The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-14
WILL BRING CROWDS THIS WAY
TOURIST RATES FOR SAVANNAH IN
EFFECT NOV. L.

They VIII BE Good Until April 30.
Savannah 10 He Advertised
Through the North and West as a
Winter ResOrt-rhe Action of the
Southern Roads in Establishing
the Rates UnanimOus-The North
erin Roads VIII Come In.
The tourist rates from northern and
eastern points, which have been given
Savannah by the Southern States Pas
senger Association, an announcement Of
which appeared in yesterdays Morning
News. viii go into effect Nov. /.
The round trip tickets from northern
and eastern points to Savannah will be
placed on sale on that date at the ticket
offices Of the northern and eastern lines,
and the tickets viii be good up TO May
81. They will be on sale from Nov /
TO April 80. but are good for use a month
after the latter date.
Complete information with regard to
these rates has not been received as yet
by the railroads here but the railroad
passenger agents say they do not think
there is any doubt that the arbitraries
on the lines north of Washington will be
allowed. The arbitrary between Wash
ington and New York for the round trip
is So which added TO the tourist rate
made from Washington to Savannah
would make the total tourist rate S42 for
the round trip from New York to sa-
vannah. This. as will be seen, is a re-
duction of Sc on the regular straight fare
each way.
The advantage to Savannah, however,
is noe so much in the slight reduction, as
in the fact that the city viii hereafter
be known as the winter tourist point,
and will be advertised as such by the
railroads which will seek the business.
When Savannah's advantages as a win
ter resort are known they will certainly
be appreciated by the travelling public,
and the fact that round trip tickets from
northern and eastern points will be on
sale, will furnish them an opportunity
for coming here which they have not
heretofore had.
Before this season there was no such
thing as a round trip ticket to Savan-
nah from northern and eastern points on
sale at any of the ticket offices in those
sections. The ticket agents in many i'll
stances did not know there was such a
place as Savannah on the map, because
it was not their business to know it. Now
they will have to give information with
regard to IT just as is the case with other
tourist points I'm the south, and there can
be no reason why Savannah should not
get its fun share of the travel.
The action of the association will Un-
doubtedly be appreciated. 1t requires Il
unanimous vote for the resolution au-
thoriZing the rates to pass, which is an
indication that all of the railroads voted
in favor of placing Savannah on the
tourist list.
Now that the rate has been made, il
will no doubt require some effort on the
part of the people of Savannah in order
that they may make the most of them. IL
has been suggested that a book or pam
phlet be prepared setting forth Savan-
nah's advantages as a winter resort and
distributed throughout the north and east.
Col. b. w. Wrenn, passenger traffic man.
ager of the Plant system, has agreed to
distribute through his agents in different
parts Of the county 10000 or 10000 such
pamphlets If they are turned over TO him,
and no doubt thereby good deal OF travel
could be turned this way.