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Notice to the Taokers.
Any Traveling Passenger Agent who desires to
become a member of the T. P. A. A. can make ap
plication (in letter form) to H. C. Holabird, Secre
tary, Cincinnati, 0., enclosing $5.00 for member
ship fee, and also attach to said application the
notice of his official appointment, or an endorse
ment of some member of the association.
This is important, as it Is necessary for the secre
tary to have all names who desire to go to Jackson
ville, Fla., in January on the books, and also to en
gage transportation and sleeping car berths &c.
necessary for the trip.
TACK HAMMER and TICKET AGENTS.
Mr. R. H. Hill, T. P. A. H. & T. C., has paid
the boys in Atlanta a visit recently, and it was
pleasant to see “Dick’s” charming face again. He
brought a “smile” with him. He always does when
he comes to Atlanta. He is worried with a dry
cough, and it worries him worse in Atlanta than in
any other point he visits. But the prescription he
brought with him was readily filled by our admira
bly equipded druggists; after which his smile was
dispelled on account of the aforesaid dry cough.
*
Col. John Howard, G.T.A. M. & O. R’y., (one of
the Boys), was here to see Frankie and Grover. He
remarked while here that he was considerably dis
appointed’ as he had devoted some very valuable
time to getting up a speech to make to “ Frankie ”
when he shook hands with her. He says he’ll be
dad-blasted if he ever thought of it until the next
morning, when he pulled the drapery back from his
couch in the Kimball House corridor.
Mr. J. J. Champlin. T. P. A. Monon route, has
been here on a short visit. He is now in Florida,
working up winter biz., which he says will be good
this season.
*
Col. Toe White, T.P.A Ga. R’y, paid Atlanta a
flying visit the other day. His air-ship, “Eli,” was
greatly admired by the crowds here during the Ex
position. Carlotta, the aerolist, wanted him to run
a race with her, but he declined on account of his
pilot, Charley Walker, being sick.
*
Newt. Haight, T. P. A. of U. P. R’y, has come
and gone, like the flowers that bloom in the spring,
tra-la. But memories are left unfading, eloquent
with fraternal love. The T.P.A.6 of the Southeast
have called a special meeting for the purpose of get
ting up a properly equipped invitation to Newt, to
come down to Jacksonville next year to the T.P.A.
convention.
*
H. W ■MnrHson. G. T. A. “ Cotton Belt Route,”
whose headquarters are at Memphis, Tenn., has
been here for several days past. He says the amount
of freight and passengers his road is handling is in
creasing daily. He has just closed big freight con
tracts here, and goes to Birmingham, Ala., to look
after the interests of his line at that point. Mr.
Morrison is comparatively a new man in this terri
tory, but he has winning ways, and is cordially en
rolled in the Tack Hammer Boys’ brigade.
*
Colonel Raoul, of the Mexican National R’y, has
shaken up matters on that road. When he went to
to the City of Mexico to look into the way it had
been managed, he discovered many abuses and ir
regularities, which he at once corrected by making
a wholesale discharge of the officials who were
guilty. These dishonest and incompetent men were
succeeded by capable officers from the United
States. Most of the conductors, switchmen, brake
men and ticket agents on this railway are men who
went from the South. All the Georgians who went
to Mexico to engage in railroading have done well.
They get much larger salaries than they could com
mand here. The same is true of the railway men
who went to Panama. They have all succeeded. A
prominent official remarked that “Georgia has fur
nished to the country some of the ablest railway
managers in the United States, and she has another
crop ready,”
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Seelve & Carter .8 the firm name of a live real
estate, stock, J.and land |company at Decatur,
Ala. We recognize our old friend, M. M. Carter,
of Montgomery, formerly one of the passenger
agent boys. Success to his new undertaking.
*
Ben Nevils, P.A. N.C. & St. L.at Little Rock, not
long since was missed for several days, and consid
erable anxiety was felt as to his welfare. But he has
turned up all right. He claims to have drawn first
prize in the L. S. L., as is generally the case with
widowers when they get their second wife. Hope
Mr. Nevils and his lady will attend the T. P. A.
convention at Jacksonville next Jan., so that we
may tender our congratulations.
