The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-06
TOURIST RATES IN STATU QUO.
LITTLE CHANCE OF GETTING THEN
FROM NORTHERN POINTS.

The pennsylvania Railroad Pays No
Attention to the Requests for Ar
bftraries North of Washington.
The Rates in Effect From Wash
ington of Little Benefit 10 savaH-
nah-The Pennsylvania Winter
Rates 10 Florida Points Already
Put On-CoI. WreHn TO see what
Can BE Done.
The indications are that Savannah is no
nearer securing fun tourist rates from
eastern points than it was eight years
ago when the night was FIRST taken up.
just where the trouble lies is a difhcult
matter TO ascertain 1t is well known that
tourist rates from Washington, d. C.. to
Savannah has gone into effect, as pro-
vided by the Southern States Passenger
Association. II is also true. and this is
the troublesome part Of ii. that winter
tourist rates have gone into effect from
New York. Boston. Philadelphia and 9TH
er eastern cities and centers TO Jackson
vile and other tourist points in Florida.
but no such tickets have gone on sale
10 Savannah from any point but Washing
ton.
This, it would appear, means that the
Trunk Line Association, which supervises
the eastern passenger business. or the
Pennsylvania railroad, which is a mem
Der Of it, has refused to recognize Sa-
vannah as a winter tourist point.
Col. 3. W Wrenn, passenger traffic
manager Of the Plant system. was seen
about the matter yesterday, just before
leaving for New York. SO far as the
facts are concerned he knew nothing
further than has been stated. He said
he had made a formal request upon the
Pennsylvania railroad people for the
usual arbitraries, but so far they had
done nothing in the matter.
Col. Wrenn is indignant on account
OF a letter written by Capt. Purse, and
recently published I'm Charleston, init
mating that Col. Wrenn had taken credit
for securing tourist rates 10 Savannah
to which he was not entitled. Col
Wrenn appeared TO think that under such
circumstances he is not called upon to
go any further in the matter. He re-
ferred to the fact that when he came
10 Savannah several months ago, he told
the people he would do all in in his power
10 secure tourist rates. Following TINS
came the action of the passenger asso-
citation in September granting the rate
desired within the territory over which
If has control. Col. Wrenn said il Capt
Purse had secured the present rate, he
thought as commissioner of the freight
bureau. he might secure the necessary
arbitraries from the Pennsylvania rail-
road. Col. Wreun stated, however, that
he by no means intended to cease his
efforts in the citys interests in this mat
ter.
The situation as it stands now, and es-
pecially the inactivity on the part OF the
Pennsylvania railroad and other north
ern lines, makes il appear that fun tour
list rates for Savannah are still a thing
of the future. An excursion rate from
Washington of go. only 50 less than the
regular fare, with no advertisement Of
the city as a winter tourist point, will
be practically Of no advantage to SaVan-
nah The fact that IL is such a point
even II the full rates were secured, must
be advertised at the points whence tour
lists come, in order to make the rates
prove of any advantage to the city. 1t
seems that just as everyone was confident
a long sought advantage had been Sc
cured at last, the news of the Pennsylva-
MIA railroads inaction in the matter, ap
parently a refusal TO grant the necessary
arbitraries, comes TO destroy the feeling
of satisfaction which the first reports had
given. The people of Savannah, however,
will hardly let the matter drop, and more
will no doubt be heard from 1t before the
season is over.
Mr.. II. c. McFadden, the assistant gem
eral passenger agent Of the Plant sys-
TEN, has never received any reply to his
requests on the passenger department
sired rate. His correspondence shows
that he has done what he could in the
matter, and 1t now appears to be in statu
QUO.