The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-07-27
VELVET-TRATN.
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 9th, the
Western and Atlantic railload 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 10 make whatever sched-
ules might be necessary, not only to meet
the competition, but to show lis patrons
that he appreciated Ii cir kindness by Civ,
ing them the quickest and best service
between Atlanta and Chicago.
The vel, ct vestibuled train leaves daily,
Atlanta, 10 a III leave CHATTANOOGA 2:42
p M; leave Nashville, 7:45 p. M; leave
Evansville 1915 a. m, and arrive at
Chicago, o:5S a. IN making the unpre>
ceCented 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 Puilmans 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 con>
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 vi $40 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, and carries
Puilmen 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 $40, as heretofore, and will ar
rive at Nashville at 7:15 p. m, making all
loca' stops as at present.
Mr.. Charles L. Hartman, general pas
| SengeT agent OF the Western and Atlantic
railroad, says that his worlds fair ilforc
nation bureau is working admirably, and
says that he is answering hundreds of let
tiers daily, giving desired information to
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, lie 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.
lie has issued neat little cilcul;.r Civ
ing important worlds fair information
which he Will send to any one upon APP
plcation.
IL now looks as thong h the railroads haC
| determined to maintain the rates as nam
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 road
to receive living out OF the worlds fai
buslness.-Fro Atlanta Constitution
June 10, 1898.