The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-10
Cuban Tourist Travel.

Things seem to be crystaiixing into a warm fight between the Mobile and Ohio and the Illinois Central Railroads for the Cuban tourist business this winter. So far the Louisville and Nash vile has not entered the field, hut an- other fast train from Chicago to New Orleans Is looked for any day. Mont gomery will thea feel the effects of the. war for that train will pass through this city.
 Speaking of the fight The New Or leans States says:
 ..Twenty-one hours from Chicago to New Orleans. That is the schedule on which the train to be known as the Cuban Special will be run over the H. linois Central. for connection with the Southern Pacifc's Havana steamer sail ing out of this port. The date when this fast service will be inaugurated is not yet fixed by the. railroad, but 1t Is hinted that the train will make its in- itial run in short time. Close connec- tion will be made here with the steamer Prince Arthur for direct connection with Havana.
 The fact thai the Illinois Central would inaugurate service of this kind was announced in The States some months ago. but until now no official statement has been made by the off, cials of the road The announcement new comes iron, Chit ago that arrange ments for the operation of the service have been made and that the train will make it's initial run as soon as de- tails now under consideration are coin-a plete. d
 The twenty-one hour schedule will be the fastest ever operated from Chi cago South. To make it the Cuban Special, will have to maintain a speed of something like, forty-five miles an hour and no local stops will be made. It will be straight through service from the Windy City South, with traffic from St. Louis to be picked up at Car bondale The train will consist of buffet-library car. a dining car and drawing room and observation sleep ing cars
 ''The operation of this service is not experimental. The Illinois Central has been working on It for some time with the view to inaugurating it about Jan- uary 1 and a trial spin has been suc- cessfully made already for part Of the distance South. It is said that the schedule of twenty-four hours can be maintained and that with special ef- forts being made even better time can be attained If necessary. The Cuban special will, according to recent arr raE gements, leave Chicago every Tues day evening and will reach here We'd nesday evening on time to transfer its passengers to the Prince Arthur.
 '1his, does not mean, of course, that the use of the Cuban Special is to be dedicated exclusively to the use of Cu- ban tourists bound for the Gem of the Antilles via New Orleans. The service will be open to Chicagoans bound Southward even though they are not ticketed through to Havana on the joint Illinois Central-Southern Pacific arr engagement. &
 "The Prince Arthur after leaving the Southern Pacific wharf here will ~N-- A Ax H.Aa-v
 set every Wednesday end sunrise every Friday and rett ming will arrive in New Orleans Tuesday forenoons and connect directly with the Cuban Spe- ciar boJnd for Chicago. The Prince Arthur has an accredited speed of nine- teen kaots with a possible speed of twenty to tw snty-one knots and she will be operated on regularly adver- tised schedule the same as that used in the operation of through trairs. On her first two triIs the Prince Arthur has lived entirely up to her record and it has been demonstrated that she has the capacity to maintain the schedules cut out for her even though slight de- lays are caused before departure'or or en route.
 Division PasseI ger Agent A. J. Me- Dougall. Of the Illinois Central, on his return from the North this morning confirmed the announcement from Chi cdgO, put was HOt pEcpdTeu tO give out the date set for the inauguration of the service He said that the train would be a superb proposition ard the | schedules would be fast. What his | running time would he Mir. McDougall | was not pro pared to state.
 If the schedule time between Chi l cago and New Orleans is>to be twenty 1 one icurs the ar houncement in the l States some time ago that the Illinois | Central would meet competitors in the I Cuban brsine ss and would protect New | Orleans as the gateway for Cuban | travel is fully borne out. The most | formidable competitor for this business | is Mobile. The Mobile and Ohio and | the Munson Steamship Line are inter | est d in Mobile. The Prince George. | 8 sister ship of the Prince Arthur, has | been chartered by the Munsons for the | Mobile trsffic and the Mobile and Ohio ! is announcing a twenty-one hour ser vics between Chicago and that city in | conjunction with the Chicago and AL | ton. Passengers are to be ticketed 1 throL gh to Havana via way the Prince | Georgs.
 'Tt Is certain that no matter what | schedules the protet tors of Mobile an nounce New Orleans will be fully pro- | tected in the matter of tnrs Cuban tour | list traffic by the Illinois Central. It Is | easily seen that the Illinois Central | with it's direct and straight rail line | from Chicago and St. Louis south Is in l