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12 ij THE NEW WESTERN BAILWAT BTOI, An Illustrated Monthly, devoted to the inter est of the Traveling l Public, containing valuable and reliable information for the Emigrant, Tour ist and Home Seeker. Railway Schedules cor rected monthly. THE GUIDE can be had at all prominent Hotels, Ticket Offices and Stations on the line of Railroads and principal News Stands in Atlanta, Chattanooga, Memphis, Nashville, New Orleans, Birmingham, Louisville, Cincin nati, Chicago, Washington and New York City, and Principal Towns in Arkansas and Texas. Sample Copies mailed FREE. As an Advertising Medium the NEW WEST ERN RAILWAY GUIDE is the cheapest and best monthly paper of its kind published in the South. 5,000 REGULAR SUBSCRIBERS. MVmiSIXfl RATES and TERIS Siren on APPLICATION. THE GUIDE goes to press on 15th of each month. All matter intended for publication should be on hand not later than that date. • PRINTED BY THE A. H.PUGH PRINTING CO., CINCINNATI. R. A. WILLIAMS, - Proprietor and Manager. M. E. LA VETTE,Editor. Office, 76 E. Hunter St. A 13 Kimball House, Atlants. Gs. •NE DOLLAR, ■ « - Per Tear. TEN CENTS, - Per Copy. All Remittances, Subscriptions and Accounts , should be mailed to P. O. Box 236, Atlanta, Ga Money Orders, Drafts and Local Checks should toe made payable to R. A. WILLIAMS, Manager. Atlanta, Ga., November 1887. PURIFY THE PRESS. The papers are crowded with items of crime and disaster, sandwiched with seneational accounts of some absconding cashier or clerk, and an occasionl article that is beneficial to humanity. The result is a lowering of the moral standard. The daily paper has become the educator. We are passing through an era of lightning activity of brain and mucle; ex pertness is the demand of the hour. To be expert means to be familiar with the news of the day —a thorough knowledge of the present and sound" judg ment of the future. Time is limited; the newspaper is the natural resource. Then how important their purification. If our own papers were clean and wholesome, if the necessary items of crime were cut down to mere facts, barren of word pictures, and the transactions of the Court rooms served in the same manner, the spice of curiosity would not be whetted, the press keeps the public mind in a state of in tense curiosity. This is the proper thing for an educator; but for what? Is it the good, the true, and the beautiful, what is dictated upon. Do the reporters hunt for these kind of items? Is it knowl edge they wish to dispense or sensationalism? Bill Nwe has written a satire on the purity of politics, let him now give the press the same attention in his peculiar style. Let our wit and humor be clear and sparkling as a mountain stream. A hearty laugh is one of our choicest blessings. Wit and humor tarnished by slang and vulgarity is poison to the soul. Let us ring in the change, purify the press, let the skill of the surgeon in the use of the scalpel be wielded by the editors of the day; let them slash right and left at the vile encumbrance that mars the truth and purity of their daily lessons; with efforts lie the honor of our homes, the purity of our politics and the prosperity of our country. ■REDUCED RATES TO THE WEST. To get advantage of them write to P. A. Williams, T. P. A. Atlanta Ga. The passenger boys who have had their office at 28 Wall st., Atlanta, have moved to No. 13 Kim ball House, where they are fitting up in fine style. New carpets, pretty pictures, and everything spick and span. They are getting ready for the winter season which all predict will be a remarkably brisk one on account of the low rates by the popular great through car Route via M. & L. R. R. and Cotton Belt Route. Jay Gould is reported as saying that when the price of real estate advances there is danger of a | financial collapse. Down this way, for some vears past, we have witnessed the advance in real estate • but the collapse has not come yet and it is at a very encouraging distance from us. THE NEW WESTERN RAILWAY GUIDE. NASHVILLE, CHATTANOOGA & ST. LOUIS R’Y. THE OLD RELIABLE McKENZIE ROUTE. The Only Line running FIRST-CLASS PALACE COACHES dally between Atlanta, Chattanooga and Little Rock, '’drifJta.oxxt CHango. Only one change to all Points in Arkansas, Texas, and the Great Southwest. Elegant Line Parlor Chair Cars daily between Atlanta and Nashville, each way. Also, Elegant Pullman Sleepers on Night Trains, between ATLANTA, GA , and NASHVILLE, TENN. Only one change between Atlanta, Louisville, St. Louis, Chicago, and all Points in the GREAT NORTHWEST. If you desire to go to any point in the Great North or Southwest, you will save both time and money by calling on or writing to either of us. No trouble to answer questions. All corn in •uni cation a promptly answered. Maps, Time Tables and Rates furnished free upon application. J. H. LATIMER, - - S. E. Pass’r Agt., P. O. Box 305, Offlse 28 Wall Bt., o>p. Union Depot, . - ATLANTA, GA. W.T. ROGERS, Trav. Pass’r Agt., CHATTANOOGA, TENN. W. R. JONES, Trav. Pass’r Agt., KNOXVILLE,TENN. W. L. DANLEY, Gen’l Pass’r Agt., NASHVILLE, TENN. J. W. THOMAS, Gen’l Mgr., NASHVILLE, TENN. ROUND TRIP TICKETS TO T ZE JXI-A. S I We are now selling Excursion Tickets to Austin, San Antonio, Galveston, Houston and El Paso, Texas, good to re turn until June 1,1888, at greatly reduced rates. Note our Special Round Trip Reduced Rates : From ATLANTA to AUSTIN, TEXS43 15 “ “ “ EL PASO, “ 68 30 “ “ “ GALVESTON, TEX 38 55 “ “ “ HOUSTON, “ 36 55 “ “ “ SAN ANTONIO “ 45 20 ROUND TRIP TICKETS to CALIFORNIA From date until March Ist, 1888, We will, sell round trip tickets to California, taking effect at Memphis, at 372. Tickets good to stop off at will, and good lor six months to return. Excursion Tickets read via Memphis and Little Rock R.R. For further information write to R. A.Williams, Atlanta,Ga. This Great necessity for the Southern and Southwestern states at the present time is sufficient population to utilize and make profitable the mil lions of acres of waste land, and capital to develop their dormant and incomputable wealth in mines and manufactures; and the better development of their latent resources will surely bring increased pros perity to aJI. The advaniages of the Southern States in climate and soil for all branches of agri culture, as well as mining and manufacturing facili ties, are comparatively unknown either at home or abroad. The South does not receive that amount of either the domestic or foreign immigration to which she is entitled and so richly merits. We recognize the paramount importance of properly presenting the claims of the South and Southwest to the great moving masses as the best and fairest portion of the American continent now open to settlement, not only in respect to health, climate, soil, and rainfall, but also for the investment of capital; and the im portance of an earnest co-operation of all Southern and Southwestern States for the purpose of inducing immigration and building up of Southern industries. Memphis and Little Rock Railroad. General Passenger Dep’t, Little Rock, Sept. 1, 1887. CALIFORNIA EXCURSIONS. To Agents and Connections: Our California excursions will leave Memphis via Little Rock and El Paso at 11.00 pm., Dec. Ist, and November 3d, 18th, 17th and 24th, at round trip rate of seventy-two dollars. CHANGE IN RETURN ROUTE. For tickets reading via Little Rock and El Paso, and returning via northern lines, Kansas City, St. Louis and Nettleton to Memphis, five dollars addi tional. For tickets reading via Little Rock and El Paso, and returning via El Paso, New Orleans and Illi nois Central or L. N. O. & T. R’ys to Memphis, six dollars and seventy cents additional. An additional charge of fifteen dollars will be made for tickets returning via Portland, Oregon, Kansas City and St. Louis. Tickets sold or exchanged on the above dates will be good thirty days for going passage east of Colton, and stop-over will be allowed within the limit if desired. Stop-over west of Colton will be allowed at pleasure. The tickets will be limited good for six months from date of sale, but are not good for return until thirty days after date as sale. Connecting lines are requested to issue orders for tickets on following agents of this company at Memphis, Tennessee. R. H. Talley, S. L. Finley, B. Hughes, Ticket Agents, Memphis, Tenn. S. W. Tucker, A. G. P. & T. A. TZEaZZEJ CUMBERLAND ROUTE, Via BRUNSWICK. "THE CITY BYTHE SEA," To PULLMAN and MANN BOUDOIR BUFFET CARS. JOHN B. WRENN, Gen’l Freight and Pass’r Agt. 3 mos DURAND’S Parlor Dining Rooms In North end of Union Depot, OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. Meals to Order or served from Bill of Fare. Lunches prepared on short notice. Passengers notified in ample time before the departure of their trains. In connection with the Dining Room, the finest fruits and confectionaries can be obtained. Western Union Telegraph Office and Telephone in Dining Boom. HENRY DURAND, Proprietor. Cheapest Furniiure House IN GEORGIA. THE HANDSOMEST STOCK IN THE SOUTH. P. H. SNOOK, 7 & 9 Marietta Street, A’bla.