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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 ii was “Hie Great
Kennesaw Route.”
(This attempt by its competitor to
deceive rhe 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 A 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,”
If you are going to travel between
the northwest and Atlanta or Florida
you should by all means go over the
Western and Atlantic Railroad through
the wild and historic scenery at and
near Allatoona Pass, and amid the
Allatoona Mountains. The W estern
and Atlantic Railroad passes through
scenery which must always be im
pressive to lovers of the gospel as it
penetrates the mountain fastnesses at
and near Allatoona Pass, and every
lover of the stirring song, “Hold the
fort, for I am coming 1” should travel
through the scenes where the moun
tain signals were exchanged just be
fore the famous battle of Allatoona.
Marietta is the sanitarium of North
Georgia.
The Atmosphere of North Geor
gia for Invalids.
It has been demonstrated that one
of the best remedies for, or preventions
of pulmonary troubles is pure and ex
hilarating atmosphere; hence, Col
orado and New Mexico, each meeting
these requirements to a remarkable
degree, are becoming the regions to
which all who are troubled or threat
ened with bronchial or pulmonary
troubles, resort.
But figures tell their own story, and
the United States Census Reports,
which are the most accurate of any in
America, show that the mountainous
portion of northern Georgia is the
healthiest region in America, in this
respect.
The pure and exhilarating atmos
phere, almost reaching from Marietta
to the Tennessee and North Carolina
line, is remarkably beneficial to peo
ple threatened with hay fever, or oth
erwise predisposed to consumption and
bronchial affections.
When it is taken into consideration
that at Marietta and White Path there
are superb hotels, well kept, it is not a
matter of any wonder that people who
are posted come in great numbers to
those points. The beginning has as
yet been hardly seen in this respect.
The great advantage which this re
gion enjoys over Colorado and New
Mexico, is, that invalids are here with
in a day’s ride of their homes, and
members of their family can come up
from the low country and spend a day
or two with them at any time and re
turn, at little cost and with little an
noyance; whereas, in going to the far
western sanitariums there are difficult
ies which are incident to a long and
wearisome trip of several days in du
ration and accompanied by all the an
noyance of frequent changes of cars,
the heat and dust, and the other ac
companiments of travel.
C onvenient Schedules.
The best schedules which have ever
been made between Atlanta and Nash
ville both ways are those which are
now in effect. Business men can
transact all of their affairs in Atlanta,
and can leave the Union Depot in At
lanta at 5:50, p. m., on Western and
Atlantic passenger train No. 19, and
arrive at Nashville at 6:20 a. m., in
time for breakfast. Those desiring to
come from Nashville to Atlanta can
leave Nashville at 8:00 p. m., after
supper, and arrive in Atlanta on West
ern and Atlantic passenger train, No.
12, at 7:25 a. m., in time for break
fast, and in this manner the entire day
can be spent in Atlanta or Nashville
and the run is only made during the
night.
Only via the Western and Atlantic
railroad can you go to Elizabeth, “the
marble city of Georgia,” where there
is the most wonderful marble cutting
machinery in the world. Tourists
will miss it if they do not stop at Ma
rietta and go up to Elizabeth, only
two miles distant, immediately at the
foot of the famous Kennesaw Moun
tain.
THE KENNESAW GAZETTE.
Marietta’s Climatic Advantages.
The following extracts from letters
received from physicians and other
parties who have stopped at the Whit
lock House will show that Marietta is
proving herself the center of the health
region of the South.
All who can go to Marietta and do
not do so will find that they have
made a mistake in not going.
[Fom Willis Danforth, M. D., Mil
waukee, Wis.]
“I am sure that jou are in the right
place.”
[From A. L. Monroe, M. D., Louisville,
Kentucky.]
“Such a house as you have for health
seekers I can always endorse.”
[From O.S. Runnels, M.D., Indianapolis,
Indiana.]
“Am glad you are to be found in that
healthy region.”
[From Carleton White, 3,727 Lake Ave
nue, Chicago.]
“The Whitlock House combines the ele
gance of a first-class hotel, together with the
comforts of a home.”
[ From J. B. Ruble, Canton, Ill.]
“Visitors to Marietta, with hardly an ex
ception, improve in health.”
