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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1900
Page
4
A scrambled news note reports Anniston's public building bill passing the lower house and likely heading to Senate. It claims eclipse coverage omitted Anniston and notes iron ore discoveries, Atlanta envy, and a surge of immigrants to New York with six ships bringing 5500 people.
The piece warns that glittering promises of Cape Nome riches entice thousands but the odds of real wealth are slim. It notes 19 500 of 20 000 expected arrivals will be disappointed and recalls hard ships faced by Klondike seekers. It observes few flee the South for Nome and mentions yesterday morning’s sober reflections during the eclipse.
The piece extols Asheville western North Carolina as the Land of the Sky with a dry healthy climate, a popular sanitarium for pulmonary benefits, and a thriving city of about 12 000 people. It notes the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, wealthier homes including George W Vanderbilt’s estate, and promotes regional descriptive material via Southern Railway and C A Benseater.
The Southern railway promotes seaside and mountain getaways in the Land of the Sky region including Asheville Hot Springs Hale Springs Roan Mountain and Lookout Mountain. A folder titled Summer Homes and Resorts lists about one thousand resorts with rates and rail fares. request from C A Bousehour assistant general passenger agent Chattanooga Tenn.
The Southern railway announces reduced fares for delegates to Asheville North Carolina for the Southern students conference and related meetings. Tickets from all points on the lines to Asheville will be one fare for the noon trip, to be sold June 15 to 14 with return by June 28, limited to retain until June. For details contact any Southern railway agent.
The text notes that various privileges remain available but incur charges at the normal national rate. It emphasizes consistency in pricing across regions. The statement lacks concrete names, dates, or places.
Special round trip tickets at 20 cents include a 15 cent coupon good for boat hire bathing privileges or merry go round rides. Tickets are valid for one fare in each direction along the line but not for a full line continuous round trip. Additional 10 cent tickets cover Oxford to the Lake with a 10 cent coupon. Open car riders may ride 14 miles for ten cents if they do not alight, with no tickets accepted and no Sunday trips 12 noon to 6 p.m.
Regular coupon tickets sell at 14 for 1.00 valid for any direction along the line or between intermediate points. Coupons at 2 for 1.00 cover any portion of the line with a five cent cash fare. A monthly ticket of 52 trips costs 2.50 and is valid only for the issuing calendar month and not transferable.
Transfer tickets are sold by conductors only for cash on the Anniston car lines. The tickets allow transfers to any part of the Anniston and Oxanna lines and from Oxford to Anniston. No other ticket types are accepted in exchange.
Extra transport runs each Sunday afternoon and evening to carry visitors to Oxford Lake. Special cars available at reasonable rates. An illuminated car is also offered for evening parties.
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