The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-30
.LUMBERMEN EN- TOUR
INDIANIANS SEEING THE SIGHTS OF
THE SOUTH.
ARE TAKING IN SAVANNAH.
VISITORS NOT ON BUSINESS But ON
PLEASURE BENT.

One Hundred and Thirty Members
of the Lumber Dealers AssOcia-
tion of Indiana Making a Trip
Through the Southern Sfates-Win
cling by Special Train and Seeing
All There Is to BE Seen-Have Been
to Cuba and the Bahamas.
One hundred and thirty-two excursion
lets. members of the Retail Lumber
Dealers Association of Indiana and
their friends, reached the city via the
Plant System from Jacksonville at $3.50
o'clock last night. They dined at the
Pulaski House and, after spending this
morning in sightseeing in and around
Savannah, will leave at o'clock by the
Southern Railway for Columbia.
The Retail Lumber Dealers Association
has for several years been giving
similar excursions every second year but
this is the first time that they have been
TO Savannah though not the first time
that they have been in this part of the
country. as Florida was visited on a
previous occasion. The present excursion
headquarters OF the association, Jan. is,
The excursionists expect to reach home
Feb. l. They are travelling on a special
train consisting of four Pullman sleepers.
day coach. and a baggage coach, which
was furnished by the Louisville and
Nashville Road Their itinerary is so ar
ranged that stops are made at conven-
lent places for meals.
The excursion is under the direction of
Mr.. j. d. Miiigan of the Louisville and
Nashville road. and a committee of lum-
bermen, consisting of Messrs. w. c. Bud
denbaum, George Thompson, and John
Montana. On the trip down the excur-
sionists came via Louisville. Nashville,
Birmingham, Montgomery, Pensacola, and
down the Gulf coast to Havana. They
spent six days in Cuba, or that is in the
West Indies, as Nassau also was visited,
and are now on their way North, having
come up the East coast of Florida via
Miami. All of the party are thoroughly
pleased with their trip, and expect that
not the least pleasant part of it will be
their stay in Savannah, which is well
known to them. though not before Wis
tied
The trip has been purely one of pleas
Ure" said Mr.. l.. C. Buddenbaum, one
of the party. I'VE have spent
the whole time in sightseeing. and have
given no thought whatever to business,
not even enough to visit any of the mills
that were a or near our stopping places.
consequently l can't say anything about
the lumber interests of any part of the
country through which we have passed"
Mr. Buddenbaum said that in Indianapo-
lis and it's vicinity yellow pine is rapidly
taking The place in the building trades
that formerly was held by white pine.
Five or six years ago." he said while
yellow pine was used it was used spar
insly, and then only in the fine grades;
to-day it's use is much more common. al
grades of it are used, and it bids fair
in a short time to drive the white pine out
of the business. as it is not only cheaper
out BETTER
The Indianapolis dealers secure their
supplies of yellow pine chiefly in
Georgia ana Mississippi To save ex-
pense Of transportation they buy as far
north as possible, hence as yet have not
bought from any of the Savannah firms