[From Arnold Hallett, M. D., late. Phy
sician to Long Island College Hospital
and Home for Consumptives,
Brooklyn, N. Y.]
“With confidence and satisfaction I bear
my testimony to the healthfulness of Mari
etta, Ga. The climate being dry, bracing
and free from malarial influences, is well
adapted to many cases of pulmonary dis
eases and bronchial affections. Our host
and hostess of the Whitlock House cannot
be excelled in their kindness and attention
and in their desire to promote the comfort
and welfare of their guests.”
[From Judge Warren Currier, St. Louis,
Missouri.]
“I have visited health resorts in all parts
of the country, but have found nothing
better adapted to my particular infirmity—
a bad case of catarrh and bronchitis —than
the stimulating and salubrious climate of
Marietta. This is my second winter at the
Whitlock House, where I am as comfortably
provided for as at the high priced hotels of
Florida. Marietta is situated on a great
through line of travel, fifty minutes from
the smart city of Atlanta. Several trains
arrive and depart daily, and by daylight—
a circumstance of interest to invalids.”
Beautiful Route and Noted
Health Resorts.
Now that tourists and invalids are
about getting ready to go south to
spend the fall and winter, it will be
well for them to bear in mind that
there is no better place in the south
east than Aiken, S. C.
There is at this point one of the
most magnificent hotels in the south,
and it is kept “jam up.”
There is only one change of cars
between Cincinnati and Aiken. Pas
sengers coming from Cincinnati to At
lanta in the through sleeping cars
which run over the Western & Atlantic
Railroad, transfer in the Union Passen
ger Depot, at Atlanta, into the sleep
ing cars which run over the Georgia
Railroad and South Carolina Railroad
to Aiken, and arrive there that night
about comfortable bed-time.
This route is through the most his
toric and beautiful part of Georgia.
The schedules are reliable, and the
train service is all that could possibly
be desired. Added to this is the fact,
as before stated, that Aiken has one of
the largest and most superb hotels in
the South.
From Aiken, one can take short
trips to Augusta, and can visit the fa-
L so'notedas a” sani
tarium, or can run to_Charles-
ton and see Forts Sumter and Moultrie
and other famous points of interest in
the “city by the sea,” which has just
acquired additional national promi
nence from being the earthquake cen
tre, which great calamity it is now
happily presumed is over so far as the
danger is concerned.
The Western and Atlantic’s coupon
ticket envelope is one of the most
unique and convenient things of the
kind which we have ever seen. The
outside design of a rooster on top of
the world with the Western and At
lantic Railroad as the most prominent
thing in North America, and the
legend underneath, “The Sidetrack,
the Biggest Thing for its Size in Amer
iky,” is a very catchy design and one
which will amuse all who see it. The
designs on the other three sides are
very tasty and striking. Be sure and
insist on the Ticket Agent putting your
ticket in one of these envelopes when
you buy it from him.
. 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.”
From Allatoona Heights, looking
southwest, there is a beautiful view
over the valleys of Allatoona creek and
Pumpkinvine creek. Every old sol
dier in Sherman’s and Johnston’s ar
mies remembers these two names.
About a thousand yards south of the
heights above the famous Allatoona
Pass, is the hill whereon was located
the Confederate battery which did so
much damage and caused so much an
noyance to Gen. Corse’s men, in Gen.
French’s attack upon the forts at that
point, October sth, 1864. Beyond this
hill, fifteen miles in the distance, to
the south, can be seen the twin peaks
of Kennesaw Mountain looming up in
beauty and grandeur above the sur
rounding hills. It is a sight well worth
going to Allatoona to see.
At Henry Durand’s restaurant, in
the Union Depot, Atlanta, they set
you a good square meal. Passengers
from the northwest, reaching Atlanta
via the Western and Atlantic trains,
take supper and dinner, respectively,
at this restaurant before passing on to
Florida, or before changing cars to go
via the Georgia Railroad to Augusta,
Aiken and other Carolina points.
From Kingston or Cartersville it is
a pleasant trip out to the great Salt
petre Cave, which can justly be called
the Mammoth Cave of Georgia. The
underground passages and “halls of
kings” afford an abounding interest to
visitors.