The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-10
HOTELS FILLED
WITH VISITORS;
STILL ARRIVING
New Routes of Travel Open
to North; Varied Program
of Entertainments Planned

Y SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 9.-This
city is preparing for what all
Savannahians are certain is to De
the greatest tourist season in Its
history. That the season is well
advanced is indicated by the ful
hotels and the daily influx or
visitors by motor. rail and water
routes, and opening of the new
coastal highway into Savannah over
the new Savannah river BRIDGE
which has created a short route
from Washington to Florida. is
bringing scores of visitors to the
city every day to be added to the
scores coming in on the coastwise
vessels from New York. Baltimore,
Boston and Philadelphia.
ENTERTAINMENT PLANNED
BY way of entertainment for her
tourists, Savannah is planning
three daily band concerts. is rush
ing to completion the first OF four
public golf courses and the IRE
damage to the DeSoto Hotel Sayan-
nah's permier hosterly, soon to De
fully repaired and the 4OO-room
structure viii be thrown open to-
the public. Plans are being rushed
TO completion for a new tourist
hotel of high type to be constructed
son Wilmington island. salt water
resort within few minutes drive
from the city. This new hosterly
will be construed on an ideal spot
looking over the inland water way
to Florida. Ample docking space
viii be constructed for private
yachts and an eighteen-hole golf
course for the hotel is now practi-
cally completed.
An upward movement in real
estate values, somewhat assuming
Florida proportions, began in Savan-
nah some weeks ago with the result
that the town is daily being visited
from persons both from the North
and Florida interested In invest
ments in city. suburban and acreage
property. In that respect. Savan-
nah is sharing the prosperity OF
the entire Georgia coastal plain ana
the southeast section Of the State,
and all indications are that Savan.
nah Is going to be filled with Wis
ifors long after the tourist season
"a over because OF the gradually
increasing rise in real estate values
which threatens in course Of time
20 reach the speculative stage.
CLIMATE ATTRACTIVE
Savannah's winter climate is q
mild one and although the season
for surf bathing ends in October,
the tourists can enjoy sports out
OF doors practically every day
throughout the season. This city
rarely. if ever, experiences snow or
aleet and has but one or two freezes
4 season. In increasing numbers
visitors of Canada and the north
ern portion Of the United States are,
finding the Savannah climate in
the winter time more to their Ike
ing than the torrid days Of the SUBJ
tropical zone to the South.
Savannah has particular ap'
peal to tourists because OF its great
historic interests and its many
varied attractions. It is the birth
place of Georgia and Is the leading
seaport on the South Atlantic, and
TODAY its harbor commerce is ex-
ceeding by FAR any business the
port has ever experienced. Savan-
nah stands out as the leading cot
ton shipping center of the South
east, as the greatest port. for the
assembly of rosin and turpentine
export In the world and is the
second center Of fertilizer manu-
faeture in the country. While 1t
has all Of the attractions neces-
sary for southern winter resort,
# has in addition a substantial.
basis of an industrial and port
metropolis where investment values
are bound to remain staple and at
tractfve.
NEW ROADS VOTED
Last April the people of Georgia's
costal highway counties voted an
issue Of bonds, the money from
which added to that appropriated
by the State and Federal Govern
ments is to build a paved highway
from the Savannah river to the
Florida State line.
In July Savannah and South
SANFORD, FLA.