  Scene—Interior of the Chicago & Alton Railway at Chicago. Luxurious surroundings on all sides. Ticket office opens down to the inlaid mosaic floor. Handsome divans for passengers engaged in the purchase of tickets. At the gate, waiting for passengers as they go through in swarms, is Willis, a handsome man, like all the other servants of this road, and also, like them, he is clothed in an expensive and becoming uniform. W WILLIS—(Sings.) I often think it's comical, How nature always does incline To place the best of all its boys That's born into this world of mine In the road that only such employs— The great Chicago & Alton Line. (Enter Fairies and G. P. A.'s.) L LEILA—(Who has been attracted by the officers)— Charming persons, are they not? C CEILA— They do very well, considering whom they work for. In Alton uniforms they would look very well. L LORD BEESEEKEW— Well, we have done our best to imitate Alton, but it seems to be a failure. Why not stop this disgusting protÉgÉ of yours? C CEILA— (Crying)—We can't stop him. The road has made too much headway. It is harder to kill than a Presidential boom in Indiana. (Aside.) How beautiful they all are! (Enter Queen, who has overheard last remark.) [Illustration]
[Illustration] Q QUEEN— O you shameful flirts, always running after those railway men. Don't you know it's death to marry a mortal? C CEILA— If it were, you'd have to execute all of us; but who wouldn't fall in love with a railroad man? L LEILA— Especially a Chicago & Alton man, and we are not all as tough as you are. Q QUEEN— Am I tough? Look at that daisy! (Pointing to Willis.) Who are you, sir? W WILLIS—Ticket-taker Willis of the Chicago & Alton Railroad. Q QUEEN—You're a fine fellow, sir. W WILLIS—Yes, mum, I belong to the Alton. Q QUEEN— (Starts)—The Alton! Ah! I, too, am not insensible to the charms of manly beauty. Look at that man! He is a fair specimen of the Alton employÉs—a perfect picture. W WILLIS— Yes, mum, I am generally admired, although I do not compare favorably with my fellow-employÉs. The standard of beauty is very high on this road. (Modestly retires.) Q QUEEN— The road has taste—(To the Fairies.) Now here is a man belonging to the first road in the Union, whose physical beauty eclipses Apollo's. If I yielded to a natural impulse, I should at once be mashed by that man. But I mortify this inclination; I wrestle with it,—I subdue it, ha! ha! This is how I suppress my inclinations. SONG. O foolish fay, Think you, because his jacket gay My bosom thaws, I'd disobey Our fairy laws? Because I fly The road above, you think that I This man could love. (Aside.) Type of Chicago & Alton, This heart of mine (Exit Fairies, sorrowfully following Fairy Queen.) (Enter Phyllis.) P PHYLLIS—I can't think why I am not in better spirits. I am engaged to one General Freight Agent and one General Passenger Agent, and could have the whole railway association if I only said the word. As for Strephon, I hate him. No girl would care for a young man who was considerably older than his mother—though nowadays there are a good many such floating about. (Enter Lord Beeseekew.) L LORD B.—Phyllis, my own! P PHYLLIS—How dare you! But perhaps you are the Freight Agent—or the General Passenger Agent. L LORD B.—I am—the latter. P PHYLLIS—How did you secure the distinction? L LORD B.—To be frank, because everybody was rushing for positions on the Alton, and they left the post uncovered. I have held the place a long time. P PHYLLIS—Because nobody else would have it? L LORD B.—Not so much that as because now the Alton has run our business down so, there is no money to pay salaries with, and I am willing to wait for mine. The stockholders appreciate my kindness. (Enter Lord See Eyear.) L LORD S.—Dearest Phyllis! (Embraces her.) P PHYLLIS—The Freight Agent! Well, have you settled? Have you settled which of you it is to be? L LORD S.—It isn't quite settled. We tossed for it, but we did it in a saloon where the dice always threw sixes. We got hold of the proprietor's private set. Suppose we leave the choice to you? P PHYLLIS—How can it possibly concern me? You are both railway officials. You both get everything but your salaries, and I don't see where I am to choose. If one of you will throw up your share in your so-called railway, and admit the Alton to be, what it is, the first line in the world, I might perhaps take time to consider. [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] L LORD B.