The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-05
COMING BY HUNDREDS.
Savannah Welcomes It's South CCOT-
gia and Florida Visitors.

The First Merchants Excursion to
! Start From Gainesville This Morn
ing and Will Reach Savannah Late
This Afternoon-A Big Crowd Ex-
| pected-The Arrangements For the
South Bound Excursion Completed.
The first trade excursion conducted by
| the Savannah merchants will arrive in
the city tonight. If all signs do not fail
| there will be over 1 900 people on the ex-
| cursion.
! The train will leave Gainesville, Fla,
| this morning at o'clock. tits scheduled
| to arrive here at 6, tonight but if it
| should be an hour or Two late it will
! create no surprise. 1t is not an easy
| matter to handle such large number of
| people on one train with stops at
| every station and taking on extra cars at
! the larger points delays are certain to oc-
| cur. With no accident the train will ar
| rive in the city early enough to give the
! visitors plenty of time to choose the hotels
and boarding houses at which they will
| spend the night in time to enable them to
retire at reasonable hour.
TO MEET THE EXCURsIoNIsTs.
Many merchants will meet the train at
| the depot, and probably nearly'every one
of the firms which have gone into the
movement will have a representative on
| hand to meet their customers and who
| will gladly furnish them with aid and in
| formation concerning the town, particu-
! larly in securing quarters for the night.
Mr.. j. E. Stone, travelling representa-
| tive of the MORNING News will accom-
pany the 'eXcursionists from Gainesville
| and will distribute free copies of the pa
| page Sunday edition of the MORNING
| News, which fully sets forth what the
merchants of Savannah have to offer the
! visitors.
The handsome souvenirs of the Mer-
| chants Association, containing thenames
| of the firms who have contributed to the
| excursion and the lines in which they
| deal, together with some informa-
! ton about the citys facil-
| tiles for trade, will be distributed
on the train. The souvenirs were gotten
up by the MORNING News. The frontis-
piece consists of an engraving in colors,
! of locomotive and train of cars, speed
ing toward Savannah, with the words
All aboard for Savannah" underneath.
1t is neat eight page pamphlet.
'wHY THE EXCURSION"
The second page tells why the excur-
sion is given. 1t says:
This excursion is given by the merchants
of Savannah to enable them to make the ae-
quatntance Of their neighbors whom they
wish to convince that Savannah, the metrop-
oils of the South Atlantic Coast, is the cheap
| est, best and quickest market TO deal in. For
many years Savannah has been noted for her
large, sound conservative trade. She pur-
| poses also to be known in. these days of en-
| terprise and sharp competition, as the most
wideawake, pushing, hustling market Of the
south AS the best way to show this she in
Vites the world to come and see The cost is
a trihe only The mere sight Of our beautiful
city VIII pay for that and, in business way,
the trip will pay ten times over No matter
whether you wish to buy now or not, visit our
stores ask prices, inspect goods, and you will
buy next time.
FACTS ABOUT SAVANNAH.
On the last page some facts are given
about Savannah with the recommended
ton to pack them in your think tank"
They are as follows
Savannah is the second largest cotton port
in the United States. LOO 600 bales yearly
The largest naval stores port in the world.
1,2DOOOO barrels yearly.
More ocean steamers and vessels than. any
other south Atlantic port.
CoaStwiSe exports over $40 900 900 yearly
One of the largest southern lumber mar
kets.
Daily line of steamers to New York, Boston,
Philadelphia and Baltimore, and cheapest
competitive freight point
Largest jobbing center in dry goods, gro
ceries, clothing boots and shoes and other
lines.
Finest retail stores south of Baltimore
largest and finest hotel in the south.
Most liberal merchants, largest stocks
large capital, sound credit and solid business
houses.
Best system of electric roads prettiest
streets and parks.
THE NEXT EXCURSIONS.
The rates for the merchants second ex-
cursion by the Central railroad. Tuesday,
Dec, u, were announced yesterday. They
are as follows:
Gordon, Mcintyre, Toomsboro Beech
mn. 80. .,......... 50 90
OcOnee. Tennille, sun Hill. Davisboro > 80
Barlow Wadley, Sehastopol. ......... , 25
Midwife. Rerndon, Rogers. Wayuesboro,
Munnerlyn, Perkins, Lawton.. ....,.. . 90
Millen, Scarhoro, Rocky Ford, Lyons,
OhOOpee, Collins Observation-Disclosures 80
Ogeechee, Dover, Cameron. Manassas
Belleville. Hagans Claxton. ........... l %
Halcyondale, Oliver, Egypt, Daisy. Belk.
Brewer, Guyton, Morrison, Pembroke. IS
ON BRANCH ROADS
From points on branch roads the rates