The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-18
EXPECTS A BIG SEASON.
MR.. H. c. M'FADDEN THINKS TOUR
lists WILL COME IN CROWDS.


tent Reason for Expecting a Big
seasOn-It Has Brought Prosperity
in Many SectiOns-CnpitaliSts and
ProspectOrs VIII Go Through the
south on the Way to Cuba--GOOd
Health of Florida During the sum
mer VIII Have Good Effect.
orange crops Increased Yield VIII
Also Tend to Bring Tourists.
Winter tourist business bids fair this
season to be very large. Mr.. II. c. McFad-
den. assistant general passenger agent of
the Plant System, returned yesterday from
the North, where he had an opportunity
10 judge of just what may be expected for
the coming season.
Mr.. McFadden says he sees no reason
why the season should not be very sue
cessful so far as the railroads and hotels
of the South are concerned. lie was asked
for some of the reasons that indicate that
a successful season Is in store.
The war Is taken as being the prime fac
tor chat has wrought in favor of the tour
list season. Mr.. McFadden says it will
have the effect of sending a great many
Der of reasons apparent to him to show
that the war will bring the people South,
the most important being the prosperity it
has brought in many sections. Many peo-
pie have made a great deal of money out
of the war, and they feel that
they can afford to take a
trip during the winter. Nearly every
Fadden says, has been benefited by the
war He regards this as rather an .tnama-
2ous fact and one that is in direct con
trariely with what was expected at the
inception of the trouble with SPAIN but
he is assured of its reality.
The reopeuing of the port of Havana
and the safety that is now to be found
for Americans in the city. together with
the great interest that Is felt in the place
and the surrounding country, will send
many people to Florida to take the steam
ship line for the Cuban capital. They viii
go in the winter rather than In the sum-
mer, for fear of contracting diseases that
are popularity supposed to be common and
contagious during the summer mouths.
Another class that is expected to be
thoroughly in evidence in Cuba and the
West Indies is that of the capitalists, who
will come down from the North to look
about for investments. There will also
Ing about for a change whereby to better
his condition. The Indies offer Turing
prospect and the roads will probably have
the transportation of many men of this
class.
One of the things that is always con-
sidered by many of the Northern tour
lists before deciding upon their winter
trips is the health that has been enjoyed
by a prospective locality during the sum
mer months. There have been times when
Florida's seasons have not been so lively
as they might have been on account of
the health of the state not having been
of the best during the summer. This was
not the case during the past summer, and
il is thought the good health that pre-
vailed will have the effect of bringing
many of those who are looking for relief
from physical ailments down to the Land
OF Flowers for time.
The orange groves of Florida have al
ways been great attraction to visitors.
Since the freeze of 1894 there has not been
any large quantity of the fruit, in COM
parison with that of former years, pro-
duced but the yield is increasing yearly,
and, with it, the attractions for the
Northerners. 1t is probable that the or
ange crop, which will be a hitler larger
than that of last year, will have some eff
feet the tourist business.
Another big drawing card for the South
Will be the military camps. Many of the
soldiers will have friends and relatives at
the North who will come down to visit
them and a good revenue may be expected
from this source by the railroads. This
will mean something more than usual for
Savannah, where there win be big camps
all during the winter. Stop-over privileges
will be used, and the city viii also doubt
less be made the destination of many more
tourists than usual.
The winter tourist rates have been agreed
10 ~ he ~ {
Passenger Association. They will be prac-
tcely upon the same basis as that which
has prevailed for a number of years. 1t
is not doubted that the lines of the asso-
Citations to the North and West will con-
cur in the rates as proposed by the South
eastern Passenger Association and adopt
the same basis.
AL things considered, it looks very much
as if the South has before it such a season
OF tourist business as 1t has not enjoyed
for many years. II is to be hoped that such
Is the case, for the coming of the wealthy
people of the North and the West means
big thing for this section.
President and General Manager George
{. Smith of the Atlanta and West Point
Railroad was among the visitors who
spent yesterday in the city.
Mr.. B. F. WILLY, Jr., general passenger
and ticket agent of the Atlanta and West
Point Railroad, was down yesterday from
Atlanta on a business trip
Mr. E. II. Hinton, traffic manager, and
MI j. c. Halle, general passenger agent
OF the Central Railroad and the Ocean
steamship Company, returned yesterday
rom New York, where they spent two or
'liee days in attendance upon meeting
VI representatives of railroad and steam
ship lines
Mr.. W. L. Williamson, trainmaster of
tnls division of the Florida Central and
rehnsular Railroad, was down at jack
sohVlIle yesterday.
AR Tap Ross, who has filled a position
ior about year in the passenger depart
ment of the Central Railroad, left last
a.sHt Tor Birmingham, where he goes to
way