— We are too jealous to admit that, although we know it. The only resort now is for one of us to give way to the other. Perhaps, on the whole, she would be happier with me. L LORD S.— The chances are in your favor. The one difficulty which remains is, that if you rob me of the girl I love I must kill you. I shall give you a pass over my railroad. L LORD B.— (Shrieks with fright)—Not that! Not that! (Bursts into tears.) L LORD S.— I think you are right,—the sacrifice is too great. The sacred ties of friendship will not permit the wanton cruelties suggested, between men who love each other as we do. (They embrace.) (Enter Counselor, very sorrowful.) C COUNSELOR—(Recitative.) Love unrequited robs me of my rest, Although the Alton Line is still victorious; But in a song to tell my woes is best, If you, kind friends, will join me in the chorius. SONG. When on some snide road, with a terrible load, and an engine not up to an Alton one, You lie ill at ease, in a berth filled with fleas, all ready to make an assault on one, With your mind in a pother on this, that, and t' other, Because, in your doubt and perplexity, You travel'd this way, while happy as play Goes the Chicago & Alton just next t' ye. Then the counterpane tickles—you feel like mixed pickles, Your pillow as hard as a bullet, And your sheet is so small it wont cover at all, No matter 'tis which way you pull it; Then you rave, and you swear, and tear out your hair, With none but yourself to lay fault on, And swear by the Heaven, if once you're forgiven, To abjure all lines but the Alton. L LORD B.—I am much distresst to find you so sad. C COUNSELOR— I am; I acknowledge it. It is my double capacity which does it. I am her guardian and her suitor. In my latter capacity I am overawed by my duty in my other capacity. It unnerves me. LORD S.— It is hard. Just think of having two capacities. Let us be truly thankful that we have no capacity at all. But take courage; nothing that I ever heard of daunted a Chicago & Alton Railroad official. C COUNSELOR— That is true, and I will be resigned.[Exeunt. Enter Phyllis. P PHYLLIS—Strephon! S STREPHON— Phyllis! But I forgot. I suppose I should, madam—— let me see,—what name have you decided upon? P PHYLLIS— I haven't quite made up my mind. You see, I haven't any mother to advise me. S STREPHON—No! I have. P PHYLLIS—Yes, a very young mother. S STREPHON— Not very—a couple of centuries or so. P PHYLLIS—She wears well. S STREPHON— Of course she does. She was born and reared on the C. & A. line. Besides, she's a fairy. P PHYLLIS—I beg your pardon—a what? S STREPHON—A fairy. I've no longer a reason to conceal the truth. P PHYLLIS— That would account for a good many things. Fairies nowadays are rather indiscreet. I suppose you are a fairy, too. S STREPHON—I'm half a fairy and half a mortal. P PHYLLIS—Not very substantial. But why didn't you tell me? S STREPHON— I thought I might get myself disliked. There's no use loving half a man. P PHYLLIS— Better that than to love a whole man, as they go nowadays. Forgive me. [Illustration] [Illustration] S STREPHON— Think of the difficulties. My grandmother looks quite as young as my mother. So do all my aunts. P PHYLLIS— Then, if I catch you kissing the chambermaid, I shall know she's only a relative in disguise. S STREPHON—In that case, I will forgive you. P PHYLLIS— Then we will be married at once. I will attend to the fairies afterward. But how about your mother? I IOLANTHE— (Entering.)—The old lady is here, and blesses you, my children,—or words to that effect. S STREPHON—But how about her guardian? I IOLANTHE— There is but one thing to do. I have been married to him for some years now. He is Strephon's father. S STREPHON—At last! I am a wise child. I IOLANTHE— And being his wife, I will assume my domestic duties. Have you a club handy? C COUNSELOR— (Enters jubilant)—It's settled! Victory! victory! I put the case plainly to myself, although I must confess that when I addressed so important a personage as the legal adviser of the Chicago & Alton Railroad, I did so with many feelings of doubt in my mind. However, I took courage and pleaded my cause well. I said to myself, with the respect with which I always address myself, you are the legal adviser of the greatest railroad in the country, and, as such, you should not hesitate to exercise your droits de seigneur and take the girl from all competitors. I was bound to admit the force of my own argument, and so won my case. I shall marry the girl without delay. There is nothing to stand in the way. I IOLANTHE—(Comes down.)