The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-04
ooT FOR A BIG SEASON.
,s THINK TOURISTS WILL
6lFl' COVE IN CROWDS.

.ine.. has Already Opened Up
B''I vul Increase From Now on
80" Going to Havana From
s''" Ports Are Crowded on
,,.-.,,.e-PaxSenge Consist
a,,. of Frospectors-Big busi-
I''- ,,.,ected to Grow Out of the
40. of Troops at Havana
Pre- 49,. rraius on This Month.
,,,,,5 ana South railroads are dolns
JUS ,,3 tourist business. A passenger
4 ' ms asked yesterday about the
ON -..,...r,ent. Tt is very good" he re
'-'I uo was not able however, to make
pm ,rison Of the business now with
,,- corresponding period of last
'D'' uo keeps a record that would admit
s.. doing 50 at any other time probably
rep there is a strong movement Oh
..r4 hands on. This is the case at
and the varying number in the
sof hands who come down from the
r,,,l.ras has the effect of making the
,.,.. movements very uncertain. One day
4 ,or7btr Of passengers aboard a south
s,,,d train will he large through the fact
,ssre being a number of turpentine
,,,5s an board. While the following day
In show a decrease. This would be due
,,5e absence Of the darkies. No separate
r.uds are kept.
h railroad men are looking forward to a
y ,sv prosperous year in the tourist line.
4 nsy say there are a number of reasons
indicate that there will be a good BUSH
u mess The war and its theater, Cuba, is
ra If the strongest of the reasons to
8 7sj,b they adhere. They say there will be
,rr number of the curious wealthy down
4 % see how Havana and other parts of the
& sand look. They will be anxious to look
m the points of interest that have been
& made famous by American arms, and they
will be pretty likely to do so if the island
& not TOO turbulent by the time the season
al its hight.
81 The tourist business is now directed
81 wncipaIy to Florida points, but there is
not a sailing of the vessels that ply be-
81 7
& thew are not loaded. Some of these pas
sngers are tourists in the ordinary ac-
81 oonlion of the term, but the majority of
d them are prospectors who are looking out
81 tr business openings. The railroad men
ay there is a large number of this ele-
nent along on every trip. Then there are
81 MEMBERS of officers families. They so 10
81 HAVANA TO be near husbands or fathers. Ii
81 expected that there win be a great in
cease in this class of business in a little
Il while, as places for the entertainment of
81 members of their families cannot yet be
81 secured by the officers. Several ladies'
g have been here when their husbands nave
8 sailed and have asked to be allowed to
a Join them just as soon as the proper &C
81 foundations could be secured. They
q have heard from their husbands since, but
The letters have not, as a rule, proven very
=Hc0uragins The officers have written of
i the impOssIbility to secure proper quarters
4 for the ladies' and they have been Lon-
strained TO possess their souls with pa
utnce until such time as things will be
more settled in Havana and better facil-
e tiles for the entertainment of guests can
y be obtained.
a It is expected that the presence of the
American troops at Havana will also have
4 the effect of greatly increasing the bust
d ness OF the railroads. 1t has been found
that wherever there are troops there is
great deal of travel. Such was the case
here and it will be found to be the case
al Havana. The roads are represented
there 10y an agency that looks after all
the business Of the island. Ii is not
thought there Will be any extra men sent
nom here to help out in the business, but
us possible that there may be. A passen-
stT Official of one of the lines represent
fl at savannah says the business has al
ways been left with the agency, and that
may be that the firm, which is Spanish
american, having a Spaniard and an
american IN it, Will continue as heretofore
nave the entire control of operations.
Aany OF The soldiers are already getting
aer discharges in Cuba, and are paying
Aer way back to their homes in this
"un'Ty. The government furnishes this
money ana a good deal more than it takes
NSles' The result Is that the soldiers
s1It n cuba, from as far distant point
lAey can be discharged from, and paw
IeI lare nome. They can make by this
'HlS was not the case they might get
passage back on the transports. On one
"o Oh the first trips of the vessels they
az Vnls' out they soon caught on to the
a1'dH'dse that lay in getting discharged
Duoa and receiving their money from
up pdymaSter on the basis that repre-
H'S something like 4 cents a mile foE
ua'el When 1t does not cost more thar
cents. Getting discharged in Cuba is
VIZ financial stroke for them. They gel
4guen Out of it to repay them for any
1e uelay In getting their papers.
1t Is said many of the soldiers who Sc.
cure their discharges in Cuba do NOT maxi
great efforts to return at once. They
"oS around to see how they like fine isl.
DN ana TO decide whether or not they
r,e 1'u IKE TO remain and settle down. The
tens AVN, au sum they get from the paymas.
eno,. VI 'ner discharge statements i.
Maj H. ~ make them easy as regards cap
csr. any modest business they NAV
,bs, w. Engage IN, and it is not unlikely
mas -1JUie fortunes may have these nav.
u,r C'isp oilis as their nest eggs.
beor az savannah, there has not We
Tbe.. great many tourists in evidence
nrb,- 9Ng peen some, however. and tn,
Tbs VIII increase daily from now on
nam, rs are expecting the visitors
stor.o, VI "Aom Will take advantage Of IN,
ticka+s pINAeges that go with touris
81 NORTH. I"efe are not a few of III,
81 jeotiy. ,-.S VINO make Savannah their oh
al Or tbrol IN ana are content 10 spend tw,
s. Stead ~ VI 'Ae Wintes months here in.
s. This sung on further south.
tem ana 'e month when the Plant svs
Fu'ar nm, lt florida Central ana PENN
trains va lnor handsome vestihIlal
"a rOr,s Teyo New York and Florid,