The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-07-15
MARVELLOUS RATES
IRE OFFERED BIZ TINE RAILROADS
DELEGATES TO GRIFFIN.
Special Trains On All Lines-The Crowds
Can All Go and Return Homo TIE Same
Day-Macon Carnival Rates Help.

There were never such low rates to po-
litical convention in Georgia as have been
granted by the railroads to the silver con-
vention in Griffin, which takes place on
Thursday, the 18th instant.
From all points the regular schedule or
rates will be one fare and a third for the
round trip.
But special rates are given in many in
stances which are far lower than the
schedule fares of the association lines
There being no competition involved. the
Central, the Georgia Midland and Gulf, the
Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus ana the
Atlanta and West Point have all agreed to
run special trains and to give special rates.
the tickets in many instances to be sold
for almost q mere song.
News comes from the headquarters or
the roads that they have all determined to
take care of the boys on the 18Th IN
great shape. In order to bring the crowds
away from Griffin the same night the
Georgia Midland and Gulf will run a spe-
cial on the return trip. IL necessary, leaV-
ing Griffin as late as 10 or IL o'clock.
The regular train on the Georgia Midland
leaving Columbus at 7:10 in the morning
and arriving at Griffin at 10 o'clock, Will
be the that will best suit the con-
venience of those along the route who will
go to Griffin to attend the convention and
the road will allow them to name their own
schedule returning.
General Manager Chears, of this road.
has announced the following rates for the
convention:
From Columbus. Flat Rock and Mid
From Eilerslie. waveriy Hall and Oak
From Shiloh and warm Springs. -. 10
From Raleigh and Woodbury.. 20
From Neal and Concord. -. E. :. -. so
From Williamson. 20
The Special Trains.
The Central viii special from Car
rollton to accommodate the crowds from
that region of country.
Tho Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus
will send down a special from Cedartown
the same day, connecting at Carrollton with
the Centrars special.
y special will be run over the Atlanta
and West Point the same day. starting
from Shorter. Ala.
1t viii connect at Newman with the Cen
trial for Griffin. This train will leave
Shorter at $3.50 a. m. and will arrive at
Opelika- Ala, at sos a. m. 1t is booked TO
arrive at West Point at 5:55 a. n, at La
Grange at 6:25 at Hogansville at Goo, at
Granville at ITO. at MOreland at 7:25. at
NewUan at o'clock-there connecting with
the Central for Griffin and arriving at
Griffin at 9:4j o'clock Returning the train
will leave Griffin about o'clock p. m, and
will arrive at Newman at 1915. II will
leave Newman on the Atlanta and West
Point at IL p. m, and Will take the dele
gates and visitors back home the same
night they left home.
The price of the tickets along this route
of the special train from the various sta
tons to Griffin and return will be as fol-
lows: Shortors. H.75; Goodwyus. SlIo;
Cowles, slC5; Chchaw. a.75; Notasulsa,
81 10; Iloacnapoka, $50; Auburn. $50; Ope-
lika. Sl.5O: Cusscta, Sl.25; West Point No.
Gabbettville. 81; LaGrange, 81; HogansVilIe'
- cents; Granville, 70 cents: st. Charles
70 cents; Moreland, 70 cents.
Rates the Central.
The Central announces the following
schedule of cheCp rates between Atlanta
and Macon to the Griffin convention:
Atlanta. Si30; McPherson Sl.20; East
Point. SiI1:- Ilapevile. Slo5; Forest, 20
cents: Morrow, 81 cents; Jonesboro. - cents;
Lcvcioy. g enrts: Hampton. s. -c"nts. sun
rysidc q cents; Pomona. Is cents; Macon,
81 50; BolingbrolIe. si.35; Smarrs S.li; For-
syth, 30 cents; Goggins Ga cents; Barnes
vie. 81 cents; Miner, 80 cents; Orchard
Hin. is cents.
Cheap from South Georgia.
From all points below Macon delegates
will enjoy the cheap rates that are on
10 tho peach carnival as far as Macon and
then buy the cheap ticket from Macon 70
Griffin.
This gives a special advantage to the
south Georgia delegations not enjoyed from
some other sections. IN,
From everywhere the delegates will
have remarkably low rates and II Is easy
10 see that the railroads nave met me
issue well and that the attendance at Grit-
fin viii be enormous