—Excepting a mere trifle. C COUNSELOR— And that is—but who are you? (Starts.) Ah! Thou livest, Iolanthe? I IOLANTHE— Never say die is the motto of the Alton Line. (She falls into his arms.) Q QUEEN— (Iolanthe kneels to her.)— Once more thy vows are broken, The Fates thy doom has spoken. (Enter Everybody.) L LEILA— Hold! If Iolanthe must die, so must we all, for we are equally guilty. Q QUEEN—Equally guilty! (All kneel.) L LORD S.— Pardon them. They could not help it. The ancient traditions surrounding railway officials were too much for them, and they married us. Q QUEEN— The traditions of our tribe must be imperative. They who marry mortals must die. There is no going back on the statutes. C COUNSELOR— Hold! I haven't been helping the public to obey the law all these years for nothing. Let me give your statute a whirl. (Looks it over.) Easy enough. Make it read that every fairy who marries outside the Alton Road shall die. Q QUEEN— Good idea. (Does it.) And now where's Willis? W WILLIS—Tickets, please. Q QUEEN— Yes, for the matrimonial line. How would you like to be a fairy ticket-taker? W WILLIS—On the Chicago & Alton? Q QUEEN—That is the statute. W WILLIS— It is one of the oldest traditions of this road that none of its employÉs can possibly be ill-bred, particularly to a lady. I am yours. Q QUEEN— And now the only way to save our tribe from annihilation is for all you gentlemen to obey the law. Remember that any fairy who marries other than a Chicago & Alton man must die. (All shudder.) S STREPHON— And I, being in the Alton Road, will immediately employ you all and absorb all your lines. It was bound to come to that sooner or later. C COUNSELOR— The old wife is better than no wife, so here we all go to fairyland. (The Alton uniform instantly covers them all, and their haggard, care-worn expressions are replaced by the happy, seraphic looks of men who habitually work for the C. & A. R. R.) [Illustration] FINIS [Ad for Jas S. Kirk & Comp'y] Jas. S. 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A TRIP TO NIAGARA FALLS. "Come, Adele; come. Nellie; hurry up. Deacon Fitney will be here directly and the train starts directly." The voice was that of Mr. Trevellyan, a thoroughly well-known and highly respected stock broker of the City of Chicago. Mr. Trevellyan was a hardworking man, and his various affairs did not give him much opportunity of absenting himself from his business. But to-day had been laid out as a holiday for the babies, and Papa Trevellyan had made up his mind to take part in it. After a good deal of family discussion [these things generally involve more or less of that sort of thing] it was finally decided to make a trip to Niagara Falls and back. So a party was made up which was to consist of Mr. and Mrs. Trevellyan, the two children and a good-hearted Deacon Fitney, who was well acquainted with the way to "do" the Falls properly. The day was, as I have just said, a bright one, even for the month of June, and both Adele and Nellie, in anticipation of a pleasant time, were not long in putting on their things and repairing to the parlor. It was well they hurried. There was papa, valise in hand, ready to start; mamma, too; and nothing seemed to be wanting but the presence of Deacon Fitney, who had gone off to secure the railway tickets, and who promised to "By the way, Deacon," said Mr. Trevellyan, "what time do we start and which way do we go? You know I have left everything of that kind to you." "Four-fifteen," said the Deacon, in a cheerful sort of way, "and by the Michigan Central Railroad. It is the only way to go. But never mind about the advantages to be gained by going over this remarkable route. I will tell you