The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-18
OUR BIG TINE IN MAY.
THE TRAVELLERS ASSOCIATION
MAKING UP ITS PROGRAMME.

MAKING UP ITS PROGRAMME.
The Railroads and the Drummers-
South Carolina Anxious to Come
into the New Organization - The
Committees All at Work for the Sue
cess of Merchants Week-The Invi-
tations to Merchants Being Sent Out.
Quite a number of events of interest con-
corning the May celebration have tran
spired since last week. The Central railroad
has withdrawn its ? 900 mileage book form
erly sold at $40, and for the same number
Of miles now charges $50 in order to defeat
the scalpers. This means one-han cent more
on every mile ira veed. The company has
also withdrawn its excess baggage book,
and substituted a coupon system Of book for
SOS, to be used IN the same manner as pas
senger books are used
The Passenger Agents Association of the
United States will meet in New York to-
day. and no doubt there will be some dis
cussion regarding an interchangeable mile
age book. Secretary Robinson hopes to
get hearing of his committee before the
general managers at an early date.
The coming travellers convention will
doubtless be productive of much benefit to
d3
travelling IS concerned, as IL will place a
strong representation in the field to CO.
operate with, and, II necessary, will show
the railroads the necessity of recognizing
their claims.
The directors of the South Carolina d.
vision of the Travellers Protective Associa-
ton met in Charleston Saturday and
eviuced a strong desire to join
the Southern Travellers Association,
in which South Carolina and
the surrounding states have been in
vited to cooperate. Charleston will not
only send talking delegation" but a big
representation to take part in the Nav cele-
bration. Mr.. Joseph Lovensl Elm has just
returned from trip to that city and he re-
taorts a desire to work with Savannah in the
coming convention.
Macon's represe. tation is already assured.
President Dean Newman will confer with
President WeisIger and the Augusta trav-
elers on Saturday, in that city, and the fol-
lowing weeks he will be in Columbus and
Atlanta. General Passenger Agent Charl-
ton of the Central railroad, has submitted
TO the transportation committee his rates
for Nav. They are the same as were OBJ
tanned during the Chat hams centennial
week in 1886, and the Jasper Festival in
1SSS-1 cent a mile each way with a maxi
mum return rate Of s. from any point on
the Central system, good leaving after
p. m. Sunday, May 5, Monday and Tues
day. and from the Augusta division
Wednesday morning, returning to Sunday
morning, May u. General Passenger
Agent Hardee, Of the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway will submit equally
as good rates in a few days.
Travellers special invitation cards are
now ready and are being mailed to all
members Of the association in good stand
ing, for distribution TO their customers. The
executive committee Of arrangements, COM
posed of Chairman NJ. Deitsh and Messrs.
NJ. ]. Epstein, J. c.. DeLettre, Max Robin
son, I. Stockton and Joseph Lovenstein,
held lengthy meeting and went carefully
over all the grounds. The detailed pro-
graulme Is now ia press, and will be given
10 all wholesale merchants in appropriate
envelopes for mailing to the trade.
The finance committee, with Chairman
s. S. GuckeEheimer, will meet the coming
week and will map out its programme
Chairman T. Stockton of the hall and
music has completed arrangements for the
Guards arsenal, theater aud the services Of
the regineutal band.
The executive committee will endeavor to
arrange with the Telfair Academy man
ayers for admission Of all guests wearing
association badges at convenient hours for
visiting delegates and others. The commit
tee will also request general suspension of
business on Wednesday-the gala day-in
order that every one can 60 to Tybee, where
a grand display Of day and night pyro-
technics and sea fireworks will be arranged
with grand ball during the evening.
InRsnuch as Savannah is going to make
a fight for the states commerce, the occa-
sion could hardly be more fitting for a
united effort to outdo all her previous
records on entertainment 1t is a fact for
the merchants to consider, and act now in
concert for big aud hospitable reception
to the thousands of country merchants aud
visiting strangers who will visit the city
during May week.
The committees in ell their arrangements
have made especial provision for the enter
tainment Of the lady friends. wives and
those who viii accompany their delegates
and guests. Hotels and boarding houses.
which expect to entertain and furnish lodg-
ing and meals have been requested to notify
the committee as soon as it issues a call for
the accommodation bureau to be established,
Communications relative to Nav celebra-
ton should be addressed to Max Robinson.
secretary, No. 1876 Liberty street, Savan-
nah, G..