The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-03
TOURISTS FILL THE HOTELS.
NORTHWABD MOVEMENT SMELLS
THE REGISTRATIONS.

Hotels Have About the Same Num-
hers Last Eear-Senson VIII Re
at Its Hight in About Two Weeks.
NOrthbOund Trains Now Carry
Large Crowds-In "a Few Days the
Travel VIII BE EauRIizcd-Hotcl
Help Traffic starts After the Tour
lists Have Gone.
The registers of the hotels begin to indi-
cate that many tourists returning from
Florida and points to the South to their
Northern homes arc stopping over in Sa-
vannah. During the last few days the
number Of arrivals daily, particularly nat
the De Soto and the Pulaski, has been
steadily increasing.
The hight of the season, so far as Sa-
vannah is effected by tourist travel will
be in about two weeks. The northward
movement of the pleasure andhealth seek
ers has begun. Sometimes the record that
is kept at the De Soto of arrivals indi-
Gates that the business is greater than on
corresponding days of last season, while
at other times the mark falls below the
number entertained when the tourists
were last South. 1t is said the registration
on the days of last year tally pretty close
ly with the last few days corresponding
In this season.
The passenger officials of the line run
ming into Florida say they consider the
tourist business of this season far heavier
than that of last season. They have been
l.
respondence from people in the North
about Florida trips. They say the return
of the tourists will start in earnest now.
Southbound trains are still running full,
but those northbound are carrying more
passengers. The increase is pronounced.
A short two weeks win see the north
bound trains crowded, while those south
bound will have lost the prestige they
now enjoy, and will have become what
the northbound trains have been for some
time, merely the return trains to reach
the starting point of the crowds. In
week or so the number of passengers on
the north and southbound trains will be
about equalized.
Stop-over privileges are given with all
through tickets. Every year tourists have
awaited themselves of these privileges to
make short stays in Savannah and there
is nothing TO indicate that this rule Will
be departed from this season. Local tick
cts are also purchased by many who pre-
fer to jump from place to place on the
return without any restrictions as to lin
it's
A business that win prove profitable for
the railroads, but that will not bring very
much to Savannah in comparison TO the
visits of the tourists is the travel of the
hotel help from the Florida hotels TO the
North. This will start just after the ho-
tells are closed. Special rates are made
for parties travelling in large numbers.
The rates apply for parties of hotel help
from Savannah and other cities, where
season hotels are conducted as we'll as
from Florida points. Many of the SER
wants take the all-rail routes to the North,
while others take the water routes from
Savannah. Jacksonville. and other coast
cities.
Mr.. E. F. Cary, travelling auditor, with
headquarters at Macon, for the Southern
Express Company, is in the city, stopping
at the Pulaski.
Vice President John NJ. Egan of the Cen
trail went up TO Atlanta last night. Mr..
Egan will have a consultation in that city
to-day over matters of interest to them
with officials of other lines
Excursion rates have been arranged on
the certificate plan under the rules of the
Southeastern Passenger Association for
delegates and members attending the fol-
lowing meetings and conventions: Royal
Arcanum, Grand Council of Tennessee,
Nashville, March 1916; Georgia Baptist
Convention and Woman's Missionary
Kappa Psi Fraternity, Philadelphia, April
1915; Holston Conference Epworth League,
Maryville, Tenn, April 1929.