The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-01
THE COMING TOURIST SEASON.
Fever May Scare Somewhat But II
VIII BE a Good One.

Fever May Scare Somewhat But 1t
VIII BE "A Good One.
The indications point toward a very sue
cessful winter tourist season. Mr.. H. c..
McFadden, assistant general passenger
agent of the Plant system, has just re-
turned from the meeting at Richmond of
the conference committee of the South
eastern Passenger Association, and his OBJ
servations there indicate that the season
will bring a larger business than that en-
joyed by the roads last year.
There has been only one thing to cause
the hopes of the passenger men to fall, and
that is the prevalence of yellow fever at
Mobile, New Orleans and the other places
at which it has gained a foothold. He
says that while it is recognized that Flor
ida has no fever within it's limits and that
nearly every other locality in the south is
free from it, the northern people as a
whole will not accept this view of it, and
will probably be just a little timid about
coming south even during the winter.
They are not likely he thinks, to do any
thing that they have been accustomed
to do in pursuit of health, if they have a
fear, however groundless it might be, that
they would have a chance of contracting
any complaints. Health is what the ma
jority of the northerners come south for,
and the thought that the Mecca to which
they turn is itself unhealthy would be
sufficient to cut off the traffic. The rail-
road people hope that the prospective tour
lists may learn that there would be not
the slightest danger of contracting yellow
fever in the winter, even had 1t existed
in the sections to which they expected to
go.
One of the attractions that Florida has
not had for several years will again draw
L
orally than last This is the orange crop.
They have always been delighted by the
growing oranges, and this industry has
been one of the greatest charms that have
been found on Florida soil. The oranges
have had almost as much to do as its
climate with securing Florida it's popu-
larity as a winter resort, Estimates Of
the yield of the fruit for this year places
1t far in advance of any since the big
freeze.
The business occupying the passenger
agents at the meeting was the fixing of
the tourist rates for the season. This
was done on practically the same basis
as that which has prevailed for the past
few years. One of the changes that was
introduced was the time at which the
tickets from the west are put on sale
Last year the tickets from western points
to resorts in Florida and other points in
the south were on sale on and after Nov.
!. This season they will go on sale fifteen
days earlier This was requested by Gen
eral Passenger Agent Atmore of the
Louisville and Nashville, who stated that
several of that lines connexions from the
west desired the change made. The west
ern people make their way to the resorts
earlier in the season than those of the
east, and it was for their especial accom-
mediation that the change was requested.
There are more western than eastern
people who own homes in FLORIDA, and as
these property owners always make it a
point to go to the Land of Flowers sooner
than the regular pleasure seekers, who 60
down during January and February, this
accounts for the earlier movement of the
westerners.
Nov. l continues to be the time for the
eastern tickets to go on sale.