Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-06-01
THE STATE QUILL PUSHERS

Regular Yearly Meeting of the South
Crolina Press Association at Glenn
Springs.
Mr.. August Kohn, of Columbia.
| President of The State Press Associa-
ton has issued the following circular
which will be read with interest by
all press workers:
AS a result of conferences I beg to
submit to you the following detailed
information concerning the meeting
of the South Carolina Press Associa-
tons.
The first session will be held at the
Glenn Springs Hotel, Monday even.
ing, June 18th, at $3.50 o'clock.
The afternoon trains into Spartan
burg make connection for Glenn
Springs. Therefore be sure and com
Monday.
Train leaves Spartanburg for Glenn
Springs daily at 3:55 p. m.
Arrangements have been made with
the Glenn Springs Hotel, under the
management of Mr.. Green, at $1.OC
per day. This rate applies to mem
bers of the Association who may wish
to arrive at Glenn Springs a few
days before the 18th or remain afte,
the adjournment. Mr.. Green assures
us of excellent treatment and service.
The press party will remain at Glenn
Springs until Wednesday evening and
then leave for Spartanburg.
Wednesday evening, June 18th, will
,e spent in Spartanburg program
..ater.)
Thursday morning we start on oul
pleasure trip over the Blue and Great
Smoky Mountains for Dante, travel
ing on a special train over the new
md wonderfully built Clinchfeld
road.
The itinerary of the trip as planned
after conference with Mr.. DeHon, Of
the Clinchfeld is as follows:
June 10th.
Leaves ~Spartanburg Thursday, June
10th, $50 a. m.
Arrive Alta Pass. N. c., 1900
100
Leaves Alta Pass. N. c., 2 p. In.
Arrives Una Ia Springs 4 p. N.
Arrive Johnson City 6 D. m.
Friday, June 18th.
Leave Johnson City 5 a. ~.
Arrive Kingsport, Tenn, 1C a. m.
Stop thirty minutes.
Arrive Speer's Ferry, Va, 11:3C
l. m.
Side trip to Natural Tunnel on V
IN S. w. Railway.
Leave Speer's Ferry i p. IN.
Arrive Dante, Va, 3 p. M.
Three hours for looking over coal
mines C. C. and 0.
Leave Dante, Va, 6 p. m.
Arrive johnson City, Tenn, Q p. m
Saturday, June 18th.
Leave johnson City, Tenn, 10 a. m
Arrive Alta Pass, N. c., l p. m.
Leave Alta Pass, N. c., 4 p. m.
Arrive %Spartanburg Z p. m.
This will be in time to make cor
nection with outgoing train.
The outlook is for a thoroughly de.
lightful trip.
To provide the utmost comfort and
keep u pleasant par, together al.
rangements have been made for each
passenger to occupy a double berth al
the nominal rate of about $3.50 pc,
day, or $500. for the three days
Sleepers are to be taken at Spartan.
burg.
The purpose is to have two regular
dining cars attached to the train
This will be a luxury, and if all take
their meals on the dining car the rate
will be SO cents per meal, or $4.5(
for the nine meals. To avoid confu.
sion and insure two diners tickets TO,
the diners will be sold in advance fol-
$3.50.
The Clinchield road does not oper.
ate tourist sleeping cars or diners on
its present schedules and it will be
necessary to file definite orders fol
the sleeping cars and diners so thai
they can be brought to Spartanburg,
and I must therefore beg that you
will promptly send me check for these
items Of expense.
Railroad ticket S%partanburg tc
Dante and return 1926.
Nine meal tickets on diner $3.50.
Berth tourist car (three nights,
18th, 18th, 17th) $500.
Trip to tunnel ". and S. W. R. R.)
25c. Total, $1,000.
Children between 5 and IL years of
age half railroad fare. Meals as
above for children.
If you wish an upper berth the rate
will be $1.O0 less than above or $11.00
should be sent for railroad ticket.
meal tickets, with reservation and
side trip to tunnel. A section, an
upper and lower berth can be had fol
three days.
The rule shall be "frst come FIRST
served" and the cars will be filled as
the reservations are made, first the