The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-13
BIG SUMNER TRAVEL AHEAD.
More Excursions This Year Than Ever
Before Known


Before Known.
This will be season Of big excursions
over the railroads in Georgia, and the ad-
joining states, for that matter"
A MORNING News reporter asked General
Passenger Agent Charlton of the Central
railroad yesterday If the people were pre-
pairing to take advantage Of the low summer
rates and, the above was his answer.
''The excursion business" he said, "has
increased every season and this year it
promises to be terrific.n
Mr.. Charlton stroked his hand over q
batch of letters on his desk and remarked,
there it is; all excursion NATTER
(which will be the largest excursion" he
was asked.
"Our excursion to Andersonville May go
IL will be a colored excursion. Last year
the Central railroad transported between
$500 and 1000 colored people from differ
ent sections Of the state to Andersonville,
and the chances are that greater number
will go this year,
Last year four trains were required to
carry the people, and each train was
packed. This year two trains will
be run from Macon, one from
Albany, one from Columbus and one Will be
run down to Americus to accommodate the
crowds from that end of the line. In addi-
ton to this special rates will be granted on
regular trains for excursionists. The col
ored people visit Andersonville every year
to decorate the Union soldiers graves.
Larger excursions are not made up any,
where in the south. Every available place
in the cars is filed with the flowers which
they use in decorating.
The next largest excursion probably, and
certainly the largest in military way, will
be the excursion to Augusta June 16, to the
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be run probably from Savannah, if the
military goes together and there is a
demand for the special service. No other
city, will be granted these trains as no
other city has enough military to warrant
running special trains.
The excursion to Richmond May 90, to
the unwilling of the Lee monument, prom
ises to draw large crowds from this section
OF the country. The confederate veterans
from Chatham county will attend, proba-
bly,, in large body. Arrangements are al
ready being made by the association to
muster as many members as possible to
MAKE the trip. The rates from Savannah
will be S12 20. from Waycross S14 10, from
Jesup s13 So, from Valdosta S14 95, from
Brunswick ga Is, from Jacksonville SIS 95,
from Lake City SIS 70, and from Palatka
SIT %. These are military rates, and in
cludes confederate veteran associations.
Tickets to other parties are one first-class
limited fare for the round trip.
The Georgia Bar Association will draw
largely from the legal fraternity. Its meet.
ing will be held this year in Augusta. be-
ginning to-day and continuing until Friday.
The rate is a fare and one-third on the GER
tifcate plan.
The next largest excursion drawing from
this part of the country will probably be
that to the reunion of the blue and gray
at Vicksburg, Miss. May % to 80. 1t is ex-
pected that many confederate veterans from
Southeast Georgia will attend tho reunion.
The fare is for individuals one lowest first
clase fare for the round trip, and for mill
tary travelling together cent per mile
Travelled.
Another big excursion will be V. E. Orr's
teachers excursion in July. Teachers from
Florida, Georgia and adjacent states will
go. The northeastern association meets at
st. Paul in July. where Mr.. Orr proposes to
go. The excursionists will be taken through
Manitoba, Yellowstone Park, Canada and
Alaska.
The regular Sunday excursions from
Augusta to Savannah and Tybee will be
inaugurated about June 1. The rates will
go into effect Thursday, but the special
trains from Augusta to Tybee will not be
put on before the first of next month.
These excursions were very popular last
year, aud the chances are that more people
will be hauled this year than last