The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-02
OFF ON SUMNER OUTINGS.
PEOPLE PACKING THEIR TRUNKS
FOR THE JUNE EXODUS.

The Central Railroad and the Sa-
vannah, Florida and Westerns
Schedules to the Leading Resorts.
That Savannah will have all the rail
accommodations for summer outing is a
well-establshed fact. No matter how
desirable the location, the fever of unrest
strikes every one in the summer time, and
in every locality Business is dull because
the people make it so.
n"There is no healthier city South than Sa-
vannah, or cooler, said a gentleman discuss
ing the situation the other day. "a cool sea
breeze from the south and southeast springs
up here about 10 o'clock every forenoon, and
the city gets the benefit of it, so that the
temperature is absolutely lower than many
far northern cities, and the artesian water
is equal to some of the best mineral waters OF
the famed summer resorts. Still, l expect
TO take my usual summer outing with the
rest" The travel sets in about June /, and
increases until about the 18th, when it is
very heavy, and continues during the
heated term
The Central railroad and its various
branches are taking quite an interest In
providing for the accommodation of sum
mer travel. General Passenger Agent
Charltonin an interview with a MORNING
NEWS reporter yesterday, stated that he
was kept busy last month and this week
arranging the schedules for outgoing
Savannah tourists and incoming travellers
by rail and steamship.
LOOKING UP THE RESORTS.
Mr.. Charlton has just returned from a
tour OF the summer resorts, where he went
TO note the inducements they offer to sum-
mer travel and to perfect arrangements
with connecting lines for easy schedules.
He said that he has thus far been unable to
make as satisfactory schedule for Asheville
as he desired but his visit to Salt Springs
impressed him with the belief that it will
become the great popular resort for the
people of Georgia and Alabama. The Salt
Springs are on the Georgia Pacific road,
81 miles from Atlanta and the Sweet Wa
ter Park Hotel has recently been completed
at a cost of $3.50, 900, and in ten days the
water from the springs will be conducted by
conduits into the hotel for drinking and
bathing purposes. The hotel is lighted by
electricity. The Chautauqua building, a
magnificent structure, is rapidly approach
ing completion, and the springs are on a
boom A schedule is being arranged so that
Savannahians can leave here at 500 D. m.
and breakfast at the Salt Spring.. The
fare for the round trip is SIS rs.
SOME OF THE CENTRALs SCHEDULES.
A very convenient schedule has been ar
ranged with the Richmond and Danville for
Gainesville, Lula, Mt. Airy, Toccoa and
Tallulah Falls, all popular mountain re-
sorts, trains leaving Savannah at 500 p. m.
arriving at Gainesville the next morning at
$50 o'clock, Lula at 10 O'clock Mt Airy at
10 30 o'clock, Toccoa at IL O'Clock, and at
Tallulah Falls about noon. The fare for
the round trip to Gainesville Lula, Mt.
Airy or Toccoa is Sl4 So, and Tallulah Falls
.@Hs 4.
schedules can be arranged for all the above
resorts except, possibly, Tallulah Falls,
which is on branch road.
An excellent schedule has been arranged
with the Georgia Midland and Gulf for
Warm Springs, a very popular resort
Trains leaving Savannah at 7:10 a. m. will
reach Warm Springs at $3.50 p. M, and
trains leaving Savannah at $50 p. M will
reach the Springs in time for breakfast at
Gas a. m. the next morning. The round
trip fare is Sll 60.
A convenient and desirable schedule has
been arranged with the Atlanta, Western
and Atlantic for Marietta, so that leaving
Savannah at $40 p. m. tourists can take
breakfast at Marietta, and leaving here at
7:50 a. m. reach Marietta in time Tor sup
per. The round trip fare is Sl5:T0 At any
of the resorts alluded to above the man of
business can spend Sunday with his family
and be in Savannah in his counting room
Monday morning. At all of these places
the waters have medicinal virtues, the up-
land air is pure and the surroundings are
healthful and romantic and more or less
with historical "reminiscences suggested by
mountain and stream.
TRAVEL TO THE sEAsHoRE
1t should not be forgotten that while the
Central is taking Savannahians to the
mountains, it is also bringing inland tour
sets m tba con and low ratas and ovoure;o,c
to Tyhee Island are being advertised over
its entire system of roads, which honeycomb
the State of Georgia, reaching nearly every
city and town of Importance in the State.
If the extreme Southern and Southeastern
portion of the State is excepted, territory.
however, which the Plant system amply
covers.
Another feature of tourist travel under
the Central system is the steamship travel
between Savannah and New York Boston
and Philadelphia. Excursion tickets are
being sold at reduced rates to encourage
short ocean voyages. Mr.. Charlton saws
that from Atlanta, Augusta, Montgomery.
Macon, Mobile, and as far West as New
Orleans, tourists going North are dividing
the travel, making trip by rail to Savan-
nah. ard exchanging the dusty railroad for
a delightful ocean voyage Of ffty-flve hours
to New York.
In concluding very pleasant chat about
the Central's plan for moving the restless
tide of summer travel, Mr.. Charlton added
that in the next few days he will issue
printed matter furnishing much ready in
formation for the benefit Of those intending
TO take their annual summer outing, with
revised schedules showing all the connec-
e:ons for the principal summer resorts.
THE S., F. & WIS SCHEDULE
The Savannah, Florida and Western rail
way, while handling the bulk of the North
ern tourist travel 10 South and Southeast
Georgia and Florida, is also able, by reason
OF its excellent connections with the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia road at
Jesup, to reach all the popular summer re-
sorts West, North aud in Georgia and
North Carolina. The Savannah, Florida
and Western trains leaving here at ZOO a,
m. and S:l5 y. m, said VIM. z. Hardee,
general freight and passenger agent Of the
road, make the same connections as the
Central for Salt Springs, Talluah Falls.
Gainesville, Marietta, Mt. Airy and Toccoa,
Their S lis y. IN. train connect at McDonough
for Warm Springs, of Meriwether county.
Georgia, putting visitors down at the Warm
Springs for breakfast at $40 o'clock. The
706 O. IN. and 1915 y. IN. trains out of
Savannah by its connections will put tour
lists in Ashevile at 3 O'Clock p. m. and ~
o'clock noon. By these connections Char-
lottesville, Roanoke Natural Bridge, Lurav
and other points are reached, and by the
connections of the East Tennessee, Virginia