Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-06-30
THE GREAT CENTRAL ROUTE.

THE GREAT CENTRAL ROUTE.
The superior advantages offered to trav-
elers between the East and West by the
Great Central Route, are thus set forth in
the Wheeling Times:
The route from Wheeling eastward is
justly considered the great central route
from the West 10 Baltimore, Philadelphia,
New York and Boston. 1t is over the
best road in America, the United States
McAddmized road, from Wheeling to Han.
cock, in the splendid Bow Spring coaches,
and others of the Troy build, as easy as
private carriage, and superior in their ar
engagements to any other stages in the
Union. They are owned by large and
efficient companies, men of probity, intel.
ligence and enterprise. who personally SUI
perlntend the road at the various points on
the route, having their drivers and agents
under their immediate eye, which facts.
coupled with a determination to do the
traveller justice and expedite his passage,
render this the most safe and comforia BILE
stage road travelled in the Union.
At Hancock, after ride of about 81
hours, the travellers enter the steam cars
of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road,
which are fitted up with arm chairs and
ber.hs that enable them to sleep comfort
ably if they desire. There is no crowd,
slowed away heads and points, no tramp
ing on decks, no dragging of ropes, no
surges Of water, no humping in and out of
locks to disturb the sleeper, as is found on
the canals--every thing goes on like
clock-work. The traveller arrives in Bal.
tlmore al day light, the passage havils.
cost him ID dollars, and for his meals
during the time, he has paid for as many
as he has eaten and no more, at 81 cents
each.
We would suppose, that in the large
stock OF goods, the beautiful location, the
lovely women, and the hospltable men,
the traveller either for business or plea
sure, would have no interest in going any
farther; but if he desires il, he can do so,
having full time to take shave, dress,
make what little purchases he may desire,
eat breakfast at Barnum's, the Eu,aw,
the Exchange, or Jockeys new house,
the second breakfast after leaving Wheel
ing, and then start in the Railroad cars to
Philadelphia; at Philadelphia :hey have
an hours leisure, even though travelling
rapidly, then take the Railroad cars to
New York. At New York they can take
a steamboat to Boston and the east. Fare
from Wheeling to Boston, 81 dollars,
Wheslng to New York Is, to Philadel
pha Is, to Baltimore l3, and the same
returning.
But few months will close before the
completion ofthe Railroad to Cumberland.
Information of the shipment OF all the iron
arrived by the last steamship, and no one
doubts but that The cars will be running
to Cumberland by the first of Octuber,
and some who are interested, say the mid.
die of September but at the fdrthest time
ii ,ciH be opened on the LIST day Of October
merit. Such men as LOUIS M'LANE, the
President of the Company, Mr.. LArRoBE,
Chiei Engineer, and the present board of
directors, are not likely to disappoint the
public when their word has once gone out,
and il is no small obstacle that can stop
Baltimore at o'clock in the morning, ar
rive at Cumberland at 2 P. NJ, there jump
into the coaches, and be in Wheeling in
80 hours. In other words, they will star,
from Baltimore at in the morning, and
arrive in Wheeling at 10 the next morn
ing. Now we would like to know in
what part Of the world the Pennsy
canal will be about that time, say 100
days from now.
Transportation Of goods will next claim
attention. a merchant will then purchase
in Baltimore, put his goods into car bodies
suited for the road, lock them up, stay in
Baltimore one day to collect and settle his
bills, step into an evening railroad car,
take seat in an arm chair, and BY the
time he has thought over the whole mat.
ter, he is IN Cumberland, l7s miles on his
way home; he takes a show spring
coach" and by sunset he is in Wheeling.
He stays one day in Wheeling, makes his
purchases Of western manufactures, Sc.
lects his boat, and 10, his goods have ar
rived. He puts them on board the boat
in which he takes passage and is taken
Nth has goods to any part oil The far west,
to Little Rock rpeoria, Burlington, Iowa,
or to Florence. There is no fear Of the
loss of boxes, no lear Of injury-he has his
goods always under his own eye and in
his own care.
This is all true, and ~ the short space
of 100 days it must be accomplished.
There is nothing visionary about it. A
friend in Baltimore remarks truly, "Wheel.
ing is in The right place"