The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-01
CHARLESTON
TO GREENWOOD.
Daily Train Service Beginning Nov. 3rd
other items From The Bus.
iness League.

After several weeks Of persistent eff
fort to secure q train service which will
bring the new and booming town Of
Charleston witt in the tributary terri
tory Of Greenwood, the Business League
has accomplished this task and Sunday,
| Nov. 3, the first through trains will be
run.
The following letter from Mr.. W. S.
King, General superintendent, speaks
for itself:
Memphis, Tenn, Oct. "a, 1907.
Mr.. e. NJ, Purcell, President, Greenwood
Business League, Greenwood, Miss.
Dsar Sir:- Referring to your letter OF
22nd inst. and p evious correspondence
In regard to passenger train service in
to Greenwood from the north, arriving
in the morning and returning in the af-
~ternoon.
have fully considered the sugges-
tion made in your letter Of the Bird inst.
and believe that the best solution OF
this matter il to extend the train SER
vice which will be established on the
Philipp- Line effective Sun
day, Nov. 5, into Greenwood.
The approximate figures of the pro-
posed schedule will be as follows:
Leave Charleston 600 a. M.
Leave Philip $3.50 a. IN.
Arrive Greenwood 1920 a. m.
Leave Greenwood 2:45 p. ".
Leave Philip 400 p, IN. making connec-
tion with train 313 from Clarksdalel
Arrive Charleston $50 p. n.
These trains will handle freight BUSH
ness in each direction between Phillip
and Charleston; merchandise for points
between Philip and Charleston loaded
at Greenwood up to 2 O'clock in the af-
ternoon will be taken out in this train
leaving Greenwood at 2:45 p. m. and de-
liyered at destination that day.
As to the territory between Tutwiler
and Philip, you will appreciate there
Is not sufficient business to warrant our
running a train out of Tutwiler, as there
is practically no travel from Tutwiler
and Sumner to Greenwood, and the
Southern Railway runs a train from
Webb to Greenwood which accommo-
dates the business from Philip and in
termediate points into Greenwood.
hope the service az proposed will
be entirely satisfactory. We would
like to leave Greenwood later In the af-
t~ernoon but on account OF the distance
from Greenwood to Charleston and the
fact that tho foadbcd between Philip
and Charleston will be affected to a
greater or less extent in wet weather
(the roadbcd being new makes it neces-
sary to provide a reasonably slow
schedule. This Is also necessary on
account Of handling freight between
Philip and Charleston.
Yours truly,
W. s. KING,
General Superintendent.
Charleston has a population OF per-
haps 1900 people, and is located % miles
from Philip, in Tallahatchie county.
The Lamb. Fish Lumber Co, one of the
largest plants Of it's kind in the State,
employing several hundred men, is To-
Gated there. The country between that
place and Philipp 10 very rich in soil
and hardwood timber, which will be
rapidly developed now that the railroad
has been built through it.
The Common wealth is confident that
the schedule effective Nov. Bird, from
Charleston TO this city will prove fully
as beneficial to he business interests Of
Greenwood as that of any road leading
to this place, and WI appreciate the
fact that Supt. King has arranged it 50
satisfactory to u people.
One of the most artistic effects In
wall papering is to be found in the new
quarters Of the Greenwood Business
League on Market street. Mr.. W. b.
Hicks completed the work this week
and is certainly deserving Of great
praise.
The League learned that Mr.. W. X.
Natding, Of Fiat Rock, Indiana, had be-
come favorably impressed with Green
wood and the Delta as the place for a
young man with energy to locate and
grow mp with the country. Accordingly
Mr.. Natding was advised to come, and
assured that a good man would be a.
sisted TO i position. He arrived Satnr-
day night and at eight o'clock Monday
morning was engaged by MI. .. q, Will