all about it when we get on the train." And so they bundled into the carriage, and within a few minutes the entire party was seated in one of the magnificent palace cars which are attached to the Michigan Central Limited Express. "All aboard!" shouted the conductor. "We're off," smiled the Deacon. The big clock in the depot struck the quarter after four, and the magnificent train, composed of five sleepers, three coaches, a palace dining car and a couple of baggage cars, slowly pulled out of the station. Adele and Nellie glued their noses to the window, and their delight as they whizzed through the beautiful suburbs of South Chicago seemed unbounded. With Lake Michigan, tranquil and glittering with the rays of a summer sun, on one side, and a succession of lovely suburban residences on the other, the sight was a most lovely one. A few minutes later the train was flying through green fields and beautiful woods. "Here, children," suddenly cried the Deacon from the other side of the car, "come quick and see the magic city of Pullman." In a minute Adele was on one of the Deacon's knees and Nellie on the other, and the train passed rapidly by the most wonderful evidence of modern enterprise. "Three years ago," said the Deacon, in answer to an enquiring look of admiration in the children's eyes, "the ground on which stands this most beautiful city, which is without doubt the model city of the world, was nothing but a swamp. See what it is now. Some day, when we get back home, I will bring you here and let you learn more closely what the creator of the beautiful place which bears the name of Pullman has done for his country." A minute later the train flew past Kensington, and then fairly started on its iron way for its first stopping place, Michigan City, better known as the City of Sand. Then came Niles, with it wonderful bridge and its fairy valley. Then Kalamazoo, the biggest village in the world and the flower bed of creation. Then Marshall, Battle Creek and, Jackson, the latter place the centre of railway industry of the beautiful State of Michigan. Then Ann Arbor, where is situated the University of the State of Michigan, and then, last but not least, Detroit. By this time, of course, the babies had been tucked in bed. The Deacon had taken them into the dining car and feasted them with all the inexhaustible luxuries for which these cars on the Michigan Central R. R. are so famous. Then, the colored porter having made up their beds, they were soon fast asleep and dreaming of the treat in store for the morrow. The Deacon, however, was determined at least that his grown-up friends should lose none of the beauties of the trip, and so he insisted that Mr. and Mrs. Trevellyan should remain up until they had crossed the famous Detroit River. The night was a beautiful one, and they were amply rewarded by witnessing one of the most thoroughly picturesque pieces of scenery in the world. The entire train was placed on one of the immense ferry steamers, and the landing shortly afterwards made at Windsor, a picturesque and quaint little town on the Canadian side of the river. At this point commences the Canada Southern Division of the Michigan Central Railroad, famous alike for the magnificence of its equipment and smoothness of track. Here our friends, so to speak, turned in, and it was only a few minutes before every one on board was fast asleep. The next thing was the morning sun and Niagara Falls. The run had been made from Chicago in the remarkable time of fifteen hours. "Oh, how good of you, Deacon Fitney," said little Adele a short while later, as, standing on the platform at Falls View Station, she gazed with rapture at the Falls in all their splendor. "How good of you to bring us to such a nice place, and by such a delightful road." And little Adele had reason to so express herself, for, standing where she was, at Falls View Station, she was able to command the most awe-inspiring and lovely view of the Falls to be obtained anywhere. "I am glad you like it," said the Deacon, with a smile; "but you must not credit me with too much goodness, for I could hardly have brought you by any other way. The Michigan Central road is the only direct road running to the Falls, and you could