The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-01
THE TIDE OF IMMIGRATION.
MR.. JACK SAYS THE RAILROADS
ARE WORKING TO TURN 1T
THIS WAY.

The Plant System Alone Has spent
More Money for That Purpose in
the Last Year Than the states OF
Georgia and Florida Combined.
Col. II. :. Haines' Duties 10 he As
sumed by Mr. n. G. Erwin and other
Officers of the Plant System.
Mr.. D. F. Jack, assistant to President
H. B. Plant OF the Plant system, arrived
in the city last night from Florida, where
he has been looking after the interests of
the system. He is at the De Soto. and
will remain here several days.
Mr.. Jack has just succeeded Col. H. s.
Haines as president of the Jacksonville
Street Railroad Company, and has been
in Jacksonville looking after the interests
of that property. He was asked by a
representative of the Morning News who
viii be Col. Haines successor as vice
president of the system. He practically
intimated that there would be no success
scr, saying that Col. Haines' duties, in the
main, would be attended TO by Mr.. r. C.
Erwin, who has been for some time the
vice president Of the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway. Col. Haines' duties,
he said, will, in a general way, be distri-
buted among the other officers of the sys-
tenn
Mr.. Jack was asked If the Plant system
would advertise Savannah this year as
tourist point.
That is certainly Col Wrenn's inten-
tion," he replied. eve will give the fact
all the prominence possible, and endeavor
TO attract here all the travel We can, as
well as to Florida. Winter tourist rates
for Savannah will undoubtedly result in
time in the building OF more hotels here"
DO you speak advisedly on that poiut?'
he was asked.
mo, not exactly" he said. but the
fact that Savannah win be widely adver-
Used, and the attractions and advantages
OF the city as a winter tourist point pub
lished throughout the north will OF course
lead to a large travel here, and as 1t
grows larger additional accommodations
VIII be necessary. / think with a good
showing for returns such as there is
likely to be, it Will be an easy matter 10
sel northern capital TO take hold of such
a project"
Mr.. Jack talked interestingly about the
Work that is being done TO attract immi-
railroads, he said, throughout this sec
ton of the south are taking an active in
tertest in the work
Why" he said, 1.-THE Plant system has
spent more money and done more for the
purpose of attracting immigrants to the
territory which ii covers, in the last year.
Jhah nave the states Of Georgia and FlOri-
"a combined. These states, 1t appears to
me, do not take the proper interest in this
matter. The attention of the business
people is being turnd more strongly in
that direction now han has ever been the
case before. This section would do well
TO pattern after the western states in the
matter of attracting immigrants, for they
can offer far better advantages A farmer
in Georgia or Florida can, with care
ana ludicious management, make more
out of his fifty or hundred-acre farm, than
ne can out west with several miles OF that
prairie land. The country is overstocked
with wheat and corn, and both have be-
come very cheap. This section offers ad-
Yantages for the cultivation of products
for which there is always a good demand
and there is every reason why they Should
be advertised and the people brought
Mr.. Jack was asked about the accident
to the steamer Margaret belonging to the
Plant system. The press dispatch was
the only information regarding it which
ne had received. The Margaret, he said
was a small excursion steamer of about
100 TONS and ia feet in length commando
ed by Capt. John Fitzgerald. She is a
slde-wheeler and is used in the north dur
ing the summer as an excursion steamer
andin the winter between Port Tampa
and Manatee for the winter excursion
business. She was on her way from the
Norfolk shipyard to Tampa to begin the
ashore.