Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-13
Montrea7's Lesson to Georgia
Concerning Port Facilities
-HE uncommonly interesting series or
articles now appearing in The Journal

9-HE uncommonly interesting series OF
articles now appearing in The Journal
on the development and operation OF
theeport of Montreal, Canada, should appeal
keenly to every Georgian who has an. eye 10 tne
Commonwealth larger prosperity and prog
zEress. whether in commerce, in agriculture,
: An industry, or in those virtues and graces
wherein such pursuits find their highest
goal. It is proposed to construct at Savan-
nah, for the whole States benefit and under
the States ownership and control, port facili-
ties similar to those which have so greatly
enriched and renowned the Canadian me-
tronolis Data on the subject, now being
gathered and studied by the Georgia Harbor
~ Commission of which the Honorable S. IT,
- McLendon. Secretary of State is president
~ will be reported to the Legislature at us
: Forthcoming session. The matter Is mus OIL
current and practical concern, Astounding IN
news value and of exceeding moment TO the
public.
-; Tn these circumstances it was that The
journal, at the gracious invitation ana re-
guest of the State Harbor Commission, sent
hts staff correspondent, Mr.. Rogers Winter,
70 Montreal. to ..-vestigate at first hand the
-far-famed port of Canada and to tell the
people of Georgia precisely what ne founo.
This he is now doing. Having sketcneo, IN
his Introductory articles, the engaging MS
tory of Montreaps development as world
q port telling of the natural advantages II
utilized and the handcaps it overcame, ne
writes in today's issue OF the engineering
1 plans. and achievements on which the port s
more recent prosperity is based. In due time
he will describe the influence o. the port of
: Montreal upon the agricultural development
of the Dominion Of Canada, the financial re-
turns of the investment which the port faclll-
ties represent, and also what bearing has
Montreal as publicly owned and operated
port upon the proposed development OF a
State-owned and State-operated port Tor
Georgia.
The Journal undertook to render this
service for the same reasons that some
months ago it gathered and gave to its read
ers the facts touching the success of co-opera-
tive methods of marketing farm products
with particular reference to cotton. 1t was
at the request of the Georgia Cotton Growers
Cooperative Association that we carried out
that extensive inquiry, which appears to have
been abundantly worthwhile for the ngnl
that it threw on agricultural and business
problems and for the constructive efforts that
1t aided to contamination. Now, the PROB
lem of port facilities is closely interknit with
that of marketing the States products to the
best advantage. Think for instance, of the
immense service which adequate State-oWneo
warehouse facilities at the seaboard would
q be to Georgia cotton growers in selling large
quantities of their staple directly to large
consumers. This is but one amid numerous
examples that Will occur to merchants and
manufacturers, we'll as to farmers.
The Journal trusts, accordingly, that Mr.
Winters interesting and authoritative articles
will be widely read and pondered. eve say
Authoritative because he and DR.. G. H. Kit
trell, of the Georgia Harbor Commission
who accompanies him have the cordial recog
milton and aid of the officials of Montreal ant
of the Dominion of Canada in the investiga
b ton being made.) No subject likely to come
before the people and the General Assembly
- of Georgia in the months ahead will be O.
how hot Of
Z: facilities Let us study it, then, with due dill
! oence