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4 (Brent Bennrsniu lloute ©turtle. PUBLISHED EVERY MONTH, Under the auspices of the Passenger Department, IN THE INTERESTS OF THE GREAT KENNESAW ROUTE: Western and Atlantic Railroad. : SUBSCRIPTION: 50 cents a year ; six mo’s, 25 c. A limited number of acceptable adver tisements will be inserted in The Great Ken nesaw Route. Gazette, which has an immense I edition every month, and it is safe to say that it is read by more people than any other paper in the South. Great numbers are distributed in Atlanta, to citizens and travelers, by the publishers and officials of the Western and Atlantic Railroad: and at I other points where The Great Kennesaw Route is represented. For space and terms ad dress the GREAT KENNESAW ROUTE GAZETTE, Box 57 Atlanta, Ga. Battles Along the AV. & A. Each number of The Great Kennesaw Route Gazette for the i next few months, will have upon the first page a description of some of the famous battles which occurred alontt the line of the Western and Atlantic railroad. These articles will be illus trated. The January number was entitled, ■“ The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Number.” The February issue is “The Battle of Chickamauga Number.” That of March will be “ The Battle of Ringgold Number.” And then will follow “ The Battle •of Resaca Number,” “ The Battle of Allatoona Number,” etc., in regular succession. All who desire to secure illustrated descriptions of the renowned struggles between Chattanooga and Atlanta \Till •do well to note this fact, and doubt less all will find it very much to their > interest to preserve the successive numbers as they come out. The Western and Atlantic railroad is richer in historic memories than any -other railroad in America, and all subscribers to, or readers of The Great Kennesaw Route Gazette will have an opportunity to secure a rich .treasury of knowledge on this subject. The wonderful Georgia marble quar ries, which are well worth a trip of three hundred miles to see, can only be reached via the Western and Atlan tic railroad and Marietta. The Western and Atlantic railroad runs 11 passenger trains per day be tween Atlanta and Marietta. Tourists who stop at Marietta not only get the advantages of pure air and beautiful scenery, but are also within one hour’s ride of Atlanta. The Kenesaw Route is the only first class and reliable route to Chattanooga from this place. Only line running through cars to Memphis, Little Rock ; connecting closely with trains for Ar kansas and Texas points. Only Line running sleeping cars from Atlanta to Nashville, St. Louis and Chicago. THE GREAT KENNESAW ROUTE GAZETTE. A Very High Compliment. It is said that “ imitation is the sin cerest flattery, and counterfeiting is the highest evidence that you want something that some other fellow has got.” Never was this saying carried out more closely to the letter than has been the case with the competitors of the Western and Atlantic railroad, or “ The Great Kennesaw Route.” The Western and Atlantic* has inau gurated several reforms in railroading of the present day ; or rather has made several new departures which are de veloping the country and bringing about good results in more ways than one. Several of its competitors have tak en up some of its ideas and adopted them; but it remained for its chief com petitor to give the crowning stroke of appreciation of the merits of “ The Great Kennesaw Route.” After trying persistently, but vainly, to equal its unattainable advantages in point of quick time, reliable schedules, solid road-bed and general safety and comfort, they at last have given up the fight in this regard, and adopted what must be considered a bold idea of , counterfeiting, or rather endeavoring to capture the route name itself of “ The Great Kennesaw Route.” This move was certainly one which can claim some credit for its boldness; but it was necessary after taking one false step to take another; and conse quently in the railroad maps which are now being published by the line in question we find that the famous and historic Kennesaw Mountain, which nearly two hundred thousand Ameri can soldiers fought around for a month, and around the base of which several times more than the same num ber of tourists and other passengers have traveled in times past, has been yanked up bodily from the side of the Western and Atlantic railroad’s track, above Marietta, and has been set down in a jiortion of East Tennessee —that is, on paper. The absurdity and sublime ridicu lousness of this measure is something which is too truly ludicrous to call forth any ill feeling on the part of the managers of “ The Great Kennesaw Route.” They have taken no pains to go out of their way to convince peo ple that there is not a little hill up in Tennessee, which has been purposely named “ Kennesaw Mountain,” in or der to give semblance to the grab which had been undertaken. In fact, when the measure was first brought w attention, they considered that it was only a passing joke, and hence, like Brer Fox, “ lay low and said nothing,” just to see whether this attempt to make fools of the American traveling public, and the old war-time soldiers, would be persisted in. It seems to have been treated seri ously by the land-grabber, and now the Western and Atlantic people are laughing in their sleeves at the way the matter has recoiled upon the line which has attempted in so absurd a a manner to crib their route name. They consider that this is the high est compliment which their competitor could possibly have paid to their wide ly known and popular line, and in this opinion, of course, they are seconded by not only the soldiers of the Union and the Confederacy, but