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developers of a country, materially;
but are, like the preachers, improvers
of morals.
The Western & Atlantic Railroad is,
doubtless, proud of the distinction of
being the outlet through which the Ma
rietta & North Georgia Railroad will
pour the products of Northern Georgia
into the laps of the Southern States,
and also of improving the condition of
the kind-hearted, hospitable people of
the mountainous portion of Northern
Georgia.
We have always believed that there
was not anywhere in America a popu
lation which hadjwithin itself more of
all the elements of self-reliance, of abun
dance, of resource and of true and gen
uine hospitality and fair dealing with
neighbors, than is characteristic of
the population of the mountainous sec
tion of Northern Georgia, and we are
satisfied that a very few years will dem
onstrate that this belief on our part is
entirely correct.
Psalm CXLVI.
1. The psalmist voweth perpetual praises
to God. 3. He exhorteth not to trust in
man. 5. God, for His power, justice, mer
cy and kingdom, is only worthy to be
trusted.
1. Praise ye the Lord. Praise the
Lord, O my soul.
2. While I live will I praise the
Lord; I will sing praises unto my God
while I have any being.
3. Put not your trust in princes,
nor in the son of man, in whom there
is no help.
4. His breath goeth forth, he re
turneth to his earth; in that very day
his thoughts perish.
5. Happy is he that hath the God
of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in
the Lord his God:
6. Which made heaven, and earth,
the sea, and all that therein is: which
keepeth truth for ever.
7. Which executeth judgment for
the oppressed; which giveth food to
the hungry. The Lord looseth the
prisoners:
8. The Lord openeth the eyes of the
blind ; the Lord raiseth them that are
bowed down; the Lord loveth the
righteous.
9. The Lord preserveth the strang
ers . He relieveth the fatherless and
widow, but the way of the wicked He
turneth upside down.
10. The Lord shall reign for ever,
even thy God, O Zion, unto all gener
ations. Praise ye the Lord.
The little “Riverside Route,” as
the Rome Railroad is called, is not
only one of the most popular in
Georgia, but is also lined with beauti
ful scenery. Shortly after leaving
Kingston, on the Western & Atlantic
Railroad, it reaches the valley of the
Etowah river, and from there to Rome
it is almost continuously in sight of the
river. The scenery which is shown on
a succession of magnificent farms and
the beautiful river, one never grows
tired of. Os the Rome Railroad al
most the same thing may be said as of
the Western & Atlantic Railroad, that
“it is the biggest thing for its size in
Ameriky.”
It is said that the Western & At
lantic railroad does more to foster and
devtlop new enterprises on its line
than any other southern road. This
should be the policy of every southern
road. — North Georgia Citizen.
SOTZEIDTJLES
—BETWEEN —
Jacksonville and Atlanta,
Via LOUISVILLE and NASHVILLE R. R,
AND
Nashville, Louisville
AND
CUTOUSTJSrJLTI.
