The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-16

= time between Chicago and New York
70 ten hours. and carry passengers al a
who We're skeptical at first as to the
reality of such a gigantic project have
now become convinced by the actual
showing of work already done.
Grading commenced on September l.
The Chicago New York Electric Air
Line Railroad will run over q track
that scarcely verges from a straight
line in its entire course of $50 miles
thereby making the distance $50 miles
shorter than the shortest existing
steam railroad route Over this direct
at speed that Will reach maxirnum
of 100 miles an hour and maintain an
average of 70 miles. No steam road
could have ever hoped to do this. be-
cause it would have been impossible to
carry enough fuel and water to main
tain such a speed. Moreover, the limit
of human endurance has been reached
by the stokers on steam locomotives
According to Warren Sanford Stone,
/ chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers. n stoker q steam loconlo-
on single trip. The new electric en-
gines have no such handicap. for ample
and uniform power comes to them at
all times from mammoth power houses.
located so miles apart along the line.
Their rotary motors run without thump
or jar. and enable them to 90 work un-
der which a steam locomotive would
not last six months.
There is not the slightest question
that the road will be built and in rum
ming order on schedule time. Every one
of its original projectors is practical
railroad man. and their personal honor
and standing are such as to guarantee
the complete success Of the project
Here is great trunk line railroad to
be laid out on a route SO straight that
ii will save 160 miles: to be run by
electric power so economical that some
of its trains will carry through passen-
gers for $1,000 and to run at a speed
mil
What steam railroad that now exists
can stand competition like that? How
over the hot. smoochy. cinder- laden
steam lines when the new electric road
will carry them to their destination for
half the money and in half the time?
The map shows by the heavy dotted
line the absolute directness of the
route. and also how far away from q
straight course are laid the rails OF the
best known steam roads
The territory through which the Chi
cago-New York Electric Air Line Rail-
s ssnd o NIL n run mas population Of
traffic is the greatest in the world This
traffic is sure 70 go to the new electric
line. for people will always favor the
shortest. quickest. cheapest route. and
that Is exactly what the new electric
line will be. Every track or highway
will be crossed either overhead or un-
derneath, and the deadly grade cross
ings that cause the steam roads so
away with.
one thing that will insure the sue
cessful building of the Chicago New
York Electric Air Line Railroad is the
fact that the people have been given
an opportunity to participate IN its sue
cess Many man who invests his saw
! ings in this stock at the low price at
which II sells today will find himself
possessed of an income that will make
him independent for life after few
years.
With confidence in this gigantic en-
terprise, and approving what the nro-
trio Air Line Railroad have done, the
people have responded nobly Every
day they throng the Office OF the COM
pany, eager to invest in such a safe
shares of stock have already been sub
scribed for and rapid building OF the
road is now in progress.
Being a popular project. extraordi-
tect. the investor There are no bonds.
preferred stock <or securities of any
kind other thar the common stock
will never find the value OF his stock
wiped out by bonds that absorb the
lines full value and. reduce the value
such financiering can ever be worxed
ahead of IT.
But the most unique and inspiring
surrounded is following clause,
which appears Oh each stock certifieate:
The stock Of the CHICAGO-Nl
RAILROAD COMPANY advanced
We are also advised that the price W
any day. We cannot promise TO adv
vance, and if you are thinking of buyi,
you to act quickly. If you failed to ;
share as you wanted, don't fail to get
Our Office will be open tomorrow
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