The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-30
sEABoARD's TOUR BEGINS.
THE TWO SPECIAL GUESTS TRAINS
LEAVE RICHMOND TO-DAY.

President John SHELTON williams
and Other s. A. l.. officials VIII De
Accompanied by Many of the Best
Known People of the East and
North-Run Through to Tampa
VIII BE Direct-StOps to Be Made
at Tampa, Jacksonville, Savannah
and Columbia-Savannah Citizens
Will Share the Roads Hospitality
Here-Through Service ON the Sea-
board VIII Begin Next Sunday.
The Seaboard Air Line Railways spe-
cial guests trains will leave Richmond
this morning at $50 o'clock for their run
over the great system. They will reach
Savapnah tonight just when. was not
known yesterday. 1t was thought not i'm
probable that the trains will not enter
the depot here, but on the way back Sa-
vannah will be one of the principal stop
ping places, and the hospitality of the
Seaboard will be extended many of its
leading citizens.
President John Shelton Williams will be
With the party travei ing by the two trains
as will the principal officials of the sys-
tenn. Vice President and General Manager
Cecil Gabbett of the Georgia and Ala
bama will go up from this place to join
the excursionists at Columbia, whence he
will complete the trip to Tampa and re-
turn with them.
/ Many of the best known people of the
East and North will be the guests of Mr..
WIN ans and the other Seaboard officials.
Invitations were sent out few days ago,
and those who received them and whose
engagements were not found to interfere
with their acceptance were fortunate. One
round of pleasure and entertainment may
| De expected of the trip, which will last
until Saturday morning, when Mr. WILL
Jams guests will get back to Richmond,
where the principal ceremonies of the
op ming of the System have been arranged
| far.
Tomorrow morning the trains will reach
| Tampa, the destination TO the south.
! A stay of a few hours will be made in
| that city, breakfast being served the
! guests, among whom will be many of the
citizens of Tampa. Then the return trip
| will start. The first STOP will be at Jack
| sonville, where another entertainment will
| be given tomorrow night.
Friday morning the party will reach Sa-
vannah. Breakfast will be served aboard
the trains, after which the start for the
! HutchinsonS Island terminals will be
made. To those who have received invii a.
/ tons to partake of the hospitality of the
Seaboard at the De Soto lunch, additional
| invitations are extended for the Hutchin-
| sons Island trip. All who care TO inspect
| the terminals with the officials and Nor h :
ern and Eastern visitors may co So Those
SO disposed are requested 10 meet at the
| Central Railroad depot at $50 o'clock in
| the morning, when the train for the island
will be taken. The party will disembai
| opposite the City Exchange, and. after
an inspection of the terminals from The
! land side, the steamer Clifton will be
boarded for a trip up and down the river,
SO that the city's shipping facilities may
| be seen.
The river trip will end at the Exchange
dock where the party will land.It will then
| go to the De Soto, where lunch is sche-
| duled to be served at 1870 o'clock. Some
| speeches will be heard after the good
cheer has been partaken off, though just
! who will make them is not known. Mayor
| Herman Myers will address the visitors
! in welcome and receive the Seaboard in
| the city's behalf with open arms, and
! President Williams will also talk The
| other fea lures of the occasion have not
been determined.
After the lunch the opening ceremonies
in Savannah will be over. At about ;
O'Clock in the afternoon the trains will
will be made Then the run will be tc
| Richmond and the concluding and most
| imposing ceremonies.
Work on the schedules for the through
train service to be established by tht
Seaboard is going on at several of the
division points along the line. The ser.
vice will become effective next Sunday.