The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-01
H. B. PLANTS PLA Ms
NEW FAST TRAINs PUT ON FOR
SOUTHERN TRAVEL.

A Route to be Opened between New
York and the City Of Mexico via
Havana and Vera Cruz-Mr. Plant
InspecJs the Savannah, Florida and
Westerns New Passenger Depot,
and viii Witness Its Opening This
Morning.
President H. g. Plant of the Plant rail-
way System and the Plant Investment
Company, chatted pleasantly to a MORNING.
NEWS reporter last night. Mr.. Plant has
been in the city for couple Of days, and
will leave this morning for Florida on a
hurried tour Of inspection Of the propertied
of the companies in which he is interested
in that state He will be accompanied byI
General Manager Haines, and will travel id
the latter's private car.
Mr.. Plant said last night that he expect4
to return to Savannah the latter part Of thd
week and will go direct to New York. He
regretted that he could not give more time
to his South Florida trip, but he says that
he expects to return in January on his
usual winter trip to spend the colder months
south, that it gives him great pleasure to
come south and spen1 as much of his time
during the winter season as is at his dis
eastern Georgia and Florida is conducive tp
health, and is especially adapted to invalids
and those who have attained an age APP
proximating his own, and who find the
bleak northern winters anything but iTh-
MIGRATING. He alluded to his former resi-
dence south-at Augusta-with evident
pleasure
LOOKING OVER THE PLANS.
Mr.. Plant spent very busy day yester-
day in the different departments of the
road with General Manager Haines aud
visits down town, winding up with an ex-
animation Of the plans for the proposed
three-story brick building for the com
pany's offices and depot facilities to take
the place of the temporary offices now in
use in the new depot, and he COM
planned of being somewhat fatigued. He
talked quite entertainingly, however,
of the plans of the company. He
hopes to see the new building erected
and ready for occupancy by the time the
new hotel is completed, and he said that the
projected building will be worthy of the
company, and he hopes satisfactory to the
good people of Savannah.
Mr.. Plant says that he sees no reason why
the travel to Florida should not be as lar ge
this year as it was last year, and that addi-
tional facilities have been provided to better
accommodate the tourist travel, among
will he known as the fast train, leaving
New York at 80 o'clock a. m, arriving in
Savannah at 2:15 o'clock p. m. of the fol
lowing day, and Jacksonville at $40
o'clock p. M.
THE NEW FAST TRAIN.
This train stops over at Savannah 80
| minutes for dinner, and Supt. Fleming, III
abiding to it, said: "A Savannahian
may eat his breakfast in New York
and take his dinner at home the
next day. 1.-The actual running time of
this train between New York and Jackson
ville,n Mr.. Plant said, sis less than thirty
six hours" The solid vestibued train, No
| sol, known as the New York and Florida
| special, will be put on the road next Mon
| dav, leaving New York every Monday
wednesday and Friday during the season
| at 9:3O O'clock a. m, reaching Savannah
| the next day at 1916 o'clock a. IN. and
Jacksonville at 3:45 o'clock p. m.
| In addition to these trains there are two
others No. 81, leaving Boston at p. m,
| New York 4:45 a. m, Washington 1885 a.
m, Savannah at 7:06 a. M, arriving at
| Jacksonville at 10 noon. This train is a
| fast one and makes only one stop between
this city and jacksonville and that at Way
cross. The fourth train, No. %, is run o.
an Independent line from New Yorh
| through to Jacksonville leaving New York
at a. m, arriving at savannah QUO a. m
of the second day and at Jacksonville at
| 12:40p IN.
INTO THE FAR SOUTH.
| At jacksonville, Mr.. Plant, says, a com.
bination of these trains will be made into
one train to run daily. via Palatka and San
| ford, to Tampa. connecting at Tampa on
| Monday and Thursday nights with the
| Plant mail steamers for Key West anG
Havana. At Havana connections will be
made with steamers for the West Indies
| South America and othor foreign countries
and connection will be made with the
| American ship for Vera Cruz once a week
| In fact, Mr.. Plant said that he is now per
| fecting arrangements for the sa Q of through
| tickets to the City of Mexico all along the
coast over the Plant system, via Havans
| and Vera Cruz.
TO OPEN THE NEW DEPOT