The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-07

Element vast areas of uninhabitel lands
erect hotels. the grandeur Of which far
exceeds the palaces built by kings and
princes, and where the ''oDen sesamen
Is oniy the ability TO paw
Tor what you get There are no guards at
the door TO question your right to enter
Ihey are the pa aces of the people. Oman at
all times TO their inspection, and in which
you only pay for what you use Aladdin's
transformation from a beggar hoy to prince
IS within the possibilities IN the life OF the
American boy.
TAMPA THE GULF METROPOLIS.
Mr.. Plants palace at Tampa for the peo-
pie will be another evidence of what is
possible in providing for that large per-
centsge Of the 0.000, 900 people whom BUSH
ness, or the lack of it. is contantly moving
over this continent.
Among those we met at Tampa was Mr..
Fred W. Symons, formerly Of the MORNING;
NEWS staff, but now phosphate mining ia
Florida.
The excursionists made only brief stop
at Tampa, but it was sufficient to notice the
rapid growth Of that future metropolis of
the Gulf coast of Florida.
The city will doubles, gradually spread
out until it will extend from Yblr City to
Port Tampa. The latter is the deep water
haroor, and is about ten miles west of the
city.
PORT TAMPA'S EXTENSIVE DOCKS.
At Port Tampa the Plant system has ex-
tended its railway and built immense wharf
and warehouse accommodations for its
increasing maritime transportation. The
company owns five miles of water front.
and its railroad pier extends distance of
three thousand feet into the bay. A hotel
known as ''The Inn," built over the water,
affords excellent accommodations for trav-
elers.
There was quite large feet of vessels at
the wharves, among which was
the steamship Juniata, formerly be-
longing to the line between Phila-
delphia and Savannah, but now owned
by the Plant system, and plying between
Mobile, Ala, and Port Tampa. This vessel
was originally bought for the purpose Of
supplying the vessels of tho port with Ala
bama coal, but mercantile freights have
increased to such an extent that she is now
carrying that only.
A HISTORIC CRAFT.
The lighter Maude was discharging 900
tons of Alabama coal at Port Tampa wn:ie
the writer was there. The Maude was once
the famous confederate blockade steamer
X. e. Lee. She was captured in 1854 by the
federals, and then became the United States
gunboat Frolic.
Capt. James Fitzgerald, well known in
southern waters, is the comm )dore of the
Plant steamship system, and looks after the
commercial belongings of tho company. He
is taking time by the forelockn and layiug
off city near the terminus Of the
Port Tampa docks. Streets have
been graded, and quite number of houses
have been erected. There is a demand for
city just where Fitzgeraldville is being
built.
Judge Walter s. Chisholm is at Tampa,
looking after the general business OF the
system while ME- Plant is in Cuba.
OFF FOR KEY WEST.
Our cars ran dawn to within a hundred
feet Of the gang plank Of the Oiivette. and
the transfer from rail to water transporta-
ton was so easily accomplished that it was
only when the steamers PROV was turned
towards the Gulf that we fully realized that
we were on the big blue sea- We Ind a
delightful run to Key West, where
we arrived late in the afternoon on Friday.
Much to our surprise our coming called
forth the citizens of Key West, who well
coined Us with martial music. On landing
the newspaper people were escorted to car
riages and driven through the city, and
afterwari entertained at the Key West
Club.
Key West is much more of a city than
the Georgians expected to find it, 1t occu-
pies the whole of tue Key aud has popula-
ton of y, 900. At the time we were there,
and suppose it is still the case, the people
were much agitated over the Mckinley
tariff bill.
MENACE TO THE CIGAR INDUSTRY.
The Mckinley bill, if passed in its pro-
posed shape, will doubtless destroy the cigar
business, upon which the prosperity of the
city depends. The bill is doubtless intended
for that purpose. The Republican party
not 20 oil
build up IN the south. The tariff on leaf
tobacco will destroy the cigar
business Of Tampa and Key West
aud help the importers IN New
York and other northern cities get back
some of the fat that was fried out of them
in the campaign of 1888. A committee had
just left Key West prior to our arrival for
Washington to protest against the wrong
which they fear win be done their city.
There is but little question that il the re-
publican tariff bill Becomes a law the pros
perity of the city will be retarded, if not
altogether ruined.
DEPARTURE FOR CUBA.
The excursionists left the city in the gulf
amid the cheers of the Key Westers and
soul-stirring notes of "Dixie" and 1.-THE
Star Spaugled Banner" Daylight disclosed
the outlines of Cuba, and they enlarged
until Havana was before US. We
steamed by Castillo del Moro
and Castillo de Ia Puuta,
which literally translated mean the Castle
on the Shout and the Castle on the Point
There is no end to castillos and
baterias in and about Havana
The Olivette anchored in the stream. and
the excursionists were taken ashore in
boats. There is no difficulty in getting
ashore The boats are large, and are
handled by one or two men, as only islanders
can handle boats.
ARRIVAL AT HAVANA.
We landed at the custom house dock, and
were driven to the Pasaje hotel in Victories.
These vehicles are the principal means of
getting about in the city. They are heavy
and well builJ and have the appearance of
the olden time Doctors buggy; the front
wheels are set nearer together than the rear
wheels in order that they can make short
turns in the narrow Streets A victoria is
drawn by one horse, usually not much larger
than Texas pony, but strong, and with what
horsemen call good staying powers These
vehicles can carry five PEG ole and the driver,
and during our visit a party Of three of us
used one nearly all day, and the animal and
the driver were apparently in as good con-
dition when the drive was at an end as
when it began.
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AT A DISCOUNT.
AT the Pasaje we found nice quarters,
and the English language, to a limited ex-
tent. In the hotel office our language was
nearly at mar in the dining room it was