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THOMAS PURSE, Secretary,
Savannah Board of Trade
Savannah is the largest and most important seaport on
the South Atlantic Coast; is located in latitude 32%° north, and
81%° west, and is situated on the south bank of the Savannah
River 12 miles from the Atlantic Ocean by an air line and 18
miles by water.
Savannah's average temperature for the year is 67°:
Spring, 66°; Summer, 80°; Autumn, 69°; Winter, 52°. Sa
vannah, taken as a whole has a climate that is more equable
than any interior point—the heat of summer and the cold of
winter being decreased and ameliorated by the equalizing effect
of the constant sea breezes, and its healthfulness accentuated
by the sea ozone that freshens and vitalizes to a degree un
known except near the coast. Snow has occurred but four
times during the past 44 years.
Savannah has a population of 90,000.
Savannah as a port handles for the southeastern section of
the United States a larger volume not only of the basic com
merce, but commerce of every kind, than any other port that
serves this section.
Savannah's terminals cover approximately 5,000 acres.
Each wharf is connected with the several trunk lines, thus
affording the most economical handling and the greatest possible
dispatch of freight.
The connections at Savannah are 'incomparably superior to
those of any other South Atlantic Port. Connections by rail
embrace all of the most important railroads in the .southeast
and include the Seaboard Air Line Railway, Atlantic Coast Line
Bailway, Central of Georgia Railway, Southern Railway, Sa
vannah & Northwestern Hallway, Savannah & Statesboro Eail-
way, and the Midland Railway. These lines ramify not only all parts of Georgia and the entire
southeastern territory but other sections of the country.
With her railroad connections, Savannah reaches a larger interior territory and with quicker
dispatch than any other South Atlantic port.
The connections at Savannah with carriers by water are not equaled elsewhere on the South
Atlantic Coast, and include direct freight and passenger lines of steamers to New York, Bos
ton, Baltimore and Philadelphia, on the north; Jacksonville, on the south; and lines of freight
steamers to practically all important ports of the world.
The harbor of Savannah, comprising as it does more than 28 miles of improved waterway,
with several miles yet to be added thereto, occupies a very enviable position in the shipping
trade of the South Atlantic Coast. The importance and steady growth of Savannah as a port
can be better illustrated by the following facts and figures:
THE WATEB-BOBNE COMMERCE OF THE PORT OF SAVANNAH.
In 1905 was valued at ......... .$201,930,693.00
In 1910 " " ".......... 224,513,440.00
In 1915 " " ".......... 420,088,304.00
From the following table it is very noticeable the growth of its water-borne commerce, more
especially so the fact that it is the only port from Wilmington, N. C., to Mobile, Ala., that has
shown an increase over the year described. Another very noticeable fact is that the increase at
Savannah is over $59,000,000 while the other eight ports named show a decrease collectively of
Over $87,000,000. Year 1913————Valuation ———— Year 1915
Savannah, Ga.......................... .$360,536,275 ........... .$420,088,304
New Orleans, La........................ 315,082,532 ............ 368,522,285
Boston, Mass............................ 208,824,704 ............ 296,195,076
Wilmington. N. C.. .................... <
Charleston, S. C....................... |
Brunswick, Ga.. ..
Jacksonville, Ma...................... , 413 584 939 ............ 326,319,609
Fernandma, Fla....................... | ' ' '
Tampa, Fla..
Peusacola, Fla..
Mobile, Ala....
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