The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-08-24
VELVET TRAIN.
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 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 Civ
ing them the quickest and best service
between Atlanta and Chicago.
The velvet vestibuled train leaves daily.
Atlanta, 10 a. Ill leave Chattanooga 2:42
p. M; leave Nashville, 7:45 p. M; leave
Evansville. 1915 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 Monon route. This
OOAlo tlolA AAOAl AbldAId " LOUISVILLE COu>
meets in the union depot at Louisville with
Goth 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 1T 500 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, 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 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 Z. Hartman, general pas
sengeT 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 tC
parties who contemplate visit to Chi,
| cago, as to routes, rates hotels and board.
| ing houses. Besides the number of hotels
In Chlcrgo, 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 circular Civ,
ing important worlds fair information
which he will send to any one upon ap
! plication.
1t now looks as though 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 saw
that this is the best way to accommodate,
the neeple. 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.