Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-01
me nigh. Of Tim. and n. Results.

The Flight OF Time and It's Results.
This is an age of progress. We're it pos
sible for the mythical fsole Of Wsshingtoa
Irving to be realized, and had an inhabi-
tant Of this pierre composed himself tor the
renowned Rip Van Wrinkle nap some twenty
Eve or thirty years ago, truly, upon awaken
ing to-day, would he imagine himself in an
other world advanced far beyond his COM
prehension. A retrospection of the past
ages, based, of course, upon the records and
evidence extant, in comparison with
the past half century, render the i'm
provement of the latter almost mt
raculous The arts, scienas, general
intelligence, and other advantages 70 man
kind, have advanced with the rsPidity OF
the mushroom, but with the stability OF the
pyramids Probably the most beneficial
development has been that OF the railroad
symtem. One does not have 70 go BACK to
the bOyhOod days of the oldest lnhabltant 10
see the vast changes wrought through the
instrumentaity of the latter, as many are
yet comparatively young that well remem-
Der the status of affairs innOvated by the
introduction Of the steam horse. At that
lime, when removed from water transpOr-
tation, the turnpikes were the great thor
oughfares-the principal medium OF COM
munication between the different parts
of the country. The latter were GER
tainly a great advance upon previous
modes, and from the substantial
manner OF their construction were,
doubtless, considered the limit Of human
efforts in that direction. They served their
turn well, opened up the inland, and still,
after many years of use, render valuable
service. 1t is now difficult TO comprehend
how, even with the use of turnpikesr it was
possible to transact business OF large d.
mansions. The slow, plodding freight team,
the coaches with their limited accom- moda-
lions and speed of ten or less miles per
hour, surely retarded commercial traffic and
almost completely prevented pleasure
tlip. How different it is to-day. The i'm
meuse railway system covers the country
like the web of a spider Time and dis
lance are annihilated Thousands of cars
with unlimited capacity transport the pro-
ducts of the cities into the country and the
agricultural products into the cities, Elegant
trains convey the army of travellers in every
conceivable direction, at almost incredible
speed At the very commencement OF the
railroad era one was started from Chicago,
and following the old Buffalo Trail, slowly
but surely built toward the Great West. Di-
rectly through the Heart of the Continent it
went. throwing out branches to tap the rich
agricultural sections, opening up'and devel-
oping the country it travtrSed, until to-day
II has five thousand miles o. steel track, and
extends from Chicago Peoria AMI 81. Louis
~ the East direct TO Denver in the West.
Not built for speculation, nor with mO1op-
olistic ideas it has ever consulted the best
wishes of its patrons. and has always,
therefore, received their hearty encOur.
agement and support Every day in the
year palatial trains, equipped with the very
latest facilities for eating, sleeping, smoking
and lounging. move over its perfect road
bed between Chicago and Denver Chicago
and Omaha, Chicago and Kansas City, and
Kansas City and Denver, without change
of cars. and with direct connection from
St. Louis and Peoria The principal cities
ard towns in Illinois Iowa, Missouri Ne
hraska. Kansas and Colorado are situated
On the lines of this now great corporation.
Il is. in fact, the great highway through
and between the important head centers OF
he West. Its phenomenalsucces has been
achieved through the perfect system that per
vadeS everything it undertakes. It's represen-
tations are facts and are carried out in every
particular. Realizing this, the large organ
izations of Knights Templar and Grand
Army of the Republic, jOurneying to San
Francisco and Denver in 1888, together
with Religious, Civic, Military and Theatri'
cal bodies, travelling in large numbers, Sc
lected this road. For the same Ieighty
reasons the Tourist, Misunderstanding and
Business travel in the largest majority have
always patronized its lines Upon the COM
pletion Of the Mexican Central Railroad
which opened commercial relations between
the Republics of Mexico and the United
States. the first International train passed
from Kansas Civ TO Chicago over this
great roaJ II il needed 4 higher endorse.
Inent than the preference Of the people 1t
was supplied by.rh United States Govern
ment selecting il from all others TO
carry the Fast Mail west Of Chicago. 1t
matters not where may be your destination
in the great States and Territories west Of
chicago it means by this line, but few
hours or days, according to distance, Of
luxurious life on the rail. II your objective
point is not locared on its lines, it connects
direct in Grand MON Depots at each of its
western termini with through trains for all
railroad points In conclusion if you de-
sire your trip to be endowed with all the
comforts, luxury, speed and satisfaction that
is possible in connection with a railway
Quincy realizing and enjoying all that is
herein described, and following the lead of
many of your predecessors, purchase your
ticket over the Burlington Route" Chi
capo Burlington 4 Quincy r. R.