The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-12-01
IMPORTANT TO TRAVELLERS.

nave Oeen perceptlblc reduced, and
to all points beyond the tariff was ney-
er before so low. It is therefore the
best opportunity ever offered to 60
East for business, or to visit the cid
home and the old friends around which
memory fondly clings. 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. ofthe through
business between Leadv!l!e and ada
cent mining camps and the East.
The causes stand out in bold relief.
1t is the only railway owned and man
aged III loiorado-that earns and
spends II immense revenue exclusive
ly IN tbs Statc-and that is to-day
doing 1ore practically for the mater
lal development of the commonwealth
than all other influences combined.
ITS encouragement is therefore a mat
ter of interest and pride with every
good citizen.
1t is the only line possessing every
foot Of the way between Leadville and
Pueblo and Denver, & track of con-
tinuous heavy steel rails, and substan-
lial -oad-bed OF rock and gravel bal
last; rendering it the only 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 dangerou,
precipices. The bridges are for the
most part of iron, and its curves nice
ly adjusted.
Its passenger trains are equipped
throughout with Westinghouse Anto-
matte Brakes, and Miller platforms
and Couplers. These appliances, not
possessed by any other mountain line.
are the only ones which keep trains at
all times under perfect control, insure
smoothness of motion, and the nearest
approach to absolute immunity from
danger.
Its coaches are models of elegance
and comfort. Handsomely upholster-
ed chair-cars, with tarzhouca toilet
rooms, IRE run on day trains, and three
magnificent Pullman Sicefers are at
tachedtf night trains, supplying am
& !,' a|'g,s' -st'sas sa,.s.' '4So"sliGai 6
For diversity ard grandeur of seem
cry the line is unequaled in. the'swcrId.
The beautiful and popuIous cities oc-
curing at regular intervals, add charm
to the route, and remind our active
people that they are in the lonely and
out-ot-theway places of earth.
Excellent connections are made in
the Union Depot: Denver, with four
daily passenger trains eastward over
tee Union Pacific lines-two via Kan
sas Division to Kansas CITY. one via
Cheyenne, and one via Julesburg to
Council Bluffs. The latter now forms
the short and quick line between Den
yer and Chicago.
In addition to these, close connec-
tlons are made at Pueblo with two
dallytrains over the popular Atchison,
Topeka, and Santa Fe, affording the
same through time to Chicago as is
made Via Denver and Julesburg, and
fSoeI0e hours quicker time to Kansas
City, St. Louis, Cincinnati, and all
central and southern points than can
be made bV 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 have
made, and Will keep, the Denver and
Rio Grande Railway the leading line
IN popular favor, and will cause all
judlclous travellers to consult its
Agents regarding their proposed wan
derings by rail.