Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-02-12
LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP.

There l. in almost everything done
Two Way OF doing i'-"uc rhccriuliy
aud unrr,"rvc. ", The other grudging-
" rnd .oudiIiuuallv Mark q KEN
plItira ion of Ihi- Ia the course pursued
toy lac iwo trunk lines having conu-c-
lion with Wa >hin.I"n. the one direct
and the Other roundabout. The direct
line. which il is Ia edle-s Ia remark j.
The Baltimore and Ohio. in making
the great reduction on the fare Ia
Washing on fer the inauguration. an
n"unced no exceptions To the privi-
Ieges accorded the holder, OF such
ckets, but 10 the contrary. threw
open its entire service. limited express
a well rs other regular trains. Ia the
low rates. No lying around the
ID & o. depot waiting for slow trains:
no programme of travel rudelv de-
stroyed by refusing acceptance of in
8uguraiion tickets on fast trains. How
strong the contrast on the other road!
When forced To follow the lead of
the Baltimore and Ohio in making the
reduction in rates, it was done after a
characteristic fashion of affected ex-
clusiveness. On the other road in
eoPh tHlN upon
certain trains SLOW trains), for, upon
the so-calird lImitcd trains of the
would-be rival line 10 Washin gton.
the low-rate tickets are not good; and
more than this, the straight full fare
ticket Is not good on such trains with
out extra fares and compulsory paving
for sleeping and parlor car accnmmo-
darions. whether wanted Or not. To
talk about something. the indirect line
refers TO New York and the privilege
of stopping of in Washington and
then going on 10 The metropolis
This can he done by ANYBODY ON the
tickets issued by any line. provided
the time ant ounced Is within the limit
OF The ticket
The II. Il o Is the only direct line
in'o Washington. an pas>rn"' r. from
the west. " hn go the national c-p'Ia
=" Miin,-> ihrinaacurari"n ceremonies
b aii, u:h, he. ant thence Ia New
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ag;s'n-t ."iu- d Zee uvrr Ihc u 4 -.
iirl,. too. Ih,. "Iht r tine Il ell upon
ihr special {, aiurr I rnpo-rd To- ah"pi
IN running solid tTHiu> L. Na-i ing on
tor il' l'rriir lar rC,nSi"u. That this
~ an ,rki,ou l. d.mu"ur al maxim" n
spr, >ch. dale I Wa>lru. Ion hu>i
hess and ih::I II ". al bt Il ruuu,i;i-
u at Ia lie Ia get into HAL CIV. l.
cyid- nj upon it, fare. II l. fact
that >ulid Trains are run regularly
through Washington, between tie.
wcst and the east, but only
on one line. aud that Inn. is the Il. \
q IL i fat slsu that the Baltimore
and Ohio is tie only line in Washing
ton having and using different dIvi-
siorS tor It's Western and its EASTERN |
business, and is not forced. as i the |
other line, TO G. .ncentraie ali lis Trans 4
fr' m All points OF The compass, forty 4
odd miles AWAY from the city. and .
fien bring Ih.m all in on one Track. 4
More iiiar iiii>. the II. Il O j. the oDlN 1
road hith ran furnish track room /
for sleeping ears. So that the, can be !
occupied during The stsv at the c.,pi-
tal. The u. X q. has provided SPACE
for fif'y extra cars within short dis
trance of the depot la Ws>hi, 1t n.
Wit broad b"ard VA K and Il, +" h lc
NJ &c illuu, mated ! Y ,!crtrjc n. his So
III al there c, II Ice 10 q fficuii, IN Xet-
ting about at any time OF the night.