The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-05-02
A TRIP TO TEXAS.
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new switch and frog We ran over the
poor frog but don't think we Injured it.
This was a three minutes delay and we
knew we We're going to miss that At
lanta connection unless something un-
foreSsen turned up.
AS this was my first trip over this end |
of the Seaboard I viii mention few of |
the towns of consequence.
ElbeltoD, Ga, at 7:43. 1t is a pretty |
little town of about 1000 Inhabitants |
with electric lights, a town clock many |
fine residences and Il number of hand |
some churches and stores. The town
cite is broad and level country and the
town is well spread out. 1t has two
railroads, telephone system and several
industrial enterprises.
Athens, Ga, WAS reached at $40.
This is one of Gcorgia's important
towns and the first large town we
| reached on the route. We only stopped
few minutes, but the town has the ap.
pearance of business activity. Several
other towns of more or less importance
were passed and our train arrived in At
lanta at 1915, just too late to catch the
train for Memphis as we feared would
be the case, Notwithstanding The iine run
| of 2l0 miles in five hours and half.
! Finding we would have a delay of
eight hours on our hands, those of us
who were going west decided to take i'll
| the city. This we did by Car line aud
here is the way TO do it to get the most
for YOU money Take can at Peachtree
street junction for East End, Il six miles
run for ) GEMS, where you will SEGA
pretty section of the citv and many in-
dustlial enterprises. You will pass 10y
Fort MCPHERSON and the soldiers bar
racks which is on the right, four miles
out and it is beautiful place. East
Point is the terminus and, is pretty
little town. Returning 10 the city for
5 cents you take transfer at Peachree
street for Decature, GA on the blue
car line, IA very fine chair car, six miles
in the opposite direction, giving you II
miles ride for your nickle. Decature is
the county site of De Calb county and
has modern court house and several
other nice buildings. The town is not
large on account of its close proximity
to Atlanta Here is located the famous
Agness ScJtt Institute for girls. 1t is Il
beautiful place, fine and commOdious
structure surrounded by extensive
grounds, and is one of the suburban at
fractions of Atlanta. Returning YOU
take Yellow car or north De cature line,
[ al
direction getting good view of sub
| urban residences and the city from this
side. You get another transfer to Grant
Park or some other line, making u IN ore
miles for ) cents, and thus continue
until you have got good view Of the
city and residences on every side: You
can then leave the Car line aud stroll
at your leisure along the business streets
until you have put in your time and
when YOU get home you can say you
have seen Atlanta. The samesrtiB will
apply, of course, in any city. 81
WESTWARD BOUND.
via Chattanooga at p. IN. central time.
which is p. m. by our time, and | was
on board. This, of course, gave me q
| run through this historical section of
country during the night tims-and
could not see, SO | put in Il goodGfghts
sleep TO be fresh for the morrowfs day
light. But L have already written up
this part of the trip over the n. G. 4;
st. l.. from Atlanta to Chattanooga and
to Memphis on my former trip to the
Veterans Reunion.
We reached Memphis, Tenn, at s .OC
a. m. Thursday morning and boarded
the Cotton Belt train, one of the great
-.
at 500. A 8 O'Clock a. m. we crossed
the fine bridge over the Mississippi by
the payment of an extra fare of 80 cents
for bridge fare.
ON TIE COTTON BELT LINE.
One of the first things that attracted
our attention when we entered the Cot
ton Belt train was the different kind of
seats in-thelr chair and parlor coaches
from what we see down east. The reg.
ular day coaches are equipped with -four
rows OF handsomely upholstered reclin
ing chairs, two lows of chairs on either
side of the aisle These chairs are made
SO they will fail backward at the will Of
The occupant To any position that best
suits his fancy, just like the baIb.r
chairs are raised Or lowered. In front
OF each seat attached TO the seat in front
OF yon are sliding foot rests which can
pc pulled out when required and showed
back when not wanted This car is in
cluded Ill your regular ticket, but upon
further investigation we were still
further surprised to Gnd that an individ-
ual large wicker chair in the plrlor car
was at your service for the whole day
for only so cents You can move tie
chair around anywhere you want il It
is pleasure To- travel, thus 1t relieves
to Il considerable extent the monotonv
OF long journey.
Our run 10 Dallas was via Texarkaua
and was 600 miles and required a twenty
! hours run To make it,
/ send this i'll by the Sunday norujnos
mail, leaving Dallas at 10 O'Clock hoping
II Will reach bone in time for this issue
lhe trip will be Continued in our next.