannah has lost in the last few years
by not having a patriotic business or
ganization like this, where it's citizens
regardless of religious creed, party pol
itics, or business rivalries, could come
together and join in a united effort,
with patriotic impulses, willing hands
and happy hearts, in advancing the in
terests of our city, our county, our
state and our country.
In the A. Ii. C's.
1t is unnecessary for me to recapitu-
late the results of your labors, as pre-
sented in the report of your industrious
secretary. He has given you, as it
were, only the headlines of what has
been accomplished by this chamber
through its committees and officers.
Every word in that report represents
hours of labor, with hands and brains.
We are still, however, just in the A. B.
% toll
first lessons in What to do and how
to do it, by which we shall learn how
to build up greater city, and fill the
waste places in this and the nearby
counties with people, who will con-
tribute to that work, and at the same
time add to their own fortunes. Let us
not forget what has been done by Sa-
Vannahians of other days.
Savannah's Merchants
savannah's merchants have always
been leaders in advancing the citys
prosperity. 1t was Scarborough, n
merchant of Savannah and his asso-
ciates who sent the first steamship
across the Atlantic. Another Mer-
chant Prince G.. B. Lamar, built a
fleet of iron steamers and successfully
maintained the city's trade along the
Savannah river, in competition with
the railroad from Augusta to Charles
ton. 1t was w. w. Gordon, through
whose efforts the Central Railroad was
made a success. and not only Middle
Georgia opened to Savannah, but to
the world. James p. Screven, anoth-
er patriotic son of Savannah, gave his
fortune to the building of the Atlantic
and Gulf Railroad, through Eastern
and Southern Georgia. 1t was John
Cunningham, who has recently passed
away that built steamboats, in Savan-
nah and established lines of trade with
Florida. Look over the files of our old
newspapers and see the names of the
patriotic merchants who did well their
part In building up Savannah, the
Lows Ed. Padelford, Joseph Story
Fay, the Andersons of three genera
tions, the Cohens, the Lovells, William
Battersby the Hunters, Heman A.
Crane, John L. Villalonga, the La
throps, H. NJ. Conner, Williamson. the
Solomons, Brigham, John j. Kelly,
John Mcmahon, the Burroughs, John
Walker, and hundreds of others who
have left their foot prints on the sand
of time" They have gone TO their re-
ward. but their good work lives after
them. What those men did to advance
their private affairs is unrecorded and
forgotten, but what they did for Sa-
vannah is upon record and not forgot
ten.
0gIethOrpe's Motto.
In the work OF this chamber we
should keep in mind the motto on the
seal of Oglethorpe's colony, Non Sibi
sed Aliis." In this patriotic body we
should work, not for ourselves. but
for Others. Let our labors be directed
to building great CITY, the limits of
which shall be Thunderbolt on the
east, Isle of Hope, Montgomery and
White Bluff on the south, and on the
west the boundaries of the county of
bingham and beyond. On our rivers
and sounds there is water frontage
for 10000 factories and industries and
within an hours journey there is land
for 10000 farms. We are living in the
early years of a century which prom
ises great developments in this pros
porous land, and those communities
whose citizens unite patriotism with
business, and work for the good of
their city or town, as well as for them
selves, will receive in the general
prosperity the greatest reward.
The report of Treasurer McCauley
for the year ending March Is showed
Receipts
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