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On Sunday last a new time
card went into effect on the Boyne City, Gaylord & Alpena railroad in
which additional service between here and Boyne City is provided.
The new card provides of a
slight change in the arrival of the Atlanta train it now being due to
leave Atlanta at 10:45 in the forenoon and to arrive her at 12:45 noon.
The Atlanta train will depart
for Atlanta at 5:05 p.m. and arrive at Atlanta at 6:40 p.m.
The forenoon train out of
Boyne City is due to leave that place at 11:30 a.m. and arrive here at
12:55 p.m. The evening train will leave Boyne City at 6:30 p.m.
and arrive here at 7:55 p.m.
Leaving Gaylord for Boyne
City there will be a train which will depart from here at 1:35 and
arrive at Boyne City at 2:55 p.m. There will also be an evening
train which will leave Boyne City at 8:30 o'clock and arrive at Gaylord
at 10:09 p.m. These trains are all daily except Sunday. On
Sundays the train will from from Atlanta to Gaylord as usual and then
proceed to Boyne City, there being no train from Gaylord to Atlanta on
Sunday.
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According to the new
literature which has been issued by the B.C.G.& A. railroad the stations
have been named and located between Atlanta and Alpena on the eastern
end which is now nearing completion. There will be eleven stopping
places between these two towns. They are, going east from Atlanta
in the order of their location: Dubbins, Rust, Connor, Martin, Canfield,
Rayburn, Spratt, Stimson, Sherman, McHarg and Kierston.
The announcement of these
names shows the confidence of the company in the completion of the road
to an extent which will permit service in a very short time. It is
understood that the company expects to be able to establish a service in
a couple of weeks. While the road will not be brought up to grade
in every respect which will be impossible for a little time, it will be
in a condition which will warrant the operation of trains. The
opening of the eastern end which circumstances have delayed for
sometime, will be a splended thing for the belt of Northern Michigan
through which it traverses and well informed people believe that it will
prove to be one of the greatest boons to the north country that has come
since the development of the country into farming lands became a
necessity. Mr. White and his associates are to be warmly
congratulated on the persistence which has enabled them to win out
against great odds and overcome what at times have seemed to be almost
unsurmountale obstacles.
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