The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-07-13
VELVET-TR
Via Western and Atlantic
Railroad and
Nashville, Chattanooga { St Louis Ry,,
To CHICAGO IN TWENTY-FIVE
HOURS AND FIFTY~E 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 10 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 velvet vestibuied train 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, 500 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 Puilman'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 con-
meets in the union depot at Louisville with
both the great Pennsylvania line and the
Monon route. Leaving Atlanta at 2:15
p, NJ, 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 vi S:2O p. M, and arrives at Chi
| cago the next evening at $40 y. 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
Pennsy lvania lines, without change. The
morning express will leave Atlanta at S
instead of 500, 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 inforc
nation bureau is working admirably, and
says that he is answering hundreds of let,
tiers daily. giving desired information tC
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 list, he has
also obtained, through reliable information
the addresses of fifteen or twenty boarding
houses, which he is furnishin ITO the pa
irons of the Western and Atlantic railroad
upon application
He has issued a neat little Gil cul.r Civ.
ing important worlds fair information,
which he will send to any one upon ap,
plication.
1t now looks as thong 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
10 receive living out OF the worlds fail
6uslness,-Fr0m Atlanta Constitution
June 10, 1893,