The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, November 03, 1900, Image 16
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THE STEAMSHIP TERMINALS.
14kb* to kii iii imi*<iiit%vi se.%-
POHT AMI TO .l HIH'IL
fftan y Million* *f Hollar* Have IWrn
F.Yprndnl o Perfect Ihr
Tfruilnnl Vyairmi f 'mnnimli.
Mnn> Other linprovementa In Onr
II n rhor Arr ton temp la tod > the
Grrni Terminal < ompanlra.
The , ,ti tr <r ; -rati n faci.itie* of Sa
vannah In k*plt .g with ■ v.um* of
•utgolng a 1 Inr inlmt • mmer • i< •
wharve of tli* O- *in St* am-' ip ("••m
--jpany at • omrncntur it* wtlh the Impr-rt
at. •• of ihr l.ftfX* mile * f n! v\ f th*
*#ntial rood, whlou fthem Fifty
tiCMa of Improvement* rmbru 'l.r t nm
•hip platform, lum >r y.*rlf ival
ad
for nearly • I ui* of c* tton ’
1* provlUv 1 and the oj lty ••f * • tn I
• n i
Th!r fertlllx* r *• • >* • Ive a r r
ar- ra|M .tv ol *• i • ;<<••* tot:- i
i *
000 buahelt. Nearly ** non ~r *m
ploved at t • h.irv* f the <*••**•
HimnuMi' Comp*i •
Ing cor .*i -1 xt**am*hli H The fV tof
v c*mprt • x • .j* t • • turn and m *1
•rn uteri .* and * t *t#*um* i
plying )H !n>n Savannah and New York
an<l Rom. i
The M*r<' k an:* an I Miner- Tnn*rw>rfi
t too
Oo k* xlt-rag*- ho-i • and *'!*•' Tli- r*'
arr probihp r. D it* r equipped terminal* i
In ir e world rmn *:..> of thl ho- It !
operate- ••• mi - rn ;• . >l
has a f• ■ • .f fonri.cn !*,•• n ■ • I and
Iron p -.*;• • dfr • ‘ • ,m. 1 l !’•
Ing boiwean £• v innah arul BaUlmote m l
I'hilad* p ita
The w '*t terminal* of the Plant By*
trm lie it li • -1 •r. ei..l of tn ell.
oral mr -*tn-lv* it* naval * '*r •* and
lumber w/ .irvMi being we.l * l|ic.| fr
the pur|o-- Tt . with the term!:
of th** t * .-,n Si* amxMp * 'omn n\, n.l i !i.
Merchant!- ••i* 1 Min. r 'I *m • |-> '* l.n
an-l th priMtt. I►. \. u and vv *rv *■■ of
that opei ii* of n< . . it;•
Kavai.nah r!\**r din w .ir\- .f lb* +’*' n
plying U iwo-n Hn.n ni i I’ort
Royal ari li.ttufi>rl. S A*. .n*i the pi
vale tlh k in and \S f irv* <1 !h* l\ -Of.l
of priv ate . .>rp<T itl< ti - .m l Indtv;)>!.u -
firl.iga the harU-r frnta .*n the outh
bank of fh> S iwiinui river up to ftil*>
atx ml e ~f * vuiiir **f si*t
On HuPdilmion I.- md. on th. north I
hank of th* Savannah rive', ire tb* ex- i
fenalvr terminal' f :. .■s.ii:iul A! l/i
Hallway t■ .* iii• t rn id thoroughly
rqul(>prl f..r nt itn- ip ot.iii.k; tnl .11
rharai'k of m.v .-,*p<*rt In rh- w.rl*l, nn l
with tie t.ridk. spinning thr f.ver <o;i
rtru. t. l r\ an .ul >\ ppr- x m iiir e I
Thme rtnlniih ar* i* ched by
an exprn'.v e - t-. . drawbridge over the
Favannah river Th harbor hue l-rn
Wkienexi mi Ii v per fr i .t?e e*- jred of
rearly two nm* * in ength \ r sin md
aptrlte turpentine \.ir*l affords t -r.a> ■
parity f*r near \ 1 • >. barr.de of roein
and one-ihtrd i- manv n;riel* of turjen- :
tine The n>. nd pb r for ti. *t fiiig of
lumber. Iron and he.v\ freight of like
character u- i front re oi o\**r h.ilf a
mile The .Mt'en yard will - >mmodate
Sno.Dbfi bn e*. iinl \ .x tton ompro* of . i
pacify to par.- th. • t n for * • m!*-
atorage a! ?•! ship ii .v; .I for o* • . r
piers for general mere nan-iise niwl for th j
•
low ling cap i *t>• o !.*►* t n** p. i hour |
leav- i. ti warning in In. etpslpment I
©f the the yard j ;olt\ iuing
tnore than <ar- The ips of thl.i
vaat a>>t*m will a* • ovnmuiitr thlrtv *f
the t -* -n t| ? aflo.it at the iu*
time
Ry thepe token* the r ider rn\ nm
preherul th** lm|*ortn?.<-e of Bavannah
when l* is kti'.wi it *w prl; *el> tii*
Investment* i . tnatur of harl>or t. r
vntba)*. ar.| mu 1 capital 1 Inv* -u 1
In th. transportation svutem f t. * p ri
lm|holii|4 Teni|il-s •! \\ <r*lil|* Knt
hrMdnu All freeda, n I riilurr of
the rn?.
Am aig th* manv chur<
*xpe *a.*d that nil rou..| Im* a* orded |*r
ti'i.lar mention No city of P sir- i
a* many Imposing r* .tgim- mllfi - - < - .re
In Savannah The centre gnt lon a
are large Mild and. vanit The c|erg> lire t.il
•ntad. forceful and zeak<u* In n city
Whore the W* •*>> Whltfleki, hithop An
drew** a long Mne ..t .e ex|MMindere
minlet* th** rdt. wi.d dee en.lanin of
those who !IMen.t to impus* n. and -* rmon*
from th* pioneers of <'nrlatl rdt> tn the
New World wan’d not l* -atisfied withi
|Mator* lacking either tn Intel:, i or fer
vor.
