The state chronicle., 1893-05-09
A Chat With Col. w. A. Turk.

Turk, General Passenger Agent of
the Richmond and Danvi!le Rail
road Company, on the street yester-
day. He is always welcome WIS.,
itor to Raleigh. In conversation
with Col Turk we asked him: What
is your time between Washington
and Atlanta ? "Our quickest train
is Of course che Washington and
Southwestern Vestibuled Limited"
which ia the only train that runs
solid through between New York
and New Orleans every day. making
the run from Washin gton to At
lanta in seventeen hours and twelve
minutes. This train leaves Wash
ington at 10:43 p NJ, and arrives
at Atlanta at 1856 p. m. Central
time Our great fast mail leaves
Washington at lilo q. N. and az
rives Ii Atlanta next morning at
6:55 a. N Central time) which is
19 hours and As minutes. How
much quicker time do the two
trains you have just referred to
make than the IS A. L s. new train
''Oh, you must work that out for
ou1self; we do not think it good
form" to draw odious comparisons.
Il see in the Associated Press
kilograms some reference to addi
tiOnal changes IN your schedule TO
take effect May 14th What effect
will they have?" "Wel, May l4th
is the date established By the Ma
tlonal Time Card Convention for
spring changes On that day We
vii. establish & very fast Uuited
States Mail service between the
North and South over the Rich
mond and Danville which you peo
pie Of the press refer TO as tho
"Grsatest Southern System. These
new trains will he called The Il. Il
D. Great Fast Mai" and will be
composed of two or more postal
cars, Or postoffices on wheels. con
structed especially for this fast ser
vice, 1t requires from four to six
of the most experienced mail clerks
j in each GER to receive, distribute
and deliver this mails These
trains will make but few stops
but are arranged to receive the mail
pouches at local points by use
+ of tbe patent small catch, while
pouches are delivered by THROWN G
them out as the train dashes on IL
it's wild flight In addition Il
q these postal cars the train will con
a sist of express and baggage cars
a first and second class coaches OF tn,
: latest design and most luxuriou
q upholstry with vestibuled Pullma,
= buffet palace sleeping cars withou
! change New York to Montgomer,
! and Greensboro to Augusta, Ga
:; The southbound train will leav
, Washington ct 11:lO a. m crossin,
= Virginia, through Lynchburg t
= Dsnville in seven hours, reachin
q Greensboro about 80 p. NJ, Char
Il lotte at 10 p. m. and Atlanta, Ga
, at 6 o'clock in the morning (Atlant
>, % time) where close connection wi
be made with trains On six dlffsrer
70 railroads radiating to all point
- south and south west, thus for the tirs
4 time in the history of the New Sout
"a the New York daily papers of tn
r. morning will be laid on the breal
;s fast table Of the Atlanta banker an
10 business man the next morning, an
4 distributed ali over South Carolin
~ Georgia, Alabama and Mississipl
n by IL o'clock of the day after pu!
y. lication. The north bound trsi
"a No SO, "she great tast mail" wi
h leave Atlanta at 1880 p. m s., caste,
- time, and pass Charlotte about 3 !;
~ a. M, Greensboro 6 a m, Danvil
= 1880 a. M, arriving in Washin etc
, at 3 p. m. and New York
y Why, Colonel, this is simply wonde
af ful; your time on the great ia
If mali" is almost equal to that mac
90 by your "Washington and Sout
~ western limited" According
w. your figures your fast mail ru
T, from Washington to Atlanta
!. eighteen hours and some minute
.t "Oh yes, that looks fast and
fast, but the American people al
thu American Mail demand ia
movement, and IS our line hancl
the largest part of the business b
80, tween the North and South
IN must be the 'lesde,s." Colon
lat how many through tsains doss t
.rt r. &. d run between tie Nor
ry and South? owe run shree FL
cd ciaes trains 365 days IN the year
las each direction aud over large pt
ain tion OF the main line va have fo
daily trains each way. VS. la
twenty two trains each day over 0
tracks into Washin gton, that is
in each direction.
ck- Colonel, can YOU give me any
4 q formation about the movement
,en President Davis remains from q
nd Orleans 50 Richmond through X
he eigh? Oh, yes; If I had the ii
r l could tell you all abe =. it. I
train arranged for