Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 11, 1875, Page 1

VOLUBMIE 29, OUR RAILRCADS A Comprehensive Review of Chicago’s Railway Bystem, A Gity Which Is the Rail- road Centre of a Continent, The Many Grand Lines Converging at This Point. Every Prominent Route Fully and Graphically De- soribed, With & Iine Ilap to 1il- lustrate the Whole HBubject. Something, Also, of the Leading Wegiern Land Com- © panies What the Pullman Palace Car Company Has Achieved for Klankind, All About Fast Freight and Other Railroad Ad- Jjunets. A RAILROAD FOCUS. THE CENTRE OF A SYSTEM. Pootless in overything, tho rallroad syetem of Chicago is witliout a rival in the whole world. No other city in tho Eastorn or Wostetn Hemi- epheres can boast of euch vest congerien of lines, piorcing auch illimitablo territory, and all center- ing within tho boundaties of one wuuizipality. ‘Wa bavo chauged tho old saw. ‘Tho Eterual City on tho banks of tho Tiber in complctoly dis- tanced. To-day—and for long years to come—it will bo said, ** All yonda lead to Cuicaj;0.” Yo consideriug the mapnitido of the raifrond intereuts that cantre at this point, tho Clicagoan may well bo oxcused if he oxhibitea considerable smount of prida, Tho DEITY OF DIGNESS, at whoee shrino ko worsbips, Lias no moro atrik- dog porsonification than n tho genius cf tho ail. Tho commerclal intorests of this clty are sll enormous in theiroxtent. Its lumber market is tho lurgent,gite grain markot tho moat ox- tended, of any in the world, Itw plensure- resorts, its boer-halle, its parks, its churcles, aroall of colosanl dimensions; and, fickle in othor things, the Cbicagoan mnover fails to pay tribute to tho inatitution or the men that offors the Dbiggest thing of ils kind to bo bad. Outsiders, inbabitants of ruzal towns, and denizons of foeblo rivale, may endeavar to make of this characteriatio quality ©of the resident of this city food for jeat and sar~ ossm. There is but ono reply to all such, It is found in tho simple word “*Cizcumspice,” Tho fact i its own justification. TUE EARLY HISTONY of Chicaga's railroad systom iu tamiliar to the veadors of Tz Tuinune. Btartling as hns bosn the growth of tha city, the facts and incidents conneoted with tho davelopmant of its vailiond facillties is not tho loast sensational pago In tho thrilling story. It in Interoutivg fo road the cogitations of tho nowspapors of some twouly yours ago, when tho construction of the old Galona Roxd, of tho Illinois Central, of tho Chimo & Mieslusippi, and other roads, gavo to tho onterprising, far- ecelog editors of those days somo fain: glimpns of tho wondrous system thal was (o bo dovel- oped in tho progress of time. The rallroad- building fever that followed tho War ceutored upon this city, aud of tho millions of dollurs tlat wero lnveated, moro than (wo-thirds were exponded on roadu that mav fairly boconeldered aanuxiliaries to ita railroad systom, Tho mouey centres of tho East aud of Lurope poured forth their wealth until this Western country was gridironed with rails, and tho vast preirios of thia and othor Northwestern States made merry Wilh the neiching of the modern Bucopbalus, BOME JUOHLY-INTEIZATING FIGUREH, Tharo aro i the United Staten a grand total of 73,623 milos of rallroad, of which in the group of tturteon Wostorn titates and Torritorics thoro ato 84,862 miles, ‘I'bla Braup covera tho territory from Ohto to the Llocky Mountains, Of tlus wmaller number, there are 6,759 miles in the Biate of Illinols, Tho rolation which Ohicago oceuplos to this vast group of raflroads may be infarrod whon it is atatad that ¢ {a tho contro of & dystom that Inoludes uo loss than 19,604 mites of rallroad, repraseating an Investment of 357, 763,110, and earning & gross yearly revonno of $128,600,737, o not vearly ~rovenuo of ovor forty mlllions of dollars | And especial care has been exorcised in arrlving attheso totala to exclude overy lino which doos not. practically, and a4 & matter of fact, contro jn this city. Not amlle of rond Iyiog in Missourd, Kanaas, Dakots, Nobrasks, Indian Territory, Toxas, Kavtucky, or Tennesses, 18 Incladea in $ho above cutimalo! Woro we to sdd—as we might with justice woll do—thio Jines fn Mlssour| sod Raosas which are practically feoders to Ynos running to this city, ang oothing olge, to the above, the total would reach ghe enovmous figure of 25,000 3ILYS OF DAILROAD, ©r ovar oue-third of the entire railrond sysiom of the country, represonting a total expenditure on rosd asd oquipment of over 81,000,000,000, a4 absolutoly, and without oquivacation, part qug parcel of the railroad system of the City o Ohicsgo! Tho marvelous prosperity of thia oity bosomes, under the light of thess atatlatics, Do longer ambjoct for wonderment. With sucly & vast sggrogation of capital interested in ita Progreas, acting upon it snd beiug reacted upon. by {4 Iu turn, 1 would be a marvel were Chleago loss & succera than she What & glorious future, beyond poauibility of mischance, is as. sured for hor by these patent facta! Persons