Newspaper Page Text
The Western & Atlantic Rail
road’s Terminals, Sidetracks,
Etc.
There is not, probably, in all Amer
ica, a railroad which has such magnifi
cent terminals and such an abundance
of sidetracks, at all necessary points
along its line, as the Western & At
lantic.
The main line of the Western &
Atlantic, from Atlanta to Chattanooga,
is 138 miles long; but it has 42 miles
of sidetracks in Atlanta, Chattanooga,
Dalton and at other points along its
line, making a total mileage, of main
line and sidetracks, of 180 miles.
By reason of this profusion of side
tracks, between Chattanooga and At
lanta, there is practically no difficulty
in changing freight and passenger
schedules and making different meet
ing points for the various trains.
One trouble about some railroad lines
is that they have such a scarcity of
sidetracks between their terminals,
that when they are handling a pretty
fair amount of business their freight
trains are unable to get into the scant
supply of sidetracks at meeting points,
and the result is that passenger trains
have to take the sidetracks to allow
freights to pass, or else the passenger
and freight trains get mixed up and
have to “see-saw,” thus killing some
times many minutes, and, probably,
an hour, before they can go forward
on an unobstructed track.
Herein is a great strength of the
Western & Atlantic. Although there
are, in the busy season, frequent instan
ces of where it runs from six to eight
trains on a schedule, yet passenger
trains are never put to any inconve
nience from this cause. When they
arrive at meeting points the freight
trains are in the long sidetracks, and
the mail tra'ns rush by as if there was
not a freight train within a hundred
miles of them.
Passengers going over the Western
& Atlantic, therefore, have reason
able assurance that there will be none
of those petty annoyances in the matter
of delays which sometimes, and on
some lines, frequently cause the miss
ing of schedules with their connections.
The perfect system with which the
Western & Atlantic Railroad is
worked ; the thorough understanding
and almost brotherly feeling that ex
ists between its officers and employes,
make it the strongest road for its size
• in the country, or as it has been said,
“The biggest thing for its size in Amer
iky.”
The terminals of the Western &
Atlantic are especially and notably su
perior. In Chattanooga, for instance,
its passenger trains run into the union
depot, and its freight depot and yards
are immediately alongside Market
street, the business thoroughfare of
the city.
In addition to this, the East Ten
nessee, Virginia & Georgia Railway Co.
rents from the Western & Atlantic
the right to run its trains through
the Western & Atlantic’s yard, thus
connecting its Memphis & Charles
ton division with the other divisions.
The Cincinnati Southern Railway
Co. also pays a like rental to the West
ern & Atlantic Railroad Co., for
privileges in Chattanooga.
At Dalton, the Western & Atlan
tic passenger trains stop at the union
depot immediately by the hotels, and
its freight depot is within thirty steps
of the union passenger depot.
The East Tennessee, Virginia &
~ Georgia Railway Co. also rents from
the Western <fc Atlantic Railroad Co.
the use of nearly 1,400 feet of the
Western & Atlantic track in Dalton,
and runs its trains over this portion
JL-^yUUUL—IDO L-JEZQj] FIl II 0
ji nWk eJ L_J I—IM—IO |_2JI
’JO _JI cMMq □
_ll I DO HOUSTtm s
| RHODES I A~~\ ‘ 'I ll z ‘ Z P
J lj L ■_/ n n □ O □
// Ml IDs
r MOMx WoO A SMFzßnzk
ino’i
ll || |LI I;i_Jd]§_J£ i§ ItJ rUyJi
r-ir~□□-joNfs-iig—i—unnrß ininvF ,
* ll I RAWSON * l- I—l' P inl s IP II ’
AT LA XTA, GA.
Map Showing the Business Portion of the City, Etc.
1. Union Passenger Depot.
2. — Kimball House.
3. —Artesian Well.
4. Western Union Telegraph Office,South-
ern Express Office, Wholesale Dry-
Goods, Drug and Hardware Houses.
5. — Markham House.
6. Georgia Railroad Freight Depot.
7. 8, 9.—Wholesale Grain, Hay, Meat, Flour, etc.,
Houses.
10. —Newspaper and Job Printing Offices.
11,12, 13.— Six State and National Banks, whole
sale Grocery Houses, and Southern
Telegraph Office.
14. Fulton County Court-house.
15. Atlanta Chamber of Commerce.
16,17.— Baptist, Catholic, Episcopal, and Presby
terian Churches.
18. New Georgia State Capitol (being erected).
19. DeGive’s Opera House, Telephone Ex-
change.
20. Post-office, Custom House, U. S. Circuit ,
Court, and Hotel Weinmeister.
The following are the Railroads centering in the Union Passenger Depot, viz.: Western &
Atlantic, Central of Georgia, Atlanta & West Point, Georgia, Richmond & Danville, and
Georgia Pacific. , _
There is no omnibus transfer between these roads, all changes being made IN Union Depot.
