The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-11-10
From the Toledo Blade of October 20, 1901
THE NEW ROUTE TO ST. LOUIS.
short Liae, via Decatur.

OF the great railroad corporations of the
country. Its eastern terminus is Toledo,
but 1t has four terminal points in the west,
VIZ: Keokuk, Iowa; Quincy, Illinois;
Hannibal, Mo-; st. Louis, Mo. At Keo-
kuk 1t connects with the Des Moines VAL
ley Road, and through it with the Chicago
ana Northwestern to Omaha, passing thro'
the heart of Iowa. At Quincy it strikes
the Hannibal and St Joe Road, and makes
all points IN Kansas, and with the st. Joe
and Council Bluffs Road, direct connec-
ton with the Union Pacific and the entire
State of Missouri. Leaving the Quincy
line at Bluff City, branch goes direct to
Hannibal, Mo-; thence over the new
Hannlbal and Moberly Road to Kansas
City and Leavenworth, making by-this
route an almost air line from Toledo to
Kansas City. These three terminal points
control q large portion of the West.
Ihls Company has now completed its
new road from Decatur, H., to East st.
Louis, making direct, continuous line
from the head of Lake Erie to st. Louis,
without break or change of cars
The completion of this connection is an
event IN the history of Railroads in this
country st. Louis is the chief city on
the Mississippi, and is thepoint Of depart
ure for the vast territory in the west A
line of road stretching from Lake Eriie-fo
the Mississippi, passing through two Of
the greatest of the States, cannot but be
considered as one of the great enterprises
of the country, as by its new connection
1t transports passengers from the great
Lakes TO the great river without change
or delay
The Wabash route is now prepared as
well for passenger traffic as any road in the
United States, and the completion of this
most important connection gives it hold
upon business which it has heretofore
made no special effort to secure.
By this line the distance from Toledo to
ST. Louis is only one hundred and thirty
miles The old Wabash Road through the
heart of Indiana and Eastern Illinois is
used TO Decatur, Illinois, where the new
line branches of. passing counties and
towns as follows:
Macon county, chief town Decatur.
Christian county, chief town TavlorviIle
Macoupen county, chief town SIaunton
Madison county, chief town Edwards
vile.
The road before reaching Decatur passes
through the garden OF Indians, and the
portion Of Illinois thst II penetrates Is the
best and richest. The counties We have
specified are not e1csllsG in the United
States in point of wealth Of soil and natural
beauty.
The Company's officers have made am
pie arrangements TO properly accommo-
date the immense tide of travel that will
naturally EsAk this avenue. They have
placed upon ;he raad nsw and elegant
passenger "'4cL-S, hUred up regardless OF
expense, the ruiIng ideas b-ing comfort
and saterv Thsra is absolutely nothing
lacking in then cars. The ornamAnration
Is rich ari cEsst.. th-. .s-sts are not only
beautiful hut luxurious, snf the heating
apparatusis is the b.st We hav- ever seen.
T. 81 tln- q p"nt- -haye Ihev brought this
Important item that every passenger may
have almost The precise temperature pre-
ferre6.
The Wabash has bridge spanning the
Mississippi ST Quincy, and is building TWO
mora, ons at KeokGk and one at-Hanni-
bal. The Quincy bricge is a magnificent
structure Shd The Others are TO De not ia
ferior Il IL.
The sleeping cars now on the road are
Pullmsu-s 5esJ, but the Company are
building six in the;r; shops in Toledo that
excel -'Pullmanis besT IL almost every
paTEirI1iaT IN 2 QuleLflG DIMINISHING
are superb, srd .svErv convenience that
has ever been oevi+ea is made use Of
AS soou As -Es sleeping sao palace cars,
now being -ouilt. ars fnIshea the passen-
ger from New York 70 any point il the
West may get IL his seat at the Hudson
River Depot, ana never leave il till he
reaches ST. Louis.
The company make 1t a special point to
have none but gentlemen in their employ.
The officers of each train are intelligent,
obligiug gentlemen who feel that their du-
ty is not done with the collection of tick
cts. The Wabash conductors have always
been popularwith. the travelling public
now that their facilities for making those
IN their care comfortable have been in
creased and they viii be more so.
The track of the Wabash is in most eX-
celieAt order. The road has been thor
oughly ballasted, the defective iron and
ties all removed and the best and heaviest
put in their place. The road is smooth
over its entire length, and so well built as
to make the highest rate Of speed safe.
The condition Of the track, with the care
exercised in the construction of the cars
on the line, relieve the traveller of the
feeling of danger one expert
ences on roads less carefully constructed
and less conscientiously managed.
The new depots at st. Louis are the
most commodious in that city The COM
pany have constructed new passenger
depot at the ferry, and the Transit Compa-
ny have built new and complete equip
ment of Omnibusses and Baggage Wagons
for this road, which run to eve
~ part of the city-to private houses and
hotels, as we'll as to depots of other rail-
roads.
At st. Louis, direct and close connec-
dons are made with the North Missouri.
Missouri Pacific, Southern Pacific, Iron
Mountain, and other. lines to the West and
Southwest: alse with first class steamers
for Memphis and New Orleans, and the
points on the Mississippi.
We believe that the greatest part Of the
travel to the Crest West will pass over
this route, indeed we do not see how it can
be otherwise The trains from the East
make close connection in the Union depot
at Toledo, and from Toledo to the Missfss-
ippi there is no change whatever. The
traveller whose destination is Kansas saves
several hours OF time by taking this route,
and he goes IN such comfort, and with
such perfect. assurance Of safety, as to
make it preferable, even though he save
nothing IN time theteby.
The majority of the men whose unre-
mitting efforts have carried forward this
great enterprise, are citizens of Toledo.
Hon. kza1ah .BoOdy. the President. re-
sides N New York, and the active duties
of his office deyOlys upon John n. Drum
mond. Esq, Of this city. the Vice Presi-
dent Geo H Burrows is General Super
intendent, with the duties usual to that
important office John B. Carson is Gen
ersl Freight Agent. and manages the COM
meIclal interests Of the company, while
John..U. Parsons and W. L. Malcolm have
control of the passenger business of the
road. To these gentlemen is due very
much of the credit. for the perfection Of
the read, and the satisfactory manner in
which its business with the public is trans
acted.
No road in the country has in its EN-
ploy more able and accomplished men. or
men more quick to realize thenscessities Of
the hour or more ready to meet them.
The travelling public in the East will do
well to remember the Wabash route, when
arranging for trip to the West. There is
no better road in the country, and the day
is not far distant when ii will go scknoWl-