While aI d* nominati.>nx u r r.-pre
1n Sovoimai. aid all of th.-ee l v .ne
©r more at a tel) t* rnp. of worship,
the moii • • m’.v u.d imp g, and w.th
the Largest are tiie rathe
dmi of *t John ihe llatplsi. recentl) re
built from the ruin- of m fAr*s. nnd whl h
was rededloaied with Imposiug ie.em.mlea
Sunday, in'. iv> the resident Hahop
and a number of hiv . t . "leataatlcs }m* r
ticipafing in th. nmw-T.i lor. the Iml.
pemlent !*resb> t.-rian Church. t'!;rlat
Church np * pi t' * e ng!, gallon of
wh .hw lp|>-l nr th* earn M>.- in tfu*
dav- wi.ev <>gi. i r* . w . h r- with I •*
111 th* coionv living in tenia; th. I'.vuigej.
k I I-ut he ran *hm h of rh* Arrension
©r the sit* if wnlch the v i-utherur.a
worshipped far I kae 17fe*, St John a
Church iKp ■••l.'. \\ •* > M or. iiment it I,
Law tor M i r . Mick I • i
Ayma..gu. Trinltv Me hoiiat. the Pirn
'
Church There nn* t r c or four preten
tiou* ol< r. i hui 'h.s .ui mny other
|l ea of colored worship
The Youi cM r * ioi-’ian A•***•.elation
Is repr* . t.d b\ n rig m-mb* r-nip
with reading r.s m r.s rn* i. .. i.*d t,.
Mr vice and a gymn •uum
A IMUIi: kUTKHI'RIK..
I'he ropnlnrlti of the Medallion tl*>
Overgrow th of Mllltnrg %cllit>
nnd I'nrty /.nil.
The medallion, it eem* haa come to
ftay It la found on the watch cryatnl. in
leckei*. and w rn by both aeges a- i
buttonnler.* The evolution of th. m* lab
lion hp he**n a .dy. until It is . well
recogrilaed r*lde of every-day dcmitm
Bivar.nati hn an inMltu:i*n that from
Its in* . ptlon lias dot . . snrprlalngiy iarg
husim The -tv was aurpr •*•1 one
morning t ae the pan bans of rival fa--
lions wearing • n p ias|y tlcdr .t
lapel ame lttldon purtralla of their rear***.-
live i- and thl vru Iht At I •it
•ral knowledge t it ti * art waa one of
Savannah - t. w enterpna-s. Since then
the mill la r v ardoi growing out
m.Uta v htsl i v i| op. roMono . f our arm>
and navy abroad, h*> made the tnedal.lon
pepu nr, and the politic*! campaign, and
tha mttchl(vou pranks thoi Cupid )
playing and will continue to play with
hearts, will cont r.ue to locate the medal
lion on the bosom of beauty, and on the
left lapel of the love-lorn awaln. so that
as long is there is sentiment and affec
tion. whether for the ah* nt or the pres*
•nt* the medallion miniature will remain
the most popular feature of the artist's
produou of*
Tlie rtihllr Xvluhil of Navas
nnlv-THe I iirollninit of Pupils
Oyer fI.INMI.
Kr.m small beginnings the public
s oo.s have steidi.y in. reasxi m magni
mde end ln|‘w>rtancc unit! thejr row im
, t r.i • all la-ses *f our |>eopl. an*l sffor'l
.du ul. inl idvantages *quiti to the I*. •
It the.ountry Iteginnlng wl hon enroll
ment of MS* pupt s in I** they now *.*-
t* it an enrdimeni of *“*• flia<* I**“' the
• nroliment has more that i.-übled Tner*-
, i i>erho|.s no better Index o' . “It) *
gnowih tium the i.c f , ~f its scho | en
| tuilmeiit. Fr Hvvannan this increase is
' **tegdy and ne.r v unlfo'm. ranging from
..Vi to JMS) pupil every year
St’llooL hWII’MF.N I AND ACCOMMO- j
I NATION
T’ntil rsffn' yars Hivnnn.ih has b**en
f.'rtunate i. 1. ti-.e of *• h© and buildings
provided bv the g*-ner' sltv of private .It- |
IX* !- *| .it I'M'ii' .-*!••<—- h- -
I r th w • Th* bull ling* .T.-ct.- l by
i * j >r* >. r i H.kii.l of TUI .s l.*n -ire •-f the
m 1 *an tai if ii ter uni ail t-o r
ij-5 i nr,. •- x** n d-rn n<! of th< most
ip| ;ov..| iyp# Tn* new s■o .1 building
. lUr i ; st .**', n.w ir course of <on
r rt* th>i and to be- omf.bded h\ Jan
ar. '• * i! .within twelve .urge r,.**s
n rn wi h .* nmo*lal 'ns f r *vo |>upiia
I,ik if- \i I- 'uli and !..* Henry Hre.*t
- I n 1 e-.erv let lil of r mfoft cofiven
iru and f chit* * rural r e tui) has le-en
arefi liv i onsidcred
• ill* mi A ulernv ven rable with It-*
;y. i * -of useful history. I* a landmark j
m l a -oar. • of pride to Savannah
T’ uigh n* w in parMM ruins frorn • recent f
; new and moilern building will so.n ‘
rl u|M.n the pH v i t worthy of the
• iii tv of the o a'ion tn A the riuse for
\v ii th venerable h -tliulioci ‘•t.rn.ls
M f * r r ompi.'ted ft will afford a 'OiniTlO
datlnns for ].>•* children
It. the mor.agemert of the *choll“ tne
h* 411 hof th* children Is very loseiy :
i' lar.led The .* nttary condition **f the i
\ndb g- !- irwiiiituin. and at a hisrh *t nd.
r ! m.I every precaution iv
.. served for the prevention <if -pr* i<l of
i * • Kvery css * of snrlrl fever.
llidit ierU nisi ..fber Imi ir dls. as.*s H
l-r ei.j I . r p*r' 1 th* sup rin .*i and rt
bv t * health officer, ad they ure krn- ;
m*.lia*e v hub. ii.. i by trie phono In every
f.hooi Iri the city.
COrNTHY HCIIOOI^B.
The rural of Chaiham county
rn.* included tn the ri f.-rn with
tti. *. .f i •** Mt\. in*l th* \ r i‘ivs care
ful ns deration at th*- lian l of fh** scho**
official' There are outside of the
city twelve schools for whites with six
teen t. .i **i-, ind t w *nf v-even for *'ol
or•*I. with tWentv > v < n t. a' her-
.4.1- ure regular v lnsf>.. te*l oral every
uvolhibb m. ifts u*“si to render them erti
* • !♦-•
I Roar*) rf IMucntlon hi* adopted n
p • *v . f building tw oor thre. i-• w li-.ii,** *
f• *t th* ointrv r h. ls .-very vear, and
already m.ett of ti.* fomrimnitl* have
n supplied w ith eX' .-11.-nt tod.dine *
Tii.w buildings were Air- full) planned
bv a comiM tent archlte t and they are
uniform in design
The pupll of the*r schools have the
*ame comforts and convenience* us those
of the city.
THACHBRH
In the selection and appointment of
I much ■ in la fakan to silninatt
every *.aishl.*ratlun etcejH merit N |**.-
!ii al *r p tMUiH. favoritism Is allow**! to
ofeTate against r* al fitness for lb.* j*osl
t lon.
