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The Kennesaw Gazette,
PUBLISHED ON THE Ist AND 13th OF
EACH MONTH.
Devoted to the Material Interests and Attractions
for Tourists in the Mountainous Region of
Northern and Northwest G'-orgia,
BEACHED 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.
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A limited number of acceptable adver
tisements will be inserted in The Kennesav-
Gazette, which publishes a very large edi
tion twice a month, and it is safe to tty
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 Kennexav! Route
is represented. Eor space and terms ad
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and you will receive a prompt response.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. I<L, 1387.
Saint Valentine’s Day.
The Kennesaw Gazette, this num
ber, is our Valentine to all of our read
ers, who we hope, with us. hold in loving
memory Saint Valentine, who was a
man of most admirable parts, and fa
mous for love and charity. What a
pity the emperor, Claudius,caused him
to be beheaded, sixteen hundred and
seventeen years ago.
Because of St. Valentine’s love and
charity, on the day of his festival, Feb
ruary 14, valentines are chosen, and
loving hearts are mated for the journey
through life, which should alwayseom
mcnce with a wedding trip over the
Western & Atlantic Kailroad.
The Western & Atlantic is one
Hour and fifty Minutes Quick
est to Atlanta.
Passengers leaving Cincinnati at
8:15 p. in., and coming via the W. A
A. R. R. arrive in the Union Depot
at Atlanta, at 1:44 />. hl, the next
day; and passengers leaving Cincin
nati at the same time, and coming via
the opposition to the W. & A., are
landed over a half mile from the Union
Depot and the centre of the city of At
lanta, at 3:35 wl, which is one
Aowr and fifty minutes longer than the
time via the Western & Atlantic, be
sides having an omnibus transfer.
Who acted the most squarely with
“the boys?” Wonder if any of them
incurred any liabilities which they ex- |
pected to pay with “the wherewith”
which it was announced that he would
give them, as the result of the prom
ised “withdrawal.”
The Western and Atlantic Railroad
is the only line by winch passengers leav-'
ing Nashville at 8:00 p. in. make close
connection with the Georgia Railroad
in Atlanta for Athens, Grovetown,
Augusta, Aiken, Columbia, Charles
ton, Beaufort and Port Royal,
The Road that Meets Its Obli
gations.
This is emphatically the Western A
Atlantic railroad. It has always, un
der its present management, shown a
readiness to meet all of its obligations,
and to stand square with the world.
Shippers of freight over this popular
line have found that when there were
claims f<>r losses, or damages, or over
charge, they received prompt and
proper attention; and whenever there
was delay in the matter of handling
claims and the case has been investi
gated, the fault is generally found to
l»e beyond the Western A Atlantic
railroad.
Its promptness and fidelity in meet
ing the obligations has been one of die
greatest inducements t» shippers to
forward their freights over this line.
Its policy is to deal frankly with its
patrons, and if, <m investigation, it
finds that they have no claim it so an
nounces, and if it finds that it is liable
it pay.- the claims without resorting to
the method adopted by a number of
roads, of putting off claims, on quib
bles, merely for the purpose of gaining
time, when they are perfectly aware of
the fact that they must ultimately pay
the claims ; but desire, as some say, to
retain the use of the money as long as
possible.
One of the most striking instances
of the readiness of the W estern A At
lantic to conserve the interest of its
patrons was in its settlement of what
were known as the “act of God”
claims, which resulted from the water
spout which washed the road in two
on the night of the 14th of April, 1884,
and caused the wreck of two trains,
and the destruction of a large amount
of property.
We well' remember the circum
stances attending the presentation of
these claims, one by a prominent firm
for the destruction of a carload of ba
con. The claim was presented with
some hesitation, and with some doubt
as to whether the road would entertain
it, inasmuch as the destruction of the
property was so manifestly through no
fault of the company; hut through the
direct agency of a Providential occur
rence.
It was recognized that such a, cloud
burst as would wash in two an em
bankment 66 feet high and 200 feet
wide at the base was not what the law
would term a tempest which could be
guarded against “ by the ordinary pre
cautions of man.” S'j the washing
almost in two of an embankment 240
feet thick at the base and 77 feet high,
was likewise the result of what the law
terms an “act of God.”
When the management of the Wes
tern A Atlanta railroad were asked by
the party presenting the claim whether
they would pay it or not, the question
was accompanied by the statement that
this firm had for many years shipped
all of its business over the Western A
Atlantic, which that line could handle,
so far as the location of trade was con
cerned ; and the reply was that the
Western A Atlantic railroad would not
shelter itself behind an “ act of God”;
THE KENNESAW GAZETTE.
but would lose the amount rather than
cause one of its best patrons to suiter
to the extent which would be the case
if the claim were not allowed.
