The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-11-17
IMPORTANT TO TRAVELLERS.

Rates of fare to the Missouri River
have been perceptiblc reduced, and
to all points beyond the tariff was nev-
er before SO low. 1t is therefore the
best opportunity ever offered to 80
Est for business, or 70 visit the old
home and the old friends around which
memory fond!y clinss In this con-
nectlon it is interesting and beneficial
to consider what has made the Den
yer and Rio Grande Railway the pop
ular line tor Colorado travel, and given
1t over ninety per cent. ofthc through
business between Lcadville and ada
cent mining camps and the East.
The causes stand out in bold relief.
1t is the only railway owned and man
aged in Colorado-that earns and
spends It's immense revenue exclusive
ly II the Statc-and that is to-day
d6lng more practically for the mater
ial development Of the commonwealth
than all other influences combined.
Its encouragement is therefore mat
ter OF interest and pride with every
good citizen.
1t is the only line possessing every
foot of the way between Leadyillc and
Pueblo and Denver, track Of COR
tinuous heavy steel rails, and substan-
tisi road-Dcd of rock and gravel bal
last rendering it the snly railway in
the State on which respectable run
ming time can be made with safety.
1t Is the only road between these
points having low and uniform grades,
and avoiding dizzy and dangerous
precipices. The bridges are for the
most part ofiron, and its curves nice
ly adjusted.
Its passenger trains are equipped
throughout with Westinghouse .4ato-
matte Brakes, and Miller platforms
and Couplcrs. These appliances, not
possessed by any other mountain line.
are the only ones which keep trains at
all times under perfect control, insure
smoethness of motion, and the nearest
approach to absolute immunity from
danger.
Its coaches are models Of elegance
and comfort Handsomely uphOI,ter-
ed chalr-cars, with farh;ho4eR toilet
rooms, are run on day trains, and TIRE
magnificent Pullman SIecpe-s are at
tached to night trains, supp! ying am-
pie and luxurious accommodations for
its ny7iads ofpatrors.
For diversity and grandeur Of seen
cry the line is unequaled in the world.
The beautiful and populous cities ot-
curing at regular intervals, add charm
to the route, and remind our active
people that they are in the lonely and
out-ottheway places Of earth.
Excellent connections are made in
the Union Depot, Denver, with four
daily passenger trains eastward over
tee Union Pacific lincs-two via Kan
sas Division to Kansas City, one via
Cheyenne, and one via julcsburg 20
Council Bluffs. The latter now forms
the short and quick line between Den
yer and Chicago.
In addition to these, close conncc-
tlons are made at Pueblo with two
daily trains over the popular Atchison,
Topeka, and Santa Fe, sffording the
same through time to Chicago as is
made via Denver and Julesburg, and
tUek9e hou1S quicker tine to Kansas
City, St. Louis, Cincinnati, and all
central and southern points than can
be made by any other route.
This choice Of routes and fast time
to all points cannot be duplicated by
any competitor; nor can our ticket
rates, which are always on bedrock,
be discounted.
These striking advantages hav:
made, and will keep, the Denver and
Rio Grande Railway the leading line
in popular favor, and will cause all
judicious travellers to consult its
Agents regarding their proposed van
derings by rail.
The creditors of the Standard Com
pany are becoming very impatient,