Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-12-13

That the public fully appreciate its numer-
l,ous advantages Is obvious from the enor-
NOUS traffic that now engages all its re-
sources, and the patronage 80 generously
awarded it during the past year-the first
of itsexistence, This Line is owned joint
| " by the railroad companies that conduct
| Its business, viz: the Michigan Central,
Canada Great Western, New York Cen
| tral, Hudson River, Boston d Albany, Bur.
lington & Quincy, Illinois Central, and
Chicago, Alton & ST. Louis. Its earnings
are shared and expenses e4uitably divided
among these great corporations. Unlike
those fast freight and express lines which
fasten and fatten like leeches upon the
labor and capital of our great routes OF
transportation absorbing the lions share
of profit, the benefits derived from the
Blue Line inure directly to the stockhold-
ers of the roads that do the work, to whom
they rightfully belong. Every detail of its
vast business is attended to by experienced
officers of the freight departments of the
roads in interest thus avoiding all outside
costly Agencies and an extraordinary
clerical force. AS the Blue Line cars run
over continuous lines of uniform guage
between the West and the seaboard with
out intermediate change, the necessity of
maintaining an army of laborers and en-
ployees at terminal and transfer points is
also obviated. Its practical working is
| therefore as economical as it Is thorough
and efficient, and in the carriage of freight
over long stretches of distance no other
Line can afford to grant contracts so favor
| able to shippers and the public
The laying of third or annexation
| rail upon the Canada Great Western-con- :
verting its track to width of four feet
Infrr half To Writ y.
that of Its Eastern connections Except the
Erie) and the gauge of the Michigan Gen.
trail and its connections west and south of
this city-together with the building of
powerful iron steamer at Detroit capable
Of transporting entire trains Of loaded
cars across the river In perfect safety and
with the utmost ease al all times of year,
| (both of which enterprises have proved
completely successfully opened to public
use the, first and only continuous all rail
/ line over which cars could run from all
4 points in the Mississippi valley to Boston
and New York without breakage of bulk.
Hundreds of cars-freighted with cotton
delivered at Cairo from New Orleans and
grain from interior Illinois with the agri-s
cultural products of Iowa from Cedar
Rapids and Dubuque; with wheat and
-four from upper Minnesota over the North
w
cattle from Chicago, and merchandise from
all western points-are daily passing over
the Blue Line to Eastern markets, whose
contents are untouched from the moment
Of departure until they arrive at their
several places of destination. New Eng
land manufacturers and Boston aud New
York merchants enjoy equal facilities in
consigning goods to Western purchasers.
Freight In either direction is invariably
carried on time and delivered in excellent
condition. pea b.s. go ~ rsrE9gr ,
The Blue Line cars are all built upon
the same model, and are very solid, tight,
strong and servicable. They rest on rub,
/ Der springs placed on passenger trucks,
4 and the brakes are so arranged as to press
| on the inner instead of the outside sur.
face of the wheels thus bringing the train
under better control Every timber, cross
piece, rivet, bolt and bar in all the the cars
are precisely alike, so that duplicates of
each and every part can be obtained and
/ promptly supplied at all the car shops of
the different roads forming the combined
route, in case Of emergency or accident
and injury arising from any unforeseen
cause. These cars fully justify the simple
i and ingenious plan upon which they were
constructed, and have proved admirably
adapted to the varied uses for which they
| were designed. Although hundreds of
these cars have been finished and are now
! running leach road contributing its quota
| to the general aggregate), the pressure of
4 traffic on the Blue Line during the late
fall and early winter mouths has been, and
will be so immense, as to render necessary
large additions to its equipment and rolling
stock Thus far, every order has been
| filled and every claim on Its transportation
facilities promptly met, and 1t Is the inten-
ton of the management (whose energy Is
abundant, and resources of capital unlim-
| ited,) to amply accommodate in the future
/ as in the past, all tho requirements of the
vast inland commerce they will ultimately
control.
| In conclusion, the Blue Line, since the
| date of Its organization, january 1st,
! 1872 has met with success and patron
age uneXampled in freight annals. Its af-
| fairs are in the hands of judicious and
skillful men, who represent some of the
wealthiest and ablest corporations in the
country. Its track of continuous rail be-
| tween remote terminal points, offers extra
ordinary facilities for the safe and speedy
transmission of all kinds of freight. It's
cars of uniform build, are the most com-
modious, convenient and best of the kind
In the world. In point of speed it equals
that of any fast freight line, never making
less time than four days between Chicago
and New York. 1t guarantees to shippers
the delivery of goods in first class order,
and Its tariff of rates is moderate and rea-
sonable. 1t adjusts all losses from damage
or delay IN transit (without circumlocutiOn
or red tape), upon liberal and equitable
basis. It deals honestly and honorably
| with all Its patrons without favoritism or
| injustice. 1t seeks, and gladly accepts, all
business offered through legitimate chan
| nels, while it refuses to conciliate patron
age by q resort to malpractice or misrep-
| resentation. The benefits it has already
conferred upon the agricultural industries
and commercial interests of the country
can hardly be measured or calculated
With the merchants, farmers, produce
growers, beef and pork packers, lumber
dealers and shippers of every class and
degree all over the west, the officers of
the Blue Line, within the short period of
eleven months, have established the most
cordial relations of mutual friendship and
good will. 1 A0
To Blue Line aud Public we would
here proffer the parting toast of peerless
10 Jefferson as uttered In the play Of Rip
Van Wrinkle; "may you both live long,
| unit may you prospect" s8 Is sgs5
| Ew All Freight, TO receive prompt attention,
should be marked and consigned Dta BLUE LINE,
| care NJ G. r. r., Chicago. Bills of Lading and
further information desired, can be had OF 3. A;
| of South Water ST.; y. A. Howe, eJr. and w. w.
| Street, Cont'g Agts., 81 Dearborn ST. A. Walng.
ford. Agt. Crit West'n R'y, 81 Lake st. Chicago