Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-24
PORTS Commission
FORMED THURSDAY

Organization Thursday morning Of
the harbor, port and terminal COM
mission, created by the last legisla-
ture, marked the initial step in an
ambitious program for the develop
n1ent of harbor and terminal facili-
ties in Georgia, possibly through the
flotation Of a bond issue of millions,
underwritten by the state and Sc
cured directly by tremendous wares
house, coaling stations and shipping
facilities at one or more Georgia
ports.
The organization meeting was held
in the office Of Governor Hafdwick
and served to amplify the object of
the legislation creating the commits
sion, to emphasize the importance
of improved port facilities and to
demonstrate the sympathetic interest
and harmonious attitude Of members
of the commission in the work they
have undertaken.
What Other States Have Done
1t was the consensus of opinion
among members of the board that
what Louisiana has done in the de-
velopment Of the port of New Or
leans, Georgia can do in the develop
ment of the PORTS of Savannah, Da-
rien, Brunswick or ST. Mary's. Under
legislative enactment and with state
aid, Louisiana issued $35, 100000 in
bonds for the development of the port
OF New Orleans from barely recog-
nized harbor in world shipping to one
of the great ports of the world. The
immense warehouses, terminals and
oh inn hann
erected at New Orleans by the state
Of Louisiana are paying investments.
| 1t was stated Thursday morning that
| the income from the improvements
will pay off the bond issue, and in
| time, give to the state of Louisiana
outlay-all this in addition to the ire
mendous development in shipping
that has following the improvement
of the port facilities.
! The organization Of the commits.
sion was effected by the election OF
ident, DR.. C. H. Kittrell, Of Dublin
vice president, and Miss Myrtle
White, secretary. Other members OF
| the commission are Governor Hard
wick, Commissioner of Agriculture j
| J. Brown and w. B. Baker, president
| Of the Atlantic Ice and Coal com
! pany, representing the manufacturing
| interests Of the state.
Resolutions Adopted
Following the organization, Gov
ernor Hardwick introduced the fol
| lowing resolution, which was unani
mously adopted:
Resolved That it is the opinion Of the
board of harbor, Port and Terminal com
missioners Of the state of Georgia, that il
is the highest duty of the state, insofar a;
it may have power to do the same, to speed
lily create conditions, under which the farm
er will be able to find a market at the near
est railroad station for all -perishablt
products of the farm.
"Resoved, second, That it is the opinion
of the board of harbor, port and terminal
commissioners of the state Of Georgia, tina
no one achievement will be more conducive
to tbs end than the establishment on oul
coast of great harbor equipped with ware
houses, grain elevators and every other ia
cility to be found at the most modern com
mercial gateways of the world, and the es
tablishment thereat of marketing facilities
Resolved, third, That it is the opinion OF
this commission that the state should owr
and improve not less than two hundred (2OOJ
acres at some pont on the Georgia coast
located Immediately on deep water, with am
pie anchorage space, where freight train anC
freight ship may meet for the Interchange
OF our surplus products with other coun
tries for their surplus products. Along oul
coasts, between Baltimore and Boston, ant
within two hundred miles of that coast, are
twenty-five million consumers, and, with tn
great mass of our popua ton we should bt
in easy communication by water, and harbo
| facilities are essential. We are of the opln
ion that the establishment of a great worlc
gateway on the Georgia coast will great!
aid the Panama canal, because, by the use
of such a gateway, approximately 800 miles
will be cut off the length of ocean haul o.
our commerce with the Far East, as com
| pared with north Atlantic ports, and like
reduction in ocean haul will be effected in al
of our trade with the West Indies islands
and the north coast Of South America.
: We will show you. J; Fl; McNesser, 5l'
invites Savannah Darien, Brunswick, ant
ST. Mary's to have prepared and presented t.
tbs commission by January l, 1922, full ant
complete maps showing the haroor areas %ll.
facilities. together with al information wheI
said seaport CITES may wish to present, and
, also present to the commission maps show
> ing the location of land on deep water wn!ci
the state can obtain, and the terms on WHICH
the same can be had"
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