The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-08-31
VELVET-TRAIN.
Via Western and Atlantic
Railroad and
Nashville, Chattanooga { St. Louis Ry.,
TO CHICAGO IN TWENTY-FIVE
HOURS AND FIFTY>EIGHT
MINUTES,

Commencing on Monday, June 5th, the
Western and Atlantic railload and the
Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis rail.
way inaugGrated 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 Civ
ing them the quickest and best service
between Atlanta and Chicago
The velvet vestibuied train leaves daily,
Atlanta, 10 a. III leave Chattanooga 2:42
p. M; Pave Nashville, 7;45 p. M; leave
Evansville. 12:45 a. M, and arrive at
chicago, S:5S a. IN. making the unpre>
ceGented 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 Moncn route. This
Nsolid train from Atlanta to Louisville cons
meets in the union depot at Louisville with
Goth the great Pennsylvania line and the
Monon route. Leaving Atlanta at 2:15
p. m., Via this route, you will arrive at
Chicago the next afternoon at $50 p. m.
The third train which the Western and
Atlantic railroad has for Chicago leaves
Atlanta ut $50 p. m, and arrives at Chs
cago the next evening at $40 p. NJ, 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 a
Pullmen buffet sleeping car through from
Atlanta to Chicago, via Louisville and the
Pennsylvania lines, without change. The
morning express will leave Atlanta at s
instead OF $3.50, as heretofore, and will ar
rive at Nashville at 7:15 p. m, making all
local stops as at present.
Mr. Charles f. Hartman, general pas
senger agent of the Western and Atlantic
railroad, says that his worlds fair infore
nation bureau is working admirably, and
says that he is answering hundreds of let
tiers daily, giving desired information to
parties who contemplate visit to Chi
cago, as to routes, rates. hotels and board
ing houses. Besides the number of hotels
in Chicrgo, of which he has a list he has
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 a neat little circular Civ.
ing important worlds fair information,
which he will send to any one upon an.
plication.
1t now looks as though the railroads had
determined to maintain the rates as nam.
ed, and will have war of schedules in.
stead of war of rates. Mr.. Hartman saws
that this is the best way to accommodate
the people. by giving them quick and re.
reliable schedules and allowing the roads
to receive living out of the worlds fail
business. From Atlanta Constitution,
June 10, 1898.