In point of klll and in deyotioti t* dti#y
h* t* i her*- -<f Buvunnah compare favor- ;
ably wltii the lx -t n the munlrv A con- i
*i ii * effort i- made to impr.v • the rnefh- ■■
.■lx *>f instruction and to k*ep abreast of
he rtn**e in educational work
All th** Teachers meet regularly J
once a week In normal ciasa 1
for Instruction and seif improvement ,
They posse** a II r*try f more than one
•us... and volumes pertaining o every
grad*- of educational work, and the num
*ei i- onstuntly Increasing Ab*wit thirty
of tire lending edu.wtlonal per44ys*al* of
*e I‘nited Btate*. nnd ('.inad i ore regu
lari' r* .iv .1 Imring the past year 177
• • h.-r* were employed tn the schools and
'**: pupils were enr.ilioi
Th** Hoard of uc.ition consists of
t w.dvs members from the best
men of the rltv The high character of
th mem *re of this board carries with It j
w rs <>vniz and h**n >r ird Insurer n ,
r.d mihl -i*an administration *f th-*
•**iU' it 'ii.il affnirs of •xe oufitv
No other city m the South affords bet- '
tor .hicntiormi foctiities tfian Savannah.
Re id. s the iHib.lc sch.ols there are sev
eral prlvab schools and btisin.***. college*
of high grn-h A liberal spirit of cul
tur* im! refinement Is cherished in the
nom.f. .f the people and the street*
Mpiares parks and flower gardens v
fleet n cultivated taete and a love of
beauty
fhir eiluoatlonal pttict Is bright and
every IcMcath n points to better condi
tions even than w- now enjoy
* bls Ahmore.
Fl ltl lt Al 111 II IMM.s.
The Increased lltislness of Xarnnnali
Necessitated the Ofetltin of n Nexv
Mnrlile Po*fnfVlc,
The federal government possesses two ,
public buildings—ih. rustom House, a
gtunite er. tsd before the <Tvil
Wmi u J until last v .*ar it. coinniidatel
tne sitting- of the I'nlted Htites (MrcuU
*urt •.! Idstrict Courts, .r.d court ofli
•dal** it now known n* the Custom
H"iia bill id ll g The t'olleror of the
Fort of C • t’*. J H Deveaux. ani
hi- . ieri il for.-c occupy the ,t*si- t part
•if th* first flooi. while **. the Federal
ofll lals othtrr than these of fh* is*tHl
servt. •*. th* court*, ihe flnited Btates **n
glneers, the Wrather bureau, and tlie
iwnslon xnnilnlng surgeon, are quartered
111 the granite building
Tii* •'• ii.t\ growth of Sivnnnuh com
felld tr-* government to < i urvnther
oui.dlttg to u- - .tiinuxlut. the deman<l The
postofh-i, th- Fnli**l States engineers
;r;d ;. W.iitucr fUirsatl had long been
In Mnt*u quarters, while th* raclllfioe for
coiMluotlng th courts in th** old tmilding
w*er* ai liquated ami circumscribed last
vor th* new I rR.d States t*ourt Mouse
tnd PosfofHrif tnilkiing was .omplete*! and
furr.b*li**d at m cost of more than half u
million dollars. It ie a magnificent cdl
fl. e of dcorgta and Tennessee marble on
it cr ik. foundation, the lnterj.r marble
d-.-or.iil.ais being a blending f the rloh
-••t veined marbles fr.nu It.t bin qnarrter
The w.kvl finish is nm i canv, and the
prlt tfstl furniture is muhog n> and
-I rt**r and oak W ith basement ft ts of five
ri h and t*wr It !. heated by steam,
;*• old nnd hot water scrvlte .inl is 11-
lumlr a ted by l*oth gas and electrirlty
Tit** fMi'.-cnaer e> valor Is opcraiel by
electricity The bn-*m**nt is given up to
the machinery and imllnr department, fuel
-trag.* r.ectrlclan's room. • arrlers* wait
ing room, railwnv poftofn.-e clerks and
transfer clerks and toilet rooms Post
•n •*-•! Joseph I>>!. . who srrvetl a post
niM-'.r uruier President Harrison, Is the
: to..liin *>f the building The flrt fl.aor
t- .iv. t up entirely to the iosf.il s.-rvlc
wait nird "tne oftl s eoch for the post -
rii. t. r and his as ist.tnt. Mr T A Witr
lit- tii** latter raving served continuous
> ns a>-h‘tnt |s?*rmiister utslcr four d
-mii istr ii> • iw*. .f *a. h poilil *i) party
Tiie gros* r* elpts of th* postoffl* for the
fiscal y. ar ended June j, iso*, were in ex
• > of ati*l were greater than for
•he year when an army ranging from 10 -
-••• to :•••* eoidlcrs wrre encamp'd n
Savannah, showing In this Instance
thAt tiie i-.-t.l hitslnet- ha*, steadily in
•re ise.j by reason c-f th* pr Sj.erous
growth of Savannah. The \oiuinc of ti:*
money order buntatt for th- year w*ns
two mil.ion do! art The reglttry division
did the largest business in its history, and
in or.e week 1.203 local pl*C*s were
•nken In for dispatch. More tnn 2&.000
pieces of mail are handled dally The sale
of stnrtxp was th<* largest In lh** hlstorv
of the pest ofll re, and sales rondnue io
I show a lissdy Increase The tr.*.* de
livery system reqtiires twenty-three cr
rjeral and uellverits ar* made
dally in the business e**t! n and to hotels
About 4*'" lock hues tie In service whlb*
- the general <leliver) require* the * instant
attendance of ( clerk from * a. m t j *
p m
tn the floor la found the t'lr ult
Vnirt r*rm Mn I ton A Pardee presiding
Judge. Ju lg* - chamber aral private ofll.’e
law library pa'er.t r.iom ofllres of the
Weather Bureau, of the !* * ( ffi e In
s(ertor th*- Pension omitting Burgeon.
*rwl the -.\eral r*m of tiie I’ttl <*• I
State-* Kt gineer and hiw clerical and en
gineering force
<n the f ;ird floor are the I"ni e*l St ten
Tistrict Court Room II ft F.morv H|teer,
prepidtng Jurlfff*. I>lstri’t judge's r' ane
iw-rs and prlvat* of!', #* #f the Id-trl.t At
lory. Park *f the Court*. Fnl’e 1 States
M#ir-l<al jury and witness room* Tlie
floor above .ontalns store r.orne In whl'*b
are the archieves of the courts and the
r-everai FVderal fll* es l##l.w In th* first
.1 . y. ; 0 . ... r - 4 ..vU #*>*!. tmf |1
AVfwihcr Bureau, while various l*s:ru
mentt of th* bureau are 1 >cat.-.| on th*
r*xf Kl# ru lamp r*- a* a hI t. the
inwor on the T#q floor, which throw th* Ir
• let oi light far down th* harbor to pilot
the incoming mariner
The erection *f tHI?- egpensive nnd hind
<*m** marbi** building is at* elegant recog
nition paid by th. Federal government to
the growing Impnrt.irw*© **f Bavarnah,
Much tf ti*e cr.-dlt for preentlng t*e
n* —d* .f the building •• th** proper au
thorities at Washington a due the mem
•.'dti t I I
Rufus I! I,.*ster
The I niton larlntngr nnd thr Natan
null lA.nr*l of I rode n* l'net*ra In
the t It*'* I’rogre**.
