The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-07
THE FLORIDA ROUTE.
oYICK TRIP TO THE LAND OF
LOWERS BY THE PLANT SYSTEM.


Fine Railroad Stretching Along
the Atlantic Coast From New York
IA Tampa, TraYersing the Land of
tIo1vers and the Empire State of
the south.
This great line reaches Havana. via
ramna Punta Gorda, and west to Mont
eonery and Albany, north 10 Brunswick
and Charleston. 1t has two lines via East
and West coast taking in principal points
NJ interests. 1t also operates a system
nj magnificent hotels Tampa Bay, Hoel
rsueview at Beleair Fla. The Seminole at
winner Park; the Kissmmee at Kiss.m-
NEE. Fla; Ocala House at Ocala; The Inn
at Punta Gorda.
The hotel managers of the Plant System
Of hotels will be as follows for the COM
inc. season Of 1S9S-'99:
Tampa Bay Hotel Tampa, Fla, A E.
Dick manager.
Hotel Belleview, Be1eair, Fla, W. A.
Barron, manager.
seminole Hotel, Winter Park, Fla, o.
L. Frisbee, manager
Oca!a House, Ocala, Fla, Phil F. Brown,
manager.
Hotel Kissimmee, Kiss.mmee, Fla.
Port Tampa Inn, Port Tampa Fla, S.
NJ Hannah, superintendent.
us steamers sail tri-weekly during sum
uer season, between Puma Gorda and Ha-
vana, touching Key West. This system
operates through sleeping cars from points
North and West TO Jacksonville and Tam
pa without change, durrg The water sea-
son During this season the famous YES
tibuied train is operated. 1t is put on
Ian. l. and continued usually up to April
H. This magnificent train is made up of
drawing-room, sleeping compartment
dining and library and observation cars,
all lighted by electricity.
No more superb train is run in this
country than this one and it has become
famous throughout the entire country.
In addition to this train the Plant Sys-
TEN operates other splendid trains carry
ing United States mail.
The Plant System runs a Zine of steam
ers during summer season between Bcs-
ton Halifax, Nova Scotia and Charlotte
town, Prince Edward Island. The magn fl
cent steamship La Grande Duchesse is at
present in this service and during the
present season has handled thousands of
people.
This is a twin screw vessel and is a
ship without its peer in Eastern waters.
II is fitted with every modern appliance
known to the art of shipbuilding. Its fur
nishings are luxurious and in good taste,
from the state rooms en- suite to the
berths in the cabin. She is the largest ship
in service between United States and the
maratime province, having accommoda-
lions for 800 first class and 400 cabin pas
sep@e!s.
This is the last ship built by Mr. Pant.
1t was fitted out under the personal direc-
ton of Mr.. and Mrs. Plant.
1t is commanded by Capt. Peter H. Ham
Ion, commodore of the Plant steamship
fleet.
The other steamships operated by the
Plant System are the Olivette, Mascotte,
Halifax, Florida and the steamers MarSa-
ret and Tarpon. The Mascotte and Olivette
are at present In the Cuban service and
the Halifax is in Halifax and Charlotte
town service running opposite TO the big
ship La Grande DuchesSe
The Plant System of 1900 miles of road
has grown TO this gigantic proportion since
the late Mr.. Plant secured control of It.
1t was small road of not more than 400
miles of rail when he became its presi-
4 dent 1t also has 3,153 miles of steamship
and steamboat route. This great system
4 traverses the states of Georgia, Florida
and Alabama. 1t handles enormous guam
titles of cotton, naval stores and lumber.
It penetrates the phosphate region OF
Florida from which thousands of tons OF
phosphate have been shipped TO American
ana foreign pOTIS. his system sues iiito
the heart of the melon district and the
traffic from this source is heavy. The
Plant System made a remarkable record
both in freight and passenger service dur
ing the late war with Spain. 1t trans
n ported most of the Seventh Corps to Jack
sonville, most of the Fourth and Fifth
Corps to Tampa and the entire Santiago
expedition was moved from Tampa to
4 Port Tampa and embarked from the sys-
II TENS dock without injury 10 men or dam
4 age to property. The passenger depart
ment is continually getting out new and
n attractive folders and illustrated adver-
H Using matter, which is sent all over the
n country The "coon picture" entitled
"Tickled to Death" the Spanish dictionary
h and other literature is sought after by
H persons from abroad. Savannah is in all
4 these publications mentioned prominently
in the hope of inducing winter tourists OF
investors. A great feature of the Plants
Il arrangements since the purchase of the
Jacksonville, Tampa and Kew West Raj
h way is that purchasers of tourist tick
els will be transported South via East
Coast and North via West Coast, or vice
versa, without extra cost. In other words
one ticket takes passenger well through
Florida and Georgia.
The officers of this great system are
President r. G. Erwin; vice president, Nj
F. Plant; general superintendent, Brad
ford Durham; passenger traffic managers
b. W. Wren; freight traffic manager, b
F. Jack.