&’ba, ... Gteozrgia,. Parlor and Chamber Suits a Specialty. Qr««t Bargains In all Qrad®s ®f Furnttur®. Instructions to Railway Travelers. TICKETS. Children over five (5) and under twelve (12) years of age travel at half rate. Ticket agents are expected to furnish tickets called for, and are not allowed to advise passengers as to choice of routes beyond their own lines. If you start with a second-class ticket, and later on you decide to change to first-class, you may do so by paying the conductor the difference in rates. Having once started on a certain train your ticket is good only for that train. If you stop off at a way station you forfeit your right of ride further without paying additional fare. Some companies allow conductors to issue stop-over checks to hold ers of first-class unlimited tickets but this is an act of accommodation on the part of the company. A limited ticket is not good for passage after the date of limitation has expired. This does not affect passengers on the train, provided they had started before the date of expiration. Where a passenger is traveling on a coupon ticket, and his ticket expires, he is entitled to ride as far as the coupon of the road he happens to be on at the time of expiration. If you lose your ticket, you are out that amount. The railway company is under no obligation to give you another nor allow you to ride free. Give notice of your loss to the conductor. Pay your fare to him, and take his receipt for the amount. When you reach your destination notify the ticket agent of your loss, and give him your address. If your ticket is found the company will refund your money on surrender of your receipt. I case of an error in your ticket, do not attempt to make the conductor rectify the mistake of the ticket agent. Explain the situation to him, and he will telegraph for instructions ; unless he hears to the contrary, pay your fare and take his receipt for the amount. When you reach your destination show your unused ticket and receipt to the ticket agent. He will either get instructions from the management or redeem the unused ticket at once, or will forward the ticket to the proper authority, and you will receive notice of the issue. The time which may elapse will depend upon how complica ted the affair is, and whether the fault was on the part of the company or yourself. CHECKING BAGGAGE. Railway regulations allow 150 pounds of baggage to each full ticket. Baggagemen are not allowed to check baggage until they have examined your ticket. On reaching your destination you are expected to claim your baggage within twenty-four hours, if not, you will be charged storage. Baggagemen cannot knowingly check anything but personal wearing apparel. All other articles have to be weighed and charged for as excess bag gage. > Dogs or guns cannot be checked, but must be put in charge of the train baggageman, who is allowed to collect payment from the owner at the rate of $1 for each dog and fifty cents for each gun. SLEEPING CARS. Sleeping car accommodations are always extra fare, and rates are fixed upon double berth, section and drawing room occupied by one or more passen gers. , • Porters are paid a starvation salary, and expect to make their living by sharking the travelers. An occasional tip will make them extra attentive. A double berth is sufficiently large to accommo date two persons. A section is a double lower and upper berth. The drawing room is a separate apartment, and has seat room and sleeping accommodations for six persons. At all points where a change of cars is necessary, the sleeping car conductor will telegraph ahead and secure the required accommodation without ex pense to the passenger. Families, and ladies and children traveling without escort, will receive par ticular attention. Travelers’ Information Bureau. Determined on making the "New Western Rail way Guide not only valuable to the traveling public in general, but also to the present in the latest form, useful and indispensible information to all classes of travel, it has established a “ Travelers' Information Bureau," through which persons will be able to gather the most reliable facts, as regards routes, at tractiveness, expenses, etc. We will at all times have furnished, free of charge, accurate informa tion, which the traveler would like to thoroughly understand before beginning a journey. How far is it ? What does it cost to get there ? etc. If you are a non-resident, and contemplate mak ing a trip to any point, and intend coming to Atlanta to purchase tickets, kindly inform us of the fact a day or so in advance, either by postal, telegram or letter, stating on what train you will arrive, and we will have you met upon your arrival here, by gentle manly agents, who will attend personally to purchas ing your tickets by the desired route, checking your baggage, and starting you on the right train. Special care and attention will be shown ladies with chil dren, or traveling without escort. Handsome illus trated guide books, descriptive of routes, pamphlets, schedules, maps, etc., will be mailed free. For any information relative to routes, ticket rates, etc., address: R. A. WILLIAMS, P. O. Box 236, Atlanta, Ga.