Connecticut western news., 1875-10-15
Chicago npd Her Railroads.
TOONCLUDEDI

 corporation in the world.
 THE GREEN BAY AND LAKE SUPERIOR LINE.
 Extending from Chicago to Marquette, Mich., is 432 miles long. That part of this line between Chicago and Green Bay is the oldest and most widely known of all the roads forming the present North Western system. The whole length of the line is through region of unsurpassed richness, in both agricultural and mineral resources, the northern terminus touching the vast copper region of Northern Wis consin and Michigan. It passes through several of the most fourishing inland cities Fort Atkinson, Watertowu, Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, Menominee, Escanaba, Negaunes and to Marquette. At Clinton Junction the road connects with the Western Union Railway; at Milton Junction with the Prairie du Chen Road; at Watertown with the La Crosse Railroad at Minnesota Junction with the Portage City Road. Fond du Lac is the junction of the Wiscon- sin Division of the North Western and its Milwaukee and Fon du Lac Ar Line Branch. At Fon du Lac it also connects with the SheboYgan & Fond du Lac Rail- road for Ripon, Green Lake and other points. By the "Air Line" Fond du Lac Is only 6s smiles from Milwaukee, and 14s from Chicago. At Menasha it connects with the Wisconsin Central Railroad for Waupaca, Stevens Point, etc. At Fort Howard it connects with the Green Bay and Minnesota Railroad for Few London Grand Rapids, etc.
 THE CHICAGO AND MILWAUKEE LINE Extends from Chicago to Milwaukee, s5 miles, passing through the following beautiful and prosperous suburbs to Chicago: Ravenswoou, Evanston High land Park, Lake Forest, Winnetka, Wauke- gan, Racine and Kenosha. At Milwaukee, it connects with the Milwaukee, Lake Shore 6 Western Road the Milwaukee, and Fond du Lac or North-Western Union Division of the Chicago s North Western Road. This line is noted for the smooth ness of its track and the elegance of It's rolling stock. A recent acquisition are the celebrated Pullman Drawing room chair cars, which are run via this line only between Chicago and Milwaukee.
 THE MINNESOTA DIVISION. OR ITS wINeNA
 AND ST. PETER RAILWAY LINE
 Extends from Chicago to Lake Kampeska, 625 miles northwest, way off on the frontier of civilization. This division follows the St. Paul and Minneapolis line to Elroy, thence via Sparta, La Crosse and Trempe- leau to Winona; and thence (after crossing the Mississippi by subtantial bridge owned by the North Western road) via.the Winona & St. Peter Railway. To the farmer, this line offers many inducements, such as cheap lands, excellent soil, good water, fine grazing, and certain crops. As the passenger trains are now run, you cannot reach Winona, or any point west on this line, without passing over portion of tho lines of the Chicago & North Westerr Railway.
 ITS OTHER LINES.
 Besides the routes named above, thi' Company owns the only route from Chicago to Freeport the only line to Lake Geneva Wis, the only route from Clinton tt Anamosa, Ia, and several short branches by which St. Charles and Geneva, III. Tipton and Toledo, la, and other towns can be reached.
 SIMMER RESORTS
 Abound along it's lines. the best knowl among which being Madison, Lake Zurich Sparta, St. Paul, Winona, Milwaukee Lake Geneva, Marquette, Negaunee, Me uasha, Oshkosh, Waukegan, Green Lake Devils Lake, Elkhart Lake, Watertown Palmyra, L'Anse, Escanaba, Fond du Lac Ripon, Minneapolis, Duluth, Ishpeming Sheboygan and Green Bay. Many of thes' can be reached by this line only.
 CONCLUDING REMARKS.
 All the lines of the Chicago and North Western Railway system pass through th' very best known farming lands in thu | world. Nowhere upon the globe does thu Illinois, Wisconsin. Iowa Minnesota ant Michigan. The very best portions of thes l great States are reached by the Nortl Western. Every mile of every line operat i ed by the Company IS first-class The ricl l copper and silver deposits of Michigan ant 1 Northern Wisconsin are also tributary t this road as are the lead mines of Southerl | Wisconsin and Illinois, and the coa deposits of Iowa. The North Western also favored in its connections: A larg share of the freightage and traffic of tn Pacific Coast, of the Western Territories of the British Possessions, and of the land beyond the Pacific, have necessarily t pass over some one of the line of the Chicago 6 North Western Raj
 way on their way to the Atlantic seaboaro
 A word as to the management and equip
 ment of the road. The best evidence c the excellence of the management is tn fact that it's trains are always on time, an
 ite cars well filled, and as to the equiE
 ment. the many unsolicited kindl
 expressions which the road has eve
 received and is continuing to receive regar;
 ing the smoothness of track, the superiC
 construction and elegance of the cars, is
 fair indication of the drift of public opinion
 One of the most important features col
 nccted with comfortable travelling is tt
 establishing of good eating-houses
 convenient distances along the line. Tn fact which many railroad companies hay l: entirely overlooked, the North-Wester Company evidently fully understood, f'
 no other road in the West, long or shor
 can compare with the North Western . this respect. Any one who has dor much travelling in the West will assured bear out the writer in this assertion. At territorial hanging, the victim wt
 had been literally supplied with whiske
 prior to fulfilling his engagement with tl