Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-09-21
Correspondence Of the Empire)
An Excursion 10 the North West,
MILwAUkrK, sept. Is, 1s65.

| DiLWAUKEE, sept lo, 1000.
AS a general thing there is not much OF
incident or interest in railroad trip of
three or four hundred miles--an operation
of the kind being usually tiresome and
monotonous. The route, however, from
Dayton to this point, via the Day ton and
Western to Richmond-the Chicago and
Great Eastern Cincinnati Air Line) to
Chicago--and the Chicago and Milwaukee
to this place, is an exception to the rule
With that portion of the route extend
ing from Dayton to Richmond, many of
your readers are already familiar. The road
from the latter point to Chicago is one of
the best managed and most desirable rail-
way thoroughfares in the country. 1t runs
iii direct liue between the two points, and
is by far the shortest. most pleasant and
expeditions route from Dayton to Chicago
and all the important points in the great
North West. 1t is most admirably man
sged-its facilities for travel are of the
first class, and the kind and courteous
bearing Of its officers, conductors and en-
ployees of every grade, afford pleasant
relief from the monotony and WEAKNESS
almost unavoidable in full day trip by
rail. The route passes through pleasant
and interesting portion of the country
a splendid agricultural region, thickly
studded with Furnishing and growing
towns, including Anderson, Kokomo,
Logansport, &c. Crossing the Illinois
line, we traverse for miles and miles the
magnificent prairies of that atsection of the
State.
The grandest feature Of the whole route
at this season OF the year, is the growing
corn crop. We never before witnessed
any thing to compare with it Such
promise Of abundance, we venture to say,
was never before seen in this section, il
indeed any where else. There is not only
an immense area planted, but the yield
will be enormous and the quality of sur
passing excellence. Already are the swell
ling ears of golden grain threatening to
drop from the stalk with their own weight.
Persons coming West, by taking the
route indicated, and leaving Dayton at
$50 A. NJ. will reach Chicago for supper,
and if they desire, can come through to
Milwaukee the same night. We especially
commend it to the attention of the travel-
ing public. The great and constantly in
creasing popularity of the Chicago and
Great Eastern Railway, as means Of
communication with this section of the
country, is in a great measure owing to
the excellent management of A. N. Towne,
Esq, the General Superintendent, whose
efforts are unceasing to render it in all re-
spects worthy of the liberal patronage
bestowed upon it. -'.'"
Chicago has fully earned the reputation
ofbeing decidedly "fast town" With
a population of one hundred and sixty
thousand--the central Emporium ofthe
vast lake commerce of the North West
the converging point of dozen or more
Of the-most important railroad lines in
the country-with large and constantly
augmenting manufacturing facilities-with
an inexhaustible amount of capital, in
dustry and enterprise, and being located
in the heart OF the best and most produce
tive agricultural region on the face of the
earth, no wonder that it has made such
rapid strides to its present position of
greatness and prosperity, especially. when
It is remembered that only about thirty
Eve years ago its. site was marked by the
scattered cabins of its first settlers. d ~
b. Chicago is noted for the number and
excellence of its hotels. Few cities can
boast of better hotel facilities, and yet
they are scarcely sufficient to accommodate
the vast throngs of travellers which daily
eongregate there Among them ! wish
to make particular mention of the Briggs