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He Keeps Them Straight.
At the end of the passage, in the
third story of the large building which
is used by the Western & Atlantic
Railroad company for the general offi
ces, there sits daily, we may say, all
during the day, a little man, hardly
five feet eight, who has within his keep
ing, every hour, the safety of more
railroad trains; and therefore, of more
property and lives, perhaps, than al
most any other in Georgia.
His hair is just beginning to assume
an iron-gray hue, as also is his beard,
which is kept trimmed rather closely.
His dark, blackish colored eyes, look
brightly at you, as you step in and at
tract his attention, and his pleasant
manner and cherry laugh with every
employe or visitor are among his most
notable traits.
This is Mr. Charles Beardsley, Train
Dispatcher of the Western <t Atlantic
Railroad company. He has held this
position for quite a number of years,
having been in the service of the road
since before it was leased by the pres
ent company, and continuously in their
service since.
Sitting at the telegraphic instrument,
its click! click! click! seems never
ending. Now and then he reaches his
hand forward, and sends a message —
then, grasping his pencil, will indicate
on his time sheet the movement of
some train which is just being report
ed. Then, turning around, he will
answer any questions that you pro
pound, or laugh at some joke which is
being told ; but frequently in the midst
of this, will start forward and begin
sending or receiving a message —his
conversation or other actions seeming
never to do away with his attention to
his instrument.
Now a station calls on him, or any
train which wishes orders, and receives
his immediate attention. Here a pas
senger train, which has been detained
by waiting for a connection at a junc
tion point, asks for special orders.
Here a freight train has been running
“heavy” and has gotten out of time.
Then the way-freight had an unusual
amount of switching to do, and lost
probably a quarter of an hour at Car
tersville or Marietta. Then comes in
a request to allow one of the mail trains
to stop ata flag station to let off a lady
passenger.
These all receive instant attention,
and despite the fact that he sometimes
has under his orders sixty trains and
twenly-two schedules per day, on a
single track railroad, he seems master
of the situation.
The Superintendent, proverbially
level-headed, has only to indicate to
him the general directions for the con
duct of matters, and relies with im
plicit confidence on Beardsley to keep
things straight, and that reliance has
been as good as an insurance policy in
every case heretofore.
Magnificent scenery is viewed'from
the summits of Kennesaw, Allatoona
and Rocky Face Mountains, directly
on the line of the Western A Atlantic
Railroad, and all along the line of the
Marietta and North Georgia Railroad.
Whom to Write to and Talk With.
All parties who desire information in regard to transportation matters will find that
they have made a mistake if they have not consulted the officers and agents of the West
ern & Atlantic Railroad company, before traveling or shipping in territory which is trib
utary to that line.
We give below a list of the agents of the Western & Atlantic Railroad company to
whom application should be made for directions as to how to travel, or how to ship
freight. Parties in the territory nearest each agent will please consult him for informa
tion either by letter or in person ; or, for matters of general information, apply to the
proper officers named below.
GENERAL OFFICERS. ETC., W. & A. R. R.
U. S. Senator JOSEPH E. BROWN, President Atlanta, Ga.
W.C. MORRILL, Vice-Presidont and Treasurer “
R. A. ANDERSON, General Superintendent ««
IOS. M. BROWN, General Freight, Passenger and Ticket Agent “
JAMES L. DICKEY, Assistant General Freight Agent ««
ALTON ANGIER, Assistant General Passenger and Ticket Agent “
JULIUS L. BROWN. General Counsel
J. C. COURTNEY, General Accountant <<
CHAS. BEARDSLEY, Train Dispatcher“
WM. A. ANDERSON, Ticket Auditor “
PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SOLICITING AGENTS.
CHAS. E. HARMAN, General Western Agent 131 Vine St., Cincinnati, O
J. T. HOSFORD, Gen’l Trav’g Pass’r Agent 79 Clark St., Chica-o, Ills
TUGS. McGILL, General Northwestern Agent 79 Clark St., Chicago, Ills.
FRANK E. DRAKE, General Southwestern Agent Kansas Citv, Mo
W. H. TREZEVANT, General Southern AgentAtlanta’, Ga
GEO. M. BROWN, Southeastern AgentAtlanta’, Ga
J. P. BECKWITH, Florida Agentsß W. Bay St., Jacksonville.’Fla
CHAS. B. WALKER, Trav’g Pass’r Agent Atlanta, Ga.
JAS. MALOY, Pass’r Agent Atlanta, Ga.
S. L. ROGERS, Pass’r Agent Chattanooga, Tenn
A. N. SLOAN, Soliciting Freight Agent <»
DAVID BARWALD, Trav’g Agent.. Atlanta, Ga
Y. B. JONES. Contracting Agent Nashville. Tenn
Forest Fires on the Mountain.
One of the most beautiful sights
which we ever saw was that of the
woods on fire upon the high hill at
Vining’s station, on the Western &
Atlantic Railroad, one night.
The Western & Atlantic train, No.
19, was approaching that place when
some one called our attention to what
lie said was a brilliant spectacle. We
stepped to the platform of the car,
looked out and noticed, down the
deep ravine, the bright glare of the
fire, which was here and there ob
scured by the rising clouds of smoke,
and which was burning in a long line
up and down the hollow. Then, on
the hill-sides near by, here and there
could be seen long streams of flames,
and clouds of smoke which were al
most brilliant with the reflected glare
of the light beneath.