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9 30 pm 9 30 pm 2 00 pm Lv JACKSONVILLE, SF& W. Ar 12 00 n’n
10 20 pm 10 20 pm 2 45 pm “ Callahan ‘‘ Lv 11 27 am
12 45 am 12 45 am 5 00 pm “ Waycross “ Lv 10 00 am
8 40 am 8 10 pm Lv SAVANNAH CKR Lv 5 55 am
9 45 am 5 40 pm 3 35 am “ Macon “ “ 10 50 pm
12 00 n’n 756 pm 553 am “ Griffin “ “ 829 pm
12 46 pm 842 pm 647 am ‘‘ Jonesboro “ “ 739 pm
1 35 pm 9 35 pm 7 32 am Ar ATLANTA “ Lv 6 50 pm
555pm11 00 pm 750 am Lv ATLANTA W& A Ar 635 pm 725 am
6 47 pm 11 55 pm 8 42 am “ Marietta “ Lv 5 44 pm 6 32 am
718pm12 14 am 901 am “ KENNESAW “ “ 525 pm 613 am
742pm12 40 am 927 am “ Allatoona “ “ 458 pm 544 am
847 pm 149am10 33 am “ Adairsville “ “ 348 pm 437 am
921 pm 225am11 07 am “ Resaca “ “ 313 pm 403 am
10 04 pm 258am11 40 am “ Dalton “ “ 240 pm 331 am
10 21 pm 315am11 56 am “ Tunnel Hill “ “ 224 pm 314 am
10 39 pm 332am12 12 pm “ Ringgold “ “ 207 pm 254 am
10 54 pm 345am12 25 pm ‘‘ Graysville “ “ 154 pm 241 am
11 08 pm 400am12 38 pm “ Chickamauga “ “ 140 pm 227 am
11 18 pm 4 15 am 12 50 pm “ Bovce “ Lv 1 31 pm 2 13 am
11 35 pm 4 30 am 1 00 pm Ar CHATTANOOGA “ Lv 1 15 pm 2 00 am
11 55 pm 5 20 am 1 10 pm Lv CHATTANOOGA.NC&St L. Ar 1 05 pm 1 00 am
3 25 am 8 55 am 4 15 pm “ Tullahoma “ Lv 10 00 am 10 08 pm
5 05 am 10 25 am 5 40 pm “ Murfreesboro “ Lv 8 40 am 9 00 pm
6 20 am 11 45 am 7 00 pm Ar NASHVILLE“ Lv 7 30 am 8 00 pm
725 am 725 am 725 pm Lv NASHVILLE L& N Ar 725 am 800 pm
925 am 925 am 915 pm “ Guthrie “ * Lv 535 am 600 pm
1 15 pm 1 15 pm 12 30 am Ar Henderson “ “ 215 am 220 pm
1 50 pm 1 50 pm 1 30 am “ Evansville “ “ 12 55 am 1 10 pm
745 am 745am“740 pm Lv NASHVILLE L& N Ar 705 am 740 pm
10 25 am 10 25 am 10 15 pm “ Bowling Green “ “ 455 am 510 pm
12 30 pm 12 30 pm 12 30 am “ Elizabethtown “ “ 229 am 234 pm
2 20 pm 2 20 pm 2 25 am Ar LOUISVILLE “ “ 12 30 am 12 35 pm
6 40 pm 6 40 pm 6 35 am Ar CINCINNATI “ Lv 8 20 pm 8 15 am
8 00 pm 8 00 pm 8 15 am Ar CINCINNATI O& M Lv 6 30 pm 7 30 am
Pullman Palace Sleeping-Cars between Nashville and Cincinnati, without change.
Train leaving Nashville at 8.00 p. m. has Pullman Sleeper to Atlanta without change
also day coach through, without change and without extra charge.
First-Class Eating Houses. Meals at Seasonable Hours.
The above line may be justly termed THE HISTORIC BATTLEFIELDS’
ROUTE OF AMERICA, the passenger traveling this route passing through or near
the famous battle grounds of Fort McAllister, Griswoldville, Jonesboro, Atlanta, KEN
NESAW MOUNTAIN, Allatoona, (“ Hold the fort; for I am coming!”) Resaca,
Rocky Face, Tunnel Hill, Ringgold, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Tullahoma, Murfrees
boro, and many others, nearly as famous.
Train leaving St. Louis at 7:20 p. m. daily, has Pullman Palace Sleeping-Car, without
change St. Louis to Nashville. Train leaving Nashville at 8.00 p. m. has Pullman
Sleeper to Atlanta, without change; also day coach through, without change and without
extra charge.
Trains leaving Savannah at 8:10 p. m., and Atlanta at 6:50 p. m.,- have through
Sleeping-Cars between those points without change.
Train leaving Atlanta at 5:55 p. m. has through Pullman Palace Sleeping-Car, At
lanta to Nashville without change, and through coach, Atlanta to Little Rock, Ark., via
Nashville and Memphis, without change and without extra charge.
