Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-11-30
,uantic s Pacific RAILWAY.

t lie AtiWrtt MpnthlN. aio haN re
emily ,aken a "trip ">rr III NlaO' il
Z Il ". isailrhti, lhink-U -ls drst ned
a constitute ala't 81 u conf nunn-
of broad guasa fAii~at n ,m the
Atiantit t. the Pariur uccs e., Wh,.l.
will he distinguished nsdsr the ali-in-i
elusive name 81 Atinatr 4 Pacific
Railway. A. Il'e NaHie - has some
local interest - most Ei cur readers.
We will quote from ile article.
Speaking OF the how completed A.
& C ". r r., the Writer says:
'.Thi- work IS the hrst instsllment Of
the q, attest papulsr enterprise IN The
world. the initial iui6iiment of = promise
which America has made Ia l. rs-ii and
all the other nations, one which STALL be
completely fulfild, oai, whea an iron
highway stretches aero, her entire
breadth. from the Afi,uti. Ga the Pacific
Ocean
San Francisco necs7-sIily ircAiaea a IL
pot for the entire Chin- trad. Ct the
United States, and an eBtrepot ior much
of that between China ana F-sietn Ia
rope. With the ~d~veiopm~a; al our Jap
anese relations, still another sIreain al
wealth, now ineaicuiabie. maet HnT IN
through the Golden Gate. In tte reverse
current of A.iatic commerce. New G1fE's
norton al The eastern terminus Of IA
continental belt gives hec = similar share.
Thu gold transport and entire fast fright
business of New York apd San FraDclsco,
now transacted Al an enormous expense
hv Wells & Farao's Express, must be
transferred samas5e 10 the Pacific Road;
while the ptssengsr-cayrisl- nos I-s"iy
ina on tie Isthmus steamers aud over
Ia1as stages, MAJ lie passed practically
entire. 10 the new line"
Ia addition TO an immense through
business, a vast way-trade IS part OF
the estimated sources Of profit IL the
road, which shouldbe auniform broad
gauge, 1.-The Pacific road connecting at
st Louis, with the 4. 4 q W, by boats
like those used at HaTre de Grace, cap
able of terrying the heaviest "a be-
tween the Illinois and Missouri shores. %
The entire length of the line is est
mated a. about $500 miles, Express
trains running % miles an hour, would
take passengers from New York to
San Francisco in Sax days and eight
hours. In making the trip, the writer
anticipates being one OF . ';cho sen few
who may charter one of the magnif-
cent palace ears WHICH are to be placed
on the A. & G. W. Railway. some of
the advantages of which are assumed
to be
"a compartment entirely 10 ourselves,
fitted up with all the luxuries OF a la
dies boudoir. We have comfortable
arm chairs TO sit in all day, the latest i'm
%proysnsnt in folding beds to sleep in at
night. Our mirror, water tank. basin,
and all our toilet arrangements are indie
pendent of the rest of the train.
I'VE seat ourselves in our comfortable
arm chairs, without the mortiica<ion OF
removing single gentlemen and Ihetrouble
OF reversing seats 10 accommodate our party
The ladies are not compelled t. sit 10 in-
ISOLATION by the side Of passengers who
use the car floor as q spitIoon. We may
CHAT together Upon family matters with
out awakening the vivid interest Of sny
mother-in-larael mounting guard in front
of US over a bandbox. The gentlemen
may smoke, if the ladies ike II. and, so
long a. they keep the wind1Nz open, 90
body shall say tnrUl pay. W. al -njay
a sense Of security and Independence,
which isliks occupying Il we'll PraEI< med
Gibraltar On wheels sc have . sick
/ friend with Us, he need never leave his
mattrsss til be reaches San Fr4ncisco.-
| Should his situation become critical en-
roiis, the best medical attendance is At
hsnd.-eyeFy th%rongh-train heiug Obliged
by statute II carry o frst-cIass physician
and surgeod, with IL we'll stocked apoth-
ecary compartment. But our present
party are all OF them la fine health and
spirits; so We may dismiss the d1cior's
shop from BUR consideration"
The talented contributor to the At
%lantic, continues bis trip, in immsg-
ination, across the praifies, rivers,
plains, through the valleys and up and
down the mountain grades, until he
arrives at San Francisco. We hope
the pleasant picture be has drawn may
be realized ere long And it is not at
all extragagant TO assign the Atlantic
4 Great Western Railway a promi-
nent position in the grand iron high
way that shall doubtless, some day,
not very remote, we trust, span the
American continent. The idea IS not
newborn, but ia this instance only
re-ciothcd IN new aud attractive ap-
parel, and mors auspiciousiy present
ed to the public, There are u few
men living in whose brain the great
idea has had a Judgment for years.
When the scheme of the A. s. 6. W.
r. r. was in its ~incipiency, and the
route but dimly penciled across the
map ofObiu MARVIN KENT compre-
hended the peculiar advantages Of the
line, and in the warmth of his zeal
and confidence in the ultimate tri-
umph Of this noble conception Of his
own mind, predicted that at some fa-
ture period the new broad gauge ronte
would constitute the grand trunk of.
the railroad systems ramiiying the
Northern and Western States, aud
that through its broad channel would
be carried the rich traffic of oriental
as we'll as occidental commerce. Time
passes, and with each years develop