hardly expect that I could take you there by any line which is not entirely the best." Mr. and Mrs. Trevellyan heartily joined Adele in her expressions of thanks to the Deacon, and more than endorsed every word he had said in praise of the wonderful Michigan Central Limited Express. The conductor then called "all aboard," and the train again started on its way, and very shortly crossed the Niagara River over the magnificent steel Cantilever bridge which the Michigan Central people have just erected at this point. "This is the great Cantilever bridge you have heard so much about," said the Deacon to little May. "It is the greatest scientific engineering effort of the age, and it is well worth visiting Niagara, if only to see it. With Niagara Falls and the Cantilever bridge the Michigan Central people are able to show their passengers the greatest work of nature and of man to be found in the country." From the bridge the train glided along to Niagara Falls station, on the American side. Here our little party alighted, and, after driving about the village, they soon found themselves in the comfortable parlors of the Clifton House, enjoying one of Mr. George Colburn's justly famous repasts. Then they spent the day at the Falls—a day of merry sunshine and happiness. The Falls never looked grander, and nature never smiled with more sweetness. The time passed only too quickly, and when the children stepped on the cars once more to return to Chicago, it was with a twinge of regret which was only offset by Now Adele has the following time table hung up among her pictures on the wall in her bed room. She says it serves to remind her of one of the happiest days of her life. Above it, in a baby's handwriting, she has scrawled: "THE ONLY WAY TO GO EAST FROM CHICAGO IS BY THE Train No. 10.—Fast New York Express,—Leaves Chicago every day at 4:30 P. M., and consists of one First-Class Smoking Car, one First-Class Day Coach, one Dining Car and Three Palace Sleeping Cars, running on the following time:
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Race Brothers Oyster House, 114 Madison Street, Chicago. ESTABLISHED 1870. The largest, most complete, and only Strictly First-Class Gentlemen's and Ladies' Oyster House west of New York City. STEAKS and CHOPS added to Bill of Fare after January first.
— THE — Central Lithographing and Engraving Co. 315 to 321 Wabash Avenue, CHICAGO. Lithographing, WOOD ENGRAVING, Printing, Binding and Electrotyping. ENTIRE NEW OFFICE. EVERY BRANCH OF THE BUSINESS UNDER ONE ROOF. Anything, from a Visiting Card to the Finest Chromo Work. Railroad and Show Printing A SPECIALTY. SEND FOR ESTIMATES. Fine Art Work. A Specialty. The Lakeside press. R. R. Donnelley & Sons, (LATE DONNELLEY GASBETTE & LOYD.) Printers. 140-146 Monroe St. CHICAGO, TELEPHONE No. 610. TAKE ELEVATOR. They would invite the special attention of Railroad Corporations, Manufacturers, Merchants, and Publishers to their Fine Illustrated Work, pronounced unequalled by the press of Europe and America. THE BEST EQUIPPED RAILROAD IN THE WORLD. Without exaggerating, and keeping close within the narrow limits of fact, it may be asserted without fear of truthful contradiction, that the CHICAGO & NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY Is not only the best and most perfectly equipped railroad in the world, but it is also the most important as to the territory it traverses, the numerous business centres and pleasure resorts that it reaches, and the facilities it offers for pleasant, speedy, safe and comfortable transit for all classes of passengers. It caters alike to the needs, tastes and abilities of the millionaire merchant prince; to the farmer, with his plain and simple wants; and to the economical and necessitous; and gives to each the full value of all he pays for. Its luxuriantly finished and furnished palace sleeping cars and its more than luxurious drawing-room coaches are marvels of beauty and comfort. Its coaches are new and of the most perfect models that have been adopted by any company, and they are always kept sweet, clean and pure. Its dining cars are superb, and the meals and service provided in them are equal to that given by any first-class hotel in the country.