*
C. N. Kight, T.P.A. M. <t. C. at Little Rock and
Dallas, now as well known there as formerly he was
here, writes us that our prospects for the holiday
excursion is better than was ever known, as it has
been twenty years since they have had an excursion
to the Southeast. Our friend Kight is one of the
most efficient P. A’s. No one knows better than he
how to set forth the advantages of his route, and
he has the knack of making friends everywhere.
«
Chas. Jones, passenger agent K.C., M., 8., & A.,
has moved his herdquarters to Atlanta, and is lo
cated in the Ga. Pa. ticket office. The opening of
the new line to Memphis via Birmingham by above
route is the cause. Leaving Atlanta by the Ga. Pa.
R’y, 10 p. m., arrive at Birmingham at 5.30 a. m.;
leave Birmingham 5.45 a. m., arrive Memphis 5.30
p. m., making direct connection at Memphis with
Memphis & Little Rock for all points in Texas.
Double daily service will be inaugurated about De
cember Ist.
THE NEW WESTERN RAILWAY GUIDE.
NEW READ HOUSiE, - - Chattanooga, Tenn.
Fronting: the Union Depot. Covering the Entire Block.
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Louisville, New Orleans & Texas R’y Co,
MISSISSIFFI ROUTE.
« Offers for Sale, in the MISSISSIPPI, YAZOO t>ELTA, .
700,000 ACRES OF THE FINEST UNO ON EARTH!
Fully ten thousand people settled in this El Dorado, the poor man’s paradise, during the
past year. The soil is the most fertile in the world—two bales of cotton or one hundred and
twenty-two bushels of corn having been raised on an acre of land.
Two passenger trains daily each way afford satisfactory accommodations to its constantly
increasing volume of travel.
IT IS RAPIDLY BECOMING THE MOST POPULAR LINE IN THE SOUTH!
For Maps and Circulars apply to 6. W. MeGINNIS, Land Commissioner.
R. B. MURRAY, Gen*i Traveling Agent.
For Time Tables, Price of Tickets, etc., address
P. R. ROGERS, Ass’t Gen’l Passenger Agent, E. W. NSW, General Passenger Agent,
Memphis, tzbhstisr
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MARKAM HOUSE,
A.tlanta, &a.
Newly Fitted up and Refurnished.
Rates, $2.00, $2.50 & $3-00 per Day.
THE BEST, FINEST FURNISHED, and
Most Complete 52.00 Hotel
IN THE SOUTH.
Located at the East End of Union Depot.
Billiard and Reading Room. Table unexcelled. Single
Meals, 50 cents. Porters will be at Union Depot, on arrival
of all trains, to conduct you to Hotel.
ERVIN MAXWELL, Proprietor.
7th no-0 mo Also of Palace Hotel, Cincinnati, O.
WINDSOR HOTEL,
C. C. CHASE, Proprietor.
Recently re-fttted and now takes its place among
the best hotels in Upper South Oarolina.
Only four doors from the Asheville and Spartanburg and
Spartanburg, Uaion & Columbia Railroad Crossing, where
passengers getting on and ofl these trains find very con
venient.
STOP AT THE WINDSOR.
’Bus meats all trains. 4-12 mes.
The Fort Smith Railway takes you through the
finest Inad tor in the world.
Notes to the Traveling Public.
Dougherty’s Parlor Dining Room,
IN UNION DEPOT AT CHATTANOOGA,
Where all Trains stop 20 Minutes for Meals.
On ground floor, left hand side as you go in.
REGULAR MEALS AND MEALS TO ORDER.
ALSO
Elegant Sleeping Apartments within Fifty
Feet of Union Depot.
FIRST-CLASS in EVERY RESPECT
AT REASONABLE RATES.
Passengersen-route can enjoy their meals without fear of
being left, as conductors of all trains notify you in dining
room before departure of all trains, which insures you from
being left. If trains are late, you can telegraph ahead for
Meals or Lunches, delivered at train.
Western Union Telegraph Office in Depot.
4-12 mos.
WANTED!
500 COTTON PICKERS to go to Arkansas.
Pay 75 cents per hundred for picking cotton. Will
pay railroad fare for families after they contract.
