Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-21
SOUTHERN PORTS ARE OUT FOR TRADE
ny FREDERIC ). mAs>I>.

81 nnti"na! hGure. II l. inhucd with
the historical consciousness tina,
Charleston was once the second pori
~ America: ana also with q prcscn,
determination thht II Is going to bc
ON" OF the most important ones again
Charleston looks forward to the day
when II viii not ship cotton and grain
and beef on the hoof. bat cloth aud
Hour AMI meats And IT," pront urou
th"s" manufacturing operation. Viii
remain btu and about Charleston and
great vii! ne the wealth aud tho fame
thereof
Tic city also looks 80 "A more i'm
mediate future when IL VIII get share
~ the goods that arc being manuiac-
iurcd 81 the Southern AIcEhanv re-
Giun. All OF tho swift mountain
streams are being harncsscd Tonnes
SOC aud Georgia and Alabama are be
coming y manufacturing country using
hydro electric power. IN" nstural toI'
let for 'hcs" new industries arc IT,"
southern ports. Charleston is dctcr-
mined 'hn' said goods shall have every
assistance iu finding their natural out.
Lot ThIs is the way tho city il roiug
about it
Ears; committee ~ Charleston
fans toured thc manufacturing sections
Of tn" Middle IVES. and asked tho man.
ufac,ur'rF whether they would shin
10y way 81 Charleston, II IN" rate
were such 10 make ~ profitable.
Tho committee rarucrcd stack 81
resolutions foot high. passed by
manufacturers associations, assuring
Charleston that she would get ia
business rs soon az tn. rates ",ri-
right
Traffic Expert Employed.
There seemed :. De 40 ,rouhi" u
That pUar,cr So In" business rncu Or
Charleston raised . fuui Of 3ol %"
ANA Hired q traffic expert, vino proceed
81 - Civ" Ills whole attention 10 ways
and means OF inducing railroads To
make rates NJ prcsent he is worktur
through the Interstate Commerce
rates tho chnrlcstnniaus have another
card Up their sleeve They huN"
Incorporated NorfolIS-C II rlcstor
steamship Company. aui have larg"
sum ~ money subscribed TO put II into
operation. II the railroads refuse 10
make the rates from thr West as low
ns those 10 Norfolk, th"y viii put ships
~ the sea and make a rail-ard water
rate to charlcstor via Norfolk which
VIII force tho railroads 10 lower thc'r
rates In order to compct"
Having In thus way madc !. possible
for tn. Western manufacturer 10 SHIP
TO Charleston ~ Il casonahlc rat
and having alrcady secured his prom
isc that nc VIII no SO. tho charles
t"uians viii make Representations 10
the steamboat people. showing tina, the
time is riuc for tn, establishment ~
regular lines There Is also A move
m"nt we'll under way 10 build som.
boats for tn" Cuban trade With Char
lesion capital All Of which IL ver,
much ia the future, Of course: hui
Charleston is approaching the matte
In an aggressive way, and her plan
certainly seems 10 lac both complete
and workable.
Meantime tic other ports % th-
South arc not idle From Savannah
IS operating line az four ships own
ed by Savannah capital and tradin-
directly with Great Britain. Savai
uah j. e great cotton ana naval storfs
port, ana rests her reputation upon
handling these commodities. Never
thcless this line has also carried large
quantities. Of canned goods. aud doubt
Less other m,nuf"Cturos will follow.
In reaching out FOR more trade. the
Southern ports ar" hut claiming Their
own. y much larger part in the ship
uiur OF the nation - rightfully theirs
and they are fully alive 10 their on
portunities.