The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-06-08

On next Sunday the first of the Pull
mans to run direct from Atlanta to
Wrightsville beach will arrive on the
beach and from then on a round trip
will be made once a week: Mr.. W E.
Christian, assistant general passenger
agent of the Seaboard Air Line with
headquarters in Atlanta and who has
been on the beach for past few days,
stated yesterday that he expected the
first car to be filled. The Seaboard is
Offering a very low rate from Atlanta.
The special Pullman leaves Atlanta
on Saturday night at $50 and reaches
Wrightsville beach on Sunday after
noon at las. On the return the Pull
man will leave the beach at las p. N.
on Thursday and reach Atlanta at an
early hour on the following morning.
In addition to his service an effort
is being made to get Pullman service
twice a week between Wilmington and
Charlotte. The idea is to have the
sleeper which runs to Atlanta leave
the beach on Monday morning at $3.50
for Charlotte and on the return to
leave Charlotte OF the afternoon train
and get to Wrightsville at 2 a. m.
Tuesday. Another trip would be made
Wednesday morning n the sleeper
would arrive Thursday morning and
leave that afternoon for Atlanta. The
thing that would make this arrange
ment popular is the fact that a person
desiring to leave on the Monday morn
ing sleeper could retire as early as they
might desire as the sleeper would be
on the beach and the same would be
true in coming from Charlotte. The
car would arrive on the beach at : IN
the morning but there would be no
necessity of getting up until time for
breakfast. The Charlotte sleeper ar
rangement has nOt yet been definitely
decided upon but it is thought very
probable that it will be done
On the first trip of the Atlanta Pull
man Mr.. D. w. Moran, city ticket
agent in Atlanta, will come along.
NEW CARS EXPECTED SOON.
Mr.. RAYMOND Hunt, of the COnsoli-
dated company, has gone to Phlladel-
phia in regard to inspecting the cars
recently purchased by the Consolidated
but which have not yet Deen
accepted. The two new cars ordered
were built by the J. G. Brill company
and will be here in the next two weeks.
They are to be used on the beach line.
AS was announced some time ago, the
Consolidated company Will nave all
their cars so equipped this summer that
one mOtOrman can run an entire tram
of cars instead of having a separate
motor for each car. This will be safer
and will do away with the jerking
which is occasioned by the cars start
ing at different times. Part OF the
beach cars nave already been equipped
in this manner.
There are few places m the sOutn
visited by more excursions tina Will
mington and nearly all OF the excursln-
lists take a ride on the SUBURBAN cars.
When the excursion runs direct TO the
beach they come to the city on the
suburban line and when the train steps
here they go to the beach on the cars.
Not many excursions are expected De
fore the middle of the month but alter
that time and for the remainder OF the
season scarcely q day will pass without
an excursion. On Saturday a large eA-
cursion is expected from Rockingham:
On the 9th of this month the Prltchard
Memorial church Sunday school from
charlotte will be here. 1t is under
stood that twelve cars for passengers
and a baggage car have been engaged
and a very large crowd is expected
larger than ever before.
The season on the beach is opening
we'll and many families rave already
moved down. 1t is said that some
trouble is being experienced this sea
in regard to getting telephones put
in ON the beach. Heretofore, it is SAID
the telephones have been put in by the
first of the season. but not so this year:
No local exchange has yet beer opened
and unless it is soon done it will be a
great inconvenience to the people Oh
the beach.