The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-20
PIEDMONT AIRLINE.
A PROGRESSIVE POLICY IN
RAILWAY MANAGEMENT
What Hinton Helper Says About
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Mr.. Hinton Helper, in recent
number Of the Manufacturers Re-
cord" gives an interesting sketch of
this popular and enterprising line.
from which we make the following
extracts. The writer in the course
Of his DESCRIPTION Of the road and its
management pays deserved tribute
TO the intelligent business methods
of Mr. James L. Taylor, the well
known general passenger agent:
1T was my good fortune to take a
"trip over the well-known and pop
ular Piedmont Air Line last week
ON business trip South, and while
trayersing the country along the
foothills Of the Alleghanies | was
particularly gratified to notice the
advancement and progress made by
this great railway system during the
past year.
mo wonder this railway has be-
come the popular thoroughfare for
travelling men, tourists, and health
seekers on their way South, for if
there is a railway system in the
country conducted upon better busi-
meas principles, with more excellent
management and perfect equipment,
| do not know where TO findit.
"The equipment Of the Piedmont
Air Line is on par with any of the
roads East. The construction ofthe
road bed, the thorough systematised
movement of every detail in regard
to its rolling stock is as near per
fectas can be. The display of the
mineral and timber resources of the
country through which this road
traverses, a. exhibited at the expo
sitions given at Boston, New York,
Atlanta, Macon, and Richmond, was
ahappily conceived idea, and resulted
in much practical good to the South
in the way of capital and immigra-
ton.
"As a railway system it has done
a wonderful work to make known
aud advertise the South's possibili-
ties and advantages in mineral
wealth, timber resources, water
power and available lands.
I'm conversation with Mr.. james
l.. Taylor, the general passenger
agent Of this road, who has brought
TO this most important Office years
Of practical experience as one Of the
foremost passenger agents in the
country. and a legal mind Of no
mean order, il was with pleasure
tina! | learned that this great trunk
line was contemplating still greater
Improvements in their service. In
or1er to be abreast with the times a
new through train to Cincinnatioyer
its system and tie Cincinnati and
Ohio railroad has been placed at the
disposal of the public through the
agency Of this company, in order
that direct and expeditions connec.
tons can be made from the East Il
Newest. And early in May {
through v, ,stibuble limited trair
from New York to Cincinnati VII
Washington over this line will b,
inaugurated, which will be quite I
a comfort and convenience for th,
. patrons Of this road. Added to thi
there will be- a double daily servic,
; over the Piedmont Air Line /,
| Texas, Mexico and California vi
Birmingham and Montgomery, an,
, inasmuch as there is a large an,
growing trade, with increasing
travel, being built up between th'
States and Mexico, which, IN day
gone by, had TO go in q roundabou
way, this important connection
! should be welcomed by the public a
. one Of the many new innovation
contemplated by this road"
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