Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-19
TRAVELLING SOUTHWARK.
A BRIGHT OUTLOOK FOR THE
WINTER RESORTS.

Florida Movement Begun Early
with ~ndicatfon OF an Unprecedented
Early Opening of TOURIST
Travel Looked fOr-What the steam
ship, Railroad and Hotel Men Say.
Thousands Of people will 20 70 Florida
this winter who lever visited the South
before. Indications point to an
enormous amount Of Southern travel.
TIE tide has set in rather early, and
Northern people are already going South
IN unprecedentedly large numbers. The
majority are settlers, prOspectOrs, land
spectators. unYalids and people who
own property interests in Florida, and
who are going there 10 spend the
entire winter. The tourist season has not
opened yet. Il usually does not become
brisk until after the holidays. This year,
however. Il may be a little earlier. Few
OF those who are now going 70 the Land
81 Flowers stop over in On
Monday IG0 people passed through the
city on their way % Florida. TIE steam
snip City Of Savannah, which reached her
wharf Yesterday morning from New York.
brought IL passengers. and nearly all OF
them continued their journey By the nIst
.N4lA LMEA III "a ~ A1A@EL 8AH4
Western Railway. With tourists IL l.
different. They usually remain in Sayan-
nah for a short time. Some Of them
stay here a month and others stop here
all winter.
IL is thought that the burning Of
the large hotels at Palatka and the
large increase in the number Of tour
ists viii bave the S4cCt of making the
winter business letter for the 3avaEnah
L-.-H- -@-N7 ~E--- a-awrE 70 10 1mnN0 Hn-
tel room at the Florida resorts. II is
thought that Messrs. LarkIn & Cribs, Of
Palatka. viii soon rebuild. A number Of
improvements have been made 10 the
Florida hotels this year. Mr.. j. VI. Lee,
Of the Everett House Of Jacksonville, has
taken the Sanford House at Sanford, and
the Leon at Tallahassee. The latter has
been greatly enlarged. The san Marco.
at 81. Augustine. VIII De opened IN De-
cember under the management OF Nj.
o.. D. Seayy Of the Magnolia Hotel,
at MAGNOLIA, and the MaplewOOd Hotel in
the White Mountains. The Magnolia
House al -. Augustine has been cOnsid-
erably enlarged. and the Florida House,
at the same place, has been greatly i'm
proved. Both are under the management
u Mrs. Atkins & Sons, Of the Ocean Ho-
tel. Asbury Park, y. j..
The indications Of tremendous travel
10 T AOA 4A4 4AA44= AAE W4AAA LA4A-A
by inquiries Of the agent Of the various
steamship and railroad lines yesterday.
Prom all appearance said Mr.. Rich
arIsOn. Of Richardson x Barnard, agents
Of the Boston line, southern travel
viii De unusually heavy. Our
ships average about 100 cabin pas
seugers a trip, and u passenger
lists are well booked up for weeks anead.
The pleasure travel proper cannot De said
Hr-H. 80 H.aE for . Nuns-a
increase III tourist business tbs year, and
expect more than We a handle"
Travel bv our Steamers said Gen.
Serret. Of the Ocean Steamship Company,
- even now heavier than ever before.
II j. 70 all points in Florida. Southern and
Middle Georgia. The New Orleans TX
position travel mas not begun yet, but We
have made full preparations for II. and
have established favorable connections
over the Central Railroad via Mont
g0mery. and the Savannah, Florida and
Western via Mobile. l expect the Florida
travel 70 be much larger than ever be-
fore"
I'VE are doing a larger Southern pass
euccr business han ever before" SAID
Mr.. West, Of the Merchants and Miners
Transportation Company 1t seems that
Florida Is taking every body from the
North this year. Fifty per cent. OF the
people We are taking now 90 70 Florida
with the intention Of settling. The travel
viii be 100 per cen heavier than last
wear. and in a short time We viii have
more passengers than We can accommO-
Gate"
= leading railroad man said: 80 far
travel 20 the South has been heavy.
There is a big increase over last
wear. and il Will be much heavier.
Ii mas started in earlier and has
Kept Up more steadily. The number Of
passengers we have carried has been
largely 10 excess Of former years. The
tourist travel Will be heavier than ever"
The Savannah hotels are expecting TO
reap a rich harvest. indications point
20 a greater Southern travel than ever be-
f0ra.' said Mr.. Case, OF the Pulaski
House. All accounts from the North and
West state that many people are coming
south this year who We're never here be-
fore. The New Orleans Exposition viii
help greatly. All the hotel papers pre-
diet very heavy travel. Usually the tour
Isl season does not open until Jan. !, but
it may open earlier this year on account
Of the New Orleans Exposition, which
opens Dec. Is. The cholera mas driven
many people home from Europe. and pre-
vented many from gOIrg abroad. These
viii come South"
At the Screven and the Marshall House
the same statements as 10 very heavy
travel were made. 20 far many going 20
Florida pass through without stopping
here.