The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-12-19
Il IS A rRuNK L1NEa

The readers of the newspapers OF
the day constantly see mention made
of Trunk Line railroads, but com par
atively few fully understand what is
intended by the designation. Some
three or four railroad lines running
westward from the Atlantic sea-
board, are sometimes not wrongly
called Trunk Lines, as they form the
main arteries of traffic toward the
West. If any railroad in the coun-
try deserves OIL is entitled to the
name OF a grand Trunk Line, it is
the Chicago & North Western Rail
way. The company operating this
great line % controls more miles
of railway than any other in Ameri-
ca, if not in the world. 1t is by all
odds the most important line of rail
road in any way connected with Chi
cago. No other road running out of
Chicago carries anything like as
many passengers or hauls anything
like the volume of freight that is
transported over this road. 1t alone
runs in and out of Chicago every day
in the year, nearly as many passen-
ger trains as all the other Chicago
roads put together. AS 1t is with
passenger trains so it is with freight.
1t not unfrequently brings into Chi
cago fifteen hundred loaded freight
cars in a single day, and if it does
not bring in Il thousand cars its man
ayers think it is doing poorly. Forty
to fifty passenger trains daily, leave
and arrive at its depot at Chicago,
Of suburban passengers it carries
more than all the other roads that
run to,or from Chicago. These are
facts that can be established by any
one-wishing to do so. No road but
the very best could do the business
that this great line does. Its track
is of the heaviest steel rail, and is
kept in constant repair by the con
staat vigilance of an army of track
men, and is patrolled day and night
the year through, for the double pur-
pose of keeping every thing connect
ed with it in perfect coalition, and
for the entire safety of its patrons
who are travelling owe it.
No road any Uhere car show q SUI
perior track, finer coaches, stronger,
swifter or better locomotive engines;
and no other road west of Chicago
have ever attempted to approach it
in its equipment of Pullman Hotel
and sleeping Coaches. 1t alone of
all the western roads have the cele-
brated Hotel cars, and on this line
only can the traveller between Chica-
90 and the Missouri river procure
the comforts and Injuries hat these
cars alone can furnish. Other lines
may talk Of Dining cars, and six
teen-wheel coaches, but not one Of
them can offer you 4 Pullman or any
other form of Hotel car. These cars
combine great luxury with the great
f est obtaiDable comfort, and at no in
crease in expense over the common.
old fashioned and ordinary Sleeping
car. The marvel of those that tray
ell on them is to know how the com.
pany can afford to run them and
charge no more for berths than is
charged in the old fashioned sleeper
q, The answer is found in the great
volume Of travel this road is carry
, ing. The thousands flock to its line!
where the hundreds seek its Compel
itors. We are sure that 10 one who
has once seen these cars would eve.
, use any other if travelling in the di
%rection they run.
, They are not for the exclusive list
tofthe rich, but arc Just as comforta
bic and elegant for the poorer travel
er-costing TO occupy these cars, nj
more than does the occupancy OF tn,
i, old fashioned sleeper, no n nee'
> for fear of expense, he ~prevente'
: from using them. They have be
come 1.-THE rage" so to speak, witt
the Californians, and have attracted
: the majority of that class of travel.
If you are about to travel east @
. west between Chicago and Council
I Bluffs, Omaha, Denver or San Fran
= cisco, it will pay you to see that yo1
! get your tickets by the Chicago
L North Western Railway. At som
I future time we may give you furche
ideas about this great road.-IH
Democrat.