Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-09-29
"AUGUSTA SPECIAL. "
VIII Put on Through Train From
New York to Augusta.
Additional Local
Train.

The Southern Railway announce
the completion of details and al
rangements for the establishment o
new solid through train, to b.
known as the Augusta Special,
and operated between Augusta, Co
lumbia and Washington, D. G.
with through Pullman sleeping car
between Augusta and New Yor'
City, to be effective, commencing
Sunday, October "a. and continuing
daily as permanent train the yea
round.
This train will have connection tt
and from Aiken al Trenton, and il
the winter season through Pullman
sleeping cars between Aiken ano
New York.
The Augusta Special" will be
hieh-class train in every respect,
operating between Augusta and
Washington over Southern Rail
way, and between Washington and
New York via Pennsylvania Rail
road. The entire equipment, com
prising mail, express, baggage cars,
coaches, dining car and Pullman
sleeping cars will be of steel con
struction and electrically lighted
throughout, with fast schedule
and but few stops.
North bound, the Augusta Spe.
cial" will leave Augusta at lis P.
NJ, leave Aiken 1925 P. NJ, leave
Trenton 1926 p. M, arrive Colum'
bia AIS P. M, arrive Washing ton
ZOO A. NJ, and arrive New York
1857 P. M.
South bound, the Augusta Spe.
cial'' will leave New York l:oS P.
NJ, leave Washington 700 P. NJ.
arriving in Columbia 1905 A. M,
arrive Trenton 1925 P. NJ, arrive
Aiken, LOS r. M and arrive Aa-
gusta l:l5 P. NJ.
The Augusta Special" in both
directions, will make regular stops,
H. addition to those mentioned, at
Batesburg, Lexington, Winnsboro,
Chester, Rock Hill and Charlotte,
flag stops at Fort Mill and Ridge
way, and will make conditional
stops at Johnston, Ridge Spring
and Leesville to take on or let off
passengers for or from points North
of Columbia at which scheduled to
stop.
TIE Southern Railway will also
improve its local train service be-
tween Columbis and Augusta, COM
mencing the same day, Sunday, Oc-
tober "a, establishing No. 10 TO
leave Columbia 1890 A. NJ, and ar
rive Augusta 1925 A. NJ, and No.
20 to leave Augusta GAO P. M. and
arrive Columbis l0:O5 P. NJ, max
ing all intermediate stops and with
connections to and from Edgeheld.
This new local service will be a
great convenience to people going to
Augusta and Columbia, and inter
mediate points. to trade, and for
other purposes, as it will give them
practically an entire business day in
either place, with the opportunity
of returning to their homes IN the
evening.
Presidents Harrison's Interest.
1t is understood that this greatly
improved service for Columbia,
Aiken, Augusta, Edge6eld and the
Ridge section, is the arrangement
of President Fairfax Harrison, and
is attributed in large measure to
the visit that Mr.. Harrison and
other high executive officers of the
Southern paid to these points some
time since, at which time they were
favorably impressed with the oppor.
tunity for great development. It is
felt that this splendid service will
tend tostrengthent the already strong
friendly feeling toward the South.
ern Railway along the entire route
of the train, and certainly at Au
gusta, Aiken, Columbia and this
general territory these trains should
receive the greatest support.
Advertising Aiken and Augusta.
1t is likewise stated that the
Southern Railway will bend it,
every effort toward bringing winter
tourist visitors to Aiken and Au
gusta. Ths majority of newspaper
magazine and other advertising
done in the East, amounting in eos
to thousands of dollars, will be il
the interest of Aiken and Augusta
A personal advertising and solicit
ing campaign, to last throughou
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