Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-04-13
neRAlpay OF IRE RAILS
Trademarks of sesne ef the We'll Know
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Trademark of seae ef the Wen known
 Railroads in This Country.
 Almost every railroad company has a device or motto which is print ed on tho time table folders, the lot t2r heads and the illuminated cards that hang on walls of station, wSzt- ing room and business office If,eso devices are usually printed in colors and some of them arc quaint and clever. One of the most familiar is the autumn tinted maple leaf, the man arteries of which designate the route of the Chicago. St Paul and Kansas City railway, which Is popn- lariy known as the Maple Leaf A three leaf clover is the distinguish ing mark of the Toledo, St Louis and Kansas City road. which is com monly called the Glover Route"
 The Houston and Texas Central railway has about as elaborate a dc sign as any It's main feature Is q steel colorei horseshoe bearing the name of the road. Encircled by the shoe is green four leaf clover rest ing on a background of rcd. and con meeting the heels of the shoe is rab- bits foot labeled Lucky Route" To the right just above the horseshoe appears lone star. The four leaf clover Is also tho device of the Rome. Watertown and Ogiensburg road, each leaf bearing a letter. as R. W. & Or The long stem of the clover cuts lengthwise through the French word 'Bonheur," conveying assur- ancc of good luck
 Jay Gould's Missouri Pacific road has large red seal. crossed by a rail. road track, with tho name of the road in black letters covering the entire face of the seal. The heraldic stamp of the Wabash road is red flag with a black center. in which appears the forward end of a locomotive, the headlight flashing the word Wa bash" The Lehigh Valley, flies a red pennant with diamond shaped cen ter of black, upon which are the let ters ''LL "" in white.
 One of the simplest of these adver. tising devices is that of the Pennsyl-- vania railroad. which is small red keystone with the words "Pennsyl- vania Lines" across its face. The Florida Central and PeninsJllar rail road prints upon it's time tables red shield, upon which appears the front of locomotive, the trunk of an ele- phant dangling from the headlight, encircling which are the words, in red letters, Florida Trunk Line"
 The Georgia Southern and Florida railroad has for its device a shield printed in dark tints. On the lower surface of the shield is picturesque scenic view showing railroad train crossing a stream on a long iron bridge. Just above the picture are the words ''Suwanee River Route to Florida" The Richp- ond and Dan- vile Railroad company contents it. self with the oddly designed initials R. and D." speared by an arrow and printed in bright red. A yellow disk on a black square constitutes the trade mark of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, the letters ''B. Q. ap- bearing on the yellow disk on each side of the faintly traced picture of monument
 A most peculiar device is that which the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad has clung to for great many years. It is an oblong open space, with a red disk at the left, labeled The Great Rock Island Router Occupying the greater part of the space are the words in big, black letters, Allan, and crowd ing close upon the letter "A" is the diminutive figure of a man with a stick over his shoulder and satchel in his hand. The device of tine Erie railway is both simple and familiar. It is a black disk on a tinted square, the face of the disk bearing in white letters the words, Erie Lines.r
 An Indian arrowhead, showing the words 'Tampico Route" is the distinguishing stamp of the Monte rey and Mexican Gulf railway New York Times.