The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-02
NEW MOVING DAY
SUGGESTED AGAIN
FHc~ OCT. l TO MAY l.
CLIMAX OF ANNUAL MIGRATION
AND IMMIGRATION PASSED.

Until Late Hour Heavy Vans Rum
bled over streets with Household
Goods Seeking New Homes-BIue
sunday WIN Probably Result im
Many Instances From Confusion.
sound Reasons Advanced by Rem
tai Agents for Changing Date OF
Event.
Shall moving day" be changed from
Oct. ] t. May 1?
From the fierce experiences of those
| who have moved their earthly taber-
nacle during the last few days. it Is
| probable that they would be willing to
abolish the institution for good. Three
moves is equal to a fire" is an old
adage.
AS serious proposition, the real es-
| tate and rental agents OF Savannah
are considering the ACCESSIBILITY of
changing the annual event from fall
| to spring.
Many reasons are urged in favor Of
| the change. One of the most weishty
is the fact that housewives are away
generally during the summer and that
the selection Of a new domicne is left
to the men. OF course they viii DO
nothing definite unless their better
half is consulted, and as result there
is much hemming and having before a
deal can be finally consummated.
IL An OLD Custom.
1t is suggested that the custom Of
moving on Oct. grew out Of the fact
that the cotton crop was usually dis
posed of by that time and the plant
ers had their annual supply Of cash.
Bills in the city were squared and the
new year begun from that time.
In New York and other cities the
fall moving day has been abandoned
for spring date. BY doing this it is
! possible for those who can spend the
summer away from the cities to have
their minds untroubled by the pros
| pective horrors Of moving day
However, If the agents should de-
eide to naugurate the scheme. it would
be eighteen months before they could
put It into effect as all the present
leases are for one year.
Yesterday the Climax.
| Yesterday was the climax OF the az
ony of moving day." and those who
had delayed that important task until
Oct had host of difficulties to con-
tend with.
First of all. 1t was necessary to get
/ wagon and team. and as the supply
had limit TO 1t, everybody could not
be supplied at once. Far up into the
| night the moving vans were rumbling
over the streets loaded with the
| household effects of many firesides,
seeking place to rest for another
! twelvemonth.
Al many houses there was confusion
of the household goods of the old ten
ants with those OF the new, and the
! services Of the owners were required
al times to settle disputes between the
rival draymen.
Dreary sunday.
It is freely predicted that the COM
| ing Of moving day just before Sunday
will have a disastrous effect upon the
| church attendance. After spending a
good part of the previous night in re-
ceiving and arranging the household
effects, the temper of the movers will
| be In moor shape. Besides this, Sum
day wardrobes will be IN many cases
inaccessible. and 1t will be 30 much
more convenient to spend the day in
the weekday BarD, perhaps giving
few minutes TO an attempt to bring
order out of confusion
But there are some who were not so
fortunate as to secure "a moving van
at all yesterday or last night, and these
will be delayed until tomorrow in
reaching their new quarters. These
unfortunates viii pass the day in the
midst of their boxes and baggage, like
becalmed ships waiting for the motive
power TO bear them away to their new
homes.
But after all what is home without
moving day."