, 1880-01-01

tho remarkable spirit of ambition antl persc-
yernnce, which Is leading characteristic Of
Its largo business enterprises. OF tho various
interests which llave c0nduccd 10 ltsileyclop-
ncnt md growth, none liave more materially
contributed 10 tts progress rs q prominent
ralroaa r csntrc than tlso Ghlcago, hock 1sla'ul
city, traverses l,7l5 miles uf territory, ni,tl
constitute tl.is llamnlotl, industry tllo sec
otiti longest railway iti the world, The his
"s t1 o1 1 S eyess GS Il Ii It's sqn sfaa a stpR%f
~ energy nrl progress wei! according with
The spirit of tlle nge. The original Company,
the Chicago y Rock Island llatlr9ntl, W4s Or
nleted. from Chicago to. Kock Island. In
1855 tho Company took up the nbnn-
doned scheme Of building n large rail-
roatl-bridgc from ROCK lsland to the. Iowa
soon constructed, md, Aug. 20, 1sGo, tlio Rock
Island Company consolidated with tile Nils
slssippt II Missouri. Company. Of Iowa, a,,d
TSgrg'lnizcd under It's present name; of the
Company. this TING tho main line ~ ILL.,
nois extended from Clilcngo tn. llocl, Island,
md from Bureau to reorin, willie tho Iowa
brallch rnn fron, Davenport 10 Kellogg: Dur
E ts sa ss sstss tSssfS TSSS Sf'ip5 pes III Ses Ssns5 e
Council Bluffs, the cntire length Of tho road
!NM. Tho brnlGli line WIS similarly extended
II II asdne No. irG tHa II IT, e to WsasSD; ssoa4Soy; y ivy
to oskaloosa; and IL 1s7t, to KloXvillc,-.
brlncllcs extending through eight of tho
Ilehest md bcst ct'tntfes Of Town. In 0cto-
Keoktlk Il Ius Moli,cs Knilroa,l, running
from kGokukto Dcs Mofnes, now operated as
a;;IIiiyision, md proves valuable feeder.
Tle tW9 latest improyenisn's 9f t!lc road
$50 by thu purchase Of the lease OF one tf
the most valuable ntrces Of rnilrnn!l property
y TIC West,7the burlington, Cedar ltapitts
IL Northern, Raflwayt-Whlch wns SECURED
lines of travel; and lsrcoM,l) Its recent con-
ncctlon with klnsas City direct over the Cnni-
eron Branch of tho liHnnibal & St., Joseph
Hallway, giving tho very l,est route between
tliRt city antl this. Iraflls will begin running
over tliis ronto on Jun. j, 1850.
OF the equipment and accommodations Of
tho Rock island 1ioud little can be salll that
l.as not nlreAdy bcei, tho theme of deliEhtetl!
over, The excellent lepot oilycn!ences,-- ,--the
depot In Chicago being nno Of tho most clc-
gnMt md perfect III Its appointments In the
country,-the superior smo0thticssnn md safety
q the roHts, ant! tho accessories FURNISHED
known to the public, and need mo extended
mention here.
Tho Chicago, Rock Island s. Pacific Rail
way Tnfiv between Council iIiuffs. Kansas
City, LcAvenworth. and Atcf!ison, connecting
Mt tho former place With tho Union Pncliio
lsnnd, ut Kunsns City With all through lines
Kiycr, 1t Icnvcflworth wifi tila Kansas i'n-
citic Md Knnsns Central RnifrnnIis. nnh nj
Atcliy0n witt, tho AtchisoI TUDekn & sam
ta Fe, Atchlsnn g. Nebraska, md Central
Iranc!l Of the Union PACIFIC Railroads. Tho
hnis.ss nnstness OF tle llhe ilns neen steafi!y
nnIn Intian' ,vit,s uossn,H,rs w - Kenans con.
rado, and othcr Western pDluts.mthls jfnc,
the grcnt connecting rnute between the A.
lant'c and Pacific coasts, beinE tho fayorito
na r9aM wlaH top.stS ta aml T,sitots 10 tHe many
Wesf Thc ~ ,"n wi1 i'ti nva aoa
iicn of tho Tock fslnni;s cont,ectlons. ~S
There Is no, Western ,railroatl which de-
Hignnl1y successful iii Its cntIeaY0rH to
pr0vldu agreeable and convenient nccom-
Modntlons f0r Its patrons, as this line.
proSe s w of Scng S a tfvet enF nye npp 1ss
ratus of tho latest approved ktnals Its III
terror cur decorations md arrangements Of
seats nn4lo with n view to securing as com-
as IS possible, md its attsn!talico numerous
md attentive. III fnct, all the employees Of
tho road, ,partlcalarly tho tra!n-lnel, aro
noted for their pollte and gentlelnaniy de-
WHO has not these qualities. T'lo IgraIe I Of
tho road ls, perhaps, one nf tho sn,oOthest
and most regular III the country. III ntltl-
tion to having large corps ot watclMlen
Iul engineers aid conductors, tho hest Gu
gines, and ar entire tl1ck Of steel, tie Rock
Islmnd ias tho additional safeguard nf alr-
brakes and otller apparatus to Insure safety.
,r,,,s ltna ~ ronl nx,or,1a frn,,, To,.,,
Inns hne OF roaa eStelatls from Kansas
Glty ana Atchlsoil, OIL tno Mlssonrl Nlvcr, To