Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-16
Sis TRAIN EAST
TO BE- TAKEN OFF
S. A. |. SCHEDULE
Shoe Fly To Leave At 6
A. NJ. Instead, Is
Plan

Americus will lose it's Seaboard
train running eastward at 5:15 each
afternoon, upon the adoption of n
change in schedule worked out at
meeting in Cordele Friday of Sea-
board officials and representatives of
cities on that line from Americus
eastward on this division, it was re-
ported by Joseph Perkins, secretary
of the Chamber of Commerce, who
attended the meeting as the repre-
sentative of Americus. To offset
this 4 train win leave Americas each
morning at o'clock, and one train
crew more than at present will make
its headquarters here. Also a posi-
ton will be afforded for one colored
car cleaner.
Summarized, the schedule remains
as at present unchanged except that
the Shoofly from the west at Sis
each afternoon will remain here over
night, starting eastward at a. m.
Running to Abbeville, this train will
turn around and return on the pres
ent Shoofly schedule, running
through Americus to Columbus and
then back here for the night Follow
ing is comparison Of the schedules:
Present Schedule.
Arrive Leave for
From
5:15 pm. RichPd Pd-Colbus 1000 am
$40 pm. Cordele-Sav'h12:31 pm
1891 pm. Richaldn- -Mt'g'y $40 pm
1000 am. Cordele-Abb'le.. 5:15 pm
Proposed Schedule.
Arrive
From Leave for
5:15 pm. Richland- Coils. 1000 am
$40 pm. Cordele-Sav'h..1 1921 am
1891 pm. Richland-Mtg'y-- $40 am
1000 am. Cordele-Abb'le. 600 am
The proposed schedule, it is under
stood, while agreed upon, is only
tentative, and is subject to the ap-
proval of the railroad commission
after ratification of railroad Off
cials.
How Americas business interests
will view4he elimination of the eve
ming train going to Huntington,
Leslie, DeSoto and Cobb remains to
be seen. Under the plans, it will
still be possible for persons east of
here to come by train and return
the same day, but their stay will
be limited to the period between 10
a. m. and 1891 p. m. However,
they could more advantageously go
to Cordele on the a. m, train, re-
turning home on the $40 train. At
present they are able to spend the
larger part of the day here shopping
at their leisure, attending the the
ater or otherwise disposing of their
time as they may see fit, and be-
ing able to return home by supper
time, and in summer before nightfall.
These towns themselves will suf-
fer inconvenience from the new
schedule. Among others may be
mentioned the mail service. At pres
ent Sumter county towns east of here
are supplied with the regular eve
ming edition of the Times Recorder
by this train, earlier editions of 9TH
er Georgia evening papers, and a
city delivery service has been inaug-
urated in Leslie by the Times Re-
corder. These towns will not be
able to get such mail until the next
morning, under the contemplated
change.
"The proposed change appeared
advantageous to Americus," said
Mr.. Perkins, reporting the result OF
the meeting, ''but it may develop
that the losses viii more than offset
the advantage of an additional train
crew making Americas its headquar-
ters. If the plan does not meet APP
proval, it has not been put into eff
feet yet nor approved officially and
possibly yet may be changed or left
where it is now"