also by the traveling public generally. Chattanooga is a busy hive of indus try; but even those who are most busy frequently desire to get the benefit of a resort for rest. Chattanooga is pecul iarly blessed in this respect in having the beautiful Chickamauga valley im mediately south of her doors, with sev eral trains per day over the Western and Atlantic railroad, enabling people to go and come at will. Good Eating Houses. Probably nothing adds more to the reputation of railroad lines, in some respects, than to have good eating houses. In this the Western and At lantic is certainly up to the times. Probably one of the best eating houses in the South is at Big Shanty, twenty eight miles above Atlanta. Here the south-bound afternoon train takes sup per. “ Mine host,” Judge Carrie, puts up what is by many considered the best railway eating house meal in the Southern States. It is certainly a fact * that he has earned a reputation in this line which it would be somewhat par donable for his rivals to envy him of, but such a thing as envy never gets into the heart of the good old Judge. He is too full of kindness to have any desire but to please his guests and all with whom he conies in contact, audit is yet to be disputed that he succeeds fully in this respect. Marietta, the little “Gem City,” is the choicest health resort of Georgia, and is on the Western and Atlantic railroad, near the foot of the historic Kennesaw Mountain. We call attention of our readers to the advertisement of Frierson & Scott, real estate dealers, on the third page of this paper. This firm is reliable, and has properties- of every descrip tion for sale at very low figures. Citv lots, farms, mills, factories, business houses, residences, to suit all tastes and purses. The same attention given to ‘ farming, mining, manufacturing and other business in the South, as is given to same pursuits in the North, would realize 50 per cent, more profit, conse quently here is the place for invest ment, where pi ope r ties can be bought 50 per cent, cheaper than in the North. ■ mn.TSPWf him m Capitalists and Investors. A number of unusually good and really profitable openings for investment are of | i’ered on page 3 of this issue. Notice them and then correspond with us. FRIERSON & SCOTT, Atlanta, Ga. Boiler for Sale. I A second-hand, good-as-new, 12-H. P., upright, portable tubular boiler with furnace, complete, ready to con nect, cheap. Address Boswell & Co, Box 57, Atlanta, Ga. Valuable Testimonials. Fi < in the Augusta Chronicle, Feb. 2, 1886. A short time since extended notice was made in the Chronicle of a literary achievement by Mr. Joseph M. Brown, of Atlanta, General Freight and Pas senger Agent of the Western and At lantic railroad, in the publication en titled “ The Mountain Campaigns in Georgia,” or “ War Scenes on the Western and Atlantic.” Mr. Brown has presented copies of his handsome publication to Generals Joseph E. Johnston and W. T. Sher man, and has received in reply letters in high commendation of his work. We have been permitted to reproduce these letters, and we do so as high and valuable testimonials to the accuracy, fidelity and ability of our young friend’s very excellent production. FROM GEN. JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON. Washington, Jan. 18, 1886. Joseph M. Brown, Esq.: My Dear Sir —Your letter of the 14th and the beautiful “ War Scenes” that came by the same mail, were re ceived this morning, and 1 thank you for them most cordially, not only for the pleasure they have t aiready given me, but because you put before the public an excellent historical sketch in i so attractive a form as to secure, for i operations most interesting to me, the attention of our Southern people. I have seen no publication relating to the war so attractive in style and ap pearance. With friendly regards to your brother, I am yours, very truly, J. E. Johnston. FROM GEN. W. T. SHERMAN. 912 Garrison Avenue, St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 18, 1886. Joseph M. Brown, Esq., W. AA. R. R, Atlanta, Ga.: My Dear Sir —I beg to acknowl edge receipt of your letter of January 14th, with the embellished pamphlet entitled “The Mountain Campaigns in Georgia,” and take great pleasure in complimenting you on having made so condensed and valuable a souvenir of the old State Railroad from Chatta nooga to Atlanta. The maps are admirable, the illus trations are characteristic, and the text as near the truth as can be com pressed in so small a space. lam wil ling to endorse what you record, that the Atlanta campaign of 1864 would! have been impossible without this road, that all our battles were fought for its possession, and that the Western and Atlantic railroad of Georgia “ should' be the pride of every true American,”' because, “ by reason of its existence the Union was saved.” I infer you have prepared this costly pamphlet to induce travel by this route, and I will add that the scenery will fully repay every lover of nature’s beauty and sublimity—that every foot of it should be sacred ground, because it was once moistened by patriotic blood, and that over a hundred miles of it was fought a continuous battle of one hundred and twenty days, during which, day and night, were*heard the continuous boom of cannon and the sharp crack of the rifle. I sincerely wish for you, and all like you, all success, prosperity and happi- I these days of peace, made possi ble by the deadly struggles between Chattanooga and Atlanta in the sum mer of 1864. With great respect, your friend, W. T. Sherman. No tourist should pass through Chattanooga without stopping and tak- I ing a trip over the Western and At lantic, down through the beautiful and historic Chickamauga Valley.