The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04
WESTERNERs SEE THE SIGHTS.
EDITORS AND LUMBERMEN TAKEN
TO TYBEE BEACH.


Seeing the City--Programme of the
ExcursIOnists-They Will See jack
sOnviIIe To-day.
Broad smiles lighted the faces Of Sa-
yannahs Western guests yesterday, and
the day was one lastingly impressed on the
minds of those who shared its enjoyments
and were so handsomely received and en-
tertained.
By singular coincidence, two associa-
tons of prominent gentlemen came to-
gether IN Savannah One was the Union
Association Of Lumber Dealers of Ohio
and neighboring states, on its fifteenth an
nual excursion from Ohio and Pennsylva-
MA and the other was the Norwegian
Danish Northwestern Press Association,
hailing from the Dakotas, on prospect
Ing tour through the South. Arrangements
were made by the local lumbermen for en-
Pertaining the visiting lumbermen, and
when it was learned that editors would be
in Savannah at the same time, the doors
Of the city were opened and the entertain
ment was also extended them.
The editors, quartered at the Pulaski
and the lumbermen, quartered at the DE
Soto and on their special in the Plant
System yards were thrown together and
ties of congeniality were soon formed.
Once the two associations were merged,
there was no trouble in entertaining each
other in looking over the city and enjoy
ing the sights. Some sought the wharves
and the river front; others wandered
through the parks and still others, espec-
IL fhC
bermen's party, got bikes and went in
different directions. BY the cyclists, Bull
street was not only complmented for its
smoothness and graceful curves, but for its
beauty, attractiveness, and near approach
TO the fine boulevards of larger cities. 1t
was compared to Pennsylvania avenue,
Washington, and Commonwealth avenue,
Boston.
A large part Of the forenoon was taken
up by the lumbermen visiting the clubs
and exchanges. They were loud in their
| praise, and it was evident the hospitality
| shown them by the clubmen was by no
means least in the entertainment. For
city the size of Savannah, the Columbus
! people thought the advanced steps in pro
viding and maintaining such modern cluo
| houses, was significant. No special ones
| were mentioned, DuI taken DIS d WLOAC'
| they were highly complimented, and the
| entertainment they extended the city's
| guests is a courtesy for which the mem
| bers received deserved credit from botn the
| visitors and Savannahians.
The visitors were not formally taken
| charge of until / 80 o'clock. At that hour
! they assembled at the De Soto and COM
| plete,y filed the lobby until it was time
| to start to the Tybee depot, where spe-
| cial was to be taken for the island. Head
! ed by Mr.. William B. Stillwen, chairman
| of the entertainment committee, and Hon.
! j. ]. McDonough, and other lumbermen
! composing the committee of entertain
ment, the party moved down Liberty
! street, through Colonial park and TO the
| depot The line was quite a long one,
and composed probably 200 visitors and
citizens There was no delay at the de-
pot as everything was well arranged by
| Supt Saussy and other officials of the
! Tvbee Railroad who were on hand and
| saw to il that there was no inconVeni-
e %sTe pSe the places souvenirs er 'e and
embraced the Plant System wharves,
Fort Oglethorpe Fort Pulaski, Tybee
lighthouse, United States fort, Atlantic
! Club, Hotel Tybee and South End Hotel.
The trip was thoroughly enjoyed and sew
eral Ohio farmers in the lumbermens par
ty thought il pity that the marshes along
! the Tgbee road could not be made farms.
At the South End Hotel the party started
for the ocean and for an hour string of
delighted visitors lined the beach. The
wind did not make it unpleasant, as was
thought might be the case before leaving
the city Some amused themselves
scrambling for shells and good naturally
WED with each other to get curiosities as
mementos of the visit. Long strolls We're
| taken by the ladies' After spending
something like an hour on the beach, the
wanderers returned to the hotel where an
! oyster roast awaited them.
The oysters were prepared in the sim
| pie, barbecue fashion, which made one of
the most delightful features of the eX-
| cursion. Two large iron CRATES were plac-
ed on brick pillars and a fire burned
| hriskly beneath them. The oysters We're
piled on and several men were kept busy
| carrying them from the crude oven to
the tables nearby around which the
crowd gathered. There were some who had
never seen oysters in their original state
and were not adopts handling the knives.
Beside the oysters, and TO avoid possible
| slrangulations, the committee happily pro-
| vided a cask <of beer. which was placed
| conveniently. Between the oysters, luncn
in the dining room and other things, the
| party had no trouble spending one of the
most pleasureable days they have had for
some time.
1.-THE last time I husked oysters" said
Mr.. T. W. Dobblng treasurer OF the
Union Lumber Dealers Association twas
near Charleston. when l was in that vi
clnity as q soldier in the Federal army.
We ran across oysters there, and had
to husk them or do without anything to
eat. There is no question about our husk-
ing them. and that. too, without com
planning when a finger was nicked in the
work
The pent-up patriotism i'm the bosom of
the visitors was unpent. The good humor
of the crowd demanded that some of the
more gifted speakers be heard from, and
when they were introduced, flow of wit
humor and pathos began and continued
until time was called. The introductions
were by Mr.. Stillwell. who acted as toast
master. Mr.. Stillwel said he
wanted to welcome the lumber
men, the editors and the ladies'
accompanying them to Savannah and to
the hearts Of her citizens. I'm such large
assemblage as this" he said, sit is rather
difficult for me to tell who is who' But
l can say there are many HOO Hoos' in
my hearing who l may be able to dis
tnguish, and | hope there are many here
who. some day. may also walk through
the fragrept gardens and wander among
the life-givng springs of Hoo-Hoo land
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