Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-06
THE DENVER ROUTE
or the Magnificent Chicago, burlington
and QHJncy Road.

OF TIE Magnificent Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy Road.
Fields Of untold wealth; mines of unsound.
ed depth; pasturages without end; health
giving climate and sparkling waters; raw ma.
terials in abundance for the fiery furnace, the
weaver and the spinner, the metal worker
and the artistic jeweler, enhancing views for
the lever of nature and the beautiful inspir-
ing alike to the artists soul and brush
and the mind and pen of the literateur;
meat fer the millions, bread for the toll
ers Of the land; fortune and position for
the workers with willing hearts and
hands; such are the advantages Colorado
presents to the world at laree, and the
opening OF the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad through line to Denver, directly link
ing Chicago, ct. Louis. Kansas City, Peoria.
the growing West, to the Queen Of the Rockies,
bring home to the masses the opportunity,
perhaps long sought for, 10 explore this
famous region.
From the cotton plains of the South and her
seductive sugar fields, from the spinning mills
OF New England, the iron furnaces of. Pennsyl-
vania, the marts Of commerce of the East and
the Old World new avenue is opened. The
manufacturer, the merchant, the tourist, the
invalid, the student, the miner, the laborer-
all have an interest in the new enterprise fos-
tered and brought to successful issue by the
most admirably managed and most advanced
railroad corporation of our time. To them il
means increase of business, increase OF
pleasure, improved health, new fields and new
scenes, fresh opportunities, advancement and
progress.
The achievements of tine "Burlipptor
Route, )" its unparalleled growth, in less thar
thirty years, from struggling corpora
ton with sixteen miles of rough track, 9
dilapidated engine and dingy coach, to q
magnificent system comprising 1000 miles oil
road under one management, give it rank
among the first and most successful enter
prisss OF the age. The c., B. & O. has GER
tainly the finest equipment of any railroad in
the world, supplied throughout thoroughly
and unstintedly in its ramifications, with
everything that can be devised and united to
make certain and sure all that may be desired
by It's patrons, and it seems BETTING and in
the natural order OF things to find this true
representative OF Western push, grit apt
energy. the first to unite the progressive citie.
OF Chicago and Denver.
Indeed, the people of the entire country il
| common with the citizens of Denver who are
ooservant and keep themselves posted as to
the solidity and reliability of kthe great co n
Germs with which their city's veal is connect
ed, hail with unfeigned delight the opening o.
this great line to all classes O. traffic.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy new
Denver through line will most efficiently lini
the kindred interests of the East and West
and do much to develop all the resources Of
| C'olorad0, In mining, agriculture, stock grow
ing, trade and traffic as we'll as social relations
While bringing within easier reach thos
| scenes OF marvellous beauty, to be met OF
| every hand under the glorious skies of the las
constellation in our sisterhood of states, th.
most faithful picture being but al
| index to, and the most eloquent description
faint suggestion oil, the glories Of the reality
The wOndrous popularity of the great Bur
lington route has been fairly earned and ac
quired, and in the records of railway progress.
and improvement during the past fifteen year
it stands at the head. Among the most valu
able OF modern appliances and comfortable de
vices to render life on the rail- an ENJOYABLE
luxury large number originated or have beer
first in use at the c., B. & Q. headquarters, tn
management having always exercised tn,
most painstaking carefulness to guard ever
the minor details in all that could tend L
make travel over the lines sa fe, swift and lux
| urious, the facilities provided representing al
the latest developments of science ant
industry and the teachings O
experience. To the tidy and clear
sixteen wheel sleepers, the dining cars
with tables groaning under loads of every pro
curable delicacy. the parlor cars richly anG
tastefnlly furnished. have been added an ele
CANT system Of smoking cars for exclusive us,
OF first class passengers and the state-roou
car, the most brilliant gem of them all, givin,
| absolute privacy and special accommodation
| Tor ladies or parties travelling together; all o
| which combine into their construction ever,
point OF detail and minutia calculated to in
crease the comfort of the passenger and sur
round him with the luxuries of home life.
The construction of the new Denver ex.
tension adds also to the record one of the mos
remarkable feats of railway building, dis
lance OF 24S miles having been covered in 81:
working days. from August to May, including
OF course, the winter months.