Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-11-17
From the Toledo Blade Of Oct. 20. isto
The New Route to st. Louis, Mis-
eouri-S Short Line. VIII Decatnr.

Toledo, Wabash & Western is one of
the great railroad corporations of thu
country. Its eastern terminus is Toledo,
out It has four terminus points IN the west
Wis; heokuk, Iowa; Quincy, Illinois; Han
niDai, Mo; st. Louis, Mo. At Keokuk IL
connects with the DesMoinss Valley
Road, and through it with the Chicago
ana Northwestern to Omaha, passing
through the heart of Iowa At Quincy II
sGIkesstde HAanisal aid st. Joe Road,
and makes all points In Kansas, and with
the 81 Joe and Council Bluffs Road, q
direct connection with the Union Pacific
and the entire State of Missouri. Leaving
the Quincy line ut Bluff City, branch
goes direct to Hannibal, Mo-, thence over
the new Hannibal and Mcberly Road to
Kansas City and Leavenworth, making
by this route an almost air line from To-
ieuo to Kansas City. These three terminal
points control large portion ofthe West.
his Company has now completed its
new road from Decatur, ILL.,. to East st.
Louis. making direct, continuous line
from the head of Lake Erie to st. Louis,
Without break or charge of cars. The
completion OF this connection is an event
IN the history OF rsilreads.in this country.
st. Louis 10 the chief city on the Missis-
slppi, and is the point of departure for
the vast territory of the west. A line of
road stretching from Lake Erie to the
Mississippi. passing through two OF the
greatest OF the States, cannot but be con-
sidered as one OF the great enterprises of
the country, as by its new connection II
transports passengers from the great lakes
TO the great river without change or delay.
The Wabash route Is now prepared as
well Tor passenger traffic as any road in
the United States, and the completion of
this connection gives it q hold upon
business which 1t has heretofore made no
special effort to secure.
BY this line the distance from Toledo
To st. Louis Is only ore 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
as follows:
Macon county, chief town Decatur.
Christian county, chief town Taylor
vile.
Macoupen county. chiefto Staunton.
Madison county, chief town Edwards
vile.
The road before reaching Decatur passes
through the garden Of Indians, and the
portion OF Illinois that il penetrates Is the
best and richest. The counties we have
specified are not excelled In the United
States in point Of wealth of soil and ma
tural beauty.
The track OF the Wabash Is in most
excellent order. The road has been
thoroughly ballasted, the defective ties
and iron all removed, and the best and
heaviest pnt in their place The road is
smooth over its entire length, and 30 well
built as to make the highest rate Of speed
safe. The condition Of the track, with
the care exercised lin ihe construction. Of
sbe ears On the line. relieve the traveler
of the constant feeling OF danger one ex-
periences on roads less carefully construc-
ted and less conscientiously managed.
The new depots at st. Louis are the
most commodious in that city. The COM
pany have constructed Q new passenger
depot at the ferry, and the Transit Com
pany have built new and complete
equipment of Omnibusses and Baggage
Wagons especially for this road, which
run to every part OF The city-to. private
houses and hotels, as well US TO depots Of
other railroads.
tons are made with the North Missouri,
utSoOuii oCIuC, OoutucIu I3clQc, Iron
Mountain, and other lines to the West
and Southwest, also with first-class steam
ers fer Memphis snd New Orleans, and
the intermediate points on the Mississippi.
We believe that the greatest part Of the
travel to the Great West viii pass over
this reute-indeed we do not see how ii
cm be otherwise. The trains from the
East make close connection in the Onion
depot at Toledo, and from Toledo TO the
Mississippi there is no change whatever.
The traveller whose destination is Kansas
saves several hours of times by taking
this route, and he goes in such comfort,
and with such psrfect assurance of safety,
as to make it preferable, even though he !
saves nothing in lime thereby.
No road in the country has in its en-
ploy more allie and accomplished men, or
men more quick to realize the necessities
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
IL no better road in the country, and the
day Ia not far distant when 1t will be 90
acknowledged by travelling men.