It was therefore paid at the fid! in
voice cost. Such was also the case
with the claims for the other property
which was in the freight train which
ran into the chasm and was destroyed.
If the Western A Atlantic manage- i
ment would not take advantage of
what was conceded to be an “act of
God ; ’ but preferred to suffer itself
rather than to allow a firm which had
been among its best patrons to suffer,
what can be expected that this popu
lar line will do when the misfortune or
fault is directly traceable to the action 1
of some of its agents or others concern- I
cd in the management of its affiiirs?
All shippers who forward their goods
over the Western A Atlantic Railroad
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can expect that they will have just and
fair treatment, and that not only will
their claims he handled promptly, but
their business will I e handled with
greater dispatch, and greater accommo
dation will be shown them then by any
other line running from the West into
Atlanta.
A High Compliment to the
W . A A. Employes.
A prominent citizen of Atlanta was
talking one day to one of the Western
A Atlantic men about the change of
gauge, and, when the latter said, with
some considerable relish,that the Wes
tern A Atlantic beat all the other lines
in the lime taken in changing the
gauge, ami in the prompt resumption '
of business, the former answerd :
“Well, I don’t really think you de
serve as much credit for your quick
ness in the matter as the management
of some of the other roads, from the
simple fact that you have such a large
number of men on your road who have
been on it for a number of years, and,
therefore, know all about it, so that
they can take all the short cuts, and
in that manner could actually do bet
ter and quicker work than the men on I
the other roads. Now, some of the
other roads have large numbers of men
who have not been on them very long,
and, therefore, the speed with which
they worked was quite a compliment
to the men, even if you did beat.”
“Now, that’s what I call a compli
ment in spite of your attempt not to '
pay it,” said the Western A Atlantic
man. “ You admit that we got
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through in quicker time, don’t you?”
“ Yes.”
“You admit that we resumed all
schedules within less than twenty-four I
hours after the change was begun v ”
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“ Yes.”
“ You admit that the work was very
solidly done?”
“ Yes.”
“But you think that because our
men have been on the road longer, and
know more about it than employes of
other roads do about theirs, they don’t |
deserve as much credit as the other I
roads. Why, that proves that the
Western A Atlantic has the best
equipped force of employes of any
railroad running into Atlanta; and it
proves that they know better how to
attend to their business, because they
have made more of a study of it, and
have been at it longer.”
“ Well,” said the other, “ I don’t
know but what you have got the reins
on me on that argument after all.”
We rather think he had, and the
i efficiency with which the Western A
Atlantic handles freight and passengers
is daily demonstrating the truth of this
assertion.
The Famous Locomotive, the
“General.”
The above is known pretty much all
over America as being the engine which
was captured April 12, 1862, at Big
Shanty, Ga., on the Western A At
lantic Railroad, by Captain Andrews
and 21 other Federal sold is. v 0 at
tempted with her to go up t < W tern
A Atlantic Railroad and bur; die
bridges on that line.
The energetic pursuit by < aptain
William A. Fuller, conductor of the
train, from which the engine was stolen,
was so well directed that the captors
did not have time to stop and get wood
and water, and hence, were overhauled
near Ringgold, on the Western A At
lantic Railroad.
This famous engine is still in the
service of the Western A Atlantic
Railroad, running a passenger train.
She was handsomely photographed a
short time ago by Mr. Hugh B. Ad
ams, of the Western A Atlantic Rail
road. In front of the picture, by the
side of the engine, are seen Captain
Fuller, the conductor, above referred
to, also Captain Jacob Parrott, of the
33d Ohio Volunteers, one of the sur
vivors of the daring 22.
Copies of this excellent photograph
can be secured on application to Mr.
Adams in Atlanta, or Dr. H. P.
Gatchell, at Marietta, Ga. Doubtless
tl ere will be a desire on the part of a
great many people to secure a correct
likeness of the most noted engine in
; the United States.
Winter tourists who stop at Marietta
can come to the theatre in Atlanta and
hear the best histrionic talent and re
turn to Marietta the same night.
Reaching Atlanta before the enter
tainment begins, they have ample time
’ after it is over, to take the AV. A A.
train and arrive in Marietta at late
bed-time.
The round trip “theatre-goer’s tick
et” Marietta to Atlanta and return
costs 50 cents. During last season
hundreds of people in Marietta availed
; themselves of this cheap rate and the
convenient hours on which this sched
ule ran, and it is probable that the
number will be much greater this sea
son.
From the Marietta Journal: A large
number of our people are constant pat
rons of the theatre in Atlanta. A
crowd went to see Monte Cristo.
The Western and Atlantic railroad
runs more passenger trains over the
same rails than any other railroad in
the South.
Boys, how many of you did he play
for a guy ?