They Know a Good Track when
They See It.
That is a good story, as well as a
true one, which is told of a gentleman
in Chattanooga, who was talking to
another about the almost reckless man
ner in which the E. T., V. & G. R.
R. trains run between Chattanooga
and East Tennessee Junction on the
W. & A. R. R.
As is well known the E. T., V. &
G. trains, by virtue of a contract be
tween the Western & Atlantic Rail
road and the East Tennessee, Virgin
i ia & Georgia Railroad, run over the
track of the W. & A. R. R., from
Chattanooga to East Tennessee Junc
tion, which is eight miles south of
Chattanooga. They will continue do
ing this until the E. T., V. & G. R.
R. tunnel, under Missionary Ridge, is
repaired.
One of the gentlemen, on the occa
sion above referred to, remarked to
THE KENNESAW GAZETTE.
the other that the E. T., V. & G.
trains killed more cattle between the
two points named than anywhere else
on their line, and then added: “I
think they must surely sometimes run
at least sixty miles per hour over those
eight miles of the W. & A. R. R.,
and,” said he, “ I am at a loss to
understand why they should run so
much more rapidly over those eight
miles than over any of the rest of
their line.”
“ Why, that is very easy to ex
plain,” remarked the other, “ they do
so because that is the best portion of the
track their trains run over from Chatta
nooga to Brunswick. ”
Magnificent scenery is viewed from
the summits of Kennesaw, Allatoona
and Rocky Face Mountains, directly
on the line of the Western & Atlantic
Railroad, and all along the line of the
Marietta and North Georgia Railroad.
The Western & Atlantic is the
Only Railroad in America
Whose line is not “geographically
straight”—on paper.
Whose trains run into the Union
Passenger Depots at Atlanta and Chat
tanooga, making connection at each
place, with no omnibus transfers.
Which runs around the base of the
majestic and famous Kennesaw Moun
tain.
Which runs through and within
cannon sound of scenes where occurred
over fifty battles, or minor conflicts,
of the “War between the States.”
On which occurred the noted “Cap
ture of a Locomotive,” the chase, and
overhauling of its captors.
Which runs through the beautiful
and historic Chickamauga Valley its
entire length.
Which runs through the famous Al
latoona Pass.
By which you can go from Atlanta
or Chattanooga to the great Georgia
marble quarries.
By which the “great American trav
eling public” reach the line penetrat
ing the healthiest county in America —
Fannin county, Ga.
Whose competitors termed it “only
a Sidetrack ;” but found it “The Big
gest Thing for its Size in Ameriky.”
Whose superiority its chief compet
itor has acknowledged, after vainly en
deavoring to equal its superb advan
tages and attractions, by practically
giving up the contest in this respect,
and endeavoring to cabbage its route
title, “The Great Kennesaw Route,”
and thus fooling the traveling public
into the idea that it was “The Great
Kennesaw Route.”
(This attempt by its competitor to
deceive the public into the belief that
it is “The Great Kennesaw Route”
is the highest compliment one line ev
er paid its rival, as well as a most hu
miliating confession of the weakness of
the line attempting to practice the de
ception. The Western & Atlantic peo
ple are so proud of this compliment
that the editor is afraid they are going
to get spoiled.)
Which runs through scenes associat
ed with memories of three of the most
beautiful as well as stirring lyrics in
the English language, viz :
“Home, Sweet Home,”
“I am dying, Egypt, dying,
“Hold the Fort, for I am Coming,”
Excursion round trip rates from
Marietta to Allatoona and return, 75
cents. Allatoona is the place whereon
was located the fort to which General
Sherman signaled from the top of Ken
nesaw mountain, near Marietta, “Hold
the fort, for I am coming,” whence
comes the famous gospel hymn.
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.
Kennesaw Mountain, the only moun
tain by that name in the United
States, is 22 miles north of Atlanta,
and on the Western and Atlantic rail
road.
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