The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-04-12
Modern RaiIroading.

NdllIOauS are tue avenues upon WHICH
the agents Of commerce may hurry to
and fro, and the products Of human in
dustry find swift and ready transit.
They are adapted to all climes and are
quite independent Of the elements. The
extreme heat Of the tropics cannot
create an agent to endanger their opera
tions, and the rigor Of northern zones
can at most, only trifle restrict their
usefulness. There is no distance 30 great
which they cannot overcome, and there
is no country where they are not re-
quired which has resources to be de-
veloped. In q word, railroads are the
most potent material agents which civil.
zation has in her employ, and they
never weary in obeying her behests.
They respond to every call and bear
burdens with faithfulness and precision.
There is no country in the universe
which is so blessed with railroads as
that of the United States, and to them
she owes, in q great measure, the rapid
development Of her resources. They
have kept pace with the march of inn
provement, and are ever ready to adopt
anything which will tend to the com.
fort or accommodation of their patrons.
Fortunately, with facilities of this kind
the State of Ohio is literally provided
indeed to an extent and with a system
Of details which few States enjoy. And
foremost among the roads which have
aided the State to assume her prominent
position in the Union must be men,
toned the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Day
ton Railroad.
We can scarcely estimate the value Of
this line of road to the material inter-
terests of the State, and we are safe in
saying that the facilities of the G., H. &
D. are scarcely equalled by those of any
other corporation in this part of the
country. Every mile of the track is in
excellent condition and it is the policy
of the company to keep their property
in the best of repair. The road beds are
substantially constructed, the tracks
thoroughly ballasted and the rails are
the product ofthe best grade of Bessemer
steel works. The rolling stock of the
company is immense in extent. Freight
cars by the thousands, adapted to all
kinds of traffic, have been provided to
accommodate their immense business at
various points. Their travelling coaches
are as fine as can be seen anywhere and
the appliances of the road are otherwise
first-class and of character to best sup
ply the wants and comforts of its patrons.
The management is little short of per-
feet. An accident on this line resulting
from recklessness or indifference is un-
known, and even the possibility of such
disaster is not tolerated.
So far as the relations of the people
having dealings with this railroad COM
pany are concerned, few of them have
ever occasion to believe that it has no
soul. Indeed it is an honorable compe-
titor for business and is courteous and
liberal to an unusual degree. The policy
pursued by the company is a wise one
and should be and is heartily commended
by all who have knowledge concerning
it. Their plan is to encourage the set
tlement of the country and the estab-
lishment of manufacturing industries
along the line. To that end they deal
most literally by manufacturers and
give them rates which even competition
seldom secures. In short the aim of the
company is not to stand between the
manufacturers and success, but rather
to guarantee their prosperity. The same
liberal inducements are extended to set
tiers along the route and to the COM
mercial, agricultural and all other in
terests. The company is evidently q
believer in the theory that reciprocity is
the key to success and, as in the past, its
wisdom will continue to be demonstrated
from year to year. Few railroad corpo.
rations adopt this policy, but it is none
the less wise and wholesome one.
The passenger service of the c., H. &
D. is most perfect in every respect. 1t
is the through car line from Cincinnati
to Chicago, st. Louis, indianapolis,
Toledo, Detroit, Dayton, Richmond,
Fort Wayne and Grand Rapids. Reclin-
ing chair cars are now run between
Cincinnati and Decatur and Springfield,
ILL.,, and Keokuk, Iowa. Parlor chair
cars are connected with the day and
sleeping cars ON all night trains. The
c., H. & d. sells tickets to any and all
points, in any part of the country.
During the building of this road it was
frequently remarked that it was one OF
the best built roads in the middle States,
and subsequent years of operation have
abundantly confirmed this first opinion.
The track is kept in perfect condition
and extra care is taken to protect it
from all possible obstacles, and to pre-.
serve the road bed in its perfect condi.
tion. The rolling stock is all good and
kept in perfect order. All late improve.
ments are adopted by the c., H. & d.
Company, the employees are courteous
and obliging and nothing is left undone
which could add to the comfort of their
patrons. 1t is an exception to many
roads in that it rarely misses connections,
q matter of great moment to tho MAORI
ty OF travellers. The O., H. & d. is un.
questionably one OF the best roads in the
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