A. guardian of the mercantile Interes’e
of Suvantah there are *w> loriles which
have separately mvl cd e. tiv* ly lo e
much to stimulate the gr wth cf our com
merce The Aav.innah Exotiang**
ind the Bond of ’l*Ta.ie These ji.-t tu
ti*rc have always leen foremost In alll tf
enterprise** that promle**-l to of • . .**
to tlie cr.y. They have particularly tak* rv
• leading part in encouraging the * o
dra, ih>ti of n.uv ral.was an- t*. So <irt
icaii. an*l in h# • tirttg appr**pri at ion - for
tfr. deepening of • h** • hannel to j*-rnit
\> re? drawing iw.-nty-*!* t to f*<v*a In
tial out **f the hnrbor Th* Savannah
<*<P*n lixehange was organized in lv J
and t* quArtere<| In i tull*ling of Its ow
costing a I *ou f.'#*oo It hits an #*m *•
chip cf 157. and is govern** 1 by a Hoard of
fur* tors of nine meml ore. Mr ’ A
Shear'.*© J.** th** presMenf. J I* Wili ams
vt e president. J P Merr*h-w. up rln
tondent
The Savannah Hoard *f Trade w • **r-
I
St-.res Ehichangt i I In ilia fotloarlng
*r wt* r*'rg.nl**.l **s th*’ H f .l • f
Trade Its ineinb*r'-blp 1 7*> and tf* g'*v
. rn*d by a dir* toiy of ten rn* m r
-r*apt Daniel <1 Purse is pro-idem, t.eor/a
W Tiademan vt •• i*r ••"*l*‘n and C I-
Chewiiuit stiperintend* r t
HITF.It NA \ h.ATIOV
% l.lne of kteaniboata •**) *be **ivnn
nali Hltrr •* and From Angiixta.
N mritter w'bnt branch f industrial en
terprise mat -• proje t.*i th* r* * rl* *
transportation adwintag* Savannah
4i *-■"> must I** 1 • n?ll-r**l Th* k S* . t*i
nnh river, from which th** city taken R*
name, to Augusta. I** traversed b>
stejimhoats the Southern TANARUS tnsp*r
ration Company - line, rh*t carry freight
at the minimum, and touch at every m- i
portiit.r piantatintt and landing 1" •*'* * *
the two cities Their saeamers ply semi
weekly. irrylng passenger- and fr*|ght
tnd possess ample whurf un#l w \ rehottS'*
ao'fltnfnolations l*th a* Bavannah and
Augusta Much of tlie territory uoolering
the Savannah river r*nln- t l- dev* I
oped and when the ~a.g halting bond *.f
'•r.terprls* is exrr*-nl*-.i to much **f • •*
uncultivated arid itUuviai valley ar *1
ests that border the river, the valii* l
the st*amers plying th* e watirs w II b**
more fuMv r*all*ed and fit*' wi.l hive
their f tsl I share In the development on.l tn
the prow petit \ that is the handmablen of
iv* .1 rllra iKi energy.
rOTTTON nil. I Alb.l ld i%\-
I P4(TI HKD \T % \ ANA AII.
% Plea for Other Indnalrlea to Farth
er It. One the tMI nt Home Into
Inlilr %rttcles.
Tha irwintifa ture of cottonseed oil i*
uiv Industry pro tically in the < bry ills
• fate, although extensive pants are turn
Ing out a quality of cottonseed oil here
whtch is In gr* at deman*! In this country
and Kuro|H (i. rmany import mu h of it ,
direct, where R Is refined and substitutes
f.r buttrr nnd lard are minttf.t t';r I from
it There Is no reason why this import
ant Uidustry should n a increase and Ba
vannnb twixm* not only th# center >f th*
manulncture anl shipment of th*- valua
ble oil from th* cotton seed, but that n
further process of mar ufacime h*>nM be
taken up here as It h profitably been
done In the North and in Eutop** If the
roft art seed oil, by pro* esses of refln*
metit .an be converted into tab a nril* !e
elsewhere, ecoromb* condlilou* all favor
tliat conversion at th* l h- mr of the cotton
se-d This I* i kindred problem to th;it
of the economic hamlling of the staph*
Ifeif In proximity to Its place of ctiitiia
s
t. AM TMR l*H INr ll* %I. 11.1.1 MIN % NT.
A Well Hqulpped Plant for ftapply
the Ib'ii' * f)nn ml for l.luhl-
Ing and ll* nflog
The principal Ulutnlnonl In the res!d**n
tial portions f the city is gu, which
Is supplied to a home corporation, hav
Inga compb telv e*|iii|>p**l plant that **n
attire It t<> meet the 1 maml u|s>n i
f**r heating and iightina In this climate ,
very few- culinary departments are con- !
aWlered either c.onfortable or c<itn|>lete
without a gi’* rung* so that when it I*
considered that g.i' Is used wherever
elactrbdty Is used in th* business quarter,
arvd In all p'illln biiHdlnga. almost x
cluslvrly In private residences and large
ly for cooking nnd h*ttng pur|w*s*?*. it
requires a large otiFuy. ttlht extended |i!**
in#*-, to meet the .l.rntrai **f . *ii\ *>t
stich an ffe nisi -on tin tin II y extending area
b*4b of which are fullv provided by th*
i The change some years ago
of illuminating the etr.ets nnd square
h* not Intpalretl the enterprise, as the
demand for xas as an iliumlnant and
heating agency has so st*aly that
Improvements and enlargements have
b **n of frequent recurrence, while mains
ar. being wmtlnuoliy being extend* I to
wit n (be |WI
The stock is principally held In Bavan
rwih.
tn a i in* i b tsrmnir\
t nod Honda and Drives Have in
crensetl the t'arrlagr Dsmsail.
The carriage and wrngort industry of Hn
i v..rnah is one of gn at importan* *■. Th* re
,r<* half doxen wheelwright - uq.* in
B.ivannah. ivher** vehl *es ir* mantif.i
tured. but the manufacture *f carriage*
! phaetons. road-crts and wagons is not
arrlcd on up*a an extensive scn*e by
plant adapted to turning out l;trg. oMcrs
The supply of road arts farm wagons
M and vehicles of All dlscrlpttons is pr.n
cipafly drawn from the factories of the
North nr.4 West The large and growing
demand for vehicles supports more that!
ore well Stocked estah.lshmsnt tn Savan
nah. as the cotfon district And rosin And
turpentine forms outlaying require large
supplies While tne *b*ve|r>pment of the
I.*ounfry and the instruction of elegant
drives or*l roadways has increased the
demand for carnages and phaeton*.
