The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-29
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
INQUIRING ABOUT MAY WEEK.

The Spring Festival Exciting Great
Interest Throu zhout the state.
Merchants week IS in everybody's mouth.
Monday, April %, will b. Drammara' day.
! Tuesday, April % will be Merchants day.
Wednesday, april 80, viii be Savannah
day.
Thursday. Nav !. viii be Tybee day.
Friday, Nay ,. viii be Visitors day.
Saturday the visiting merchants viii be
rendered reception az the Southern Trav-
elers' headquarters.
Extensive preparations are being made.
Savannah is enthu ed and the country IS
delighted.
A prominent member of the Savannah
| branch IS JGst in from q trip through the
principal cities OF Southwest Georgia, and
he reports that tae people in that section
are enthusiastic Over their anticipated trip
! to Savannah. Their satisfaction at the
hospitable treatment received az the hands
OF the merchants and travelling me9 last
year has won them to Savannah, and not
only Will the same visitors that attended
last years merchant week come, but their
friends will accompany hem.
The railroads have notified the committee
that they will furnish very low rates from
ell points for the entire week. From the
present outlook the crowds will begin to
pour into Savannah On Monday, April %.
and Tuesday and Wednesday will probably
see 10000 strangers Lere. Tuesday will be
a big day with the merchants. Wednesday
and Thursday will be the largest days.
Thursday business in the city will be gen
orally suspended AMI everybody will go to
Tybee.
The grand carnival, which is now assured,
IS one of the principal features of the cele-
bratlon. 1t has awakened the curiosity of
many IN the interior who have never seen
such display. The committee was wise in
adding this feature because it will largely
| increase the crowds. The carnival commit
tee has assured the charmen of Merchants
| week that this display will equal any of the
famous carnivals of those cities which have
made this class Of celebration so popular.
THe Interstate regatta is also attracting
attention from the various cities along the
| coast. Heavy prizes are offered, and many
boats are being entered. The rules of the
regatta have been issued and are being cir
culated. 1t provides for clear sight OF all
boats at Tybee during the entire race.
| The cavalry tournament Is being ar
ranged on large scale, and the new Yer
non driving PARK is being especially pre-
pared for the occasion. The school chill
dren's parade on tie opening day promises
to be the prettiesJ feature of the pro-
| gramme.
The fireworks committee has secured a
new arrangement Of set pieces with mag.
| nihcent displays to be given at the park
extension Tuesday night. -Four bands have
been engaged fer the entire week, furnish
ing plenty of music and open air concerts
| every day. The horse races on Tuesday
| and Wednesday promise 10 furnish those
| who love that class Of sport some very in
| teresting racing The sporting men
throughout the state are extensively adver.
| Using the races.
Thirty thousand programmes are being
| distributed by the merchants through the
mails TO their country merchants. Tie Off
cial bulletin will contain much matt ter OF
| interest. One hundred and fifty thousand
viii be distributes throughout the south in
| every city, and viii also be distributed on
| the incoming trans.
The finance committee has not finishes
| its labors yet. The committee lacks s., 00l.
1t hopes to secure tha5 amount in few
| DAYS.
Capt. R. G. Fleming has been made man.
ager of the trades display. The merchant:
are going to strive t. mako this feature
excel anything Of the kind ever seen here.