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4 The Kennesaw Gazette, PUBLISHED ON THE Ist AND 15th OF EACH 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. SUBSCRIPTION: $ 1 a year; six months, 50 ets. A limited number of acceptable adver tisements will be inserted in The Kennesaw Gazette, which publishes a very large edi tion twice a 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 other points where The Great Kennesaw Route is represented. For space and terms ad dress Sljc licnncsmu ffinjette, Box 57 Atlanta, Ga., and you will receive a prompt response. Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 1, ISB7, Our Anniversary. With this number the Kennesaw Gazette enters upon its second year, and with much greater confidence and stability than with which it made its appearance a year ago. Then a rail road journal, having for its leading feature, original illustrated articles'on the war between the States, was un known ; in fact, the whole scope and plan of the Kennesaw Gazette was something new; but, judging from the way it has been received from ocean to ocean, and from the great lakes to the gulf, it is a successful success. There fore, we start in this new year, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, with that confidence and comfortable feeling which success imparts, and promise our twenty-five thousand readers that there shall be no abatement in the interest of our letter-press and attractiveness of our illustrations. The Kennesaw Gazette will con tinue to be authority on the military operations along the line of the West ern & Atlantic Kail road, from Chatta nooga to Atlanta, and will keep to the front the commanding attractions of the mountainous region of north and northwest Georgia to health-seekers, tourists and investors. We wish all of our readers a Happy New Year! All parties in South Carolina and the eastern part of Georgia, who desire information relative to rates, schedules, etc., on freight business, and informa tion about the best way to travel, etc., between Georgia and the Northwest, will please call on, or write to George M. Brown, Southeastern Agent West ern & Atlantic Railroad, whose address is at Atlanta, Ga. He will take pleas ure in answering all questions prompt ly and in giving all the assistance pos sible in his line. Battle-fields Folder of the West ern & Atlantic R. R. This new publication has just been issued by the Western & Atlantic Railroad Co., and to say that it is su perb, hardly does it justice. It is the most splendid piece of advertising mat ter in its line which has ever come un der our eyes. The managing editor, during over twenty years of experience connected with railroads has never seen anything which is to be compared to it. The title cover is brilliantly illum inated, and under the letters, “W. & A.” is a very spirited engraving of the battle of Kennesaw Mountain. Be low this, in medallion style, are por traits of Generals Johnston and Sher man, McPherson and Polk, around which the laurel impartially twines. The clasped hands at the bottom of the design shows that the war between brothers is over, and typifies the re turn of peace and good feeling. The maps are the most superb which have ever been published of the At lanta campaign, and show it in detail from Chattanooga to Atlanta inclu sive. The portraits of Generals Sher man, Johnston and Cleburne, which appear in the book, are well executed, and are said to be very fine likenesses. The text is, first, a resume of the army operations between Chattanooga and Atlanta, and then, in detail, a concise description of each of the bloody battles or minor engagements which took place in the territory be tween the termini of the road. In the last part of the work is a set of statistical tables, showing the amount of ammunition expended by Sherman’s army during the Atlanta campaign, from which we notice that during the month of June, for instance, there was expended sufficient to cover the firing of 131 rounds of infantry ammunition and one round of artillerv amunition •/ at every soldier in Johnston’s army of 59,000 men, and it is further proven that for every one of Johnston’s men who was hit, whether the wound caus ed death or was merely a slight one, there were 1,825 rounds of infantry ammunition fired by Sherman’s army, besides 14 rounds of artillery ammuni tion. The information in the text is ob tained from Sherman’s Memoirs, John ston’s Narrative, the Report of the Committee on the Conduct of the War, which was made to Congress in 1866, and wdiich includes all the daily dis patches, official reports, etc., of Gen erals Sherman Thomas, Schofield and others, and also the “Reports of Con federate Commanders” who took part in the Atlanta Campaign. The latter were obtained directly from the war department at Washington. There were other authorities bearing upon concurrent history which are properly noted in the publication. The dreary roll of bloodshed in 80 battles which took