uoscqnaloted with tho real facts of e caso, or uaduly Jealous of the wandseful PacHIo LowerTirite, 5 —Ayency —_ o \‘\/\"\"" ,\_\1'7 . e T ey M noen AR Waterite TN IS Ciay (enlred i o CHICACO Towa nmlwau\ ST AND ITS COMPREHKENSIVE SYSTEM OF RAILWAYS. S I >/'.L / e ( Y (‘A,_.. frailss @il Vign Lo Pelogiing L Caylord's efi 2 g W Bhore & Michigan Sonthorn, and the Chicago, 1 hits city from Rectional projudices, STTINOL HTm Slin o pot Nok Tnland & Dacific Iilrosde, Tho pigsiah may—the wish Leing father fo the thought 5 | o e obstinacy with which soms of the more blaians th the Jaifer oweedelny it el ] [ aan, that tho sbova reaults mro armived | Wy recnrd to the sato of tho Lakn Park by o Micingan aud Illinois Contral Railroad Compa- mies ina greatly hindered opoeratione, and is to & preat extent to be binmed for tho presont unast- isfactory steta of affairs, so farasdepot arranen- monts aro concorned, on tho Iake shore. Tho other atruatures used for dopots fn this city aro poor makeshifts. 3 But there in, at the prasent time, an excellant rospact that within ashort time Chicago will {;orm of twn magnificent depod structures. one on the West Sido at Madison streot, and aunotlier on tho Iako shoro. At the lasl Lemis'sture, an act was was paseed authorizing the formation of companies for the eroction of depots, and an organfzation has been perfocted nnder wuch act. ‘I'he location in both tho cases referred to is ox- cellent, and with the presont assurances of re- totuing proapority eod of n wise modulication if nat total repeal of the existing rallroad laws. there ia no doubt but that the Garden City will specdily Linve na groat reason to boast of hor dopots as nho alrondy haa of hor botols, elova~ tors, packing-houroa, and public buildings. In conclusion, wo' mvite attontion to the fol- lowing more detailed statements nf the charae- ter, aoingn, aud_advantages of tho moat im- portant of tho railroads centorinzg in this city. They eannot but prove interesting snd in- at by a rockless grouping of flgures, tho folly of which is capable of easy exposuro. But that this viow of the matter is totally erronsous I suscaptiblo of proof. Letus look for amo- ment at the figures that go to make up the grand totals fuot given. The proof is ample, and boyond cavil. ILLINOIS FIGURES, Of tho thirty-six rnilroads in operation in tho State of Ihnois, the following have tholr terning in this city, 2nd are the only ones includoed in the abovo eatunatu: The Cbicago & Alton, Chicago, Buriington & Quiney, Chicsro, Danviilo & Vin~ caunoy, Chicago & Northweutern, Chicago, Itock Tuland & Pacitie, 1liinols Contral, Gilman, Clin- ton & Springfleld, Chicago & lowa, Chicago & Pacifie. and the Chicago & Paducah, The mile. a3e of thoso nine roads ia 6,180 miles; tha cost of their rozd-bed nnd equipment, 9260,738,- 580 thelr gross eamings (for 1874), 816, €43,602; their not earnings, 913,425,943, Alt the east-and-nest roads’ Iying south of this aity, such as tho 'Toledo, Wabash & Wentern, and all such rosds as the Rockford, struotive, Rock Taland & t. Louls, have boon loft ont of D ——— tho caleulation. legitimato figures are &o THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL, large that thoy 1 no doubtful suxiliaries to How intimatoly associated with tho dovelop- ment of this Stato fa tho Illinois Contral Iail- road Company ; how clcso aleo the connection betireon tho proscoution of tho project and tho honarod namo of Stophen A, Douglas, whose wortal remalna rest within a fow roda of tho great line which now unites tho Garden snd tho Creacont City,—Lake Michigan sud tho Guif of Mexico! The Illinols Contral was tho pioneer trunk line of this Stato and the West. It was o grand projocs, which, unlike many promlsing euterprives, Las moro than fulfilloa the sntivipa- ticng ofita founders. It ia not tho design of this articlo, which muat conflne itself to material facts, to eutorjutoa history of this groat corporation, though such a history would bo full of the livoliost intereat. It Is of the road as we find it that we have to deal. THE LINES, Tho lines opersted by this Company are as tolowa: b Calro tn Dunlefty, Centralla to Chicog lonath of main lineowned Ly the Company.. Jows Divivion ¢ Dubuqgue Lo Iowa Falls Tows Falis fo Sloux ( Codar Faus to Aliunesoia awoll ther: INDIANA, AND OITIO. outv-four roads in eperation in the g3, but five are included in the abovo grand tetsl. Thoy are the Michigan Con- tral, Chicago & Cannda Soutlern, Chicago & Lake Huron, and Chicago, Detroit & Grand Trunk. Thoy bave o milongo of 1,421 miles, cont for building and equipment $54,076.384, carned in 1874 an apgrogate rovenuo of £8,000,- 963, and o net lucome of $2,316,060, Of tho twenty-fiva railronds operated in Indinus, eeven only are included in the above catimate, The list comorisos tho Chicago, Clncionati & Loulaille, Cincinnatl, Lafayetts & Chicago, Columbus, Chicago & Iudians Central, Lvanasville, ‘Terce Houte & Cbleago, Indiana & Illinois Cen- tral, lndinnopolis, Paru & Chicago, and Lou- Lavillo, New Albany & Chicago. Theso soven roads havo a miloage of 1,229 milos ; cost for builging and equipment, £59,338,016 ; earned in 1874 an aggrogate revonue of 80,450,507, sud & net lucoms of 91,702,811, Of tho Llirty-four railronds in oporation in Olio, but tbreo are Iucludod tn the ealeulations by which the onormoun totals alroady givon wero anived at. ‘Lhey are the Baltimore & Ohio, Lake Bhare & Michigan Bouthern, and Pistsvure, Fort Wayne & Clueago. 