THE INDUSTRIAL SOUTH.
IT IN MAKING ITN WAY TO ttlir.AT
pitoai*Kit mr.
It Is to He the t ontrollla* Influewe#
In the l*rMl Metis e Industries of the
I nlferf st N t#.—4 miltias All Fav
orable for n Transference of lot
ton Ailinufnelurr Near the Itaae of
Nupply t limafe. Faol, Material
snd l.ahor I'otent Faotora to Bring
About the Itrsnlt Predicted.
In a re *v.t arti* ,e in an Atlanta paper
reviewing the probablit les of greater in
du-tria, a* tivity in the South, the writer
*ay.
The fact that the South Is grudually
. w r If-, way toward great prosperity
ir* i* rn*r,str. .| n©t so much in the In
r* is#* in the number of ooms and spin
•l r a by the general drift and tendency
which thl Increase denotes For accom
panvli.g tiie new cot*on mills and follow
ing them will corn** ot ier productive In
•lustries in all lines in which profit is as
sure I.
T* *• hanl-headed builneaa men ©f tha
North tirwierstai.d full w*ll that In aft,
dues of mantiflacture which d*-p*nd on
■ tt**r irt n. steel and wood for tiier raw
material, no section In the world ran com
|.-f** with trc South Any Northern or
Rast* tn manufucturer who has tkrn the
tioub’e to investig.ut* the conditions ex
istlng here will make hi admission prl
v. though h* will IWI consent to a
pub 1 m nof ht* view* with his name at
t 11*bed Hut each and ev*-r> one of them
kn*iv wnat Is c.vning and un<ierstxnds
p.• r!eft y eel. that the Bouth in the course
of time is to be the controlling influence
li, t productive Industrie# of ihe I'nlted
Htater.
Our cotton crop 1* so important, and
has been lor so k>ng llte of the
trad* and business of the Bouth that it is
nutur l that the first movement of the
ltd a trial Bouth Is devoted to an effort
io truik* that crop more valuable. This
is r.attiral. Nevertheless, tiie conditions
w*M i r< r ier It p.ssi* e for the to
rival jta lure o*t n more profitably than
it r.n h'* manufactured tn other sections
npp . t. * tn<st every other productlA'e ln
du*-tr> that an le mention#*!. Certainly
ti *•■•• c*rKliiioriH apply t* all ti# staple
* ••nitn* *Htif t ver an exieiulol region in
th- B*uth. Iron *?•- evil and llm** ll*'
side t) over v.**t areas virgin for
♦ t .ist t ir tio'i* ami over millions
-ind million* of broad acres an equable
• .lrn.e -pre.tds its sheltering and life-glv
ti g wlugs
N**w Ki.glmd trruinuf i'turers wrho j*er
lhi in >l.utting their eyes to farts a way
from ri*rn* declare that the Bouth has
"ch* ap labor" This term, by .in assovi
.itlon *f id* iv suggestf wag* *• as low .vs
these (* •Id in Mexico and India where the
liilnjr market I* full to o\**rf!owlrg This
is wrl.it Mr IC.iwa!<i Atkinson mans
w. h** says that tlie "cheap labor" of
* , South wi.l prove to b*- very co-tly in
the end.
Hut wuat the South bos. nr,*! what It
will c. niitiue !•* have long a* th* wage
r.?•* conforms to actual condition* Is
du n** r labor than the North and Kav-t
hii employ The wag. aof laloi are in
varlab.y arid inevitably regulated by the
• oi.ditt tm f living by rents, by cost of
to* <l. cl **hlng un i fuel leaving out ©f
vl* w th* ondl l>ns w hich prev ill w hen
ther* I*. ♦ - irjkus of labor ir any given
* : *-. md which have some influence
on w ig*- the average rate of wages is
based oi .nd le regulated by the cost of
living I.vlnvr Is n*t he,ip**r in the Bouth
beciiu.**- of its tneffl, i*n y liut becu*e the
•••st •( ;iVI * g i* n. i **r here than in the
Nor i. Take w it in * Ivilixed country
is ihe v. \ first item of living lail**r must
have a shelter for tis head, and this shel
ter must *nforin o the cllmatf The
houe* built for working |*a>| le in the
North it. i I. ir-t • --j near v twice as much
a- thos* built for the same purpo# tn
the Bouth, t i**r-forc, renis must be
higher Th* price of food is higher, and
the . ost of fuel is n*.trl> twke as much
in tin* Hast i It 1 in the South. The
sim* 1 m*> I*#* s iid *'f clothing It must
b* heavier and thi* k-r t uin in the Bouth,
md therefote. it vsts m>re
In *ihort. it may t** .t*l that the wage
earner in th* South who receives II- a
a k make m*r** that is to say. lias a
la k** r niirgln of |r**flih atal eavii g> than
th** V4.*k* *'arn**r in th* North who is paid
|> i w-*k This is why it Is possible for
th** Souihern manufacturer in any given
iin*- t * nld ns much value to the raw
iii.ii' rial n his N* rtl.em it a
**>*t \**r> mu. h |e.4s. As his margin of
sroflts If* a gteat deal wl*|er he ran. In
times **f hnan* .at sres sell his goo*U
or his produ* t** much cheaper than the
Northern manufacturer
'lo the cilmati*' conditions prevailing
ov*r r.iosi of th*- B*uth must le added the
lhf ill conditions which hnve brought
the r.iw n.uterlMl of Iron in contact with
the ni'iirai pr.alu ti necessary to |eit It
In is! ipe tor working into marketable
comnvdltlcs D is as impossible for capi
tal • Di * r* the*** conditions as it is for
.i k* r after go and not to take advantage
of .i di-covery of the precious metal.
While it Is true that capital hns Ignored
them for many year*, that fa* t has been
due to various circumstances which time
has At last over, omt
T<*-lay there is but one <b#t~l* in the
way. and that i the fact th*t millions
upon nd.lions of <Kilnrs are tnveate*! In
os.h | hints sr the North. These p ants
must l* run. They cannot l>e trmsferr#*!
to tae Boutn mv* it tremendous loss. an>i
they will not be uhandoned until Buth
etn iimj>HJMon much m* re Imisirtani
than it is lik*‘i> to become for n nnv
n its * shall first wltnes- the gradual
trai sferei.* * of the rot ion mill inlustry
.* th* Buth. * movement which r* quires
tlm*. and then we i-hall see otiier in
lustrle; coming hither, oil impel,ed by
tn** same motives that Impedes! the Car
negie S eel Company to build its plant
In the iron and * ke-produclng region of
Rennsy Iv itnia
T- •• mention of this great romiwny calls
to mt*.l the rumor that It has recently
pur ‘ as'l ext* ( give Bessemer re pr**per
n* at I, an**. T*x This purchase, if the
rum r ther*-f s* true, was undoubted!)
ma*le wi h *n • e o the future develop,
ment of that region * the she of ir n
ind steel wuk In Georgia th'-re are
vast d* i*o*dts* of mown hem. Kite re and
this wi I in and *uJ tedly invite the lexurrect
tng It it I of aptta
During th* first ix month* of the pr***.
ent ir WB. >'*x new spindles have ieen
i contracte*! for in the South. These spin.
l s siHn.l for an Investment of about
-
it* 1 t** i #*-" g 1 which stands next to
' Bouth Carolina, with its 349.2 ft? spindles
ntru *1 for sin e the first of January.
