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1 ■< M ■tC * flfflKM I VIEW OF KEHNESAW rVOVNTAIM-6\g> %— o ’ : DEPOT >A TI -ANTa. O?<- FT BREWJTER.-<T? —~~G — — _J <H£>— , (O <*• ALLEY, HJ-) Vol. 11. Spring-Time Resorts Now that it is getting too warm for northern tourists to remain in Florida, and is yet too cold to return to the snowy belt of the North and northwest, they are naturally looking out for some half-way place between the two ex tremes just above refer red to, and here comes in the region in upper Georgia which includes Atlanta, Marietta, Car tersville and Dalton. The hotel accommo dations and the numer ous attractions offered for a stay in Atlanta are too varied to be enumerated here. The United States Census of 1880 having estab lished the fact that Atlanta and Ma rietta are in the midst of the health iest region in America, it is but nat ural that the tide of travel should roll in large volume toward the cities referred to. Byway of the 8., F. & W. Railway and the Central Railroad of Georgia the splendid sleeping car lines which run from Florida over those lines and their connections pass over the West ern & Atlantic and its connections to Cincinnati and Louisville through Atlanta, Marietta, Cartersville and Dalton. Marietta, the beautiful “Gem City” of Georgia, is justly termed the pret tiest little city in the southeast. The scenery in and about the city is unex celled. The atmosphere at its eleva tion above the sea (1132 feet,) is pure and exhilarating; the water is the best of free-stone. The Western & Atlan tic Railroad company runs six passen ger trains per day each way between Atlanta and Marietta; consequently, there is connection within every few hours between the two cities. No place, however, affords any sub tantial enjoyment to tourists unless it has ■first-class hotels. Atlantft’s Kim ball House is noted all over America; Marietta’s Whitlock House is certainly A. humorous dare-devil—the very man to suit my purpose. Bulwer OUR SPRING EXCURSIONS NT TJ NIB E IR. -Zffi!A-Uyy rvffWwffiwh■ " - I Grot’S i" ' v WwS, 7- i-ASsbkC-- « G IS. A< ilfEcimafi'' «jßßKSjH|ySl^^h^%ffiSjM?sHEiMEjjßsßißjßCTjMESjSßwiß3Biffi^B*AW-aSh*. Tijjßjjjfca"? P 1 W* •* 'Z’r'** iR'* T ' ~ • C- • <■ ■ iM T»*«f.r.ll MMW. "W s: ■—»! • Ml . fc-. «•- - ■■ I » Ml -- ■ N ! ~■ I ■ - ■ -• —1 ATLANTA, CA., MARCH 15, 1887. a gem hotel in the “Gem City.” Situated in the midst of a beautiful little grove, only one square from the Western & Atlantic depot, it presents an outside appearance which at once captivates the visitor’s eye, and the warm welcome and elegant enter tainment afforded within, make an im pression of pleasure which is always cherished by the guest, and which leaves in the mind ot each one a de sire and determination to return. There is no pleasanter stopping place any where in the southeast than the Whit lock House, Marietta. But the Whitlock House, with its home-like welcome, is not the only pleasant place of entertainment in Ma rietta. The Kennesaw House, immedi ately by the railroad, has long been an established hostelry and place of re sort in Marietta, and Mr. P. S. Shel man, has numerous friends who have nothing but pleasant words for him. Then there are boarding houses, first class in every respect, such as “Glen burnief' kept by Mrs. M. J. Wright, the “Hedges” where Mr. Jas. L. La fitte makes you thoroughly at home, and the houses of Mrs. J. 11. Elliott, Mr. L. S. Cox and others. If you wish to take a pleasant drive, then Chuck Anderson will put you behind a spanking team, or if “you” are plural then he can furnish THE WHITLOCK HOUSE, MARIETTA, GA several of these for the crowd. The pleasant drives around Marietta are some of the great attractions. Marietta is now rapidly filling up with the very best class of northern and northwestern tourists. The wis dom of the management of the Wes tern & Atlantic Railroad company, in establishing through connections, giv ing stop-over privileges on all through tickets, and other advantages of this kind is bearing the most desirable fruit. What wonder then that her citizens are proud of the Western & Atlantic Railroad, and that the Western & Atlantic Railroad is proud of the little “Gem City.” Historic and majestic Kennesaw Mountain, scarcely two miles distant; the great marble factory at Elizabeth on the Western & Atlantic Railroad at the foot of the grand mountain; Allatoona, famed in sacred song, and all the superb mountain scenery pene trated by the Marietta and North Geor gia Railroad, which joins the Western & Atlantic, at Marietta, are at the tourist’s disposal for short excursions. Truly, the Western & Atlantic Rail road presents to tourists the most de sirable region in the southeast. Only via the Western and Atlantic railroad can you get to Fannin county, the healthiest county in Georgia if not in America. oral army sent up an immense number of skyrockets from por tions of their line, in order to draw the fire of the batteries near the foot of the mountain,and develop the strength of the Confederates. He said that the sending up of these skyrockets amid the darkness of the night presented a magnificent specta cle ; that he had rarely seen a grander one than that which was exhibited one night in particular; but he added that the attempt failed toaccomplish the re sult sought, as the Confederates did not fire a single cannon. They seem ed to have detected the purpo«e for which the demonstration was made. These brilliant exhibitions of pyro technics were plainly seen in Mari etta, by the citizens and soldiery, as well as by those on the mountain. In fact, the conversation was brought about by our stating to our informant referred to above that some of the citi zens of Marietta had told us that on several occasions the Fedoraks sent up immense numbers of skyrockets at night, and that the display was in each case one of the grandest spectacles seen during the war. Now that tourists are starting back from Florida, they find Thomasville and Marietta the choicest “half-way places” between the “land of flowers” and the “lands of snow.” The West ern & Ailantic Railroad is peculiarly blessed in being the only line, to the west which runs through palace and buffet sleeping cars via Thomasville and Ma rietta. «» • • • •• The Western & Atlantic Railroad i s known as the “old reliable.” Skyrockets Around Kennesaw Moun tain. A prominent Federal officer was speaking to us recently about tin* various measures which were resorted to by the opposing armies in the Atlanta campaign to develop each other’s positions, and to draw the fire of masked bat teries, etc. Among other in stances he stated that during the fighting around Kennesaw Mountain there were two nights when the Fed- NO. 6.