'Thoso roads rejresent an fnvastment of §184.975,110 ; have a toiel mileago of 8,131 miles, aud oarned a Kross rovenuo last year of £40,092,093, and a net in- como amounting to 15,009,280, WIBCON: 10WA] AND AINNESOTA, All tho railroads of Wiscouatn, lowa, and Min. nosota, are directly coutributory to' this city, Thers is no conflicting point. Milwaukeo docu A cortain amount of local businesu with uno or two Wisconsin ronds, but since the coustruction of the Chicago Lrauch of tho Sunw) Chicago, Milwnukes & Bt. 1'aul Railroad, it bas never en- teted into nctusl competition with this city for tho busiuces arising on the lines of Lhe sevaral rondy in the Badgor Hiato, 'Thero are in Wis- consin 2627 milus of railrosd, representiog an investraent of 893,805,747, aud earuing o grosa revenue ln 1574 of 811,181,149 and a net income of 3,823,607, 1In tho Btato of lown there aro 2,428 miles of ralroad, represonting an invest- mont of $46,302,804, and earning in 1874 & grose rovenue of £8,774,613, aud w net income of $3,. 600,571, In Minnesota thore ats 1,798 miles of railroad, resresoutivg sn juvestmont of 880,799, 295, and eatuing io 1874 a gross rovenus of §4,e 402,885, aud a net income of §942,136. 1n tho trousaction of the abuve business, thera aro nearly 70,600 men omployed, with & mouthly wago-pheot of $355,000. anrl{ 3,750 locomos tives nro used, while the train-mileage amounted aat year in round figures to 83,000,000 miles, Over 24,000,000 passangers wara carried on those I'Oldfla and 88,500,000 sous of freight wers moved, Totat direct line in owned and lessed rords,1,107,66 With sidivgs, otc., the total length of roads owaod and leased in 1,270.96 miles. MORE ¥IGURES, Btatistics of this kiud are of deop intorest, provided that too many aro not brought forward. As showing the maguitudo of the Comipany's operations, the reader wiil bo iuterosted in tho #hiowing of tho amauat of rolting stock owned by theCompany : 'ansonger angines, 40; freight, 110; wwitching, 25 ; othor, 21, —making a total, at tho dato of the last anuual ropoit, from whic @ obtaied, of 146, The passen- BOI of various kinde, including slcepers, :‘!‘ITM' 170; tha irsights of difforont patterns, ‘The reader will bs etill further intargsted in a Atatement of the passonger and frerght tratfic for 1878, The numbor of passongors carried wa3 1,586,597; carriod 1 mile, 51,116.263; 1o Hi- nols, 1,358,310 ; 1n lows, 229,337, ‘The revenue from thia gource was 81,679.487.64. Tue amount of froight moved wan: In Iilinois, 1,641,845 Tows, 48,070; total tous, 2,069,035; moved 1 oulo, 273,559,253 tous, Revenus from thia aources lu lllinois, $4.005,477.62; in lowa, $1,005,203.14 ; total, $5,700,572.06. A GLANOX AT THE AP, An idea of tho importauce of the Illinois Con-. tral and its oconusctions may bs gained by s glinco at the mep. Chicago s, of coureo; tho Rreat contre. Looking from this point wo find Shat by what wo mav call the Iliwois Contral tiystom we may cross tho northorn part of Il nois, pass over the river at Dubuqua, aud reach Bioux City or Yankton ou the Missouri, or, stop- plug midway in the Btate of Iows, we may go north to Austin, Minu, Or by the Kankakee route we may reach Cin- cluuati ou the southeast, 0: by s ahort lice, Bt. Louls on tbe south- west. Or from either tho northeast or mnorthwest corner of the State we wmay by the grand trunk Lues of the road zeach Cairo, ‘Thence the routa to Now Orleans, by the Cen- tea''s connection, ie direst and unimpeded. Tho system and 1ts ramificstious are 8o ex- touded, covering such a grost aros of country, aud o placed that they msy bo said to drain many Blates, become of i““ lmportauce 10 the traveling publiv. Since It s po=sible for the ‘' cuicaco " 8ppears In (Le namo of na lose than sixty-threa ralliosd corporatious, Now York in twenly- saven, Boston in tuirteeu, end Philadelpuis in twelve, LUXURIOUS PASSENGFR EQUIMMENT. But it 1a not alone fu the vast exient of its railzoad svetem and the iinmensa tertitory thus rendored tributary to {f, that Chicago bas good oocasion to boast, It tias equally just cause for cougratulation iu the degroe of esse and juzury wluch characterizes the passenger o uiprmeut of all the ralroadstnat centro within its bouadaries. Clucago long siuce ranked with lome, Faris, Londou, New York, aud 8an Francisco us one of the hislf duzen uities tn the great traveling routo around the world st which every voyageur fme rorativoly calls * Malt 1" " From the luzunious apartments of its agnlficont hotelu tho traveler can wolect & route to any part of this great