The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-20
MAKING NEW SCHEDULES
WESTERN TRAVEL TO FLORIDA TO
GO THROUGH SAVANNAH.

The Routes Established by the General
Managers Conference-Fast Sched-
rles from st. Louis to Savannah,
With Connections With the Vesti-
pule and Tourist Trains-savannah
Expected to Get Double the Travel
It Has Been Getting heretofore.
The railroad conference held yesterday
in General Manager Gabbett's Office for the
purpose of perfecting western schedules
via Savannah to Jacksonville was highly
important meeting TO Savannah. There
were present: General Manager Gabbett
Of the Central; Supt. Fleming of the Sa-
vannah, Florida and Western railway;
General Manager Metcalf Of the Louisville
and Nashville railroad; General Manager
Haines Of the Brunswick and Western rail-
road: and General Passenger Agent At
more of the Louisville and Nashville rail
road. The conference lasted the greater
mart of the day, and resulted In establish
ing a direct schedule from St. Louis to Sa-
vannah via Nashville, Chattanooga and
Atlanta.
A through Pullman sleeper will be put
on with the following schedule: Leave st.
Louis in the morning at $50, running via
Nashville and Chattanooga, and arriving in
Atlanta early the next morning. Leave
Atlanta at $50 in the morning and arrive
in savannah at $40 in the afternoon by
the Central Close connections will be
made with the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway tourist and vestibule
trains. The same sleeper returning Will
leave Savannah at $40 in the morning,
and will arrive in Atlanta at 5:45 in the
afternoon. Running via Chattanooga
and Nashville it will arrive at st. Louis
at As the next afternoon.
TO INCREASE TRAVEL LARGELY.
The new schedule is a step toward Undue
ing the travel from the west to Florida to
come via Savannah. Therefore this travel
has been diverted at Macon, Albany and
WaYCross, and Savannah has been getting
only the travel which came from the north
east and east. The travel from the north
west and west has not come this way,
although the route may have been prefer
able. The desire to come to Savannah will
be increased after the COM
pIetion Of the De Soto. when splendid
hotel facilities will be furnished. Since the
Pullman sleepers have been put on from the
northwest the inducement will be greater
still, and a travel from the northwest to
Florida via Savannah will be easily built
up
There is an immense amount of travel
from the northwest to Florida, but it has
been kept from Savannah by the poor ac-
commodations, and tourists have sought
the shortest route to get to Florida.
INCREASING THEIR FACILITIES.
The Central and Savannah, Florida and
Western railway systems have seen the i'm
portance to Savannah Of securing the
western travel, and they have begun to i'm
prove their facilities. Yesterdays confer
ence was the first step in that direction.
The travel to Florida is almost as heavy
from the northwest as it is from the north
and east, and when it is considered that
Savannah is preparing to bring twice the
amount of travel through here that there
now goes through, the undertaking imme-
diately becomes very important one.
The schedules arranged yesterday from
st. Louis, Nashville, Chattanooga and At
lanta will go into effect in a few days.
Other schedules between Cincinnati, Cleve-
land, Kansas City and other northwestern
points were discussed, but no time was
arranged. General Manager Gabbett said
last night that he considered the new sched-
ules very material In the way of bringing
travel by Savannah, and he said tuat he
will afford every facility possible to build
it up. Mr.. Gabbett left last night for At
lanta with General Manager Metcalf, and
General Passenger Agent Atmore of the
Louisville and Nashville railroad.