FIF.II>. Ft rft >T %M NTH RAM.
'mnnnnh'a Oiilblnu Forrafa, Field*
is tt l Nfrenttt* Allrsetlir to Ihr
aportsmnn.
Within i few hours ride by steamboat,
or on horseback, may be found gam# In
a him da nee Not only woodcock, snipe,
•j tall, dove* and w ild ducks of all species,
l ut nobler gam* . such as the red deer,
b* ur. the wild cm. fox and otter, w'hlie
l.t both the fresh and salt water streams
and sounds the fisherman can have his
choice of great varieties of game fish wttn
which the waters team There are houses
making a specialty of all that Is modern
in equipping hunting and fishing outfits,
which embrace only guns and cart
ridge* 141* every hing the angler con de
sire for Ashing under the shady nm*k. in
the deep sound, or on tha blackflah banks
• tn the ocean off Tybea
bit ft-HI AM) NAFF ATABFEg.
LI KE CAHBON,
IJvary Btabie. Corn*otes Let by the
Hour or by the Day on Rea
sonable Terms.
Corner Broughton and Abe ream Streat*
Savannah, Qa.
THOMAS F. OLE ABO N it CO,
livery and Hoarding Stable,
Telephone 27
1!2 Bryan Street. East. Savannah, Oa
ummirA.
Teieplione W
GFXYItOIA BTKAM LAFNDRY,
110 Congress Street. West,
Savannah, Oa
Gird wood a Clifr. Prof'rtetora.
savannah STEAM LAT'NDRY CO..
11 Corigress Btrect, West.
Fine Laundry Work.
MFA^KN(• I7H AND lIKI.IVERY,
President. Bupt md Manager.
THE BAVANNAM
DISTRICT MK:TSENGKK AND DELIV
ERY COM I'ANY,
Telephone 2 S2l Contcre** Street. West
General Druyag**
Furniture Packed. Mov**l and Storrd
Can*'tN Taken lp, Renovated by the
Latest Improved Machlner\ and Re
laid in Best Possible Manner
% % \ Ali 8 IOIU9B.
Agency of the
ANTR’ERP NAVAL STORES CO.,
C. Schwarz and H Wei hart. Managers.
Bnvnnnnh. Oa.
Cable address. Cefs hwarz.
J P WUHamr.
President Vice I‘resident.
J P WILLIAMS COMPANY.
Office. H Hay Street Has*
Stores. S3 Sft and 227 Hay Street. Baal.
Naval Store* fNitton. Whc*l*s I*' Grocers
and Provision Dealers.
Savannah, Ga.
W C Row**ll. president. H F. Bullard,
R B Powell. c D l^iMwln.
Secretarv nnd Tr**ns \ Dr* Presidenla.
SOFTHKHN NAVAL STOKES <>.
Commission Merchant*,
122. 124 and l*'. Bryan Street. East.
Savannah. Gn
HrancheH; Jacksonvi.le. Fls, Fernsn
dlr.a. Fin.
Directors—C I. Bnldwin. \1 W Reach.
H. F. Huilard. W. C. Powell. A Se*orna
John Tl Young, C B Ellis,
President. Vice President.
J W Motte. Jr. Be**, m*l Tre.is.
THE ELLIB YOENG COMPANY,
Commission Meretmnt*.
Naval Btore- Factors WIIO Ile fjro'ers.
Savannah ar *1 Hrunewi* k Ga
J W Hunt. P L Peacock,
President. Ist Vice President
I* McNeil, John K Harris,
2nd Vice President 3.1 Vice President.
W J Kell) . Be- an I Tr*xy
PEACOCK -H ENT A WEST CO .
Naval S’ores Fa*'tors anl Wholaaale
Grocers.
Savannah. Ga.
Branch t'dflc©. New Y’ork.
Branch Grocery House. Jacksonville.
Fla.
Robert W Paterson. Edmund B. Naeh.
President. V. Pres A G#*n Mngr
Walter ("oney Adam G La?t*.
2nd Vice President, B**-cretars*
George II Hevens. George Brlngolf,
Assistant Manager. Asst B*cr*tiry,
G*orge M ltoftrlmnn. Treasurer.
PATERSON DOWNING COMPANY'.
Huvarumh Ga.
Branch Offices S' Johns N F : St
John. N H . Wilmington. N. C.. Savan
nah. Ga. Mobile, Ala.
Correspond!, g Agent* The Downing
Cos., Brunswick Ga ilu f Nnval St**res
Cos.. Pensaccbi < larr.ihe'.l* Tampa, Fia.
Cable Aldr**ss Putersuvi. New Yark.
Oil,). HONIN'. ETC.
THE SOUTHERN COTTON OIL CO.
City Office. 2rt' Buy Street. East,
Savannah, Go,
L W Haskell. Manager.
~ s r bhotter company,
(of W'es? Virginia.)
Rogln and Spirit* T\ir|*entlne. Rosin OI!
ar*l Pitch.
E. S PLAYER,
Special Agent,
Prandnrd OH Cos.. Savannah Branch.
PKIMTKIM AND 4TITIOXKN4.
BRAID A HETTY >N.
Printing Publishing Bookbin !g. Blank
Book Mamifacturing.
10. 12 and 14 Whitaker Ht Savannah. Ga
Telephone "Cl*. Blank Rook-
Our own Flat Opening Blank Rtv*k
guaranteed to !•• the bst and most dura
ble mad#
Telephone 417.
WM. N. NICHOLS.
Late of Fretwel! A Nl hoi*.
Printer. Stationer. Paper Dealer,
5 and 7 Bay Btrcet. West. Savannah. Ga.
JOHN W FRHTWELL,
Paper and Stationery,
Savannah G.
PI % NOB %N D tlHti ANS.
THE CABLE COMPANY,
Manufacturer* of High Grade Pianos and
Organs,
14* and 14S Whitaker Street. Savannah. Ga.
Conover. Cable. Kingsbury Pi tnos.
Chicago Cottage Organ*.
Cable, Conover nn l Kingsbury Piano*
Beat Made.
THE CABLE CO..
