Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-01
AMONG TIE HOTELS.
What the Managers Say About the Sea-
sons Travel-The Outlook for 1885.

What the Managers Say About the Sea-
sons Travel-The Outlook for 1885.
The hotel season has closed, and wall
is going up from some Of the prOprietors
in neighbOring cities. A tremendous
rush of business was expected IN cOnnec-
ton with the travel to the New Orleans
Exposition. The railroad companies,
however, prevented that by not selling
stOp-over tickets. Visitors from the North
were hurried direct to the Crescent City.
A night at most was all that could be
spared by the purchasers of these reduced
rate tickets. But there was almost as
much travelling as usual, aside from that
attracted by the exposition. January,
February, March and April brought num-
bers of visitors. There was the usual
quota of business men, and about as many
who were seeking health or pleasure, as
in previous years.
Manager Case, of the Pulaski House,
said yesterday that there was about as
much money this season as last in the
hotel business. The transients came
steadily and kept the best rooms filled up.
There is from go to IS per cent. more
money in transient custom than IN per-
manent custom. Those who only stay a
day or two pay more of course for their
accommodations than those do who take
their rooms by the month. Mr.. Case
thinks that Savannah held her own and
has no cause to complain. He sees no
reason either why next season
should not be a good one. He opens
his Saratoga House on June 10.
He anticipates good season for the sum-
mer resorts, and gives good reason for
his belief.
"None Of the outgoing steamers" said
he, "are carrying any passengers. The
fear OF cholera abroad is keeping the peO-
pie at home this summer, and they will
spend the season al Saratoga. the Islands,
in the mount aims, and home resorts, in
stead Of in Europe"
Tue summer season promises to open
early and fayorably. It is quite warm in
the North now. July ana August are the
busy months there, The season
practically closes sept. /. A house
may be full OF guests and the dining room
/ crowded 10 its utmost the last sunday in
August. The next week il will be almost
deserted. tbs caprice universal with
Americans to return TO "tOwn" the first
of September.
Manager Dub, OF the Screveu, stated
that he has had an excellent season. 1t
was a little short, as he was late in get
ting possession. He came In Tor a good
share Of the travel going down 70 Florida,
aud caught all he could accommodate
us it returned. lie sage that be
does not ask better season. Several
stopped over just for = night 10 rest, and
remained fortnight; some i've or SIX
weeks. Some OF the Vanderbilts were
I goingfdirect 10 Florida, until they reached
/ savannah. when they decided % stop with
Manager Dub and see something Of Geor-
/ gin. Others did the same.
/ MIR. Dub saws that savannah can sup
4 port four or i've hotels. IL hrst-class IN
/ every particular, with 800 or 400 rooms
each. He is highly grahfed with mis- first
/ season here.
Manager Bresnan, Of the Marshall
/ House, has had an equally satisfactory
season; 30 much so that he decided to ex-
/ tend his business, and at tho opening OF
( the season at Tybee last week he assumed
/ the management Of the Ocean House lie
says the Florida travel last winter was
/ fully equal 10 that offormer years, although
/ IL ought to have been considerably heav-
/ Ter. He anticipates good summer sea.
son and an overflow next fall and
winter. The other hotels, among them
the Harnett, speak in the same tone OF
the past season and the outlook for next
years travel.