Cou- tiweat. How truathis is & glauce at the accom- | Tilinule Cantral to aceompodate pubiio in panying msp will ébow. North,Bonth, L ut, ' ) West utretol tha Lines of aur great rdk;mu:‘:nd- Stontion 1ol passanger tongoes Partioalis oution to Ita passsuger tratlio. snies. J P - ”l"f:i‘:“;““fi‘l"“;l‘“"i] 4 Tliese are; | SEOEN BOUTES, e gruat fire of ere bas been but y o ot erectud by the weveral raitrond cowm- %‘!I:. Lg:{: : gfi'}x&:‘:flflf e pautes entoiing the city worthy of the , &ud taas is the palatial muctun’ of m-n.l‘.:‘:o o 8t, Louis Dubuque & Bioux Oity Lige, ~ ~ Lho Cliosgo & Cur:‘hno. i The Centralis & Dubnque Liue, Tho Ciricago, Dubnque & Soax City Livo. Chicsgo' & Hormgtield Line. The Chicago, Keokuk & Burlington Line. e Clicago & Cincinnati Lige, chs of these powassana peculiar advantagna, "Thn St. Louia & Chic2go through lino 14 formed by the Iilinois Central’ betwean Chicago _sud Edlngham (199 mile3) and the 8t. Louir, Van- dalia, Torro Hauto Eflinghism to St. Louis (93 tiles). Two trains daily aro run each way over thin route betwoen Clucago and Ht. Louis withont change of cara, conductors, or train-men, The kame, it may bo 9ald incidentally, is tino sato freight. The £t. Louls & Cairo short linio ts composod of the t. Tiouis, Believille & Soutbern Iliinoiy Railtoad, 8t. Louis to Du Quoin (71 miler), and tho Mlinois Coutral (Du Quoin ta Cniro, 76 miles), making & whort oud eusy route of ‘147 wiles. Twice daily over this routs are run each way botwoon 8t, Loul, ('siro, and New Orloaus lightning express: jaswengor frams, ithout chungo of cars. 'Tho through run is made in 36 hours, A the route ‘¢ing ulovter, the timo is shorter by this routo taan by competing s, ‘The Bt. Louis. Dub que aud Sioux City line is formed by the St. Louis, Yandaha, Terre Hanto & Indisnapols Railrosd, St. Lows to Vandalia 67 mitea), and the 1llinoin Central Rnad from Vandatta to Dubuque (315 mifes), aud Dubuquo to Bioux City (327 nulos), Toe Chicsgo & Cairo lina is the old routs known as the Ghleago ranch, and with its two oxpresa traine each m]ymnku tha great throngh route betwoen Now Orloans and Chicago. Bleep- ©rs ate run through without chauge. “tho Contralin & Dubtqa is tho old main liue, which has growu etoadily in populanity with its increasing years, : Tho Chicaco, Dubuque & Sioux City line Is mado up of tho Ohicako, Barlington & Quimey (Chicago to Aurora), tho Chicago & Towa (Auro- a to Forreston, Illinois), and tho Illinojs Cen- tral (Forreston to Dubuque aud thance to Sioax City), forming a through line of 533 miles, :ilwo oxprocd {rains run through daily without ango. ¢ The Chicago & Springfield line ia formed by tho Illinoin "Cootral (Chicazo to Gilman. 81 milds) avd tho Gilman, Clinton & Springtield (tilman to Spriugflald, 111 milens, Tho Capital may thus be roached from Chicago by traveling but 102 milea, The Chicago, Keokuk & Durlington liny is Tilinols Central (Cicazo to Gil- formed by the man) and tha Toledo, Paoria & Varsaw (Gilman ta Keoluk, 197 milcs, and Burlington, 199 milas), By this ronta Peorin, Keokuk, and Borlington may be quickly reached, B The Chicago & Cinclonati line (Kankakeo toute) fs over the Illinois Central (Chicago to Kauknkoo 68 milas), Ciucionati, Lafaycile & Chicago (Lnfayotte to Kankakee 75 muls and Indisnspolis, Cincinnatt & Lafayetto (Cincinnati to Lafavotto 178 milos), making & through line of 809 milos, aud s 1un hetweon Chicago and Cincinnati of about tweivo hours. THE CONNECTIONS ou this routo are many and iuportaut, but space will not pormit of their beiug mensioucd hare, Over sl their varlous routos the Illinoia Central Rinilroad Company run supberb day-coaches and elogantly appotnted sleouing-cars, Uuder earo- ful ement, apoed, satoty, and comfort have been secarod for the passonger. BUBUKDAN TRAVEL. 3 Of merelylooal jnterost are tho suburbau trains of tue llinols Central, but thav dessrve men- tion, a8 passing over ths most dolightrul routs to the most beantiful of Chicago's fair suburby, ‘I'noy aro officiontly and enunnouflr sarred, run with speed and frequency, unil are jodispensable “L’n such persoos aa livo along the south lake whore. FREIQNTE T NEW ORLEANS, ‘The pldry of the Mississippi, eve: as 2 freight route, is departing, Last year conclugad the Bret of working froight South from Cairo by rail. In apite of the uuworous drawbacks, tho wxperimons haa been succeasful. Tho tratlic is romuuerstive, and galning, Calro is now the ceutin of au eatablished trede, to and from sho Bouth, ciefly tributaty to tha Lihnoia Contral's lino, which {8 mora direct than auy other, 'The advanutages of rail commuuicstion over that by ziver hiave beon 82 markad that the future of the New Orleans lino sooms well wusurod. . OFyiCELS. The principal ofticers of the Road are; Jahw AL Dougiass, I'residnt, J. G, Clarke, General Alanagur. Joweph ¥\, Tioker, Genera! Superintondent, Horxee Lucker, Genaral Freight Ageut. W. £ Jobnaan, General ficket Ageut, L. V. F. Iiaudolph, ‘Creasurer. L. A. Catlin, Seofbtary. W. H. Akermsn, Auditor, L. t4, Clarke, Chiet