The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-06-21
In aiate number Of The Aaansie Aonsa-

In Z tAto number OF the HHGHttc A0nth-
fey, Mr.. 7. b Aldrich has an interesting
and very readable account of . Journey
from Ponkapog to Pesth. The article. rs
is usual with his-writines, is quito enter
aiming. He gives glance at tho man.
tncrs and customs which seemed to strike
This fancy. We donot know anything Of
Ibis experience 'in travelling = ew many
times he has crossed the Atlantic, nor
how many countries he has visited but
we are assured of one thing. and that is
that he never had the pleasure Of enjoy
ling . ride over the Chicago and North,
western Railroad. We are satisfied vf
/ this from the following language which
! he uses:
The incisility which grccts the Amer
ican traveller at every stage in. his own
domains Is SO rare I'M accomplishment
among foreign railways, steamboat and
ey from Dan to Beersheba-certainly
from Ponkapog to Pcsth--without meet
ing single notable instance of it.
think That the gentlemen .of the Dogma
at Ventimiglia were elected expressly on
account OF their high breeding tovexaui-
inc luggage At that point. In France
by Francs II mean Ppris-evcn
the drivers of the public carriages are
civil. Civilization can go no further.
If Darwin is correct in his theory of the
survival Of the fittcst, there will ultimate
ly not be u single New York llackmen left
I ON the face OF the eartll. We shall have
TO import Parisians lam not positive but
!; We shall also run short of railroad con-
ductcrs and ticket Sellers We have per- !
/ sons occupying these posts here who
could not hold Similar ositions in Europe
fifteen minutes. isi
1t has been cur fortune to make several
: trips over the old reliable g. Nm. W.Ry.
/; recently, and it seems to US that travelling
is reduced to a fine art. The employees,
from the Conductor 10 the 3 akeinan are
all gentlemen, and seem to do all in their
! power to make the passengers comforta
BILE and accommodate all with whom they
come in contact. The heavy steel rail
which Is now laidion this road, aud the
stone ballast, both combine to make itonc
of the best tracks in existence, while the
elegant oars are marvel in contrast " til
these used by the older and more pretcn
tious roads. On our last trip, owing to
''hot boxn on train just in advance
the passenger tram was delayed and in or
der to make up lost time the train was put |
through at the rate OF 80 miles an hour,
but the jarring or jolting caused BY even
this fast tim e mas-a lpaast- ,issee-.se.ssin,g= I
house Air Brake, Millcrs patent Platform
and Buffer, &c, SO that when the train
starts upor stops there, IS no jerking or |,
noise, which is SO common on etherroads
In fact, we have known of several instan-
ces where person who went on the
train to bid good-by TO some friend would
almost be taken along, the train would /.
start SO easily that unless they were look
ing out of the window they would not
notice II. But tie latest Improvement
and attraction added to this line arc The
new Hotel Cars which are, as the Chicago
Journal says elegant beyond desc,ip-
Lion" We have heretofore published d
of these ears M .ourcolumns.
% we will newlsimply state that they are
completed and arc muking their regular !
rips. Itsecnis to as as If there was now :
lothing to be desired on this popular line.
M We are not surprised to 6nowillat in I
he East il Is rapidly becoming known =
. the most popularroute west of Chicago. :