Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-06-15
LOWEST RAILROAD
RATES EVER GRANTED
TO The SOUTH
Announced for the Appalach-
ian Exposition.
Unprecedented Southern Show
to Be Given at Knoxville,
Tenn, September IL
to October IL.

The Appalachian Exposition, to be
held at Knoxville, Tenn, Sept. IL to
Oct. IL OF this year, will get the low
est coach excursion railroad rates
ever granted for transportation OF ex
position visitors In the south. This
rate OF approximately one cent pei
mile has been authorized by ths
Southeastern Passenger association
which includes all the railroads in the
southeastern territory, OF which the
Appalachian region is a greater part
The splendid rate concessions which
the railroads have made the Appalach.
Ian Exposition assure its success In
point OF attendance, as thousands OF
people will visit the great event who
could not do so were the rates not sc
remarkably cheap. This is a great
concession which the people through.
out the Appalachian region will ap-
preciate. The exposition being espe
cially designed for the states OF this
region, Tennessee, Virginia, West Vir
ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina
Georgia, Alabama and Kentucky, they
will be splendidly represented in the
attendance.
The coach rate tickets will be or
sale on Tuesdays and Thursdays dur
Ing the exposition period. Upon 9th
er days, rate OF one and one-hall
cents per mile will be granted.
Coach excursion tickets will be sold
from all points within radius Of 25C
miles OF Knoxville, on Tuesdays, Sept
cts will be limited to five days exclu-
sive OF date OF sale.
Coach excursion tickets will also
be sold, from all points south OF the
Ohio and Potomac rivers and east o.
the Mississippi river, on Thursdays
Sept. Is, % and 29, and Oct 6. Limit
on these tickets will be eight days In
addition to the date of sale.
Tickets at the rate Of one and one
half cents per mile will be sold every
day from Sept 10 to Oct. IL, inclusive
final limit of ten days, not to exceed
Oct. is.
The one cent per mile, or coach ex
oursion" tickets, will not be good fol
transportation in Pullman sleepers
being confined to coaches exclusively
The one and one-half cent round triI
tickets. however. will be good for any
part OF the train, from smoker to Pull
man sleeper.
Some OF the rates on the coach ba
sis. from the point of selling to Knox
vile and return, are as follows: Wash
ington. s1O.75; Richmond. S9.45; Nor
folk. $11.05; Memphis. $50; Cincin
natl, S640; Atlanta. $3.50: New Or
leans, sl2.45; Jacksonville. S11.2O; ST
Louis. Sl2.55; Augusta. s72O; Charles
ton. $1,000; Chattanooga. 1929; Bris
toll. s2.62; Nashville, 1896.
Detailed information as to rate,
from any point may be obtained from
H. F. Cary. general passenger agen
OF the Southern railway, Washington
ID. c.; or w. A. Russell. general pas
senger agent Of the Louisville & Nash
VILE railroad, Louisville. Ky. OF tn,
Appalachian Exposition, Arnsteil
building. Knoxville, Tenn.
The main lines OF the Southern an,
l.. & n. railroads reach Knoxville. an,
through trains and direct connection
with other roads from all points o.
these great systems make fast time int
Knoxville. The railroads are alread
making extensive preparations for aG
ditional equipment and trains for tn
accommodation OF this exposition bus
ness. 1t IS confidently expected tina
at least 100000 people will visit tn
exposition during the four weeks c
its duration. Now that such unprec,
dentedly low railroad rates have bee
granted, the attendance may be eve
greater.
The Public Comfort department c
the exposition is planning for housin
and feeding every exposition visitor
as Knoxville's homes will be throw
open as well as its many large an
new or remodeled hotels. One no
telry of 100 rooms has just been con
pleted and opened, and another {
more than $50 rooms is nearing con
pletion and will be opened before tn
exposition period.
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