The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-26
sCIoro VALLEY DIVISION n. & w.
A Most Excellently Constructed and Oper-
nted kOnd

n Most Excellently Constructed and Oper-
ated Road.
must say word about the excellence of the
roadbed On the Scioto Valley division OF the NJ
N w. This stretch of road between Kcnova
and Columbus, covering 139 miles, is among the
most thoroughly comfortable upon which IL has
been my pleasure to travel. The trains glido
along. sometimes exceeding fifty miles an hour
and one Is hardly conscious OF moving
i he acquiring OF this property by the N. and
w, w, was not only a master stroke OF diplomacy,
but the road one OF which any of the great trunk
lines might feel proud TO own. Iwould not mind
owning II myself.
Pullman sltepers are attached to the No. g.,
leavlng kenova ut 4:lS p. M, central time, which
means 6:ls by Eastern time, AZ the standard
ard Is somewhat confusing to travellers and
causes frequent misaalculatiOns and mlsconnec
tions But II the ,wayfarcr would only hear in
mind that figures don't lie and, the further fact
that time and railroads wait Tor man, there
would be less confusion and "cuesn."
So,:this train which leaves Kenova ut Lisp. M
according to central time, IL the same one
which reaches kcnova Mt i:i5 p. M. eastern
time, having left Bueiicld Mt 6l0 n. m.
Thus the through passenger leaving Blucned
carly In the morning reaches Kenova late in the
AFTERNOON and in about half an hour resumes his
Journey westward. AS stated above. Pullman
slcepers are attached to this train at Kenova and
run through to Columbus aud Chicago, arriving
AT thu former ut Gl5 and leaving Mt 9:25 p. m,
viz the
"BUcKEYE ROUTE" FOR CHICAGO
oil, And this is another story for l happened by
sengcr Agent W ii. Fisher, Of the Buckeye
Route, when in Columbus, ana the result OF my
,H birS sppears in part in page lad" to
What pleasure it is to deal with these West.
ern men. They seem to know by Intuition when
cause they have TO cay mo" they do it with such
grace rs to positively put you under obl-
good one thought Mr. Fher that T He entered snen
into its discussion with zest truly refreshing to
the promoter thereof and highly credtablc to MIR.
1t was but a few hours from the time of this In
terview until was on the M25 p. m. train bound
the Chicago and Erie railway.
will say parrnthctically that the
BUCKEYE ROUTE
is n combination traffic aliliation between the
locking Valley railway and the Chicago aud
Erie Mr.. Fisher manages the Columbus
passenger department OF the combination
agent OF the Hooking Valley. while Mt Bnskifk,
to whom wac swiftly speeding, ably hustles the
Chicago and Eric ut Chicago.
What stirring business, this ra,lroading? 1t
must he grand thing to sit in the councils OF
tons and watch the result ef Combinations
planning, stratcgiZing always laboring TO serve
the dear people,
these so-cnllcd .'soullcss" institutions. On the
whole the people get all that is due them and
Goes not apply to newspaper mcn,as the interests
of railroads and newspapers are almost idcn tical
anu the amenities are nearly always reciprocal.
hut. as was going on to say" boarded the
sleeper and soon was myself sleeper, for
sleeper is one who sleeps, and sleeper who can
not sleep on a Buckeye" sleeper Is no sleeper at
all; all OF which means that the "road bed" Is n
perfect cdr, am"
Ahem! Do you think that.will he worth
especial ticket over this line to the County
Fair Mt Chicago?
Well "no fools, no fun" says Byron, and it is
better TO laugh than be sigbing.
CHICAGO! CHIcAGo!."
The announcement was unless however, for we
had been arriving for about nm hour IL seemed
to me. Chicago Is about the biggest thing on
earth except the World Fair, and these two are
OF the Fair for the treasurer of that institution IS
selling halfdollars for q dollar and as there are
only few millions Mt these 'half do,ars' left H.
would seem that this stroke OF fl laundering would
give the said treasurer little the better OF the
bargain when he balances his books
BY the way, when told Dupuy Ferguson about
that little scheme the other day. he remarked,
when those half dollars selling for 25 cents to
let me know"
Our train pulled into the big depot at so a M
aud placed my grip In the care OF the package
hoy. and took stroll up toward the Grand
Pacific. On the way dropped into chop house
and got my breakfast, afterward going to the
| Grand Pacific for II toothpick.
| About nine o'clock stepped across the street
| to the Ph9nix Building, and on the eighth floor
found the offices OF the Chicago and Erie, minus
Mr.. Buskirk, bnt 'if would be seated the gentle
| man would doubtless soon he in"
lie came, saw, | conquered, and again point
! 10 the page ad, which giv,s more particulars or
| our conversation.
F.w. Duskir "A. G. PA. C. 6 K. Ry., is the