No Such Service Fast Freight Schedules
A terse notice declares no such service exists for fast freight schedules to the south and calls for fair treatment in shipments and routing.
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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1896
Page
8
A terse notice declares no such service exists for fast freight schedules to the south and calls for fair treatment in shipments and routing.
A brief notice from The State, Columbia dated May 20 1996 reports local happenings and official actions for the day. It notes events in the capital region, with references to county and city offices and scheduled deadlines.
The Seaboard Air Line expands eastern service with an updated folder advertising fast freight from Baltimore Philadelphia New York Boston Providence and Virginia cities. Time from New York to Atlanta is about 61 hours and to Augusta about three days. The railroad aims to capture eastern business and Southern territory with strides in fast freight routing and passenger-like conveniences.
Route spans Athens Atlanta to Augusta Chattanooga and Nashville with rapid transfers and concise legs. Travelers seek fast connections among Georgia and Tennessee hubs, aiming for efficient cross state passage.
A long feature recounts the 19th century Mississippi Gulf and Ship Island land forfeiture reversal by the Interior Department restoring lands to the Gulf and Ship Island Railway Company. It highlights Colonel Jones S. Hamilton’s role, the Gambrell Martin editors’ feud, the street duel that killed Gambrell, Hamilton’s imprisonment, and the subsequent revival of the railroad project aiming to create a major Gulf coast harbor at Gulfport and spur South’s economic growth.
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