Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-09-27
MnAT IsA TRUNK LINEf

The readers Of the newspapers Of the
day constantly see mention made OF Trunk
Line railroads, but comparatively few fully
understand what Is intended by the desig-
nation. Some three or four railroad lines
running westward from the Atlantic sea-
board, aIe sometimes not wrongly called
Trunk Lines, as they form the main after.
les OF traffic toward the West. II any rail
road in the country deserves or is entitled
to the name OF grand Trunk Line, it is
the CHICAGO & NoRTnwEsTERN RAILWAY.
The company operating this line now con-
trolls more miles OF railway than any other
in America, ii not in the world. II is by
lsall Odds the most important line OF rail-
! road in any way connected with Chicago.
No other road running out of Chicago car
ries anything like MS many passengers or
hauls anything like the volume Of freight
that is transported over this road. ItalOne
runs in and ont of Chicago every day in
l'the year, nearly as many passenger trains
ns all the other Chicago roads put together.
AS il is with passenger trains so IL is with
froight--it not unfrequenily brings into
Chicago fifteen hundred loaded freight cars
in single day, and il it does not bring in
thousand cars its managers think it is
doing poorly. Forty to fifty passenger
trains daily, leave and arrive at its depot
at Chicago. OF suburban passengers it car
ries 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 constant
vigilance of an army OF track men, and is
patrOlled day and night the year through
for the double purpose Of keeping every
thing connected with it in perfect condi-
tion, and for the entire safety OF its patrons
who are travelling over it,
No road any uhere can show superior
track, finer coaches, stronger, swiiter or bet
ter locomotive engines; and no other road
west OF Chicago has ever ATTEMPTED to APP
proach il in its equipment OF Pullman Ilo-
tel and Sleeping Coaches. 1t alone of all
the western roads have the celebrated IIo-
tel cars, and on this line only can the tray.
eler between Chicago and the Missouri
river procure the comforts aud luxurics
that these cars alone can furnish. Other
lines may talk OF Dining cars, and sixte,
wheel coaches, but not one of them can oil
fer you II Pullman or any other form Of
Hotel car. These cars combine great lux
ury with the greatest obtainable comfort,
and mt no increase in expense over the COM
mon, old-fashioned and ordinary Sleeping
ear. The marvel of those that travel on
them is to know how the company can ai-
ford to run them and charge no more for
berths than is ischarged in the old fashioned
sleeper. The answer is found IN the great
volume OF travel this road is carving. The
thousands flock to its lines where the hum
-dreds seek its competitors. We are sure
that no one who has once seen these cars
wouldtever use any other il travelling in
the direction they run.
They are not for the exclusive use Of the
rich, but are Just as comfortable and elc-
giant Tor the poorer travelcr-costing to oc-
cHpy these cars, no more than does the Oc-
scupancv of the Old-fashioned sleeper, no
one need for fear of expense, be prevented
from using them. They have become "the
rage" so to speak, with the Caliiornians,
and have attracted the majority of that
class OF travel.
If you are about to travel east or west
between Chicago and Council Bluffs, Oma-
ha, Denver or San Franciso, it will pay you
to see that YOU get Your tickets by the CHI
CAGo & NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY. At
some future time we may give YOU further
ideas about this great road.-Ihe Democrat.