The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-06-15
VELVET-TRAIN.
Via Western and Atlantic
Railroad and
Nashville, Chattanooga { St, Louis Ryu
TO CHICAGO IN TWENTY-FIVE
HOURS AND FIFTY>EIGHT
MINUTES.

Commencing on Monday, June 9TH, 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 sched-
ules might be necessary, not only to meet
the competition, but TO show lis patrons
that he appreciated Il cir kindness by giv>
ing them the quickest and best service
between Atlanta and Chicago.
The vel ct vestibuled train leaves daily,
Atlanta, 10 a i'll leave Chattanooga 2:42
p. m. leave Nashville, 7:45 p. M. leave
Evansville. 12.45 a. M, and arrive at
Chicago, 1913 a. IN, making the unpre~
ceoented Nme 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. w., via this route, you will arrive at
Chicago the next afternoon at 5 80 p. m.
The third train which the Western end
Atlantic railroad has for Chicago leaves
Atlanta vt $40 p. m, and arrives at Chs
cago the next evening at $40 p. 10, This
train runs solid from Atlanta to Nashville
and connects in the union depot at MASKS
vile with through trains from Nashville
to Chicago without change, and 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 8
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 +. Hartman, general pas
senger agent OF the Western and Atlantic
| railroad, says that his worlds fair infor-
nation bureau is working admirably, and
says that he is answering hundreds of lets
tiers daily, giving desired information to
parties who contemplate visit to CHS
cago, as to routes, rates. hotels and boaId>
ing houses. Besides the number of hotels
in Chicrgo, of which he has 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 neat little circular giv>
ing important worlds fair information,
which he will send to any one upon ar-
plication.
1t now looks as though the railroads had
determined to maintain the rates as mans
ed, and will have war of schedules in
stead of a war of rates. Mr.. Hartman says
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 fair
business. From Atlanta Constitution,
June 10, 1898,