The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-05-28

terEooD, or less tn3n twenty -n4ne
hours, being but one night Ell route.
I>his road maintains double daily ser
vice between New Orleans and Chi
cage. Including a East mail service,
under contract with the United states
government In addition to its Chi
cag5 service, It has double daily SER
vice IN connection herewith 10 St
Louis. Mo. also through sleeping
cars to Sioux City, la. 70 Memphis
and Kansas City
There Is not road IN the country
that looks more closely to the com
forts Of its patrons. IN addition TO
the splendid train service. there are
at frequent intervals along the route
meal stations that are superior in
every respect to any in the country,
the very dinlng-rooms themselves be-
ing Of a chara ter 10 add to the en-
joyment of the splendid meals served.
These restaurants are conducted by
the company, the most experienced
caterers being employed to manage
them. The trains stop for meals at
these splendid restaurants or dining
ro0ms. and first class meals are
served with the same care and ele-
cance in these dining rooms as in the
best hotels OF the country, and be-
cause of this are literally patronized.
The dining rooms are under the per-
sonal cement Of competent hotel
men graduates OF some Of the large
hotels. who supervise in person the
serving of the guests. which is done
with promptness dispatch and ele-
gancs seldom found even in the best
hotels.
One of the first greatest evidences
Of the wonderful pr0gressivaness Of
this company was the gigantic UNI
dertaking Of constructing the mon
ster bridge at Cairo at an expense
OF almost three millions OF dollars;
next ia line Of evidences OF its SPLEEN
did prOgressiveness was the building
Of the monster depots at New Or
leans, Chicago and other points. all
Of which are master pieces OF archi-
tectural beauty. the Grand Central
at Chicago alone costing a million
dollars.
The latest and perhaps greatest
evidence of its enterprise and earnest
desire to push New Orleans we'll to
the front in the commercial world, is
the building of the wonderful Stuy-
vesant docks and elevators, named
after the president Of the road, and
which are among the largest in the
country These docks which were
opened a short time ago We're built 10
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the East to this port as possible,
which. while adding largely to the
commerce % the port. also increase
the business Of the road in that par
ticular line of traffic.
Already the effects OF the enterprise
on the grain trade are being felt in
the East. and the increase of ship
meuts from this port has been enor-
nous BY owning its own elevators
the road is enabled to make rate of
through freight that makes the ele-
vat0r service practically free. and Of
fers an irresistible inducement TO the
shippers.
Another very enterprising move of
recent date was the putting on Of the
fruit service. The early morning
train has a refrigerator car attached,
and the very abundant shipments of
trawberries are gathered on the
route and whiSked into this city by
fast express. arriving fresh and cool,
having been stored in the refrigera-
tor. The fruit and also vegetabl
are taken to the Northern and West
arm markets in the refrigerator cars
Of this fruit express"
Truly may it be said that the IL
linOis Central has in actuality built
the country through which it passes.
through it, then the numerous sta
tions and towns were esta hlished by
it, next it began populat ting the sec
tons with the thrifty farming people
Of the West and North, and now it
provides a service that enables them
TO send their products 10 the best
markets. fresh and in a condition to
bring them the best possible prices.
One particular. most pronounced
characteristic of this thoroughly mod
ern and most progressive road, is it's
jealous care of the interests of the
cities and towns through which it
passes. New Orleans, it's southern
terminus, has perhaps received more
Of its care than any other of the
many cities along its extensive line,
and owes ID it much gratitude. The
opening of the Chicago and other
Northern markets TO its products, the
immense Increase of it's grain trade,
and numerous other benefits, are
works of record, and most forcible
evidences of the desire on the part
Of the Illinois Central to make New
Orleans what it should be, one of the
greatest ports in the country.
Each Year adds renewed zeal to its
efforts to improve the cities, and
towns through which it passes, the
comfort and convenience Of it's pa
irons and to increase the immmigra-
ton OF the people who bring with
them modern ideas OF thrift, economy
and progressiveness. Tens of thou
sands of books. pamphlets and other
reading matter have been circulated
by this railroad. and ever kept before
the eyes of the people of the North
and Northwest, treating of the ma
tural advantages of the South, and
the results of which the officers of
this great company point to with
Justly merited pride. /. e., the nu-
merous farms and homes of thou
sands of happy and contented people.
located in a section which prior 10
the commencement of the roads
splendid work was regarded as Of no
value whatever. II must not be lost
eight of that the Illinois Central Rail-
road is the pioneer in It's efforts to in
duce immigration to the South, and
that full credit ami the thanks Of the
Southern people are due therefor.
The splendid passenger service Of
this road has already been spoken
Of the fire light service is no less per
feet. The fast freight schedules.
which are as prompt in transporting
freight as are the passenger trains in
the spOrtation of passengers
AAe. i4SA LII ~ a lcpUldllOA IOf
reliability enjoyed by but few roads,
and have made it the favorite route
to the North, with the shippers of this
section and vice versa
An important adjunct OF this road.
and one that enjoys a liberal patron
age, IS the fazoo and Mississippi VAL
ley Railroad This line runs from
New Orleans to Memphis, Tenn.
passing through Baton Rouge, Vicks-
burg, Miss, and other important
towns in Mississippi and travenses
some of the most important cotton.
sugar and rice sections in the world.
Conducted by the same progressive
enterplising management az Aha II