The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-23

them. and he intimates that he intends
10 do so, The village is not yet IN full
operation, not being entirely completed.
but every day one Of the numbers down
on the programme ana advertised by
great fence bills is THE procession Of the
bull-hghters," while stretched around the
outer shell of the amphitheater where ev-
erybody is obliged 10 see II, is a mammoth
streamer with this inscription, The am
Phitheater for % II IS possible that the
bull-hghts are to take place after all
probably on the sly. When the Mexican
village Is formally opened. the question
on the long streamer VIII be answered.
The crowds of the first week. those Of
opening day and yesterday made a pretty
thorough test of the ability Of the city to
comfor hably entertain the exposition Wis
ftors. 1t is estimated that beween fifteen
and twenty thousand visitors We're taken
care OF on each OF these days, and the
fact that none of the hotels, with the ex-
ception Of the Kimbal and Aragon, were
filled up. and either of these TWO could
have accommodated more in a pinch,
shows that there need be no uneasiness
big show, on the score OF hotel accommo-
dau0ns. and that at reasonable rates, too.
Some Of the workers were disposed to
belittle the work. OF the public comfort
department at the outset and took the
statement from Chief Alex Smith that he
could house and feed %, 000 people a day,
through his office alone. with grain Of
strated the eXactness OF Mr.. Smiths fig
ures.
Besides the opening Of hundreds Of
private houses for the entertainment OF
exposition visitors, nearly every house,
VIE In town having listed her spare room
Wlth the public comfort department Of
hce, there have been built and opened a
dozen hrst class hotels on account of
the exposition, most of them being de-
signed as permanencies,
They can accommodate thousands, to
say nothing of the fact that nearly every
business block In the center Of the city
mas It's sections Of lodgings htted up, and
number are made to do their part OF the
business.
The same thing that has been said as to
the city's ability to entertain any kind
or a crowd comfortably Is also true as
TO the transportation facilities between
the city and the grounds, as was demon
strated by the past weeks test Of the
consolidated street Railway lines. A
continuous chain of cars is in
operation, one every two and
Ihree s minutes, with schedules
SO arranged that blockades are impossi-
PIE while the Southern Railway COmpa-
ny mas built a spacious terminal at the
east end or the union depot, and with
a COUPLE track service and trains run
ming three minutes apart when the rush
IS on, 100000 people day can
be carried to and from the exposition
without the crush that the dread Of
which frequently keeps people away from
eXpositions.
The only feature of the transportation
arrangements that gives cause for any
charged by the Consolidated from the
center Of the city to the grounds. That
rate Will, however, take one from any
part Of town, even the most remote
quarters, to the grounds by the through
lines that have beer established, es-
pecially for exposition travel. loud
kick was made against the l0-cent rate
from central points when IL was first an
nounced but II did no good, and with a
rather novel contrivanee IN the way Of
q terminal station on the grounds, the
Consolidated will continue to collect Its
extra nickels, though without this pecu-
adopted, the scent fare would land most
Of the crowd at the exposition gates.
As II Is, those who know the ropes and
are disposed to do so, can legitimately
make the trip on the Consolidated line
for a nickel by walking a hundred yards.
Visitors not familiar with the Service,
however, cannot, of course, take advan-
tage Cd the possibility of saving the
extra nickel and so they grin and bear II.
Aside from the Consolidated, and the
Southern, there is a line of herdics and
buses in orepation out Peachtree street,
upon which cents Is the fare charged.
These herdics run from the union depot
out, making the trip in less than thirty
in from fifteen TO twenty and the South
ern train in seven, so that the leisurely
tourist can escape the extra tariff levied
by the street car monopoly II he cares TO.
after all. Peachtree is one of the most
beautiful residence thoroVghfares i'm the
country. paved with asphalt and shaded
all the way, so that In point of enjoyment
the bus route at half the fare really dis
counts the street car line on fine day.