Engineer, —— THE CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN. The Chicago & Northwestern Ruilway em. bracos weveral distinct liues radiativg from Chi- cago, west, northwest, and porth, It is the ptoncer road of the Weat, and from the aingle lino that forty years ago pushed its wav over tho uuiohabited prairies of Norchorn lllinols to Caleus, it has grown to bo a wighty aystom traversiug the great Btates of Iligois, Iows, Wiscousin, and Minnesots,—tho garden of tuo ustion, and 1aying thoe rich harvests of wmilliona of broad acres in tho tep of Culcago. ‘Tho nng. vituds of this veat corporation cen harlly Lo graaped by & mero shuwing of tuo statisiics of its business, but ths feet that the com- bined oxtont of ila varfous aivisions wonld make & coutinuous line of over 2,000 miles iu length gives a faint idos of the immenio amount of capital necessariy involved 1n its masagement, Au exact sialement wo caunot & Indianapolia’ Rtoad' from | give, but it will approximate $72,000.000. Tho Compauy has 9,150 care, 360 locomotives, em- plova 15,000 wen, and its monthly expenses oy~ erago about #500,000. The lines awne:l aod op- orated entiroly, or mainly, by the Chicago & Northwestorn Railwny are as follows: TIE OMAIIA & CALIFORNIA LINE. extends from Chicago to Omaha, 492 miles. pass- iug throngh Rochelle, Dixon, and Fulton, Iit. ; Clinton, DeWitt, Cedar Raplds, Marshall, Grand Juuction, Miesouri Valley, and Council Bluffs, la. It passos througl’ the finest portiony of Illinois and Iowa, prosentng to tho traveler or ehipper the very best facilitios for reaching not only tho stations on 1ts own line, but by ite principal connections all tha cauntry notth. Its connections aro as follows : At Dizon, tor Folo, Warron, Mineral l'oiut, Galena, and points north theroof 5 at Sterling with tho Tlockford, Rock Island & 8t. Lows Road it forms the short line between Uhicago and Rock Irlana, and rencties Davenport. Mon- mouth, Beardstown, and tho tier of connties along the idiuow River; at Fulion with tho Wostern Union Road for tho territory covered by that lino; at Chuton witly the Chicago, Dabuguo & Minnesots, with which Hne it forms's through line aud runs through trainn of Pullman palaca cars to Duluque, Lausing, MeGregor, Prairie du Chien, and Ln Crossu ; ut e Wiite for Day- enpor at Cedar Llapids with the Durling- ton, dar Napids & Minnesota Road for Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Postvillo and Mason City, Ta,; st Macaball with tho Central Rai'road of Iona for Ackly, Clear Lake, Mason Cily, and Austin; at Amow with the Dea Moines & Minnesota Loxd for Des Moiues; at Grand Juncion with the Des Moinea & Fort Dodgo Road for Des Moines south, and Fort Dodue noith : at Mixsouri Valley with the Bioux & I'acific Read for Bioux City, Yankton, Biwr, Wisner, West Point, and otlier poista in Houthern Daliots und Northern Nebraska, This roud is ominently the routs to Biaux City and Yunkton. Over all thess hnes tho Chicago & Northwestern Railway ships passengors aud freight, and very largely controls their business, Couneil Bluffs given their line intunate conneo. tion with the tiraat Went, and offers faailities unsuvpaseed for passencers and freight deatined for any paint west of tha Missomii Rivor. At Ouaha it gets its counevtion mth ths Union Pa- citlo Road, for TUE BT, PAUL & MINNEAPOLIS LISE Elroy routu) extouds from Chieago to St. Prul, 05 mtlea, aud to Miuneapolis, 420 milos, passis:; through Harvard, Madison. tho Cupital of Wi, conmin, Dovil's Lake, & charming eummer ro- #ott, Baraboo, and Elroy. Liroy, 212 miles from Chieago, 18 the southern terminus of the Wost Wisconsin Railway ; 1t s also the poiat whore the Alnnesots Disision of tho Northwestern Ttoad, which ruas northwestward to l.ako Kam- poska, Dakota, 625 miles from Chicago, Of this division wo spoak elsewlers, On sho &t. Paul Division the traveler Passes through the beatt of the groat pine-lumber region of Wiw- condin, going throuzh Black River Falls, Hume bird, Augusta, Eaa Claire, ‘Menomines, aud fually crossng tho Bt Croix River at 1ludson, fow miles beyond you veach a branch at Stilwater. A 1i-milo ride from Uudson riogs the travoler to Bt, Paul, and 11 miles farther on Miuneapolis aud 8, Authouy. At bt. Paul closo connactions aro made, vis tho Loke Suporior & Mussiguippi Mailroad for Duluth, Moro- head, arck, and other paints on rek, tuo wrest Northern Pacifio Railroad, and also " with the 8t. Paul & Pacific Nailroad for Dreck- inridge, Fort Garry, and poiuts in Manitoba. A RTealor vaiioty of beautiful sconory in met wilh on this lina thau an anv othor of cqual extent in tho Woat. On' this through line, to0, Puilan pa'aco cars aro run, aud they are not run on sny otlier routo betwasn thege pointa, THE GUEEN DAY & LAKE HUPZRIOR LINE, extonding from Cicago to Marquette, Mich., is 432 miles long. Tuat part of this ling botween Chicago and tiroen Bay i the oldest aud most widely known of all the roads forming tho pres- ent Northrostern eystom, ‘Ihie whole