The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-11
TO BRING FOREIGN TOURISTS.
CAPT. PURSE WORKING TO SECURE
EUROPEAN Excl RsIONs TO
SAVANNAH.

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Iantic Steamship Companies and
10 Have Them Run Excursions
From European Ports 10 Savannah
for the Atlanta ExpOsition-Rca-
sons Why the scheme should lie
Acceptable to the Steamship Lines.
President Purse Of the board OF trade
is engaged upon an effort which may have
very far-reachlng and satisfactory results.
It is a plan TO have the transatlantic
steamship lines run excursion trips from
the European ports to Savannah for the
Atlanta exposition.
Capt. Purse has received information
to the effect that such proposition would
not be unfavoably considered by the large
I steamship companies. There are several
things in its favor. as Capt Purse ex-
/ planned. In the first place the winter
travel by the large transatlantic passen-
ger lines is very light and many OF the
finest ships are in idleness most of tho
. winter season. Naturally the companies
would be inclined to regard with favor
anything which offered them profitable
| employment for their steamers during the
fall and winter months Another thing
is the general interest which has been
awakened in European countries in the
south, largely due to the extensive ad-
vertising abroad Of the Atlanta EXPOSE
ton. The traffic journals have been call
ing attention of late to the fact that while
the pleasure travel to Europe from Amer
! lea is very large, that from Europe to
! America is very light, three-fourths OF the
/ patronage of the steamship lines being
! supplied by this country.
! The winter pleasure travel of the Eu-
| ropean countries tends almost entirely to
/ the Orient, Egypt being the popular OBJ
/ jective point 1t is believed that some of
this travel can be attracted to the south
and this country recOmpensed in kind to
some extent for the immense sums of
money spent abroad every year by its
| pleasure seekers.
! Mr.. b. Singer Of the Railway and Emil
! grafton News of Chicago is in the city,
| and has been discussing this subject with
Capt Purse. Mr.. Singer is of the opinion
| that If steamship excursions can be in
| augurated from European ports to Savan-
| nan, that they would be largely patroniZed.
! Capt Purse has addressed communica-
tons to the following steamship compa-
| MES and agents upon the subject: Del
! richs q Co., general agents of the North
| German Lloyd; the Netherland Steamship
|
| al manager of the Hamburg American
! line, New York; Henderson Bros, Anchor
! line, New York. Compagne Generate
| Transatlantique, Cunard Steamship line,
! White Star line and Allen line.
The following letter, addressed to the
agents Of the North German Lloyd line,
| gives an idea of the correspondence:
| Messrs Oelrich * Co, General Agents
North German Lloyd, New York City. Au-
! gust 9, 1S95-Gentlcmen: The International
| Exposition at Atlanta, Ga, u. 5. A., opens
! Sept. 10, and closes Dec. 81, proximo. 1 take
! the liberty, in connection with this fact,
! to direct your attention to the ACCESSIBILITY
! Of inaugurating series of excursions
orient from Europe to the port of Savan-
nah, Ga. By Sept 10 proXimo the Savan-
| nah river, which now has a depth of 24lb
| to % feet at mean high swater vessels
drawing "A feet to 20 feet could then safely
come up to the city and have water to
spare.
send you by the same mail a recently
prepared and absolutely reliable pamphlet
| about our population, health, harbor COM
merce, manufacturers, banking capital,
| etc.
The most satisfactory arrangements can
| be made to save all dockage expenses to
ships, and for hotel accommodations at
Savannah, Ga, Atlanta, Ga, Jacksonville,
! Fla, st. Augustine, Fla, Tampa, Fla,
and any other points in this section; and
the railroads will make rates equal to any
| out of New York, Boston or Philadelphia,
| to the Atlanta exposition.
While at Savannah your steamers would
/ have safe berths in fresh water which
destroys barnacles and sea vegetation, and
gives clean bottoms, without cost of scrap
! ing, for return voyages.
If you should view this suggestion with
| favor and need organic action here to
enforce the idea with your home office
/ = },
| mayors and common councils of Savannah
Atlanta, Augusta and other cities to re-
| quest and urge your company to put
these excursions on between Europe and
Savannah, Ca direct, and pledge you
the support and good will of the state
and cities named.
l would be pleased to hear from you
and hope something may come of it for
your company and our people. Yours
very truly, President Savannah Board
of Trade.
Capt Carl Schwarz of the Antwerp Ma
val Stores Company is taking an active
interest in the scheme and addressed q
letter yesterday to Director Marquardt
of the North German Lloyd. The director
is personal friend of Capt. Schwarz
Mr. Howard II. Stafford, secretary of the
Young Mems Business League of Augusta
has a communica ton in the August num-
Der of the Railway and Emigration News
on the subject of steamship excursions
from Europe to southern ports. The News.
in commenting editorially upon Mr.. Stat
ford's communication, says:
1t is very singular, but nevertheless
1t is a fact, that the Transatlantic lines
seem to rely upon their American tour
lists to ill their cabins. In fact, the United
States supplies about three-fourths Of
all the irst-class traffic between Ameri-
can ports and Europe. If the points Of
interest in this country were to be prop
erly written up and advertised in Europe
the steamship lines might secure a larger
amount of first-class traffic from Europe
to this country. If one-fourth of the
amount Of money could be brought from
Europe to this country by tourists which
Americans annually leave in Europe. il
would 80 a long way towards balancing
our accounts with Europe, at the same
time be a great source Of revenue to the
ocean lines.
If the wealthy class of Europeans
would only visit this country and take the
trouble to visit our winter resorts in the
south or the summer resorts anywhere