The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-27
TO KEEP THE FAST NAIL.
TEE GOVERNMENT MUST CON.
TINUE THE APPROPRIATION,

Mr. Plant Says the Train VIII be Taken
OF as Soon as the appropriation is
Exhausted-The Railroads Cannot
Afford to Run It without Govern
ment Aid-The Necessity OF a Move
ment to Retain the Service.
President n. 3. Plant of the Plant system
arrived in the city from Florida yesterday
morning in his private car and spent the
day in the city. He left the city last night
for Charleston. where he will remain sew
eral days and will then return to Savan-
nah.
Mr.. Plant will attend the annual meeting
Of the Charleston and Savannah railway at
Charleston Monday, the annual meeting Of
the Savannah, Florida aud Western at Sa-
vannah Wednesday, and the annual meet
ing Of the Brunswick and West
ern at Brunswick Thursday, and
the annual meeting Of the Alabama
Midland at sMontgomery Saturday. He
took drive around the city yesterday
afternoon and called at the MORNING NEWS
Office.
THE FAST NAIL SERVICE.
With regard to the New York and TAMPA
fast mall for which Postmaster General
Wanamaker has said that he will not ask
the continuation of the special appropria-
ton. MIR. Plant said that the train will GER
tainly DO discontinued at the expiration of
the appropriation.
THE fast mail is a special train. ~ said Mr..
Plant. run especially for the mail accom-
modetions upon a schedule fixed by the
government and according to regulations
made by the government. It Is essentially
government train. Without the govern
ments appropriation the train will not gay
the railroads to run It. 1t has only the
local mails from the towns and cities along
the line and the small amount of Cuban
mail. The western lines from Boston and
New York, which have a num-
Der ofss-alarge cities along the
route and get the benefit of the trans
continental and Pacific mails, find 1t profit
able to use special mail trains without ex-
ira compensation than the regular rates
paid by the government for this service. 1t
Will be great Inconvenience to the south
ern coast cities to be deprived of their mail,
but unless the Postmaster General can be
prevailed upon to continue the appropria-
ton they are likely to lose it,"
-, FLORIDA FULL OF TOURISTS,
Mr.. Plant has just come from Tampa,
he says the hotels there are vel filed with
guests. The Tampa Bay hotel has a large
number of guests, in fact, nearly as many
Is it can accommodate, and the Inn is also
well filled.
Mr.. Plant says the hotels at ST Au1ustina
are pretty well filed up also, and the com
plant about light travel has ceased. Mr..
Plant thinks there will be a regular rush
OF travel south as soon as
the LentenS<-=@=season opens north.
The fashionable people will come south to
escape the dizziness OF Lent, he thinks. He
says that the reciprocal trade relations be-
tvuaan cd Skoko Et..kz
increased the travel between the two cour-
tries that new ship will be put on the line
between Tampa and Havana next week.
The Oltvette and the Mascotte will make
two trips week hereafter. Numbers of
American merchants are going to Cuba
now, making arrangements for the sale of
their corn, hay, grain, -four and ether
American products and manufactures.
There is prospect. consequently, Of a large
increase in the traffic between the two coun-
tries.
THE PHOSPHATE BOOM
The Florida phosphate business, Mr..
Plant says, is very dull. so dull, in fact, that
there is no demand for increased facilities
for handling tho phosphate at present. No
more phosphate sheds will be built at Sayau-
nah for the present at least.
w henever there is a demand, the faciI>
tiles will be provided" said Mr.. Plant
Mr.. Plant said there is no intention of
building any large depot at Savannah any
time soon. New warehouses will be built
whenever needed. The policy of the
system is to build small warehouses
separate from each other SO as to lessen
the danger from fire and decrease the cost
OF insurance OF which their patrons get the
benefit
Nv hat you want at Savannah chiefly,n
! said MIR. Plant sis deeper water Deeper
water will benefit the city in
every way. What helps Savan-
nah will help US. Il will give
cheaper freights and be Of great benefit
generally. We should all do everything
possible to push the NATTER
Mr.. Plant is anxious for Savannah to Sc
sure deeper water.