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thus has an entry INTO the entire
eastern territory. and al Chicago and
St. Louis ii has traffic arrangements
with all the roads running TO the
West. thus placing ii in The most
favorable position for the handling
Of freight business destined TO points
on and off the line Of the Illinois
Central railroad.
II has been the policy Of the road
10 buiid W diversified industries and
crops along the line Of the system.
80 that to-day it is carrying freight
OF q character that was not believed
t. be possib ten years ago. With
the grains and coal Of Illinois. the
fruits and vegetables Of southern II
linOis. tobacco and other produ Is OF
Kentucky. cotton and hardwood tim~
Der OF Tennessee, yellow pine timebr
hardwood timber. cotton, corn. fruits
and vegeta b.es of Mississippi and the
sugar cane and vegeta bles Of Lou
isi3aa, II handles a great variety OF
crops Of different characters riPen-
ing a different times Of the year
thus insuring d large business over
the system.
A great factor in the development
Of the Illinois Central railroad mas
been the large sums of money spent
character ~ the rOadbed. until to-
day the illinois Central does not &C
knowledge any superior In the United
States in he prompt ana effective
handling Of freight. The time from
New 0rleaas 70 Chicago rs compared
with the time from New York TO
Chicago. which are eXa lily the same
distance hv the shortest route. has
been shown by careful examination
to be largely in favor Of the Illinois
Central railroad It is not strange
that with these advantages the bust
ness Of the road has greatly in
creased and with the liberal and at
the same time conservative policy Of
the road. It is difficult to see what
the future may bring forth in this
Respect
Connecting as It does the metropo-
lis of the South with that Of the
N0rth-New Orleans and Chicago
with it's many branches radiating out
into the most important States in
the country. it is beyond question a
king among railroads. First-class in
every respect. with a mana cement
constantly on the look out for OPP
portunitias to extend its already eX
eeptional accommodations Of its pa
irons, improve the splendid facilities
for handling freight. to foster and
encourage the sections through which
It passes. and 10 promote the many
new industries that are rapidly
springing up along It's line.
The States Of Louisiana. Missis-
sippi, Tennessee, Kentucky. Illinois,
Indiana. Wisconsin, Minnesota. Iowa
and South Dakota are travers-d ny
is 1924 miles of rails. and have de-
rived therefrom ines unable benefits,
Throughout the entire splendid coun-
try it has been the most prominent
factor III the work of development,
and is deserving Of all Of the enorm-
Gus patronage bestowed upon it, both
in freight and passenger traffic.
In the matter Of the passenger
train service from New Orleans and
the South. the Illinois Central Is to-
day one of the most progressive, best
equipped and fastest running roads
South % the Ohio river. Its wvll-bal-
asted r0adbed. its heavy steel rails,
its modern and powerful locomotives,
its substantial but elegant equipment,
and its progressive and systematic
but careful management making this
possible. Ii is the short line between
New Orleans and Cnicago. and it
maintains double daily service from
New Orleans to Memphis. St Louis.
Chicago, Louisville and Cincinnati
One OF the trains the New Orleans
and Chicago Limited" is 4 fast vestl-
bule train which has long been IA
vorite with tourists ana others by
which to journey North. L is but
one night on tae road. IS lighted by
gas throughout. and is an elegant
train in point OF equipment. carry
ing through from New Orleans TO
Chicago d Pullman buffet sleeping
car Of the latest design and appoint
ments. a combination coach and
smoker and d luxurious coach. the
latter in charge Of a porter. Ladies
without escort have found il pleas
ure to travel on this train 1t leaves
New Orleans in the morning. runs
via Memphis. makes connection al
Fulton with an express train running
via the main line and Jackson, Tenn.
and reaches Chicago at noon the next
day, in ample season for comfortable
connection with trains of other lines
for the North and East.
The Louisville and Cincinnati
Limited" also leaves New Orleans
in the morning, runs via Memphis.
and is but one night on the road, ar
irving at Louisville in time for break
fast the next morning, and at Gin
clnnati 1T noon of the next day in
time for connection with through
trains of diverging lines for the re-
sorts OF Michigan and the Virginia
Mountains, as wen as those of the At
lantic sea coast II carries q through
Pullman buffet Sleeping and reclin-
ms car without charge from New Or
leans 10 Louisville and Cincinnati.
The evening train OUT Of New Or
leans, the Fast Mail" is a solid
train between New Orleans and Gin
cinnati via Memphis with through
Pullman buffet sleeping car and
coaches. This train also connects at
Fulton with the fast mail for Chi
cago and ST. Louis. through buff
fet sleeping car between New Orleans
and Chicago being run via the main
line and Jackson. Tenn. On the Chi
cago ard New Orleans Limited"
through sleeping car service IS main
tanned between New Orleans and St
Louis. with through chair ear from
Memphis to St Louis.
In addition to the direct service
from New Orleans thus outlined. the
Illinois Central serves the great
Southwest territory Via It's train ser
vice from Memphis and from St
Louis TO Chicago, from each of these
Southern termini double daily ser
vice being maintained. The trains
cut of ST. Louis are favorabIy known
throughout the Southwest territory
as the Daylight and Diamond Spe-
cial" fast Vestibule solid trains: the
former, the daylight Special" makes
the run between the two cities in
eight hours and carries a free re-
Ginning chair car and Pullman buf-
fet parlor car. The Diamond Spe-
cial.' the night train. carries Pull
man compartment buffet ana draw
'ing-room sleeping ears. and free re-
cNning chair car Both these trains
are noted for the elegance OF their
equipment, as also is the case with
the trains leaving New Orleans. In
short the Illinois Central IS the great
trunk line from the South to the