The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-05
4 GOOD TOURIST SEASON.
THE RAILROADS AND HOTEL PEO-
PIE LOOK FOR HEAVY TRAVEL.

i, Is Expected to start About the
Middle of This MOnth-WesteFn
Tourist Tickets Through Savannah
Expected to Add n Good Deal TO
the business Through This Sec
don-The New Schedules the Rail-
roads Are Putting On.
savannah has promise of the biggest
tourist season this year ever known in
frs history Everything points to a large
amount Of travel not only from the
east. but from the west, on account of
the fact that tourist tickets are now sold
in the west, which are good through Sa-
vanuah to Florida, with a fifteen days
stopover.
The De Soto has had more inquiry from
tourists this year with regard to rooms,
rates. etc, than ever. and these inquiries
have come from all sections. The hotel
has already had considerable tourist
business, and up to Dec. l there were
good many northerners down this way.
The moderate weather, however stopped
the travel to some extent, and the last
month has not been a good one.
The month to come, however, promises
10 make up for all deficiencies. The first
vestibuled train, via the Pennsylvania,
the Atlantic Coast Line and the Plant
system, will leave New York city Jan. 6,
and will arrive in Savannah on its way
10 St Augustine on Jan. Z. This train
will be run to the end of the season. It
is known as the Florida special, and its
reputation in years gone by leads many
a tourist from the northeast to wait for
its starting before coming south. 1t is
stated that reservations of berths have
been made on this train for the next three
weeks to come. This train comes south
loaded almost all the season.
In addition to this there will be a Pull
man vestibuied service with dining car
from the west via the Florida Central
and Peninsular. This train will start
during the present week. 1t will come
from Cincinnati, via AsheWlle, Column
bia, and Savannah for Jacksonville, be-
ing enabled to do this by the recent agree
ment made between the railroads with
regard to tourist rates from the west, the
roads being enabled now to sell tickets
at tourist rates through Savannah to
Jacksonville and to other Florida points
at the same rates at which they sell them
by other routes. This it is believed will
bring great many tourists from the
Besides Savannah's advantages as a
winter resort have been extensively ad-
Yerused not only throughout the north
east, but also through the north and
west These facts together with the adj
Vantageous schedules given by the rail-
roads, lead the hotel people and others
10 believe that the present tourist season
will be one of the largest Savannah has
ever known.
The new schedule on Florida Central and
Fehlnsular railroad Will go into effect
tomorrow at 1901 a. m. There will be a
general change with the putting on of one
additional train between Savannah and
"a M ole
yannah and Denmark for local travel.
trains VIII be run as follows, central time:
Between SAVANNAH and Jacksonville
south bound leave Savannah SAB a. M
a. m, 2:44 p. m; arrive Jacksonville,
s:41 a. m, 1850 p. m, $50 p. m North
bound, leave Jacksonville $40 a. M. II
a. m, $50 p. m; arrive Savannah 12:45
Eannah and Columbia, north bound, leave
savannah 2;5z p. m, ll:20 p. M; arrive
Columbia 6:44 p. m, $3.50 m.
For Denmark, leave Savannah 4:9O D.
m; arrive Denmark 9:25 p. m. South
bound, leave Columbia lib a. m, 1916 a.
M arrive savannah 5:35 a. m, 2:36 p. m.
From Denmark, leave $50 a. m: arrive
savannah 10 a. m.
There is no change in the Pullman
service on the through trains, which will
De maintained as heretofore, with the
additional Pullman car to be run between
JacksonYille and Cincinnati, via Savan-
nah, Columbia, Asheville and Knoxville
on the night train from Savannah without
change, opening for the first time new
through route TO and from the northwest
shortening the distance between SaVan-
nan and Cincinnati some twenty-five
miles Connections beyond Columbia and
Tor Darien and Brunswick will be main
famed. The Kansas City sleeper, lately
running via Jesup, will now be run via
Everett to Jacksonville and Tampa. Con-
nections at Jacksonville to all points in
Florida will be made.
The Plant system changes it's schedule
today. North bound train No. g. daily
VIII leave at 6 a. m. for Charleston, Port
Royal and Augusta, with through cars
between Savannah and Augusta. No. 49,
daily, the fast northern train, will leave
at l:09 p. m. for Charleston, Washington
ana New York, arriving Washington a.
m. and New York 1:23 p. m.
No. IS, daily except Sunday, the Florida
special vestibuled train, will leave at 451
,. m. and arrive Charleston p. M, Wash
lngton 1905 a. m. New York 4:23 p. m.
No. rs daily, the through express, will
leave at 1910 night arrive Charleston SOB
a. m, Washington, lilo p. m, New York
No. 80 and 70 carry PulIman's. finest
2uffet sleeping cars, Savannah to New
No. %, south bound, daily, leaves sa-
yannah at 1:05 a. M for Jacksonville and
FORT Tampa, arriving Port Tampa 800 p.
m and carrying Pullman cars between
savannah and Jacksonville and Savannah
and Port Tampa.
No. 507, daily except Sunday, leaves at
O;Sg a. m. for Waycross and way stations
No 30 daily, leaves at sos a. m. for
Jacksonville, Port Tampa, Montgomery
ana all points south and west, carrying
pullman cars between Savannah and Port
tampa, Savannah and Jacksonville, Savan-
nah and Townsville. This train makes
connection at Port Tampa with steamer
Tor Havana Mondays and Thursdays.
NO. q, daily, leaves at 2 T. m. for jack
sonyile, Brunswick and Tampa.
NO. g. the Florida special, leaves, daily
except Monday, at 2:21 p. m. for Jack
sonVille, st. Augustine and Port Tampa.
No. 81 leaves at 6:35 p. m. for Montgom-
cry and all points west and southwest,
arriving Montgomery 1850 a. NJ, with free
reclining chair car Savannah to Mont
Trains from the east and north will
arrive as follows: No. %, 1850 night: No.
o. 7:46 a. m; No. 81, 2:06 p. m; No. 5, 6:45
,, m No 81 is daily except Monday; all
others daily
Trains from the west and south viii ar
Ii5iVe as follows: No. 5s, S:45 a. M; No. 30,
lag p. m; No. 3S, 4:41 p. m; No. SO6, 5:25
?. m; No. SO, $50 p. m; No. 7S, 11:45 p.
"a; Nos. So and 500 daily except Sunday;
81 others daily. The vestibuled train, No.
0o' Will not run until Wednesday, Jan. z.
From Manassas to AppOmattOx.
The long expected contribution to the