The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-05-19
The Perfection of Modern
Travel,


PHILADELPHIA, Nav 4th, 1876.
1t is often remarked by travellers,
that in no country of the world, is
the art OF travelling brought so
near perfection, as in the United
States. Although have never
travelled in foreign countries, can
well believe the testimony of
others, especially after the expert
ence of my journey to this city.
For the convenience of the humid
reds of your readers who will, /
hops, visit the greatest exhibition
ever seen on earth, will give a
rapid outline of the route. You
leave Emporia, for example, on
Monday morning by either road,
and you arrive in st. Louis at six
thirty Tuesday gmorn1ng. Sleeping
cars can be secured by one road at
Kansas City, and on the other at
Sedalia. ON arrival at the Union
Depot at st. Louis the traveller
finds eight trains standing III the
depot, headed for the North, East,
and South. Each train has q large
gilt sign on a post at the rear car,
so that no one can by any possible
ty make a mistake, and is under no
necessity of asking questions.
Under the same roof can be found
all that the hungry, thirsty, or dus-
~ traveller can desire; and no mat
ter by what train he continues his
journey, an abundance of time is
given wherein to supply all his
wants. There are found q first
class eating house, baths, news
stand, telegraph office, barber shop,
bar, bootblacks, and cigars and to-
bacco, for those who desire. If you
take the Vandalia line direct for
indianapolis, you leave this depot
At eight O'Clock, passing through
the far famed tnunel, and over the
magnificent bridge, which costs
you q quarter unless you have q
through ticket. One dollar pays
for all the comforts of a parlor car
to Indianapolis where you arrive
at five thirty Tuesday evening.
Here q atop of thirty minutes for
supper. $3.50 pays for a, birth in
u sleeper to Pittsburg, where you
arrive at eight Wednesday morn
ing. Here halt of thirty minutes
is made for an excellent breakfast,
then of you go again in splendid
parlor car, which costs S1.50,
through the grand scenery of the
Pennsylvania railroad to this city
Nuh a rs1u ut hal
Wednesday evening. Here you
have made a journey of 1884 miles
il flfty eight hours and ten min
utes. About four hours and forty
minutes are to be deducted for
stoppages, leaving fifty three and
half hours by your own time. But
on arrival here you will find your
watch an hour and half too slow,
and this should be added to your
running time, if you wish to be ex-
act. From Indianapolis to this city
the whole line is controlled by the
Pennsylyania Railroad Company,
and is, in my opinion the best con-
structed,t the best equipped, and best
managed road in America, and con-
sequently in the world.
From Pittsburg TO Philadaiphia,
il is double track, steel rails, and
ballasted the whole way, and the
Fast Express runs the $50 miles
with only two stops. By this route
and train the traveller passes through
part of Missouri, all of Illinois
nearly all of Indiana, and the whole
length of Pennsylvania, by day
a.. light. So much has been saiC
about the grand and beautiful seen.
cry of the route through Pennsyl
Vania, that 1 may be excused fol
emitting it.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany have expended 81, SOC, 900 Il
provide better facilities for reaching
the exhibition. Their regular rates
of fare about the same as our west
ern excursion rates, yet Tom Scot
is willing to bear his share of an,
reduction of any rates which con
Meeting roads will join him in.
am of the opinion that rate
will be much lower as soon as tn
exhibition is we'll under way. A
for any description OF the exposi
tion, it is so far beyond anything
my mind Is capable of conceivinl
from any description, that shal
not attept it. Imay give here an
there BIZ, but it cannot be DESERT
ed. . - /" H ,--.-.. ... +.
The opening will occur on tn
10th but WORK will 60 on for 9
least q month afterward. TheI