length of tho line is through u rejion of unsurpaseed rich- uo.s 1 both agricultural and aunersl rosourcos, the northein terminus touching the vaar coppar- rogiun of Nartbern Wisconsin and Mictigan. It pnzoes through weverat of the most tourishing iuland citios of tho Dadger Stato, such as Janex. villo, Milton, Fort Atkinsan, | atortawn, Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, Monssha, Neeuah, Appleton, Green By, Oconto, Peshtigo, Menomunos, Far canabs, Negsuneo, and Marquette. At Cln- ton Junction the road conuocis with the Weas. orn Unfon Rallway; at Miltou Juuction with tho Praine du Chieu Itoad; at Wutertown with the LaCrosse Railroad ; at Miunesota Junction v Northwestorn aud itw Jitwaukes & Foud du Lso Atr Line Branch. At Fond da Lao it coonecta wilh tho Bueboygan & Fond du Lao Railroal for Iupou, Groen Lako, aud other posnts. By the + Air Line ™ Foud du Lac is onty 63 ules trom Alilw 00, aud 143 from Coicago, At Movsehn it counoets with tho Wisconsin Central iailroad for Waupacs, Blovens l'omt. vte, AL Fart 1ow- aid it counecta with the n fav & Mwbosota Lailroud for New Londen, Graud ltajuds, e, THE CHICAUQ & MILWAUKES LI ‘_ oxtenda from Chicago to Milwaulics. 85 milen, passing through the folloving beantiful sui Brodpurous suburbs to Clucaw): Naveuswood, Evauston, Highlaud Park, Lake Forest, Win- netks, Waukegna, Hacino, aud Kenoshn, At Hlilwutken it anunacis aish tho Milwaukus, Lako Shure & Western Jioad ; the Milwaukeo & Lond du Lac, or Norsiwestorn Ut Division of the Chleaga & Northwestern Road. Tiis line iy noled for the amoothness of its trick and tho elegance of ity rolling-w:ock. A recout acquisis tion are the celebruted I'uliman palace cury which ars run via this lino only between Chi cago aud Milwaukeo, TUY MINNESOTA l)l'lfiXl)}I oxtends frow Chivage to Lake Kampoiks, 635 rtlameeiiy Yot < RIS SN IL e " P ibxl«?;TT\ 7 o \ Luyeitie ¥ G Frankforg ,Jf'y-"“ i Louisvilo 457 J W h 8 Luxisgton “lzw.wvl -&Z’ % Litingston milen northiwest, way off on the frontier of civilization. This divin‘on follows the £t. Paul & Minnesota lino to Llroy. thenco vin §-nta LaCrosse, ‘Trem; eanleau to Winona ; and thenco {aftor crossing the Missiesippi by n substantial beidya owvaed by the Northwesteru Rond) via fho Winous & 8t. Peter Railway, To the farimer this line offera many inducements, such as chea Iandw. oxcollont sofl. good water, fine grazn and cortain erope. A tho Tu-s ger-traine o now run van canno! reach Winona, or any ] oint weat on this line, without rassing ovor a [iortion of tho lines of tho Chicago & Nortliwesiern [t~ way. Coloralo, Wyoming, Montaus, Idaho, Utah, Novadn, Californin, ths Pacific Coast, and for tho trans-Tucific ports in Japan. Cbin Sandwich Islande, Anctratia. and Now 7 It has agoucton in San Franciaco, Y Honz “Kong, Kingapors, Iona'alu, Sob. bournd, Sidnoy, and Oabland, nd by these Tieans coutrolk Iarge and growing trade with tho Oriont. “thisline 18 owned exclunivoly by this Company; e i larcel - Inid with heayr uteel Taits; {td eary aro sunery : oll expross irzins on this Toute are equipved with Westin, patent air-brakes aod Miller's patent 7 Platfonn and counleri—tho noat parfost pro- toction agaivkt nccidents known, OTNER LINEH, Beuden ths routes numelabovo, Hhia Com: onn the aniv renty trom Clicago direes 15 Frave port: the 0al7 lian oy La'te Geuava, Wie, ; thi only rowme from Clinton to Anamosn, Ja.; sud #3voral shiort hranshes by which St. Charles rnd Geneva, IIL,, Tipton and Tuledo, Iu., and otber towns, can be reached Ly rail, SUNER-RZRORTR abound slong ita liuvs, the bast-kunwn amongy which beis Maimson, La Crosme, Bpnroa, 8t Paul, Winoua, Milwaukes, Geuera Lalko, Mar. queite. Negauncs, Monasha, Oshkosh, Poirau. ke, Green L Duvil's Lake, Llkhart Laks, Watertown, Palmyre, Wabanhaw, L' Ausc, Eacan- aba, Fond da Lac, Wankenba, Ripon, Minnoap- olin, Prairto du Chisn, Duiuth, Ishpenu 1 Bbeboygsn, aud en Bay. Mauy of those cau be ruached by this line only, CONCLUDING REVARKS, All tha lines of the Chicago & North Railroad sywem pass throagh the vory haet kuown farming lavds 1n the wozld. Nowhero unon the wlobo does tho larvest yiell more bountifully than in Iilinois, Wiacousin, lows, Minnesots, and Michizau, Tho vers bon: poitions ©of theso groat States ato roachod by tho Northi- westor ivory milo of every | hno operatod by ‘the Company is paying. Tho rich capor and milver deponis of Michizen and Nerhern Wiseonsiu are alan tribntary to this raad, a% are tho lea l-minen of Bonthern Wi-cousin and {1linois, and the col deromty of Iows, The Northwestern is also favoted ju ity couectionr, A Jarew wharo of the freightago and teaflic of the Pacitic Coast, of the Weulern Tarritories, of tha Drtish [usscesio s, and of thelauds beyond the Pacirie, havo nocese sanly to Yul over wome one of the Lines of tho Chice & Northwestern Liailway ou their way to tho Atlantic seaboard. A word as to the munagement and equipment. of the rosd. Tho best evidenco of tho uxcels lauce of the mauagament is the fact that, not- withstanding