The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-09
TO BE A NEW SLEEPER LINE.
CENTRAL WILL HAVE OLE
THROUGH TO BIRMINGHAM.

New Service VIII Become Effective
Aug. 1.-THE Through Sleeper
VIII BE Great Convenience for
Passengers TO and From Birming-
ham and intermediate Points-Sa-
Vannah VIII Be Put More Closely
in Touch With Columbus and
Southwest Georgia Points Through
Additions TO the CentraFs Train
Service.
The Central Railroad is soon to make a
great Improvement in its passenger SER
vice for the patrons of its western di-
vision, while Savannah viii be benefited
by through sleeping car to Birmingham
| and such an arrangement of schedule as
to make this city much more accessible
10 the people who dwell in middle and
| Southwest Georgia. The changes will be-
come effective on Aug. Il
The through sleeping line will be estab-
lished via Macon and Columbus. The
train on which the car viii be run will
leave savannah at 8 p. m. and will also
/ have, as at present s.eepers for Macon
Atlanta and Augusta The car viii ar
| rive In Birmingham at :05 p. m. the next
| dav. Returning, it will leave Brming-
ham at 2:l0 p. M and arrive at Savan-
nah at a. n. the next day.
Passengers to and from Montgomery will
make close connection at Columbus with
the through sleeper for either Savannah or
Birmingham. passenger may leave
Montgomery at 4:2O in the afternoon and
arrive at Columbus at $40. AT $50 ne may
leave in the through sleeper for Savannah
and arrive at the next morning. Return
he To- At af
night and reach Montgomery at II the next
morning. The service will require some
fast time over the Central but it is fully
competent 10 make il, its roadbed and roll
ing stock being both in fine shape.
The accommodation the road is to furnish
its patrons viii mean a double daily SER
vice between Macon and Columbus. For
some time there has been but one train
a day between those points. The increased
facility given will necessitate the double
service.
In addition to the trains between Macon
and Columbus, the Central will furnish
double daily schedules between Macon and
Mont gomery. via Smithville and Eufaula,
which will be an increase in number of
trains now run.
This latter double daily service will be
brought about by the extension to Fort
Valley of the train now operated between
MONTGOMERY and Americas. The extern
sion of the train to Fort Valley will afford
connections there with the through sleep
er line between Savannah and Birmingham
and Will give the people of Eufaula, Daw-
son, Cuthbert Shellman, Smithville,
Americas and Marshallvlle fine schedules
to Savannah. They will enable citizens of
the places named to visit Tybee or come
here on business trips without loss of
time, and it is expected that the popular
ity of the port as a sailing point for
a he n
HANGED by the advantageous schedules.
1t has long been Mr.. Egan's desire to
effect such a schedule as will be employ
ed after the date mentioned. Placing Sa-
vannah more Immediately in reach of the
people of Southwest Georgia has been one
of his aims and in line with his policy for
the development of both Savannah and
that section. The vice president arranged
the service as it will be given on and after
Aug. A. and General Passenger Agent j.
c. Halle is now busily employed in get
ting everything in shape for it,