The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-07-28
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 per
mile has been authorized by the
Southeastern Passenger association,
which includes all the railroads in the
southeastern territory, of which the
Appalachian region is greater part.
The splendid rate concessions which
the railroads have made the Appalach-
ian Exposition assure it's success in
point of attendance, as thousands OF
people will visit the great event who
could not do so were the rates not so
remarkably cheap This is 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 on
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 a radius of 250
miles Of Knoxville, on Tuesdays, Sept
10, 20 and 27, and Oct. 4. These tick
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 this
Ohio and Potomac rivers and east
the Mississippi river on Thursdays
Sept. 10, % and 30, and Oct g. Limi
on these tickets will be eight days ii.
addition to the date of sale.
Tickets at the rate of one and one
half cents per mile will be sold ever,
day from Sept. 10 to Oct. IL, inclusive
final limit of ten days, not to exceee
Oct. Is.
The one cent per mile, or coach er
cursion" tickets, will not be good 70,
transportation in Pullman sleepers
being confined to coaches eyclusiyely
The one and one-half cent round triI
tickets, however will be good for an
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 retArn, are as follows: Wash
ington, s1075; Richmond, S945; MOI
folk, $11.05; Memphis, $50; Cincln
natl, $6.40; Atlanta $3.50; New Or
leans, s12.45; Jacksonville, s11.2O; ST
Louis, $12.55; Augusta, 1920; Charles
ton, $1,000; Chattanooga, S2.22; Bri5
toll, 1852; Nashville. 1896.
Detailed information as to rates
from any point may be obtained from
INF. Cary. general passenger agent
of the Southern railway, Washington
ID. c.; or W. A. Russell, general pas
senger agent of the Louisville & Nash
Vile railroad, Louisville, Ky, Of tho
Appalachian Exposition, Arnstein
building, Knoxville, Tenn.
The main lines of the Southern anC
J.. & N. railroads reach Knoxville. an6
through trains and direct connections
with other roads from all points OF
these great systems make fast time int
The railroads are aread,
extensive preparations for ad
ditional equipment and trains for thu
accommodation of this exposition bust
ress. 1t is confidently expected tina
at least $4,000 people will visit the
exposition during the four weeks o
its duration. Now that such unprece
low railroad rates have beer
granted, the attendance may be ever
greater.
The Public Comfort department o
Ile exposition is planning for housing
nnd feeding every exposition visitor
IS Knoxyille's homes will be thrown
open as well as its many large anG
new or remodeled hotels One nos
telry of 100 rooms has just been com
pleted and opened, and another OF
more than $50 rooms is nearing com.
pletion and will be opened before the
exposition period
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