tha dopramsion of tha tiues, the Compaay haa paid it vaual divitend to the stockholdara; und as to the equipuisnt, the many unsolicited kindly expres:iois which the road bLas over rereivud and is cuntimumg to rocoive rogardig the smoothuoss of track, the superior constiuction and eloganca of the cars, is & fair indication of tho drift of public opiuion, Ono of tho wost imporsant fea. tures caunacted with cowmda:tanlo traveling is tho astabli-hing of pood eativg-louses at con. veulent distauces along (he huw, This fect, which many rairoad comiauies have entiraly overluoked,” tuo Northwodtoin Company, evi- dontly fully undorstand, for no othor road in the Wost, long or sho.s, can combure with the Northsrestern in this respoct, Any one who hiag done wmiich travetiug in the Wout will assuredly bear out she water in this asvertion, —— THE * B. & Q" This 1 tho favorite titlo of the Chicago, Bur. lington & Quincy Ralroad, This road, with s brauchies and leased lines, embraces 1,264 mitos of track, pagsiog through the most productive pert of Iinole and Towa. ‘The main liny ex- tends from Chicago to Burliugton, anl thenco to tho Missouri Hiver., 1t touchos the latter at throo poits,—Nebraska City, Plattamouth, and Council Bluffs. At Nebraska City it connects, by a branch from Rod Ok, with the Midlaud acif- fo Rallroad ; at Plattsmouth with the Burlinsgton & Miscouri River Rallroad; and a1 Conucit Dlufts with the Unlon Paciio Railroad, Ono of ite branches runs from Aurora to SBtreator (G0 mlles), whero it rusclion tho grest Yermilion coal flelds; one from AMeudata to Cliuton (63 wiles) ; ono from Buds to Rushiville (110 mnites) ; suother from Galva to Keitbabarg (56 milos) ; maother from Ualwuburg to Peoria (53 1iles) ; sud anitl anthor from Cialosbury to Quiney (100 milos). At Quicey, which e the wocoud largsst city in Illinow, congectiond are made with the fanuibal & St. Josoph Raiload, tho Quiney, Alton & St. Lauis, aud the Mussouri, Kansas & Toxas, These Ines put Clicazo into DIKECY CoN Y Y with Northorn dlissuuri, Kausae, and Colorado, and Suthwesiorn Miseouri, the [ulian Torrr- tory, sad Tex ‘Their operation lu conuovtion wici tho Chicago, Barlington & Quinoy oxplaine the remackablo fxct that Chickxo shares with Bt Louis the market for tho preducis of Miss NUMBER 18, sourl. Thaoks to the Chicaga, Quiney, we bavo tlanked our rival, Thero are stull ather Impar:ant branchen to ba enamerated. Thus thers is one from Barhng. ton to Quincy (72 milew) and from Lurtington to Keokule (13 mulee); annther from Creston ta Hopkiua, on the boundary lina of Missouri and Tuwa, whero connections sre mads with St Josaph and Alchieon; and & uomboe ofothers. Iho Chicazo & fowa Ratleaad, trom Aurorn to Foroeion, is a freder to this Freay 12ad, nnd tio biuaineas of the Northan Division 3t the [ilinois and ita Towa extension from Dn. 12ty Sioae City, fs earried over ih » tine, thaston 1 itaelf @ raifraad contro of no sl ut o 11a radiating sr:okes of rails fore ool within & wheol. Al contribatt 2Bk Q. uvetem. Tho brancl to Keow to conncetion via the Dey Bailroad wita tho very heurt ol ltirui Htata of fowa, ¢ 3k thr oy will alow what a vAsT this sailrozd controls, Loy unportances in the {n.- dustrial davelojanent of tie couutry ean grarco. Iy bo averestimated. it is o ox ration tc 87 thut 1t haw created thn farms jn s preat parl of tho eountry it traversas, Without it, agri. culture would not may, It furniaes thie farmer & rura and profi‘ab's market for hig rrain and Burlington’ & rtock, sud wheels back (o bis duor the thoneand and one things ko needw in his daily lifa, Tene of thousandw of thrifty emigrants Lavo gong over the C., B.& Q. and its branchay o the homes they now oceupy in Ilinois, Towa, sour, Kanmas, Nevrasks end far away Toxan, Tho latter is becoming ons ot tho faverito rcsorta of the omigrant, andf with reason, Tho lires which form tho douth- western extension of tho Chicaro, Butlington & Quiney offer tho bost possibla routs to the Lone Star State. The whate journey is a delight, for the tracks pnes through the lovelicst peenos of Naturo's panorama. Thoe part of Texas travorsed in tha finost possible. Tho marsly, miasmatic, and tho dry, eandy, barren sections ara both avoided, and tho traveler i3 carried over a Rently rolung prairio. whero *1f you ticklo the earth with & hoe, sho laughs with an avundant hai veet.” Iiaw needlees to fay that the parts of I'lincis and lown reached by the Chicago, Bur- lington & Quincy a1e among tho T FARMISNG LANDS in the worll. Situated noar Freat markets, formed of the richest possible sotl, well-waterod, ada:led 0 many different cropy—thay form sort of agricwituial heaven, Tho intending emi- grant conld do no wiser thing than to settla alone the lino of thi<road, If his mesns for- Lid tox boying dmpreve land, or if hig restiess ~uirit leads him to prefer tho frontier, ha ean retat (he €., B. & Q. ofle: tickeln that will tako Iem to Rouear, brzaka, to Tozas, State and Tuuritory west of tho Musinsinpi. Lven in tha remote fringo of sattiement, Lo can Lear —The prlnitating eoginee szcrt in sicam acro-y Lis asres, nod know that the rails on which they runaro links between him and civihzation, The nuccese of this greas road las baen due to unceasing earo for the comfort and ualoty of itw patrans. Tho carn are alwava ncat and clean. ‘Thero are elrgant twelvo-whoeled day coaches, o emplozes—mirabile dict: !