Marshall County Republican., 1876-08-10

Pu1LADELPHIA Pa.

THIS GREAT INTERNATIONAL
EXHIBITION, DESIGNED TO COM
MEMORATE THE ONE HUN
DREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF AM
ERICAN INDEPENDENCE, OPEN
ED MAY 10th, AND WILL CLOSE
NOVEMBER 10th, 1876. All the ma
:ions of the world and all the States
and Territories of the Union are par
ticipating in this wonderful demon
stration, bringing together the most
comprehensive collection of art treas
ures, mechanical inventions, scien-
tific discoveries, manufacturing a
chievements, mineral specimens. and
agricultural products ever exhibited.
The grounds devoted to the Exhibi-
tion are situated On the line of the
Pennsylvania Railroad and embrace
four hundred and fifty acres OF Fair
mount Park. all highly improved and
ornamented, on which are erected the
largest buildings ever constructed
five of these covering an area of fifty
acres and costing S5,000,000 The to-
tai number Of buildings erected for
the purpose of the Exhibition is near
ly two hundred. During the thirty
days Immediately following the open
ing of the Exhibition million and "a
quarter Of people visited it.
THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD,
THE GREAT TRUNK LINE
FAST MAIL RoSTE sT irSs o9F THE UNITED
is the most direct, convenient, and
economical way of reaching the Ex-
hibition from all sections of the coun-
try. Its trains to and from Philadel-
pqia will pass through GRAND
CENTENNIAL DEPOT, which the
Company have erected at the Maiu
Entrance to the Exhibition Grounds
for the accommodation of passengers
who wish TO stop at or start from the
numerous large hotels contiguous to
this station and the Exhibition-a
convenience OF the greatest value to
visitors, and afforded exclusively by
the Pennsylvania Railroad, which is
THE ONLY LINE RUNNING d.
RECT TO THE ECENTENNIAL BULL
DINGS. Excursion trains will also
stop at the Encampment of the Pa
irons of Husbandry, at Elm Station
on this road.
The PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD Is THE
GRANDEsT RAILWAY ORGANIZATION IN THE
WORLD. IT CONTROLS SEVEN THOUSAND
MILES OF ROADWAY, FORMING CoNTINU-
Gus LINES TO PHILADELPHIA, New YORK,
BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON, OVER
WHICH LUXURIOUS DAY AND NIGHT CARS
ARE RUN FROM CHICAGO, ST. LOUIS, LOU
IsvILLE, CINCINNATI, INDIANAPOLIS, CO.
LUMBUs, TOLEDO, CLEVELAND AND ERIE.
WITHOUT CHANGE.
Its main line is laid with double
and third tracks of heavy steel rails
upon deep bed of broken stone bal
last, and its bridges are all of iron or
stone. It's passenger trains are
equipped with every known improve-
ment for comfort and safety. and are
run at faster speed for greater dis
tances than the trains of any line on
the continent The Company has
largely increased its equipment for
Centennial travel, and will be pre-
pared TO build in its own shops loco
motives and passenger cars at short
notice sufficient to fully accommodate
any extra demand. The unequaled
resources at the command OF the
Company guarantees the most per-
feet accommodations for all its pat
rons during the Centennial Exhibi-
! ton.
THE MAGNIFICENT SCENERY
for which the Pennsylvania Railroad
is so justly celebrated presents to the
traveller over its roadway an ever
changing panorama of river, noun
tain, and landscape views unequaled
in America.
THE EATING STATIONS on this
line are unsurpassed. Meals will be
furnished at suitable hours and am
pie time allowed for enjoying them.
EXCURSION TICKETS. at reduced
rates, will be sold at all principal
Railroad Ticket Offices in the West
Nof tn west and South west.
BE SURE THAT YOUR TICKETS
READ VIA THE GREAT PENNSYLVANIA
ROUTE TO THE CENTENNIAL.
FRANK THOMSON,
General Manager
ID. NJ. BOYD, JR,
Gen1 Pass'r GENT