The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-07-20
VELVET-TRAIN.
Via Western and Atlantic
Railroad and
Nashville, Chattanooga { St Louis R "
TO CHICAGO IN TWENTY-FIVE
HOURS AND FIFTY>EIGHT
MINUTES.

Commencing on Monday, June 9TH, the
Western and Atlantic RAILROAD and the
Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis rail.
way inaugurated the quickest schedules
ever made between Atlanta and Chicago.
President Thomas said that he had the
short line between Atlanta and Chicago.
and he intended TO make whatever seized.
ules might be necessary, not only to meet
the competition, but to show lis patrons
that he appreciated their kindness by giv>
ing them the quickest and best service
between Atlanta and Chicago.
The velvet vestibuied TT ain leaves daily,
Atlanta, 10 a. III leave Chattanooga 2:42
p. m; leave Nashville, 7:45 p. M; leave
Evansville 12:45 a. m, and arrive at
Chicago, 1888 a. IN. making the unpre>
ceoented time of twenty-five hours and
fifty. eight minutes from Atlanta to Chicago
This train will be vestibuled throughout,
including baggage, mail. express, day
coaches and Pullman's finest sleeper
This train runs solid from Atlanta to
Louisville, and the sleeper on this train
will go through from Atlanta to Chicago
without change, via Monon route. This
solid train from Atlanta to Louisville cons
meets in the union depot at Louisville with
both the great Pennsylvania line and the
| Monon route. Leaving Atlanta at 2:15
p. H., via this route, you will arrive at
Chicago the next afternoon at $50 D. m.
| The third train which the Western and
Atlantic railroad has for Chicago leaves
Atlanta Vt 500 p. M, and arrives at Chi
cago the next evening at $40 p. N, This
! train runs solid from Atlanta to Nashville
and connects in the union depot at Nash
vile with through trains from Nashville
to Chicago without change, aud carries 8
Pullmen buffet sleeping car through from
Atlanta to Chicago, via Louisville and the
Pennsylvania lines, without change. The
morning express will leave Atlanta at
instead of 500, as heretofore, and will ar
rive at Nashville at 7:15 p. m, making al
local stops as at present.
/ Mr.. Charles E. Hartman, general pas.
senger agent OF the Western and Atlantic
railroad, says that his worlds fair inforc
nation bureau is working admirably, anC
says that he is answering hundreds of let
tiers daily, giving desired information tc
parties who contemplate a visit to Chi,
cago, as to routes, rates. hotels and board,
ing houses Besides the number of hotels
in Chicrgo, OF which he has list, he ha:
also obtained, through reliable information
the addresses of fifteen or twenty boarding
houses, which he is furnishing to the pa
irons of the Western and Atlantic railroad
upon application.
He has issued neat little cilcult.r Civ
ing important worlds fair information
which he will send to any one upon ap
plication.
1t now looks as thong h the railroads hat
determined to maintain the rates as nam
ed, and will have war of schedules in
stead of a war of rates. Mr.. Hartman say
that this is the best way to accommodate
the people. by giving them quick and re
reliable schedules and allowing the road
to receive living out OF the worlds fai
business.-From Atlanta Constitution
June 10, 1898.