—aro uniformly volite. Tho satine-honses ars of the bost. Bleals are Rerved ot reasmablo hourn, 8o that o nan veed not risk his digestion for tho tnke of taking 8 trip. Tho celobrated eixtcen-whesl Pullman slsoringcara nvo tun on the nizhe traind, I'ullinan hotelorrin ora alsa rut on the westorn part of tha rond, st thy pas ¢t for 7o cents n dainty mesl 1i$ Lor a & eat 1t ol his somus of him Tapid of tho sud sl th:s iron lores atical i catng milw cf speea o b rush towa: train. ore aro few ple than & Lroiod prairio an hour lofors it is cooked, a f sulda potile of clarat, nil served cu and epotlew ching, and quistic . withaut hrey or worry, whilo tho to caz whitld you towards bome. Uav of tho gro ont thinzs PALNTH OT PRRFLCIION inthe C., 1 Q. o 18 terai, in kert on ke, dav aud night. Owing te this coustant ears, tha track ie amsath, weli-halliste), and post "Fraitm Tan with groat ‘fhey aro worked by telegraph. susilini hiwourh cars ars run from Chicaso to Council Biuffa, St Josaph, Atelifvon. and Eausan City, a0 that thers nro ug disngrevable dolayn snd. trausfers at fasvios and Junctions. Altoitothar, tho Cbicazo, Burlinito & Quincy in one of tho 'vory bost mansgad reads 24 in the vorld. Itn gonoral excellenzo has woa for 1t ths namo of tho *OLD ReLanre " not only in tranaporting passsngara, but it An admrable system of bawiling tha ter provents delay and continual watchinluong rodicen aanago to the lowest point, 13 {3 tha aimof the cinnagemont to give the prblic thy Lest possible accommodntion nt tho tnwoat pose a:blo rates. Tho hundreds of thoukands of pao. ple and tho muiliong of tons of frelgut earrial evary yoar show that the publio approciates this fart. Tho Chicavo, Burliogton & Quincy has the roputation of Lemsr ova of the mosi substantudly built and most perfectly (‘l‘]IlIDDfllllf auy Westorn ronds. 7' 'he nmoothtions of ita track aad the cano and comfort of its carr, are nubjacts of ganoral remark by all whoa havy bosw in the hebit of riding aver somo other roade lewd favored in theso roepacty, THE SUBUERAN PATRONK are capecially favorcd. The cara which the nhabitants of thoes dariving towns alonz its line withiu a hane drad miles of Chicago, who travel back anf forth toan fromn the city dailv, use, ara Huperioe to those commonly affondsd travelers ou ouicr roads, sod mre not excellad Ly tho cars of snvroad in the worll. ““his preat sdva which the C., B. & Q. exteuds to its pa is handsomely avprocistol by tuo roving tendoucy of * peopla to mettly alony tha line of ® roaxl whie eitotds them euch une jualed f. tos, It should also be meutioned that tins roal fur- nishen ity suburben patrons n erester panbor of traius dally thau aay other Cliivan railrord, and always nirungas their runniog timo to accommo- date their passonceru, ) ‘The general oflice of ha Chicvso, Ravlingtan & Quincy in this city 1 at No. 193 Minhigan ave- nuo, sad ita ap.tawn tivaot oMn No. 8) Clark straet, oppoeits tha Snirman Houwe, whore uloaping-car berths cau bs secured by letter or telegraph, THE CHICAGO & ALTON. It in tho woll-founded borst of the man. agors uf thix road that it Is the mow com- pact sud deeirable pleca of raifroad props erty in the West, Its maln lme¢ oXors the shortras and must divect 1oute batween the two lesdiug citloa of Chioago an<l St. Louls; ita branchos ave all located advautagsousty, aud its sy, 88 8 whole, forms an essontlal ok in the ureat rsilrosd obain that stretches acrows thia Contioont. The unifor abilicy which has char- acionzed itd mavagamant for the Isst decade is aliown by the fact that, out of tha tifty raitroad enrporations doing business it Lhis Giate, it iy one of the flve that have alwass pad fist-class divideuls to their stockholders. . The Chicago & Alton 1352 1 Lins always boen s warm (svorite with tho publiv, Ia the shipment of freight over ite road, as well aa 10 tho tranwe - portation of passengers in ita olozaat and well. Appointed coachos, it hea alwayy compared more than favorably with tho other leading toads of tho West. Its masagers wore smong the first to introduce the usn of stosl raily, insyring safety snd spevd, with long uen; uod bave, withiu the past two or lireo years built 1 suloudid socond track over a portion of its Jine. for the scconnmn xiation of the' imwmeusq freight busiuges 1hat bns beeu doveloped 1n connost) o wihithe ¢oal wines of Urnudy, LaSalls, And W, tice. Quito rocently, it s sojuired Pusstasion of tho Chicago & Ilinols Iiver Rail- ros | runuing from Jolist to the Ma:on Liver, awl tappisgs onw of tho richast ¢ aal-teids 10 this country, ‘fuere 1 uo doubt that the vneniyz up of th new road wil, within a uhort hma