The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-07
MANY THOUSANDS COMING.
WHAT RAILROAD PEOPLE SAY OF
THE MAY WEEK PROSPECTS.

THE MAY WEEK PROSPECTS.
Georgia Especially VIII Be Wen
Represented-The Military boys In
Uniform to Be Admitted Free.
Few Complimentary Passes Issued.
All Looking for Fair weather.
Merchants TO Have Tickets for
Their CustOmers-Hussars Practice
ing for the Tilt.
The railroad passenger agents say they
are going to bring about 10000 people to
Savannah during May week. While this
estimate may be a little high, these men
are in a position to know something about
what the crowd is likely to be, as they
receive frequent reports from their local
agents along their lines.
The reports seem to justify the state
mont that larger crowds than have ever
been here before will come from Southern
Georgia, and from Florida. The outlook
also. is that there will be good crowds
from along the lines of the Georgia and
Alabama and the Central, and South Car
DINA, too, is expected to send quite a dele
cation.
In Georgia the l cent a mile rate is the
thing that is taking, and every section of
the state Is going to be well represented.
Many guesses have been made as to the
size of the crowds. and in a small way
some wagers have been made on the
numbers.
The parade ground in front of the grand
stand is now being rolled and prepared
for the drills and contests that will take
place upon it next week. The week will
be started off with sham battle by
infantry and artillery, in which the men
Will be Unanswered on the field in regular
military battle style. This will be made
one of the most interesting and attractive
events of the week
The military boys of all the white com
mands in the city are going to be admitted
free TO the grounds during the day per-
formances when in the full uniform Of
their commands. The same invitation is,
Of course, extended by resolution to all
of the visiting militia. Invitations to the
heads of the various commands have al
ready been sent out by the secretary Of
the ASSOCIATION, ana by this time nave,
no doubt, been communicated to all Of the
companies
This invitation is extended to the men,
however, only when in full uniform, and
does not mean q military coat and hat
and citizens trousers, nor vice versa. At
the night performances. however, every
body VIII be charged the regular admis-
sion, but there will be no charge for seats
at night in the grand stand.
The association Will issue very few COM
plimentary passes. The uniforms of the
military men will be the only passes they
need, and complimentary tickets have
been issued only 10 the press, the officers
of the association and chairmen Of the
committees who have done all the work in
connection with arranging the celebration.
No other passes will be issued, and the
directors themselves will be required to
pay for members of their families who at
tend the different performances. No
passes will be issued to the stockholders,
and their returns will be whatever profits
may accrue 10 the association from its
d1merent sources of revenue.
Some people have been making prognos-
ticauons as to the weather next week.
Hicks almanac says there will be fair
weather every day but Saturday. 1t also
predicted the rainy weather of the pres
ent week, wherefore the disciples of Hicks
are jubilant and are firm in their belief
that 1t will come out as stated. Then,
too 1t is considered there has been about
enough rain, and that for this reason IL
hoped that the weather will be all that
Is wanted, because 1t can add a great
deal to or detract from the show accord
ing TO the turn II takes.
The Georgia Hussars' fitting team is
now pracucing every day in the park ex-
tension and is getting In excellent shape
sars team has not yet been chosen, and
as all the men practicing are doing pref
ty good work, it may be a little diff
cult to decide just who the five contest
ants Will be. This team will have TO meet
SIX or eight others, and there is going
to be some hard tusseling for the prizes
The merchants of the city on Bay Con-
gress and Broughton streets are going
to take lot of tickets to the May week
performances and distribute them among
their patrons, who will be in the city dur
ing the week. No doubt a good many
tickets will go out in this way, as the
country merchants will probably visit the
city in large numbers
There have been some queries as to why
arrangements were not made to give Ty-
bee day during the week and put some
military feature there or something of
interest. Some of the merchants say that
many of their customers like to get a
chance to visit Tybee for a few hours
when they come to town and they want
something interesting to attract them
there 1t is probable that some of the
visitors will make an opportunity to get
down there for a short while during their
stay in the city.