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W Pi ji zr ■ Ss¥k iKr a< /-*-■ 4 I s&*~~ '" - ^ 4 9 * A* 7 * * v- 7 9 _ C H ffl - _ , jte—-» MBwara* -* VOL. I. MARIETTA, The Gem City of Georgia. The Choicest of Summer Re sorts. Below we give a picture of Marietta, Ga., which is universally conceded to be one of the most beautiful little cities in all the South. Its advantages as a SUMMER RESORT are too many to be described by us. The “Marietta '—————— MgF a.\ ■yrltvfc - -? - ’*«: a. =a - ;>» MbLj '- •$et t - ~~ -JfMv —- <> aM" -J: o v ' The most important achievement in the history of railroading was the change of gauge, which occurred about June Ist, on nearly 13,000 miles of railroads south of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi rivers, including, also, the Memphis and Little Rock railroad west of the Mississippi river. By this change from a track of 5 feet wide to one of 4 feet and 9 inches, as was generally the case, (though in some few instances 4 feet 81 inches was adopted,) it has been made prac ticable to interchange cars of all classes between the southern States and all the rest of the railroad part of America. This practically makes one gauge for THE CHANGE OF GAUGE NUMBER. THE CHANGE OF GAUGE. Folder,” issued by the passenger de partment of the Western and Atlantic ’ Railroad Co., can be had by address-* ing any of the officers or agents of the road in Atlanta or Marietta. We will only state that among its i advantages may be named the salubri-} ty of its atmosphere, the purity of its water, the comfort and attractiveness of its hotels and homes with the nu merous oak groves surrounding them, VIEW OF MARIETTA, CA. SHOWING KENNESAW MOUNTAIN, TWO MILES NORTHWEST OF THE CITY the entire railway system of the con tinent. The benefit of this step as regards the facility and cheapness with which bulk shipments can be handled, and the expediting of all classes of business, is one which it would be hard to esti mate, so overwhelming is it in impor tance. The obstacle to physical unifica tion of transportation arrangements be tween various sections of America has been removed. The apparent ease, and certainly the rapidity with which the work was done, and the wonderful shortness of time wherein traffic was interrupted, makes the achievment air most marvelous. The Southern rail- ATLANTA, CA., JUNE, 1886. the lovely drives in nearly all direc- ■ tions, the fascinating beauty of the * scenery fr >m the summit of the famous ! KENNESAW MOUNTAIN, two : i miles distant, the wonderful display of j human genius shown in the workings i of the machinery at the marble sac ! I tory, at Elizabeth, right at the foot of KENNESAW MOUNTAIN, and the fact that Marietta is only 20 miles dis tant from Atlanta, with about jialf way managers have demonstrated to the world that they are masters of their business. Without attempting any extended notice of the change, as considered in its bearings to the entire railroad sys tem of the south, we will give a short description of the main features con nected with the undertaking on the Western and Atlantic Railroad. We will first refer to the CHANGE OF TRACK GAUGE; And here we cannot give a better idea of how the work was done than to quote the words of the widely known and experienced Road Master, Mr. M. H. Dooly. Mr. Dooly has been in the a dozen passenger trains each way per day, and the low commutation and ex ! cursion tickets which passengers can ' secure between these two cities. The afternoon concerts in the city park, twice per week, by the Marietta brass band, attract large crowds. Excursions into the very midst of the mountains, over the Marietta & North Georgia Railroad, are also the occasions of great enjoyment. almost continuous service of the West ern and Atlantic Railroad since 1852, and for twenty-eight years past has oc cupied his present position, and it is a saying that “ no man in Georgia knows more about how to put wood and iron together than Martin Dooly.” Mr. Dooly says: “About the first day of May we began driving spikes into the cross-ties along the entire line from Atlanta to Chattanooga. These were on the inside and three inches from the rails we intended drawing in. At every curve we arranged to draw in the inside rail, and where the track was straight prepared to draw in the rails which were the continuation of NO. 6.