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The Kennesaw Gazette,
PUBLISHED EVERY MONTH.
Devoted to the Material Interests and Attractions
for Tourists in the Mountainous Region of
Northern and Northwest Georgia,
REACHED BY
THE GREAT KENNESAW ROUTE:
Western and Atlantic Railroad:
Under the auspices of the Passenger Department,
BY
THE RECORD PUBLISHING COMPANY.
A. L. HARRIS, MANAGING EDITOR.
Atlanta,
SUBSCRIPTION: Jia year ; six months, 50 cts.
“extra.
Our First Extra.
In presenting to the public an 8-page
extra edition of the Kennesaw Ga
zette, we will remark that it was ren
dered necessary in order to announce
the new double daily sleeping car
through lines, via the Western and At
lantic railroad, between northern and
southern points, especially the noted
winter resorts of Georgia, Florida and
South Carolina
The announcement of “Through
Car Service,” on the first page tells the
story truthfully, and fully sets forth
the immense advantages of the West
ern and Atlantic, over any other
route.
“Pleading the baby act” question is
further discussed by our correspond
ent in this extra number. The “baby
act” business grows in interest as it
progresses and we hope that our cor
respondent will favor us with still fur
ther contributions, as the subject is one
of great interest and importance.
Isn’t it a ridiculous sight to see a
great railroad system whimpering
around like a cry-baby, and saying
that because it labors un < r disabilities
and disadvantages it cannot compete
with what it termed “a little sidetrack,”
unless it is given a differential or some
other artificial advantage.
It seeks to hide its stinginess in the
matter of acquiring first-class terminals
behind the cloak of being unjustly
treated by the railroads, in other words,
of being made “a martyr.”
“Great Land of Goshen !” Such a
martyr! The records of martyrology
will be searched in vain to find anoth
er just such. The most careful read
ing of Fox's famous “Book of Martyrs”
fails to reveal one of precisely the
stamp which this new candidate for
martyr honors and rewards displays.
The Western & Atlantic Railroad is
the only railroad in Georgia which has
four daily freight schedules from one
of its termini to the other. Conse
quently, freight forwarded via the
Western & Atlantic, from the west to
the southeast, if it misses one schedule
has a chance at three others the same
day. This makes it emphatically a
FAST FREIGHT LINE, and shippers
have found it out, and are acting in
accordance with their interests.
There is no change of cars between
Cincinnati and Marietta, Ga.
The Wisdom and Energy of the
Western & Atlantic’s Man
agement and Emyloyes.
People always associate with age the
idea of lack of vigor and sprightliness
such as characterizes young people or
young institutions and the like.
The experience, however, of busi
ness men in the southeast has shown
that this rule does not hold good so far
as the Western & Atlantic Railroad is
concerned; in other words, if it be a
rule, then the Western <£’ Atlantic is
that one proverbial exception to it.
Instead of a slow, steady method of
going along, instead of a hum-drum,
take-it-as-it-comes kind of existence,
the Western & Atlantic management
and employes are noted above those
of almost any other railroad in this
section fortheircombination of business
activity such as characterizes young
men, and the sober, steady wisdom
and fidelity to the trusts confided in
their hands, and the maintenance of
the integrity of business engagements
which are brought about by long ex
perience and an accumulation of years.
The management of the Western &
Atlantic Railroad is composed of elder
ly men in its executive branches whose
wisdom and business sagacity are a
matter of national note. Its transpor
tation department combines the cool,
clear head of its superintendent with
the active yet careful energy of its train
dispatcher and yard-master. Its traf
fic department is almost exclusively
in the hands of men comparatively
young in years; but who have been
in the active service of the company
from nine to fifteen years.
They have watched the growth of
its business, the diversified interests
which are springing up around them
at all points, the complications which
competition has been bringing up, and
with an untiring energy and a zeal
whose basis is an almost romantic love
for the road, have worked day and
night, in season and out of season to
foster everything which was tributary
to the Western A Atlantic, and to en
courage everything which was at com
petitive points and could be induced
over their line.
The business motto of the entire
management seems to be that honesty
is not only the best policy but the best
principle, and that politeness toward
their patrons is to them a pleasure as
well as a duty.
The employes of the road have most
ly been raised up, as it were, in its ser
vice, and, combined with the sagacity
which comes from long experience on
the part of some of the older men, is
the active ingenuity and energy of the
new blood which is constantly being
introduced.
Taking it all in all, therefore, we
think that the Western & Atlantic
Railroad is the best exhibition of the
fact that being an old road does not
necessarily imply that it lacks the en
ergy of the new lines which are anx
ious to attract attention and which
struggle actively to capture business.
The Western and Atlantic, having
been doing business for the people and
THE KENNESAW GAZETTE.
with the people for forty years past,
its management and employes under
stand the people and the territory, and
just exactly how to transact business
in a manner which will be the most
pleasing to the people.
It, therefore, goes without saying,
that passengers and freight entrust
ed to the protecting care of the West
ern and Atlantic Railroad are safer
than thev are on most railroads.
The Circus Has Come.
One of the greatest events of the
year, at least so far as the average small
boy and darkey of Atlanta were con
cerned, was the arrival of Barnum’s
immense circus and menagerie on Oc
tober 12.
Press of other matter crowded out
any notice of this in our last issue ; but
inasmuch as the “biggest attractions”
of the circus came over the Western
a Atlantic Railroad, the Kennesaw
Gazette feels that it is altogether
proper that the admiring world should
be made aware of the fact.
It is not often that a circus is so big
that it takes two railroads to handle
it; but such was the case with the in
imitable, incomparable Barnum’s. The
immense concern showed in Knoxville
and thence came down via the E. T.,
V. &G. R. R. to Rome, w here they
gave another exposition of their won
ders. They then got ready to start to
Atlanta, and it was deemed advisable
by the managers of the show as well as
by parties in charge of the transporta
tion lines that the elephants should be
sent from Rome to Atlanta via the
Rome Railroad and the Western & At
lantic.
These immense creatures in their
large cars it was thought best should
be sent via the lines having the firmest
road-bed and the most solid embank
ments. The elephants were according
ly sent via the Western a Atlantic,
and the most of the rest of the “lesser
weights” of the show came down via
the E. T., V. & G.
There was a race between the two
roads as to which would get its part of
the big concern to Atlanta first. The
Western & Atlantic, as usual, howev
er, came out ahead. The cars con
taining the elephants arrived safely in
Atlanta early in the morning ; where
as, the train from Rome, over the E.
T., V. & G. R. R. somehow' or other
did not succeed in arriving in Atlanta
until nearly noon.
The expected street pageant was
therefore delayed until nearly the af
ternoon, which disappointed thousands
of youngsters and darkeys who crowd
ed the streets early in the morning to
behold it; but when the enormous can
vass was spread, and all the animals
were placed on exhibition, and the
clowns began their jokes, and the ath
letes and other circus folks began cut
ting up their capers, they afforded
amusement which will long be re
membered.
The scenery on the Western & At
lantic, at historic Mill Creek Gap, and
along Rocky Face Ridge, is unexcelled
in beauty.
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 ihe 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,”
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 Western
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 !” 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.
