Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-05-15
LINKED AT LAST.
Mexico, Kansas City
The First Passenger Train
The Finest that ever left the
City of Chicago.
Jimmie Graham Conductor of
the ''sslickest" Train Ever i'm
Missouri.

Jimmie Graham Conductor of
the "Slickest" Train Ever i'm
Missouri.
The Chicago. Kansas City & st.
Louis railroad is at last completed
the first regular train leaving Kan
sas City last Sunday evening at $50
p. m. in charge of conductor Jimmie
Graham. The same train left Chica-
go at II :35 p. m. Saturday. Jimmie
Graham taking charge of it at Bloom
ington. 1t was due in Mexico, en-
route for Kansas City, at 2:45 Sun
day morning, but on account of eve-
rything being new, hot boxes delayed
her and she did not get in till five
O'Clock. Reporters all along the road
were at the depots. Chicago repor-
tiers came out as far as Joliet. Not
wishing to be behind the times we
boarded the train at Mexico, and
found it to be one of the finest trains
we ev err saw. In fact, it vas the
most elegant train that ever went out
of Chicago. The new road is N of
the best in the world, and q glance at
the map will show some of its many
advantages.
1t is the only continuous line un.
der one management between Kansas
City and Chicago.
1t is the only line that can offer
you a choice of routes to all points
north and east of Chicago and north,
east and south Of st. Louis, and car
ry you through without change oil
cars on its W line from Kansas
City to Chicago and st. Louis.
1t runs new and elegant smoking
cars, fitted up specially tor the pur-
pose.
Its day coaches are luxurious, and
for style and comfort, are unequaled
IN the west.
1t runs the finest reclining chair
palace cars in the world free of extra
charge.
Pullman palace sleeping cars, the
newest and most superb, with all the
latest improvements, rim through
without change between Kansas City
and Chicago, Kansas City and St.
LOUIS, st. Louis and Chicago
Meals are served in palace dining
cars, winch are attached to all trains
running on the lines of this company.
No other line runs dining cars be-
tween Kansas City and St. Louis.
The line is equipped with the West
inghouse automatic brake and Black
stone platform and coupler, masking
1t II safe road to travel over.
The cars OF this line are provided
with Morton's patcnt vcntiialors,
which exclude the dust and admit
fresh air, rendering the journey en-
joyable and healthy.
The road passes through the very
finest portions of Missouri and IIli-
= iolJlhe scenery being much more
varied and intertipg than on any
opposition line.
N Its bridges are steel, iron and ston
- Its track is steel, and smooth
than any other west of Chicago or 5
TX Louis.
lg We found J. J. Mitchell's secreta
and several of the ''brass collaret
lie moguIs Oh this, the first train. L
& train was pulled by engine No. Ia
Gilchrist engineer. Jimmie Grahal
one of the ''solidest" and most pop
lar conductors on the road, b
=. charge of the train. Will Grahs
calling stations, Everett Walker, ba
gage smasher, RTbc Perrig1 EXPIRE
u agent, Carmichael mail agent. Heart
that a big temperance movement W
on FOOT at Glasgow and that the Re
MFR. Campbell was there, we got
u the train at that point. The trs
;e that night, the first one out of Ka
Is sas City, had a large number of p:
sengers, the sleeper being crowde
g This train IA on time ct all station
g which IA something marvellous I
d The first train.
Mexico is nov one of the best ra
road centers in the country. '
N tnow have two direct routes to Ka
re sas City, two to Chicago and two
st. Louis. Freight and passeng
rates will be very low. The new 70;
!, is a big thing for Mexico. Eighte'
trains running through Mexico ca
: day on the G & A. R.. R.N This b
: ing the passenger and freight di,
Z sion a large number of crews ha
their headquarters at Mexi,o. Croa
ers to the contrary notwithstandin
" Railroad men are a great acquisiti,
to a town, both to its business al
ir society. We welcome them one al
:, all and trust they will find plcasa
and happy homes in our rising lit
II city.
l. Turner Hayes (col } last Monda
o while carrying a nod of brick over
l. scaffold on the Menefee buildil
fell through, q distance of some
# feet. Hayes was badly bruised up.
f. shoulder dislocated, but no bon
n broken. On the same day a viii
laboring man, working at same pla
had his thumb mashed IF by a bri