All Street-car Lines in Atlanta either start from, or pass within, one square of Union Pas
senger Depot. . .... ~
The accompanying map shows the business portion of Atlanta. The I nion PASSENGER DEPOT is
in THE EXACT center of the city, the city limits being one mile and a half distant. . ,
Scale of distance, one-fourth of a mile to one inch. Strcet-car Lines indicated thus •
of the Western A Atlantic Railroad,
with the proviso that if its trains are
behind time they are not to proceed
over this track against W. & A. R. R.
trains which are due.
Some of the leading business estab
lishments in Dalton are also along the
Western A Atlantic sidetracks.
At Cartersville the Western A
Atlantic Railroad Co. allows the East
A West Railroad of Alabama to run
upon its right of way down into the
center of the little city. It also allows
the same privileges to the Marietta &
North Georgia Railroad, at Marietta.
In Atlanta the Western & Atlan
tic Railroad passenger trains enter the
union depot, being the only transpor
tation line from the west which enjoys
this privelige.
Its freight depot and general offices
are within a couple of hundred yards
of the geographical center of the city,
and its sidetracks run behind the great
wholesale houses directly across the
street from the Kimball and Markham
houses and other hotels. A majority
of the leading manufacturing estab
lishments of Atlanta are also located
on the line of the Western & Atlan
tic Railroad.
In Atlanta, the Georgia Pacific Rail
way Co. rents from the Western A
Atlantic Railroad Co. the privilege of
running its passenger trains over the
Western & Atlantic Railroad into
the union depot. The East Tennessee,
Virginia- & Georgia Railroad Co. has,,
also arranged with the Western &
Atlantic Railroad Co. to transfer the
freights of the East Tennessee, Vir
ginia & Georgia Railway through
THE KENNESAW GAZETTE.
21. Present Georgia State Capitol.
22. Western & Atlantic Railroad General
Offices, Freight Depot, Roundhouse
and Car Shops.
The vacant space here shown is occupied
bv railroad tracks, etc., and no vehicles
can go across. A ravine divides the south
west side.
23. Central Railroad of Ga., and Atlanta
West Point Railroad Freight Depot.
24. East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia
Railroad Passenger Depot.
25. East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia
Railroad Freight Depot.
25.—Georgia Pacific Railway Freight Depot.
27. —Governor's Mansion.
28. Richmond & Danville Railroad Freight
Depot.
29. 30, 31, 32.—Manufacturing Establishments and
Grain Elevator.
33. Capitol Citv Club.
34. —Southern R'y and Steamship Association
Offices, Cannon House, National Hotel.
the Western & Atlantic yard to
connecting lines in Atlanta.
Thus it will be seen, that the West
ern and Atlantic is master of the sit
uation in Georgia so far as concerns
physical advantages in the matter of
handling and delivering freight, and
maintaining the comfort and conven
ence of passengers.
Merchants and other parties in South
Carolina and North Carolina would do
well to bear in mind that the Western
& Atlantic and its connections are what
may be properly termed the “Fast
Freight Line,” from New Orleans to
Atlanta.
The highest evidence of the truth of
this statement is shown in the fact that
a majority of the fruit business from
New Orleans reaches Atlanta via the
Western & Atlantic Railroad.
Order Your Goods From New
Orleans via The Western & At
lantic Railroad.
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.
THE
STONE MOUNTAIN ROUTH
(GEORGIA R. R.)
IS THE
ONLY LINE
TO
Hillman's Electric Shaft,
NATURE’S CURE
FOR
RHEUMATISM, DYSPEPSIA
AND
Kidney Diseases.
The Shaft is located at Hillman City, on
the Washington Branch of the Georgia Rail
road,
115 miles from Atlanta,
96 miles from Macon,
65 miles from Augusta.
For Rates, Schedules and Information, as
to the Shaft, write to
JOE W. WHITE, T. P. A.
Augusta, Ga.
E. R. DORSEY,
Gen’l Passenger Agent.
Hillman House opens about June
I K 1 QQ7
WHITLOCK HOUSE,
Marietta., Gr-a.
Open all the Year for Summer and Winter Guests.
A Favorite Summer Resort, climate unsur
passed, free from malaria, cool nights, no mos
quitoes. Elegant accommodition for 150 guests.
Lighted by gas, electric bells in late addition.
Billiards, bowling alley, lawn tennis and croquet,
free for entertainment of guests. Large grounds
coveted with blue grass and fine shade.
Terms more moderate than at other first-class
houses. M. G. WHITLOCK,
Owner and Proprietor.
OLIJVLA.TE.
Send for pamphlet on the climatic advantagee
of North Georgia. Letters of inquiry will be
cheerfully responded to by
DR. H. P. GATCHELL,
(110) Marietta, Ga.
A Perfect Gentleman
ALWAYS WELL DRESSED,
And he Gets his Clothing
—FROM—
KENNY & JONES,
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,
Don’t forget the number.
KENNY & JONES.
Sam Jones, the evangelist, lives on
the Kennesaw Route.
11