144 Whitaker Street.
PANTS AND fHIIIT MFORI.
AMERICAN^!MANUFACTfRXNO^Ca,
Mohr Broa.. Proprietor*.
Manuficturers of Pant* Shirts. Overall*
*n*l Drawer*.
Ca**!fn*r* an*) Jeans INnh Our Specialty.
234 to 23* Broughton St W . Savannah Ga.
Factory 422 Bryan Bt, Weft
PAIBTB AND VAX If lilt.
F J Coo I edge.
F J. COOLEDGE A PRO .
Dealer* in Bruahe*. Window and Plat*
Gla**. Paint and Varaiah Makarx
Atlanui Savarvnan. <*a
Membar* of the Natk>raal Window Glaxt
Jobbers AseocUnoto.
Telephone 771.
SOUTHERN TAINT. GL*ABB AND
WALL PAPER CO.,
Paint*, Otla, Etc.,
Savannah. Ga.
*• |1 KHU.
denT^^^v*
Oy*ter and Fruit Packer,
Cannerie*: Bame*ville, Ga.. Thunder
bolt. Ga . BlufTton. S. C„ St. Helena I*l
- S C.
Main Office, Saxwnnah, Ga.
PMO l iM.lt \ Rifts %ND MFIXLLIOYN
V^- FOLTV-'a CO..
Succeexor* to Franklin A Folti of 111
Bull street, are the only manufacturer* in
the South who carry a complete line of
,photo Jewelry' and medallions.
RICE.
Geo. J. Ml,la. Secretary and Treasurer.
Arthur B. Elliott, Manager.
PLANTERS RICE NULL CO..
Savannah. Ga.
W. G MORRELL,
Wholesale Dealer In Rice,
Established 1*74 H Bav Street.
HNILROAD* 1(0 *TF % M*lf IP*.
George INtvons, President J II Fall,
First Vice Preeldent Henry F*ar*omi
Be* ••nd Vice President If M L#ofton,
General Mai,Mg*-r H C Bmagh. Super
intendent K J Thomae. Jr.. Rer.rerara'
and Auditor J H. Jehrveton. Treemirer
K J Thomas. Sr , Eng4r.#*er
SAVANNAH THT*NDERH< LT AND
ISLE OF HOPE RAILWAY',
Savannah, Ga.
PLANT SYSTEM OF RAILWAYS,
W. B. Denham. General Superintendent,
Savannah. Ga,
E S John. Vice President and General
Manager. H. W. B Glover, Freight
Traff Manager. Ch*. R. Capps, Gen
eral Freight Agent. A Pope, Aset. Gen
eral Fright Agent.
SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY,
1 Freight Traffic Ibqairtmerst, Savannah.Ga,
Elton A. Smith. Preeldent. Law re no©
K 1 ly. Vice Preaident. Geo. A Cosen*
Secretary and Treasurer.
THE SAVANNAH LIGHTERAGE AND
TRANSFER CO.
Office, 2* Bay Street. Kant. Savannah. Oa
MERCHANTS AND MINERS TRANS
PORTATION CO .
Savannah Agency.
J J Carotin. Agent. Savannah. Ga
Boston Line—Baltimore. Norfolk. New
p->rt News and Boston
Providence Line—Baltimore, Newport
New*. Norfolk and Providence
Savannah Line--Baltimore and Pax-an
na h
j Jacob Paulsen, Presklent H. M C.
Smith. Superintendent. W F. McCau
!#>'. Secretary .and Treasurer.
THE PROPELLER TOWBOAT CO.
Office 21 Bay Street, East. Savannah. Ga
Tug* with Steam Pump* and Wrecking
Appurtenances.
SOUTHERN TRANSPORTATION CO,
Savannah, Ga
W. T Gibson General Manager
Steamers W. S Cook. H. O Day, Ethel,
Santee.
Savannah to Augutta, Tuesdays and
Friday*. 6 p m.
RK 11. ESTATE AND INN F.NTMBYT*.
J. H Eat 111. M J Solomon*.
Pr*-a.dent Sec and Trea*
CHATHAM REAL ESTATE AND IM
PROVEMENT CO..
Ofll re, li Br>'ti St East. Savannah. Oa.
Org.iraized l*Sft
C I! Dorsett. Vice President W'm. Ke.
hoe. President Pro Tern. F. W Garden,
Aset Sec anl Trea*.
C H DORSETT,
Real Estate Dealer and Auctioneer.
22 Congress St . West, Savannah, Ga.
CITIZENS INVESTMENT COMPANY
Officer*—E A Cutt*. President. F E
K<*Utwdi. Vice President ("haa F Ful
ton. Se.*reiary. H I Frank, Treasurer
Ja*. R. Cain, Attorney.
Muke lonr>* on real e*t.\te and buy real
! estate for investment Capital. finoon.AO.
Par value #f etock. STADO per share
Office. Room 4. Board of Trade Bldg.
• IRCiIIAU
AIIBii MBDICAL ANtT HTRiTirA?.
INSTITUTE,
114 IJb-r>’ Street, \Vt , Scrnnnah, Ofc,
Expert B(>r(iiU,- In All Chronlr Ttlioyw
Dr J D. Prorrrr. Mnlkal Dlrrctor.
■ 1 -L
--ITRDIXIIIP AE\T*.
J F MINIS * CO,
Pommlwlon Mrr-'han, And Slaarmhlp
Agent*,
Savannah, Ga.
Cablr Addrrm "Minle." Savannah.
BTRACHAN A CO..
Strain and Sailing Ship Rrnkrr*. Loading
and Fmlaht Rrokr, Forward
ink An(,
Savannah. Ga
c.-.hlr Addrr.,, Stnn-hnn. t"* Waikina*
A. 11. C., or Sroti'a Codr?,
-Churchill Line."
A F CIU RCHILIa.
Siramahlp and Foreign Forward ng Agent.
Cable Addrr*, "IVrrlfas,” Savannah. Oa.
WatktM, S:otf#ar.d A. B. C CodM.
STOVES.
O M ROSENORANT,
Export foop.rag..
Savannah, Ga.
Branch..: MobUa and Tenaacot^
thbaters.
SAVANNAH Til BA ter!
Tha Gnaenwall Theatrical CircAt Cos
Owner.
Fred O. Wat., Manag-r.
1 niiftkui. ~ '
John H. Fox Jntnr. s \\ I_l.
Trlaphona 37*.
FOX It VVEEKR.
T'odartaker, and Fxnl^lmr,
11J Liberty Str.-i. W.,’,
Savannah. Ga
Tbuipho* F. A\D TBLEtmTni
I. M. Hawkins, Manager,
SAVANNAH TELEPHONE EXOIANMe
of Southern Bell Telephone and
Telegraph Company.
Savannah, Ga.
WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH 00.,
L. J. Maxwell. Manager.
No. 7 Bull Street.
THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH-CABLE 0.
In Connection With the
Commarctal Oablo Company. Rcachv't AU
Partu of the World
New Line*, wulck Hervir** and rVaurte 4
Attantban.
P. II Hughe*. Manager
wammm mm iiii
THE HI SINES* YEAH OF
("dltorlal Review of **tlf armry
Reaalta.
The following i* a conservative editor,*!
reume of the buelncxs niuiadon at th.
cloa# of the trade year fink.l Aug
which appeared In the column* ©f tin*
paper *>n the 7lh of fteptembar last. * k
we have obtained permi*lon to re;r -
due#, a* embodying, in euccinct form th*
impreftion of the writer after a * ■ ;}.
eratlon the trade rt-epect* for the p- ri-d
under re\ lew
The review of {Hannah's butineek ir
the bunine** year of lW*f IF*. whi ii~x#
present this morning, shvn* tha* tr*
yer a*a* one of tn* moet proep* r u
the city* history. Buein***- wa*
iti atjout every line, nnd th** volum** of .
was consider*!;*4y greater than that >' • -
prevlpu* year It lea ru* that there tt
• failing ©rY of h few thouaund ~.>
xln the cotton receipt*, in nnqwtrl* **.
the previous vmr> receipt*, but that *4*
<4x Mig to the *hortiie** of the ©nap A*
a matter of fact the percen’ag#* of t*>
crop which Savannah received, a.*#-
•Iderabiy greater than that of l v
vkHj* year, ahowlng that *
mor * than holding h#*r own us u n.**ai
p*>rt. nnl that eiie |n #!*adily wt
th# area from widch she draws •
The naval More* r*cetp4* w r#> irc
were al*> those of iumter Th tup a
|ricen re vived for cotton during *r*
greater part of th. year, and the tx .
lent price* which rmvnl storett romrr..
ed. urnt the high price* which iurr.fwr
brought, up to June |a*t. made trade
all line* of merchandising very h ti\# Tb#
wholeeaie grocery and dry good* hr i*e*
had a letter buein#*** than ever
and It lx eafe to xay that they great.)-
widened their sphere* of tnfluen A.i
of the railroad* entering the city xr-owed
increase#! earning*. Owing to the pmt
price* which farm product* brought,
there m*.ax a great deal of cnm*-y in • ir.*,.
lotion In the country. an*i con*e#|tienfl)-
the countr> merchant* eere g,w-i i*-
tomere <if tne city** wi,olcxale t.o'iir % .
There w i> therefore .1 nod-■••able irwr>w
in the volume of freight That lx one
of the reaxonx why the earning- of the
ra:!r.idx showed tip xo well
The increase in railroad traffic n#i in
the volume of bualne**. offered .ti ntloraj
opportunities f4r labor. nni con*eepjently
f hroughc>ut the year there %v 1* v# ftw
Idle p#*op- x *qt thoe who w l to
le idle There wax plent) of w k
good wage*. an#l ax the rexult * r‘tli
merchant* were well *mtlefled wtr‘. the
year s buxineax In their res pert tv# tne*.
YY hen the demand for latxjr lx etr*ng
they are bound t.> proxper
Tner* wax. throughout the year, mark'd
activity In re*. e*uae. There w* .1 wt! 1 -
Ingnea* to pay fair prices for buiMing
ftotx. and the nutnler of house* #-*
wax large The wtcady grwth whi ■ tr.e
| r|t> ha* had I*r yearx wax w-: main
tained. Probably the xuabien rt' ia
i price* of building materials, which oc
rurrrd aom** months agof check**#! nuld
ing M>tnewhat for ihort tlm* t*v the
demand for dwellings, together with more
1 moderate price* for but ding ni itena >.
won gave tMiiidmg contractor* aiwu U
the w*ork they couhl ik
The terminal of the Seaboard Air Una
on Hutchlnxon'x leland le the m**- r**.l
hie Improvement of the year Avery
large amount of money ha* been spent
| upon tt. an l it |>rovlde* facilities ‘or
handling a large amount of corrmwe.
A notable imtirov*m*ni of th** |,r#fent
year lx the proje. trd union depot. Work
will be begun on it within a couj k of
month*, and it H probable that within
nn*her year Savannah will have in#
flneat union niilnad de|*>t In the South.
Since the I*#t annual review the S>uth*
ern Raliwa) has come into Savannah.
There i* no do\bt that it wll, contrlhu'e
a gr*M deal to Ihe city'* bu*lne
ptt*|erlty. YY'lth *uch arm* of commerce
as the Ontral of Geargia Raiiwa' ‘he
I’lant By*tem, the Seaboard Air Lit • '* *
the Southern Railway, Savannah ought
to proxper greatly, and rapidly ii err**#
in |s)(Milailan ami wealth
The renxux will whom !iat her rota
tion haw ln< r*i| about 2ft |*er cent etnc*
lwori That l* not a phenomenal lnr#a*e.
Still, it 1* about th** average of .Ymer n
cltie# it Indknte* a h#*althy atwi xt'Nely
growth Savannah ha* nmr teen •
boom town Her progrea* hae baen *t*a4>.
however, ami her grotrth xoild The thing
*he need# Jhi now nvre than anything
ele© 1* a IfttCa*- more public eplrlt from
citizen*. If they wIU but work harnk>-
nlouely. energetically and alnrere;) to*
gether for the welfare of the city Savan
nah will *how an increaxe in populathwi of
y> per cent when the ccnxux i* token :
IftlO She hae the ad van tog#* for becom
ing a large city.
iiirvcitfs Ann AiTißkmii.F^.
The Asphalt noalevard* and Ftn#
Read# adopted to the Awfom<hH*
and Rlcgele.
With her many mile* of aaphalt. gnr I **
and vitrified brick boulevard* and adth
the many fine roadway* lending out fr v 1
the city in every direction, no pia<
better adapte#J for the uxe of the au * 1! <v
bile and the bicycle, and probably n * • 1
of It* #lze In thl* country - n 1
bicycle* In u*e aa Savannah. Not on!) H
the bicycle a vehicle ©f pleasure, but
- In UR by the me**enger* of the *!••
graph and delivery companie*. p,*et.!
ter carrier* and police. An autonohi*
service within the city 1* projected tn
city authortitea having grant*-#! a * r ® r ’_
chlze for thl* unique innovation <v
metropolitan oab Aa a reault of tn
moit general u*o of the bicycle, there
•everai hand*om#ly furr.Jihed and
•forked bicycle eetablUhment* and rr •
•hop* in the city and all the 1
manufacture* of wheel* are r JP r *‘ ,
by the latent model* of chatnlee*
other dealgn* of bicycle* Bicycle 1 ’
ment* are projected for the cooler m run*.
ami bicycle parti** to the rural dl#tic a
are p|ea*ing feature* of Savannah
door life