, 1875-09-11
THE PARMELEE OMNIBUS LINE.

No sketch OF tho railroad systcm conterinE III
Chicago would 10 complete unless it Included q
full notice OF the Pasmoleo Omnibus Line and
baggage Express, Nr, Frank Parmeleo, tho
proprietor, il one Of onr "old settlcrs." ThuHo
whoao memories Of Chicago run back TO the de-
caae belueon 10 and GO remember his low. hos
ritable. Bouthe1n-iookinE huuse az nne Of tho
few landmarks which broka the monotonr OF
the fic,ds Of corn TINT stretched Oh osier siho OF
Michigan avetuu from Fourteenth to Twenty
eecond Rlreot. I1e organized lIn liue sud boRAn
business May ., 1858. At that time, the dopota
and ~ hotals of Chicago ~ Nese FIR fswer a nnnher
conlpared with that Of tue proaeut day, wa1 only
q drop in the bucket. Mr. Parmclee saw. how
hvcr, that system Of tranHfer between depot.
aud to aud from hotals and private hounaa
20 With Ito psssage OF each yesr. rho
marked BuccctH OF bis enterprise hAs
moro than justified tIiH hclief tn the future Nhsn
l,o stat,oDsd his ntst omnibus 1t the Central
depot, twenty-two years ago. and placed man
~ tho ohtranco to ANNOUNCE that ths bus would
rarrv rAsaBneerB to ans hotel or depot. and that
baggage would bc delivered in ahv part Of tho
city. few people got IN. A tow trunks we're
business began which tus slnce attained such
g;oaL proportions. 1t u not gong too far 10 eay
thai the rsrmeles L,na In to"day tho
BEST IN THE WORLD
nl tts A1nG. II SMpova lo3 !ueH+ SlrHtSel OF
whom arc agents. aeven collectors, ntnety-six
drivers. and fourteen barp-employee. The lat
tor ate In ohargo Of the substantial brick ttr11c-
tn1e on Jackson street, which shotors 210 atrong
hurues. lfty-hyo 'busoS md forty wagons. l.
contains. too enormous vaults. protsctaa by
stool lbcks and tesh-aud.b!ood men. ThoHa
vaults ufta1 hotd tsyuka, tho eonteuta Of which
are worth many thousands OF doliAta,
4 Traveller who reaches Chicago with El0,0p
worth Ut towclfy Ia lH b19gaYo and vino noAuH
n at,&u ftkv crt ID tAtrc&1tV tAtNe4Mtt
to rink his precious Ennka III \ hotol. 1hs Par
reoa Line couics to hin helpsana reliarea him at
bus petpIe1!ty aud responsibility at the aA1no
timo. lie has only to pay tho ordtnkry Charge
Tor = dodbla trausfcr 10 have his baggage car.
tied 10 la Ehutta. Kept tera durlnE his Etay. Aud
du,ycrod to him II the depot wl,ou ho 10 roslv
TO leave tho city. AZ this vAl'.ahle feature OF
tho syaten becolnss tloTo widely known. tho
travelling public will be qu!ok to appreciate tho
adyantnses 1t ot1ors them.
Tho Fat1ualee Ltna. "a = whole, Ia one OF tls
most comI!oto pieces Of
LAnoA-aAvlNa AAcM1rgnI
I'll tho World. "3IAuy mtk1a tnAkos mucklA-"
IL saving zach OF ntany thousands ot travellers
I listio trouble It raves tla public great doal.
aiany of its fnat,lres. the original invention Of
Mr. Farms!so. have bsen aloptsd ly such liues
thr"nshoat tho country: All tue trains which
near ChioAEo xro boarded bv ueatly.unt!ornod
agents u Tbs ll'lss VINO provide Passengers bllina
fnr tue llorent hotols, bi. aud ttc, With Tickets
wh'sh na1afa 'neui sesfs ~ tno nases WaitlhR
a:nef A. t"setf aetoH ~ sus phssousg1 ~ goHiE eA
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u'e tep9t 'font "nlall tue cohhtcttaS tfsiil
atarta. 1le hssot" ato pfoslueil nht ohly WIN
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h"tet i'ifss. An'5s' ~ she s"ulta Ut tho limo. as
TO pss'ass ny. ss'nsioF: to 10 aos,o wa!e.
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