The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-14
THEY MADE TRADE LIVELY.
EECurSiOliStS Kept the Merchants on
the Move.

lHU AUfVs
Holiday Shopping What Most of the
People from the Country Came For.
The Trade Association Committees
Actively at Work for the Coming
Excursions-The South Bound and
s., A. & NJ. Excursions Next Tues
day.
The several hundred excursionists in
the city yesterday made trade lively with
the retail merchants. Broughton and
Congress streets presented a busy appear
ance all day long, the holiday shoppers
being out, besides the visitors.
All the merchants appeared to be doing
a rushing business. The stores were
filed with customers, laying in their fall
goods and seeking for holiday pres
ents, and employees had a busy
time of it. The majority, of course,
were local customers, but every
store had it's share of the visitors and it
was evident that they were doing a fair
amount of trading.
Holiday goods proved a speciality with
the country buyers and several thousand
dollars worth of Christmas presen is
were purchased and laid away, which
will delight the hearts of the little ones
for miles and miles around on the occa-
sion Of that worthy's annual visit, now
near at hand.
BOUGHT LARGE BILLS.
The Savannah and Western excursion
lists proved lively traders, but that may
have been because they were anxious to
catch the early trains for their homes.
Those who camefin on Tuesday nights
train, having more time on their hands,
were more leisurely in their movements
and spent good deal of time in pricing
goods at the various stores. Those who
went out last night made their purchases
yesterday afternoon. The majority of
the visitors along the main line of the
Central railroad remained over. They
will finish their trading to-day and leave
on to nights train, that being the last.
upon which their tickets will be accepted
The visitors were hearty in their ex-
pressions of appreciation of the hberality
and enterprise of the Savannah mer-
chants in bringing about the cheap rate
trade excursions at this season of the
year. They expressed themselves as well
satisfied with their treatment at the
hands of the merchants and declared
their intention of coming to Savannah
again at the first opportunity.
SATISFIED WITH THE EXCURSION.
The merchants are well satisfied with
the success of their experiment in the ex-
cursion line. The first two excursions
have been even far more successful than
we're anticipated, and the merchants are
unanimous in their determination to con-
tinue the movement for some time to come.
Next Tuesday excursions will be run
on the South Bound and Savannah,
Americas and Montgomery railroads,
both of which are expected to bring
in large crowds, especially the latter
which traverses a large territory tribu-
tary to Savannah. Chairman Robinson
of the transporta ton committee, is now
conducting negotiations for three more ex-
cursions to be given in the early part of
nextyear. The first will probably be from
along the line of the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
railroad to Jesup, and thence to
Savannah, by the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway. The former road
traverses q fine section of territory will
business, and which the retail merchants
now propose to cultivate.
ONE OVER THE NEW ROAD.
The second excursion, it is thought will
be run on the Florida Central and PENN
sular railroad, which has now about COM
peted it's extension to Savannah. 1t is
proposed to inaugurate the entry of the
road in Savannah with grand excursion
from all along the line of the Florida
Central and Peninsular from as far south
as Tampa
The other excursion, which will be
given about the middle of January, will
be from along the western division of the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway,
from Townsville and Albany and inter
vening points
The western division of the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway travers as
one of the best sections of the state, the
people of which are well disposed toward
Savannah. 1t is expected to bring in a
very large crowd.