The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-29
DRUMMEns WILL BE HEARD.
VIII Try to Get Mileage Books Sold
I'm Florida.

VIII Try to Get Mileage Books sOId
I'm Florida.
The Railroad Commission Of Florida Will
meet April "A at Tallahassee. At this
meeting the matter of mileage books will
come up, and the commission will hear
arguments from those who think they
should be sold by the railroads In the
state.
by the time the meeting is held the
members of the commission Will have had
time TO go over and carefully study the
arguments submitted by the passenger de-
partments OF all the roads IN the state to
show why the sale of the books should not
he resumed. At recent meeting the COM
mission ordered that such arguments
should be submitted. so. that the case In
all its bearings might be considered De
fore definite action Is taken.
There viii be representative before
the commission from the Travellers fro-
tectiye Association when the meeting Is
held. THE drummers win submit 'hcir
side of the case and try to induce the
commission to order the books put on sale
again. The matter of the mileage books
is one that cannot be sneezed at by the
drummers. They find their expenses are
much greater when they have 70 pay iuii
fare and IL is for this reason they are
anvlous 10 have the sale OF the books re-
st1med. They claim Ut rs Impossible icr
them TO solicit the business In tlorlda they
did while the books could be bought. IN
their argument they will try 20 convince
the commission that the state at iarse ~
suffering on account of the drummers rot
and the hotels and others losing the Dene-
fits of their patronage
The Plant System Is extensively adver-
Using Savannah as pleasant place TOT
returning tourists TO stop over IN Tor
few davg. These advertisements are be-
ing distributed throughout Florida, ana
If IS said their effect may be noticed IN
the number of people 10 be seen at the
Savannah hotels. BY some 1t Is Claimed
however, that the number OF stop-over
privileges exercised this season VIII iaA
below that according to present indica-
lions Of last year. The passenger depart
nnent of the Plant System assures the
FLORIDA tourist OF the many advantages
in the way of historic and romantic asso-
Citations connected with the city, and tells
Of the pleasant hours that may be spent
in visits to points Of interest. AS an m
d,cenent TO the tourists to stop over here,
a norton Of space has been assigned at
Jacksonville to Savannah on the Florida
enaciaI the vestibule over the Plant Sys-
rem and those who take advantage Of
mis- concession may again take berths
from here on TO the North. This arrange
ment will, IL is thought have the desired
effect Of causing many TO stop over
A meeting Of the rate clerks OF the lines
comprising the Southeastern Passenger
Association is IN progress in Atlanta. Mr.
~ II. IAahy, chief clerk In the passen-
Ger department Of the Plant system, aud
chief Rate Clerk Stansell Of the Central
railroad are in attendance.
A special train passed through early
Yesterday morning by way Of the Florida
Central and Peninsular for Washington.
Aboard me train was Miss Adele Simp-
kins who was hurrying TO Washington.
where the body Of her father, Congress-
man John simpkins Of Massachusetts, lies
awaiting burial Miss Simpxins was ac-
companied by a party OF several friends
she was at Miami when the news Of her
fathers death reached her. She at once
had arrangements for the special OF a.
baggage car. a coach and q sleeper made.
and got away a. soon AZ possible. The
Florida East Coast Railroad agreed 90