The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-15
SEABOARD AIR LINE
T MAKES EVERY NECESSARY PREPARA-
lion TO BRING PEOPLE TO THE FAIR.
Schedules and Rates from Various Points.
The Schedule of the Usual Fair
Ground Trains.

Ground Trains.
The policy of the Great Seaboard Air
Line has always been to assist in every
way any enterprise of the people along
its line. and the Raleigh Fair has been
no exception to the general rule. They
very gladly agreed with other lines to
the low rates which were requested by
the active secretary of the Far. Iney
expect to run special trains from Weldon
TO Raleigh on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, October 18th, 18th and 2Oth,
| also on Thursday, the 18th, they VIII
run a special from Lumberton TO accom-
odate the people from that section on
! the State. For the last week two travel
| ing passenger agents have distributed
| thirteen thousand circulars, advertising
| the special trains and attractions, Whlch
will be in Raleigh during the coming
week.
| For a number of years past 1T has been
| the custom of this road to run what -
known as the Fair Ground Special,
| leaving the Union depot and returning
from the Fair grounds every nan hour
| during the day. This train will be pnt
on as usual during the FAIR ana lhe
| service will be better than before. a
| liberal supply of hand bills has been
printed for general distribution, contain
ing the schedules. The Seaboard AIR
| Line is essentially Raieigh's home road
and the patronage that 1t mas fecelVeu
during the summer now past, has fully
| justified the name given to 1t by It's
many friends-"The Peoples Lane In
| the very near future the good people
| living along the s. a. H., will ma thiit
| inded their Lives have been east III pleas
ant places" for they will enjoy a tram
( service not to be surpassed III al tue
| length and breadth of our loved South
| land. Through trains Will be IN opera
| ton between the great life centers OF
| the North and the sunny lands OF the
| far-away South. New York ana Jack
! sonyille will clasp hands, and this means
| in a few words that North Carollnlans
| will be brought into closer touch with
| the busy world beyond their boundaries
| Knowing that the gentle readers OF TINS
| paper will appreciate these EFFORTS now
| being made in their behalf, We nope
with them, that the future of the sea
| board Air Line may be as bright as i
| now appears.
From Lumberton, Hamlet and other
stations down the line to Raleigh STATE
| Fair and back the same day by the
Seaboard Air Line. Remember the day:
October 10Th Low rates. See your
| agents.
Leave IMnlberton October 10Th. 6:10
A.. m; Hamlet, 7:15; arrive Raleigh
10:45 a. M Returning, leave Raleigh
| 1880 D. m. Arrive 1880 p. m; arrive
| Lumberton, 1906. All aboard.
Raleigh this year will have the most
| brilliant State Fair I'M North Carolina :
| history There and back the same day
| from Lumberton, Hamlet &c.. October
| 18th is the day by the Seaboafd Air
| Line.
| Start from Lumberton and Hamlet
| after breakfast-back at bedtime -Oc-
| tober 18th by the Seaboard Air Line
| low rates.
If You don't want to spend the night
| AT Raleigh-then spend the day-ayod
| the crush and get back 10 Lumperton
/ or Hamlet by bed-time--day October
18TH Line Seaboard.
| AT the Fair all day; at home, sweet
home at night. Take the Seaboard Air
| Line one day excursion. \ rare chance
/ never offered before. October 18th from
| Lumberton.
| Friends from east and west will meet
and rejoice by the one day excursions
/ from Weldon and Lumberton and all
/ points between over the Seaboard Air
| Line-nick named 1.-THE Line of the
| People"
/ From Weldon, Neuse and intermediate
| points to the Raleigh State Fair and
/ back the same day ut amazingly low
rates by the Seaboard Air Line. See
agent at your town.
/ Take the Seaboard Air Line to Raj
| eigh Fair and back the same day--trains
| all the way down the line from Weldon.
! Low rates October 18th, 10Th and 10Th.
To accommodate the people as usual
| the Seaboard Air Line will run trains
from Weldon to Raleigh State Fair and
hack the same day-start after break
fast-baek at bedtime. Low rates-shop,
/ See your friends. The biggest fair North
| Carolina ever held. Remember the days
October 18th, 18th. 20th.
| The Seaboard Air Line Excursion
trains to Raleigh State Fair and back
1 the same day will leave Weldon each
morning October 18th, 10th, 20th.,
| a. m. Arrive Raleigh 1915 a. m. Re
| turning leave Raleigh 6 p. m. Arrive
Weldon 9:45 p. m.
Frequent Fair Ground Special TO and
| from the Raleigh Fair Grounds by the
| Seaboard Air Line from Union Station
| all connecting with special daily trains
| to and from Weldon the same day.
All North Carolinians will meet and
/ shake hands at the Raleigh State Fair
| The Seaboard Air Line will take YOU
there blue skies big crops and cotton