The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-06
Business at Tampa is in a Flourishing
Condition.

Business at Tampa is in Elourishing
Condition.
Tampa, Fla, Dec. At would have
been difficult to nave selected a worse
day for the opening of hotel like the
famous Tampa Bay caravansary than
this which has been raw rainy and gen
orally disappointing. Fires. overCoats
aud umbrellas have been in good demand,
vet the arrivals at the hotel have been
most gratifying, and tonight, despite the
chilly weather, Manager j. H. King wore
d broad smile upon his familiar face.
The register shows arrivals from
Maine to California, and enough
OF them to Indicate a
prosperous season ahead. The house
never looked better or fresher, not on its
original opening day, than it does tonight
under Manager Kings careful oversight.
Painters, carpenters, upholsterers, etc,
have finished brushing up and the incOm-
ing guests find everything in readiness
for their comfort.
On the right of the railway entrance to
the hotel handsome 4-story wooden
building is nearly completed, to be known
as Bachelors Quarters" where gentle
men guests who prefer an EVeleSs Eden
can hHd their wish fully gratited. This
addition, with other new rooms, it is
hoped, will prevent an overflow like
that Of last winter and the winter before.
TheOffice force is somewhat changed. The
well-known "Hotel Dromios' Mr. bred
G. King and MIR. Frank f. Miller, remain
al the register, where they have norivals.
Mir. Samuel J. Monroe, last winter Man
ager Hathaway's rlght-hand man at the
Seminole, is cashier, to succeed Mr..
Charles q. Logan, who becomes book
keeper Mr. A. j. Van Deusen is night
clerk, and Miss H. A. Smith, of Philadel-
phia, succeeds Miss Lucas as private sec
rotary to Manager King while the dining
room is again in charge of genial Wilson
PCrciyal. Stubblebme'S celebrated Or
chestra, much enlarged and greatly i'm
proved, will furnish the music, which
vii. be a specially attractive feature this
season. In fact Manager King has started
OUT to improve every feature of last sea-
sons success that can be improved in any
degree .-...........- ....
OF course Tampa looks. to-day like a
cohblerin rain storm, all outdoor bust
ness being curtailed by the rain: vet I see
many evidences of increased thrift and
Development here since my last visit. Dr.
G. Harris, president of the Tampa
Drug Company, who has spent several
months travelling in the west for his
health tells me that he is highly graft
fed with this financial condition of
things here as compared with what he
saw all through the west, and he thinks
Nloridahas been remarkably blessed the
past summer, and enters upon what prom
l>es to be most prosperous winter in eX-
'ellent condition 10 reap the full benefit
of its profits.
At Port Tampa and Port Tampa city
the greatest activity prevails. much of il
owing to extensive shipments of phOs
mate ard some to the new establishment
lUst completed for doing the immense
printing business at Port Tampa of the
loulsiana Lottery Company. This. with
the big cigar factories, promises to give
capt. j. w. kitzgerald's new city phe-
romenal but permanent growth. Al
tlough separate from Port Tampa proper
The two are very closely related in bust
ness matters, the former being on land
ana the latter entirely on water, they
viii naturally grow together in due time
dropped in 10 the convent of the Holy
Names this morning and found Mother
Iheophulus and Sister Mary Laurentius
lutte happy over the large number OF
pupils already entered for the present
season, fitting recognition of the grand
work that these two noble women arc
doing
The activity in freight business on the
IIorlda railroad IN and around Tampa is
SIMPLY amazing. Such long trains were
never seen here before, and every road is
yraIuped for motive power to keep the
cars IN motion. Business is rushing. but
whether it pays any profit to anybody is
quite another matter
Quests at the Tampa Bay hotel will
sum ind that quiet, yet efficient and
rusty veteran head porter, Pat Mullane
on deck for his third season here. E'Ol
Feyen summers he has been at the Ocean
mousse at Newport r. l., and if anybody
SHOWS who belongs to the exclusive 400
Pat is the man.
President Plant and his party viii be
mere in few days, but not for pleasure
ne opening of his new line to Savannah
wa High Springs, and his extensive
Mlart improvements at Port Tampa
VII give him little rest while
At inns vicinity. He has very busy anC
perPleXlng season before him, and his
social pleasures will not be numerous.