The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-28
ExCuRsIoNIsTs MOVING SOUTH.
First of the Season Leaves To-day
for Florida by the r. c. Il p.

for Florida by the r. c. Il p.
The first personally conducted excursion
party from the North for Florida of this
season arrived last night aboard the Kan
sas City. Mr.. Hendrickson is in charge Of
The party, in which there are some thirty
five people from New York. They Will
leave this morning by way of the Florida
Central and Peninsular for Florida.
Savannah is one of the points included in
the itinerary usually made out by Mr..
Hendrickson. When his present party re-
turns North stop will probably be made
here for two or three days.
These excursion parties afford a means
through which Northern tourists, who SO
desire, may visit the South at a slightly
reduced cost, and, at the same time, enjoy
the advantage of having one along as
conductor who knows all the points of
greatest interest and is familiar with
everything necessary TO be known in the
matter of dealing with The railroads and
hotels. This conductor relieves the mem
bers of the party of all this, and they have
nothing to do but enjoy themselves. Many
hundreds of people usually make the trip
with Mr.. Hendrickson, or some of his
agents as guides, during a season, and
the railroads find the handling of The par
ties to be quite a source of profit.
This party will be shortly followed by
others, and it is expected there will be
fully as many as in previous seasons.
There is quite competition among the
railroads for the business, but, as rule,
divisions are made, there being a dsposi-
ton TO favor the lines equally.
The parties form but very small pro-
portion of the tourist business, yet this
is a proportion that the roads cannot fail
to be on the lookout for and the travel
ing passenger agents look alive to see that
their lines get all that may be coming
their way. The tourist movement to the
South is strong now, the vestibule trains
to Florida over the Plant System and the
Florida Central and Peninsular going
through well filled every morning.
The Pullman service that now extends
from New York to Jacksonville by way
of the Pennsylvania, the Southern and the
Florida Central and Peninsular is to be
carried sill further southwark Begin
ming tomorrow, when the first car will
leave Jersey City over the Pennsylvania.
The service extended will go
into effect. The Florida East
Coast will be the line over which
the cars will run all the way to Miami.
This service IS known as Pullman line
No Sos, and is now being operated on
trains Nos. 80 and SO. The business to the
extreme south of Florida has become very
heavy, and it is for the accommodation
of the tourists that the service is to be
extended The line of steamers that has
been put on between Miami and Havana
has had a great deal to do with increasing
the volume of business. The Florida East
Coast will make a hit when it gets the
Pullman service of its connections In use
on its line.
The Florida Central and Peninsular is
operating parlor car service between jack
sonville and Tampa. These cars leave
jacksonville on train No. 2 at 800 a. M
daily on schedule TO arrive at Tampa on
No at $40 p m. Returning, the cars
are operated on No. 10. which is scheduled
to leave Tampa at s a. M, and will arrive
at Jacksonville at 4:30 p. m. on No. s.
The steamship Olvette of the Plant
System will arrive at Port Tampa to-day
from the builders that have practically re-
built her, and il Is expected that she will
make her first trip between Port Tampa
and Havana In fine shape. The Cramps
have made a good job of the vessel and
she will now be found far more commodi-
Gus and elegant than ever before She
win sail from Port Tampa for Havana on
Monday night, taking her place with sew
eral other steamers on the line. The COM
ing Of the Olivette viii give the Plant Line
five sailings a week. President Henry y.
Plant will make the trip aboard the OIL
vette 1t IS not known here how long Mr..
Plant expects to remain in Cuba, but il Is
believed he viii only go for the trip
The following is from the Leesburg
Fla. Commercial; THE Southern Ex-
press Company have been to great ex-
pense for the past two years perfecting
arrangements 20 handle for the growers
In more satisfactory manner, highly
perishable matter grown IN the state of
Florida, such as strawberries, cantalopes,
beans, peas and lettuce. In order to give
the public better service and at a lower