Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-07-27
ComfortabIe Travelling.

"The conVeniences of modern travel
who shall estimate them," is a PROPOSE
ton that can be better answered after
a ride over the Pan Handle and Pennsyl-
vania Central Railroads, than by travel
ing on any other route in any other di-
rection. The wonderful changes and
improvements that have of late years
been going on in the multiplication OF
travelling c~onveniences inland have their
best illustration on this route.
The professional traveller, of all others,
is The best and most appreciative judges OF
comfort on the rail. No amount of spe-
cial pleading by gentlemanly agents can
flaming advertisements of "shortest"
and ''quickest,' - or 'no change of cars"-
he is "posted." He knows ny expert
ence, the unerring teacher of us all,
| which route is the shortest, and which
offers the best accommodations, which
makes the quickest time, and which runs
with the most certainty and the least
danger. Your professional traveller,
therefore, is the competent judge as to
the claims of rival railroad lines, and the
one whose advice should be followed.
Now, it is a fact well known in railroad
circles, that the Panhandle route be-
tween Philadelphia and Cincinnati is the
favorite one with this class of the COM
munity. They nave found by expert
ence that this route combines all that is
desirable to render a passage between
the two cities pleasant, comfortable, and
safe, and hence give it the decided pref
ence.
The points of superiority in favor of
this road are several in number, and well
defined. 1t is the shortest in the nu-
merical number of miles traVersed, and
it runs through a richer, and more popu-
lous section of country. Beyond Pitts
burg, it crosses the Allegheny Mount
aims, affording the traveller a splendid
and prolonged view of that unsurpassed
American scenery, the grandest and most
impressive on the continent The rum
ming time is shorter by several hours
than by other lines, which is greatly to
be desired in most cases. The track is
one of the best in the world, double
most of the way, smooth, and well bal
lasted with stone, which renders it al
most altogether free from dust, and is
kept in the best possible condition all the
the time.
The cars are models of the American
railway carriage. They combine all the
latest and most valuable improvements
that can add to their strength, comfort,
or beauty. The most important of these
improvements is the Westinghouse Air
Brake, controlled by the engineer, who
at the first warning of danger can ap-
ply 1t TO every wheel In MS tram, stop
ping the same in less than half the time
occupied with the old style brake. "This
almost obliterates the dangers of rail
travelling" Pullman Palace Drawing
Room and Sleeping cars are attached at
Saint Louis, Louisville, and Cincinnati,
which run through to New York with
out change, and passengers retain their
seats or their berths, until arrival at their
destination. There is another feature of
this line which especially commends it to
consideration. 1t is the excellent eating
accommodations afforded to all passenger
trains. Ample time is given for the three
daily meals, which without exception are
as abundant, as we'll cooked and served,
as any to be had at the best hotels in the
country.
With advantages such as these, it is no
wonder that this road has the preference
Were all Il railroads to offer similar
comforts and conveniences, the s'tired
and hungry traveler'' would soon be a
parsonage of historical note only.-Er-
tract "Cinctnnatt Conmoner."