Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-17
AraALoay Or The RAILS.
Trademarks II some Of the Wen Hnow
Railroads In mi. Country.

Trademarks ~ some OF the We'll Enowu
Railroads In rhi. County.
Almost every railroad company
has q doviCc or motto which l. print.
al on the time table folders. the let.
ter heads and the Illuminated cards
that hang ON walls Of station, wait
ing room aud business office. These
devicc- are usually printed IN colon,
and some Of them are quaint anu
clever. One of the most familiar IT.
the autumn tinted maple leaf, the
main arteries Of which designate M,
route Of the Chicago. St Paul anil
Kansas City railway. which is popu.
larry known as the maple Leaf a
three leaf clover is She distinguish.
ing mark Of the Toledo, st Loui.
and Kansas City road. which is con.
monty called tue Glover Route
The Houston and Texas Central
railway has about us elaborate u dc.
sign ~ nuy It. main feature IS u
steel colowl horseshoe bearing tho
name Of the road EAcirclod los tho
shoe is a green four leaf clover rest.
ing on background of red. and con.
Meeting the heels OF the shoe b, a rub
bits foot labeled Lucky Route" 10
the RIGHT Just above the horseshoe
appears u lone star The four leaf
clover is also the device of the Rome,
WItortowu and Ogdrusburg road.
each lcnf bearing q letter. as n W.
4 o. The long stem OF the clover
cuts lengihwi,c through the Frcuch
word 'Bouhpur.' conveying assur.
ancc Of good luck.
JAY Gould's Missouri Pacific road
has a large red seal. crossed bya rail.
road track. With the name of theroad
IN black letters covering the entire
face Of the seal Tho hcruldic stamp
OF The Wabash road Is a red flag with
black center, IN which appears the
forward end OF a locomotive, the
headlight flashing the word WA
BASH The Lohigh Valley flies red
pcunant with diamond shaped con
ter of bluck, upon which aro tho lot
tcrs ~. V. in white
one Of the simplest OF these udvcr-
Using devices is that of the Pennsyl.
vania railroad. which Is small rcd
keystone with the words "Pennsyl.
vania Lines across It's face. Tho
Florida Central and Pcninsmnr rail
road prints upon its time tables red
shield, upon which appears the front
OF u locomotive, the trunk OF an clc.
plant dangling from tho headlight,
eurircling which are the words, in
red letters, Florida Trunk Line"
The Geurgiu Southern and Florida
railroad has for is device u shield
printed in dark tiuts On the lower
surface Of the shield is u picturesque
scenic view showing railroad train
crossing a stream ON a long iron
bridge. just above the picture are
the words "Suwuncc River Route 70
Florida" The Richmond aud Dan.
vile Railroad company contents IT,.
self with the oddly designed initials
"R, and D. spelred 10y an arrow
and printed in bright rel. \ yellow
disk ON a black square constitutes
[ the trade mark Of the Baltimore and
Ohio nilroad tho letters "B. o." ap.
I pelring ON the yellow disk on each
side OF the family traced picture of q
monument
A most peculiar device is that
which the Chicago, Rock Island aud
Pacific railroad has chung W Tor II
great many years. Il is an oblong
open space. with a rcd disk at the loft,
labeled "rhe Great Rock Island
Route Occupying the greater part
OF the space arc the words Ia biz,
black letters, "A-Mm, and crowd.
ing close upon the letter "a is the
diminuhve figure of man with u
stick over his shoulder and q s3tchcl
in his hand, Tho device OF the Erie
railway is both simple and familiar
Ii is black disk ON a tinted square,
the face of the disk bearing in white
letters the words, Erie Lines.
An Indian arrowhead. showing
the words "Tnmpico Route" is the
distinguishing stamp OF the Monte
rcy and Mexican GulG railway
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