The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-09

tnat u Is my duty "a editor OF public vehicle of in
formation to inform the public Of things that 80
greatly concerns It,
THE STORY.
Last week there was published a story that the
Naval Stores Export Company, had sold it's termi
nails to the Atlantic Coast Line and that jackson
Vile would in future be AN OPEN PORT for naval
stores
TO the uniformed person about naval stores
matters this announcement came as an ordinary
piece OF news suspected that il might have
deeper significance and last Friday night took train
Tor Savannah to investigate. l spent the next day
and night ut the acknowledged and world recog-
nlzed headquarters for naval stores, and gathered
the facts that will be presented in this history.
1t 10 necessary to study the accepted definitions
OF open port and closed port in the naval store sense
before the non naval store wise, can get the true
significance OF the declaration by the Naval Stores
Export Company that Jacksonville will be an open
port.
THE TERMS DEFINED
An open port for naval stores is a seaport to
which producers ship their products to be sold to
the highest bidder.
A closed port for naval stores is a seaport TO
which producers ship their products, to be paid for
ny person or company under an agreement Us to
price.
Savannah has always been an open port
Jacksonville was an open port until the Naval
stores Export Company under the management of
It's president Walter \. Coachman agreed to take
all naval stores shipped to Jacksonville Fernandina
and Tampa, at the prices quoted on the Savannah
Boasd of Trade the day of arrival of the products
This arrangement went into effect June lst and
from: that time until last week Jacksonville was
closed port.
To show that this announcement of the change
from closed to an open port at Jacksonville had
nm immediate affect and that the effect il to Mt
once divert shipments to Savannah that were com.
ing to Jacksonville under the closed port arrange
ment, copy OF q letter sent to its customers by a
Jacksonville factorage house is produced.
West, Flynn Harris Co., jacksonville, Fla
and Savannah, Ca, Naval Stores Factors and
Wholesale Grocers, Jacksonville Fla Nov. 81, 1905
Gentemen-There is no longer a market for naval
stores either at Tampa or jacksonville; hence, we
will have to request that you consgn all your ship.
ments to this company at Savannah, Ca Send ad-
vices to Jacksonville. Yours truly,
WEST, FLYNN 4 HARRIS CO."
This letter shows that the making of Jackson
vile an open port 10 acknowledgement on the
part OF C0achman that his pain to make jackson
vile naval stores market has failed Note words
of the letter-there is no longer market for naval
stores either at Jacksonville or at Tampa"
This letter indicates where naval stores will 90
now that Jacksonville is no longer closed port
where prices are fixed Again note the words in the
letter-"we will have to request that you consign
all your shipments to this company at Savannah,
Ca"
The reason why Savannah will get the vast bulk
of the naval stores shipments that Jacksonville
and Savannah are both open ports is found in the
simple fact that producers Of all comodities will
ALWAYS consign their products to the place where
the best prices are assured.
The reason why better prices will prevail at