place along the line of the Western & Atlantic is interspers ed here and there by accounts of en tertaining incidents, some of which THE’KENNESAW GAZETTE. have never before been put before the public in permanent form. Among these we may mention the mending of the telegraph wire be tween Resaca and Dalton by Mrs. Bachman and her sister, Miss Carrie Sims. When McPherson made his famous movement through Snake Creek Gap against Resaca, a body of cavalry went to the Western A At lantic Railroad, north of Resaca, and cut the telegraph wires, thus breaking communication between Resaca and Dalton. Mrs. Bachman and her sis ter saw this done, and when the caval rymen were stampeded by the whistle of a train which was approaching on the Western & Atlantic Railroad, these two ladies went down, taking a piece of wire which they picked up near their gate, and fastened its two ends to the broken pieces of the main wire. Information was then flashed from Resaca to Dalton of the assault on Resaca and the temporary repulse of the Federals. The Confederate commander-in-chief sent down Hood’s corps of three divisions under Generals Hindman, Cleburne and Walter, With these reinforcements the place was made impregnable against Mc- Pherson’s further assaults, and proba ably saved Johnston’s army from anni hilation. But it would require too much space for us to make more than this passing allusion to this accurate synoptical his tory of the Atlanta Campaign. All who desire a copy of it can readily ob tain it by writing to Mr. Joseph M. Brown, General Passenger Agent, Western & Atlantic Railroad, At lanta, Ga., or to the other agents of the company whose names appear else where in the Kennesaw Gazette. “How is it,” said a gentleman to one of the Western & Atlantic officials, “that your company seems to have the remarkable success which attends it in all of its dealings ?” “Oh, it is because we work hard; leave no stone unturned in the way of activity and vigilance, and then trust to the Lord to make it end all right.” This is the solution of the whole matter, and now that we have given it away, we hope that the example, particularly the latter part of it, will be followed out by all the railroads whose managers are endeavoring to build up the South and develop all of its resources. The annual passes and annual per mits for reduced fare over the West ern & Atlantic Railroad for the year 1886, will, by order of the Superin tendent, be honored by conductors un til February 1, 1887. We give this as a matter of information for all par ties holding annuals over the Western & Atlantic Railroad. Parties in Florida, desiring informa tion in all matters regarding railroad transportation, etc., will find it to their interest to write to or call on J. P. Beckwith, Florida Agent of Western & Atlantic Railroad and Central Rail road of Georgia, at 58 West Bay St., Jacksonville, Fla. TN MEMORIAM. General John A. Logan, DIED, dec. 26th, 1886. Prominent in the Atlanta Campaign, down the line of the AX' estern & At lantic Railroad, between Chattanooga and Atlanta, as a division commander of the Federal army in 1864; since, prominent in the political records of the United States, holding high posi tions of honor and trust; always noted for fidelity to friends —he has ever maintained a reputation for ability and unswerving personal integrity. No encomium which the Kennesaw Gazette could express can add to his well deserved fame; and with sincere sympathy forthose whom he loved and who loved him, we will merely add: May he rest in peace! The increase in the passenger busi ness of the Western A Atlantic rail road withi" the past thirty days has become a matter of marked comment. It certainly speaks well for the efficien cy of the agents of the company as well as of the magnificent advertising which the line is doing. The tide is setting very strongly to wards Marietta and Atlanta as well as Thomasville and Florida, and there are more people going to Aiken and Charleston from the west than has been the case for years. The Western & Atlantic folks are workers and their work is bearing splendid fruit just at this time. All parties in Indiana, Ohio, Mich igan, or States east who are going south ; or who expect to ship freight south should call on or write to C. E. Harman, General Western Agent of the Western & Atlantic and Associated Roads at 131 Vine street, Cincinnati, Ohio. The passenger business of the West ern & Atlantic Railroad has shown an increase which is extremely compli mentary to its management within the past three weeks. The business to Ai ken, Thomasville and Florida points, particularly is noticeable. The West ern & Atlantic is booming now, for a fact. Persons in the Northwest who desire information about passenger rates, schedules, etc., to Atlanta, Florida, and other points in the southeast, should call on or write to J. T. Hosford, Gen eral Traveling Passenger Agent, West ern & Atlantic and Associated Roads, at 79 Clark St., Chicago, 111.