After the train passed Vining’s
station, and was up beyond Mclvors,
our attention was called by some one
who remarked: “Look up toward the
sky !” We did so, and, circling around
the summit, and apparently high in
the air, was seen a brilliant ring of
fire. Saturn’s rings were nowhere by
the side of it; that is, so far as hu
man eves are concerned.
The hill-top seemed crowned with a
diadem of fire, and the smoke which
arose in thick volumes above it was
red with the reflected light. Some
one remarked: “See the bombard
ment from the Confederate batteries
on Kennesaw Mountain ! —this re
minds me of it. And that line of
fianies in the valleys is like the pla
toon firing, in the night, of the Yan
kee infantry.”
The spectacle was a magnificent one
and was the theme for conversation
with every one on board the train.
It could be distinctly seen from the
rear platform of the sleeping car, as
the train passed up far toward Smyrna.
It is stated by some of the citizens
" . . i
of Marietta, that during the fall a«d
winter, occasionally fires are kindled
among the dry leaves, etc., on the
sides of Kennesaw Mountain, above
Marietta, and that a similar scene to
THE KENNESAW GAZETTE.
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that above described is presented to
: the eyes of the “Gem City.” The
flames, it is said, run up the moun
tain side, and culminate in magnificent
rings of fire near its summit. These
seem blazing amid the sky, while their
ruddy glow’ upon the rising clouds of
smoke fills the air with a ruby-like
halo of indescribable magnificence,
which is visible for miles around.
Not From the Last Issue; but
Always True.
“In the event that this edition of
the American should fall into the hands
of northern and western parties who
might be induced to visit our section,
we would advise them to procure tick
ets reading over the Western A At
lantic Railroad.” — Cartersville Ameri
can.
The wonderful Georgia marble quar
ries, which are well worth a trip ol
three hundred miles to see, can only
be reached via the Western and Atlan
tic railroad and Marietta.
Confederate Stamps for Sale.
The managing editor of this paper
has a few sheets of Confederate 10-
cent postage stamps, with head of Jef
ferson Davis, imprint of “Archer, Bank
Note Engraver, Richmond, Va.,”
which came into his possession while in
the military postal service during the
war.
I will send them by mail, postage
paid, for 10 cents each, or a sheet of
100 stamps for SB.OO. Address
A. L. Harris, Box 57.
Atlanta, Ga.
ESTABLISHED 18636.
KELLY & DAVENPORT,
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
WHISKIES TOBACCOS & CIGARS,
833 Market and 13 & 15 W. Ninth Streets,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
OTJR. SPECIALTY :
200 Barrels Four-year-old
Sour ’/lash Corn Whisky,
AT $2. PER GALLON.
Write for prices on our pure old
Liquors, etc.
KELLY & DAVENPORT,
Chattanooga, Tenu. i
To The Following
NOTED WINTER RESORTS:
Grovetown, Augusta,
Tlit' Famous
HILLS,
( Three miles above Augusta, Georgia. )
AIKEN, BEAUFORT
AND
Charleston, S. C.,
STONE MOUNTAIN BOIJTE
(GEORGIA R. R.)
SHORTEST&JUIGKEST LINE.
Tickets Must Read
TO ATLANTA;
Thence Via
Georgia R. R. To Augusta.
Passengers for (IR()VET() WN, Ga., can
purchase tickets to Augusta, and get off at
GROVETOWN, which is 15 miles west of
Augusta.
THE SAND HILLS
Are reached via Ilor.-e Gars from Augusta.
Allen, Beaufort and Charleston, 8. C.,
Are regular Coupon Ticket Stations. All
Ticket Agents, who sell Through Tickets,
can furnish you with Tickets and Schedules.
On another page of this paper you will
find Condense ! Time Tabb' to all of the
i
above named points.
• Joe W. White, | E. R. Dorsey,
Traveling General
Passenger Agent. Passenger Agent.
AUGUSTA, G-a,.
WHITLOCK HOUSE,
Mi arietta, G-a.
A Favorite Winter Resort for Northern Health
Seekers. Climate uiisin pass« d for Pulmonary
affections. Elegant aecoinmodition for If 0 guests.
Heated by furnace and open fires, lighted by gas,
electric bells, Billiards, Bowling alley and Lawn
tennis for entertainment of guests, open all the
year. Terms more moderate than at other first
class houses. M. G. WHITLOCK,
Owner and Proprietor.
CLIMATE.
Send for pamphlet on the climatic advantagee
of North Georgia. Letters of inquiry will be
I cheerfully responded to by
DR. IL P. GATCHELL,
(llti) Marietta, Ga.
A Perfect Gentleman
IS—
ALWAYS WELL DRESSED,
And he Gets his Clothing
—FROM—
KEOY A JONHS.
'The Celebrated
MERCHANT TAILORS,
—AT—
NO. II WHITEHALL ST.,
ATLANTA, GA.
The Finest and most Fashionable Assort
ment of Suitings and Cloths, with appro*
| priate Trimmings, in the city of Atlanta,
can be found at the Elegant Merchant Tai
loring , Establishment,
No. II Whitehall Street,
JJ6T Don’t forget_the number.
KENNY At JONES.
Sam Jones, the evangelist, lives or
j the Kennesaw Route.
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