Plenty of work for single men and women who can
pay their own fare out. < Money has been deposited
with the M. & L. R. Ry. to pay railway transpor
tation. Apply to
R. A. WILLIAMS, Agent,
Atlamta, Ga.
First Class Hotel
With all Modern Im
provements .
The most convenient
to Union Depots and
business houses of any
hotel in the South. On
arrival of trains you will
always find, at tne door
of Union Depot, porter
to take your hand bag
gage and conduct ladies
to ladies’ entrance.
STREET CARS PASS
THE DOOR
—for the foot of—
IrfOoJsovrb
Where you take the In
cline Railway up the
Mountain, which
makes the
ROUND TRIP
Every 30 Minutes.
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& SON,
PROPRIETORS,
CHATTANOOGA,TENN.
4-12 mos.
C. L. Hopkins, formerly ticket agent of R. & D.
at Greeneville, has been appointed passenger agent
of the E. Tenn., Va. & Ga., with headquarters at
Charlotte. Mr. Hopkins is very popular among
the passenger boys, and will make a good man for
the business.
*
Among all the Southern cities that are booming,
it is predicted that ’Decatur, Ala., will be another
Birmingham, and in many respects she has the ad
vantage. In another column will be found some
interesting facts concerning this progressive city,
*
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The Irma is a new hotel opened in Hot Springs,
Ark., within one block of the postoffice, banks and
bath houses. Too much cannot be said in praise of
the management. Everything is of the best, and
visitors and the traveling public will do well to stop
at the Irma before going elsewhere.
*
We have received a neat little circular from
Messrs Jacoby and Parker, Southwestern emigra
tion agents of Kingsland, Ark. We are sorry our
space is all consumed for this issue, but next month
we will take pleasure in publishing it.
*
“Handsome Sammie” Ray, traveling passenger
agent of the E. Tenn., Va. & Ga. R’y at Charlotte,
came down to Atlanta during the exposition last
month to break in his new suit and see the sights.
We told Sam his flashy togs would get him into
trouble if he couldn’t give the grip, but he didn’t
believe us until he was arrested on suspicion and
had to identify himself. Os course it didn’t take
long to do that, but Sam thinks it was a fixed up job
by some of the tack hammer gang.
*
Col. C. P. Atmore, general passenger agent of the
Louisville & Nashville, was in Atlanta last week,
in attendance upon the meeting of the general pas
senger agents. » He left here and went to Florida.
He reports the prospects for winter travel to the
“land of flowers” as rather slim this season, on ac
count of the refusal of the Florida railroads to make
a reduction in rates proportionate with that usually
made by the trunk lines of the North, that have of
late years held out such enticing inducements to
those wishing to spend a portion ‘of the winter in
Florida. He says that since the action of the Flor
ida railroad commissioners in postponing the pro
posed reduction of from 4 to 3 cents per mile, which
was to have taken place on November 1 to Decem
ber 1, or till such time as the Forida roads show
cause why the reduction should not be made, he
will make no further effort to secure reduced rates,
unless the Savannah, Florida & Western takes some
steps toward making a fair divide with the outside
roads.
*
We publish in this issue of the Guide advertise
ment of Hunnicutt’s Rheumatic Cure. This won
derful cure has made many remarkable cures among
the railroad boys, prominent among them Albert
Howell, Union Ticket Agent, Atlanta, Ga. ; N.
Haight, Traveling Agent, Union Pacific Railroad,
Louisville; Z. T. Underwood, Louisville, and J.W.
Shaffer of L. & N., Louisville We advise all per
sons suffering with Blood Diseases and Rheumatism
to give H. R. C. a trial, and are convinced that they
will not regret so doing.
FOR SALE BY
LIWIS & IVANS;
City Real Estate, Land and Loan
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—AGENTS, —
Sherman, - - Texas.
Grayson County Lands,
Ranchman Handle Lands
Mexican Ranch Lands,
We have a fine list of Sherman city property,
consisting of Business Blocks, Residences, Lots
and Suburban Tracts that wo specially Invite
capital to investigate. We offer the best location
in Texas for Cotton, Paper and ether
and solicit correspondence.