The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-12
TO BE A FREE WEEK.
SAVANNAH TO OPEN ITS DOORS
AT THE MAY FESTIVAL.

Preparations for the Celebration In
Progress-Cheap Rates on All the
Railroads--The Weeks Parsdes-The
Visit of the Men OF Wsr-Ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland Invited.
The Merchants week celebration has be-
gun to assume definite shape and the pros-
pect now is that it will be very successful
one. The merchants are sending out invita-
tons every day TO their friends and cus-
toners in the country and inquiries as to
the character OF the celebration are pour
ing in.
A surprising amount of interest is being
manifested in the celebration by the people
! all throughout SavannAh's territory, and
gentlemen who have traversed the territory
| lately say that the number OF visitors to
! Savannah this year will be larger than
that of last year, even IL no entertainment
Of any kind is promised, simply TO take adj
vantage OF the cheap rate. Thefr1endliness
Of the country people to Savannah is some
thing remarkable, and they are always glad
to come here, whatever the occasion.
The great extent of country included in
Savannah's territory, however, makes
travelling somewhat costly, and on this ac-
count cheap rate is prerequisite TO success
in every entertainment of this character.
| w rJu a L Cbub LulA6 IdLS Iubi6 WOhlO
have been 10000 visitors to the last cele-
bration instead Of only about one~third that
number.
All the railroads have agreed to give
q l cent a mile rate within a radius OF 800
miles Of Savannah Tickets will be placed
on sale May to ID, good to return until
the night Of May Is, maximum limit OF
eight days.
The rates from the principal points ere as
follows: Atlanta s. So, Augusta 81 ca,
Columbus IS 3D. Macon SO 81, Americas
"a, Albany "a o., Greenville IS 80, Spar
tanburg IS 80, Laurens "a ST. Columbia
| 50 "a, Charleston 81 30, jacksonville
SO AZ, Gainesville IS. Live Oak So So,
cambridge 81 "a, Townsville 81, Lake
City a.
EVERYTHING TO BE FREE.
There will be no admission coupon to any
thing attached TO the tickets this year.
Everything will be free to the guests, in
GLIDING the Tybee trip.
Invitations have been issued to 500 news
paper men throughout Georgia, Florida,
South Carolina and Alabama.
The jobbing houses are having their letter
paper and envelopes printed upon the back
with advertising matter OF the celebration
at the expense of the Merchants Week As
ISOLATION.
The celebration will open Monday. May
| -, WIFI LDe convention OI Iu6 ubNdl BbOI6S
| operators. Several hundred Of the naval
stores operators with their families from all
over Georgia, Florida and Alabama are ex-
peoted. The naval stores men will be re-
| csived by committee consisting Of J. p.
Williams, John r. Young and W. c..
| Powell. They will be invited TO become the
guests of the Merchants Week Association
and to partake in all the festivities, includ-
ing open house and Tybee day.
Tho Savannah naval atOraa man ara Nnus
sidsring a proposition TO give the operators
and their families an excursion down the
| river.
TO OPEN WITH THE DRUMMERs' PARADE.
Merchants week proper will open Tuesday
morning with the drummers' parade. the
formal opening of the open house, which
| will be kept open three days, aud the school
ohildren's parade, the object being to show
how many school children there are in the
ctr. Several thousand school children
strung out in line would be q revelation
! to most of the visitors.
Tuesday afternoon the bicycle race on
Liberty street will take place. Tuesday
night there will be grand trades display.
The gun club tournament and the horse
races will also begin Tuesday.
| The bicycle tournament will be a new and
novel entertainment in this section. There
will be all sorts OF fancy riding and exhibit
| ElOlS OF skill on Llb Wu66IS. III Is e&UeCL6u
| to have about 500 bicycles in line Tuesday
night at the trades display. They will be fan
tastically decorated and many Of the riders
will wear DISCUSSES representing different
| characters. The line of the parade will be
on Bull street from Broughton to the park
around the squares. This is the only route
available for the parade, as nearly all the
| other streets are INSTRUCTED by overhead
wires of the electric railways.
| WaHpaataV T1lorOinO the firnpnanfa
| test and display will take place. At noon
| the train will leave for Tybee carrying the
| guests of the Merchants Week Association.
| There will be bicycle races and horse races
on the beach, dancing and bathing and
other Rmusements, besides open house,
especially for the guests Of the association.
| The Central railroad has perfected all ar
rangements TO accommodate the crowds for
| Tybee Wednesday. Trains will be run every
| half hour each way, and ample accommoda-
| tions will be provided.
Thursday morning there will be boat
races on the river front. inspection Of the
| United States war vessels ia the harbor by
the visitors with an exhibition by the crews
of the ships.
In the afternoon there will be parade by
the military and review in the park by Gov.
| Northen.
At night there will be fireworks display
in the southern portion Of the city.
Friday there will be general wind up Of
the celebration.
VISIT OF THE MEN OF WAR.
Considerable interest centers in the ex-
peoked visit of the United States war vessels,
| the Kearsarge and the Philadelphia now at
Key West, to the city during the celebra-
ton. A request has been made upon the
Secretary OF the Navy to order the vessels
here at that time, and there is little doubt
but that the request will be favorably re-
ceived. The Concord, which ia with the
other two vessels at Key West has been
ordered to Memphis to attend the celebra-
ton at that city May 10 of the
opening of the new bridge across the
Mississippi river. The Kearsargo is an
old and historic vessel and as the survivor
Of the great combat with the confederate
cruiser, the Alabama, is always regarded
with interest. The Philadelphia on the
other hand is one Of the latest of the modern
war vessels which have been built by the
government, and as q specimen of the style
OF the war vessel would prove very interest
ing to both citizens aad visitors, many of
whom have never seen a war vessel Of any
kind.
Mr.. Grover Cleveland has been invited to
attend the celebration and address the vlsi-
tors, and as he has not declined 1t is pre-
sumed he may accept the invitation. Mr.
Cleveland can rest assured of one OF the
largest crowds that ever greeted him any
where if he accepts The town would not
be bale to hold the people if it we're known
that Mr. Cleveland was 20 be here.