The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-18
THE EXCURSIONS CERTAIN.
The First One to Be Run From Gaines
vile, Fla., Dec. 5.

The Business Men Arrange With
Supt. Fleming, of the s., F. & w.
Railway, to Run the First Excursion
Over That Road-Very Satisfactory
Reports Received From the Commit
tees at Last Nights Meeting-The
Results the Enterprise is Expected
to Bring.
The first of the series of trade excur-
sions to be given by the merchants of Sa-
vannah viii be run Tuesday, Dec. 5, from
| along the line of the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway. The excursion
train will start from Gainesville, Fla,
276 miles below Savannah. 1t will leave
Gainesville early Tuesday morning, reach
ing Savannah by night, It will probably
start from Gainesville with three coaches
and will take up additional coaches at
Dupont, Waycross and other points. The
number of coaches to be supplied depends
upon the number of tickets sold, and two
sections will be run if necessary.
The above announcement was author
lied by the meeting of business men at
the De Soto last night and is the result of
satisfactory conference held yesterday
by the committee of arrangements with
Supt. Fleming, of the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway and reported to the
meeting last night.
READY TO COOPERATE.
The committee reported that it was
given very encouraging reception by
Capt. Fleming, whom they found disposed
to extend all favors that could be reason
ably asked. He agreed to furnish train
as requested with as many coaches as
might be needed and to arrange
convenient schedule Capt. Fleming
also agreed to have the excursion tickets
put on sale by the agents of the road at
the different stations, a concession which
the committee had not expected. The
committee said that the result of the con-
ference with Capt. Fleming left no
doubt of the full cooperation of the road,
and the only thing remaining to be done
was to secure the necessary amount re-
quired to secure the trains, and
on this score the finance committee re-
ported that after brief canvass it had
| secured sufficient subscriptions to guar
antee the running of two excursions a
month. They had not completed their
work, however, and propose to continue
the canvass until sufficient subscriptions
are secured to guarantee four excursions
a month.
TO ADVERTISE SUBSCRIBERS.
The names of the merchants who have
subscribed to the fund will be published,
both in the newspapers and in the circulars
which will be distributed along the route
of the excursion. In this way the atten-
ton of those who take advantage of the
| excursion will be directed to the mer-
chants who have made the excursion
possible. The list of subscribers up to
last night was as follows, each sub
scriber agreeing to pay certain fixed
amount monthly to defray the expense of
the excursions: Daniel Hogan, Lindsay a.
Morgan, Krouskoff Millinery Company,
Appel q Schaul, Savannah Carriage and
Wagon Company, jackson, Metzger &
Co, talk Clothing Company, Sternberg
Jewelry Company, Collat Bros,
Ludden Bates, J. T. Cohen,
Foye & Morrison, Kohler's Clothing
House, B. II. Levy & Bro, NJ. Dryfus, j.
G. Slater, d. j. Morrison q Bro, Cohen
& Brown, L. Alexander, Cornwell 4 Chip
man, M. Nathan, James S. Silva, H. Roth
schild, Byck Bros, w B. Nell & Co, S.
K. Levin, G. Eckstein & Co., Max Else
man, Cell & Quint, Neil Gildea, Atlantic
& Pacific Tea Company, Miller Furniture
Company, d. p. Myerson, j. E. Gutman,
A. S. Cohen, Thomas West & Co., A. s
Nichols and ]. A. Douglass
The committee will continue the can
vass next week as there are a number of
other firms who are expected to 60 into
the movement.
THE SCHEME A POPULAR ONE.
The whole retail trade appears to be
unanimously in favor of the movement,
and with hardly an exception the mer-
chants will join in the effort to bring trade
from the country to Savannah.
Upon the strength of the report made
by the finance committee, the committee
of arrangements was authorized to 90
ahead and complete the contract with the
savannah, Florida and Western railway
for the special excursion train upon
Dec 5.
The committee will hold conference
to-day with General Passenger Agent
Davidson, of the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway, who will be in the CITY
for the purpose and the final details will
be arranged at once.
WELL WORKED Up.
The excursion will be Observation-Disclosures
| tised. a special agent will be sent out at
once to work it up along the road. Large
posters Will be printed announcing the
excursion and the rates from the different
points and giving the names of the mer-
chants who have subscribed to it, which
will be distributed along the entire line
| There is no doubt that the cheap excursion
movement inaugurated by the merchants
will prove success and will accomplish
| the purpose intended, to bring trade To
| Savannah. The merchants have gone
into the movement heartily and with the
cooperation which is expected from the
railroads and which they appear disposed
to give, it promises to prove the most sue
| cessful movement of the kind ever under
taken by the merchants here.
Inc rates offered Will be so low that
the people along the line of the railroads
| will take advantage of them, if for no
other purpose but to come to the city.
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