The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-06
MARINE
INTELLIGENCE

Shippers are looking forward to
good liberal full movement in the lum-
Der shipments during the early part of
the year. Many schooners are now
bound for this port and it is expected
that many more will be leased in the
near future. There is much lumber on
all the local wharves which was rushed
in before the holidays to be ready for
shipment in case of the anticipated de-
mand this month.
A prominent local lumberman, in
talking of the situation, said: 1.-THE
advance of two cents per hundred feet
from interior points West has inter-
fered considerably with the business of
local lumbermen who could not pay
this additional freight and compete
with lumbermen elsewhere. In view
of the stock which is now on hand here
when demand does come up for lum-
Der, it will occasion the wholesale char
tering Of schooners to clear the
wharves. There are not more than a
dozen schooners in port now, and they
cannot begin to handle the large supply
of lumber which is now stored on the
wha1%es ready for shipment"
The steamship Voltage, which has
been laying In port here, was yesterday
ordered to proceed to Brunswick.
The schooner Carl Gustav (Nor.),
which has been at Tybee for two weeks,
it yet waiting orders.
Capt. w. r. Gibson, manager of the
Southern Transportation, yesterday re-
faaiNr tsaln owe Of
the company notifying him that his
resignation had been accepted and an
nouncing that Mr.J. ]. Carolan had been
elected to fill the vacancy. Capt. Glib
son was requested by the directors to
remain on duty until Jan. IL, when Mr..
Carolan will arrive to relieve him. Mr..
Carolan was formerly agent for the
Merchants and Miners line In addi-
ton to his work as general manager of
the company, he will also act as agent
here. 4-
The steamship Lexington, Capt. Kir-
wan, from this port, arrived in Balti-
more Monday with a large cargo of
merchandise. The Lexington had rath-
er rough voyage Sunday evening
and night, but arrived at her destina-
ton about on schedule time and in
good shape. The schooner Isabelle Gill
also arrived in the Baltimore port Mon
day with a cargo of lumber from Sa.-
vannah. Capt Collision reported no
trouble en- route.
The steamship State of Texas, which
encountered such rough weather along
the Virginia coast last Sunday night
and was forced to put in at Newport
News, is now on her way for Savan-
nah.
The Senate has passed a bill provid-
ing for the construction of a light
house at Diamond Shoal, on the coast
of North Carolina. 1t is said that the
bill will have no. trouble In passing the
House. The need of this lighthouse has
long been realized and seamen will be
pleased to know that the necessary ap-
preparation is about to be made for its
construction.
Another chapter has been added to
the long list of accidents which have
befallen the big dredge Cumberland
since she first returned to Savannah
from Newport News. This time IT is the
rudder-stock that has broken Col
Quinn as soon as notified of the acct
dent. took immediate steps to remedy
the break and yesterday new oak
stock had been fitted on the vessel
Work on Tybee knoll will be resumed
at once The Cumberland has proven
a veritable white elephant" and con-
slant repairs have made her "a very
high-priced necessity for the SaVan-
nah harbor. Col. Quinn is anxious for
the dredge especially constructed for
Savannah to be completed, hoping that
the new vessel will prove less of an ex-
pense.