COLORADO & CALIFORNIA. This Company's line between Chicago and Council Bluffs (Omaha) is shorter than any other between these points, and was the pioneer in forming connection with the Trans-Continental Union and Central Pacific Railroads. Nearly all experienced overland travelers seek this line, because it is known to be the best, shortest, most comfortable, and in every way the most desirable. To seek other more circuitous and inferior routes is accepted as an evidence of inexperience or want of information. If you are destined to or from Colorado, Nebraska, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington Territory, China, Japan, the Sandwich Islands, New Zealand or Australia, you should, in making the trip between Chicago and Council Bluffs (Omaha), in either direction, see that your tickets read over this great road. ST. PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS & WINNIPEG. This road, "St. Paul Line," is the short and desirable route between Chicago and Madison, St. Paul and Minneapolis; Helena, Montana; Portland, Oregon, and points on the Northwest Pacific coast, and the best to travel over if you are destined to or from Chicago and any point north or northwest of St. Paul. Winona and Mankato, Minn.; Frankfort, Huron, Pierre, Aberdeen, Columbia and Watertown, Dakota; Milwaukee, Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, Watertown and Sheboygan, Wis.; Freeport, Elgin, Dixon and Fulton, Ill.; Clinton, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Webster City, Algona, Tama and Council Bluffs, Iowa, are a few of its hundreds of prominent local stations. It reaches most of the pleasant summer resorts of Wisconsin and Minnesota, and is the road to take for the health and scenic resorts of the Rocky Mountains, the National Yellowstone Park, and nearly all of the notable Western and Northwest resorts that are accessible by rail. It connects in Union Depots with the Union Pacific Railway at Council Bluffs, and at St. Paul with the Northern Pacific St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba, and with all roads diverging from that point. You can procure tickets over this route from nearly every coupon ticket agent in the country. When buying your tickets read them carefully and be sure that at least one coupon reads over the Chicago & North-Western Ry. Ask your nearest coupon ticket agent for one of its large maps; they are FREE, and will show you all of this Company's lines as they are. Its London (England) offices are 124 High Holborn, 449 Strand, 3 Adelaide street and 139 Cheapside. Its Manchester (England) office, 1 and 3 Princess street. Its Paris office, 35 Boulevard des Capucines. Its New York office, 409 Broadway. Its Boston office, 5 State street. Its Chicago offices, 60 and 62 Clark street, Palmer House, in Grand Pacific Hotel and at its Passenger Station on the corner Wells and Kinzie streets. Its St. Paul office, corner Third and Jackson streets. Its Minneapolis office, 13 Nicollet House. Its Council Bluffs offices are at the Transfer Depot, C. & N.-W. Ry. Depot on Broadway and at the corner of Broadway and Pearl streets. Its Omaha offices, 1324 Farnham, corner Fourteenth street, and at U. P. Depot. Its Denver office, 8 Windsor Hotel Block. Its San Francisco office, No. 2 New Montgomery street, in Palace Hotel. Waltham Watches WITH TWENTY-FOUR HOUR DIVISION DIALS RECOGNIZING THE NECESSITY OF HAVING WATCHES THAT CONFORM TO THE New System of Indicating Time ADOPTED BY SOME OF THE RAILROADS, OF Counting the Hours from One to Twenty-Four Consecutively, — THE — AMERICAN WATCH COMPANY Of Waltham, Mass., Are now prepared to furnish Watches as indicated by the above Cut. THESE DIALS CAN ALSO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THOSE NOW IN USE AT A VERY SMALL EXPENSE. For Sale by All Jewellers. [Image for The Palmer] THE PALMER, CHICAGO. WILLIS HOWE, Managing Partner.
GRIFFIN & WELLS FOUNDRY CO. RAILROAD CAR, ENGINE AND STREET CAR WHEELS. ANNUAL CAPACITY,50,000 WHEELS. [Image for Griffin & Wells Foundry] Rates secured and Shipments made to all parts of the West and South. Contracts made for Yearly or other Supply. Mileage or Time Guarantee given. All Orders and Correspondence will receive prompt attention. References furnished.
THOS. F. GRIFFIN & SONS, MANUFACTURERS OF CAR WHEELS AND CASTINGS
GRIFFIN CAR WHEEL CO. RAILROAD CAR WHEELS AND CASTINGS. Annual Capacity, 100,000 Wheels.10,000 Tons Castings. [Image for Griffin Car Wheel Co.] Rates secured and Shipments made to all parts of the United States. Special attention given to Car and Engine Wheels for Railroad Use. Mileage Guaranteed. Contracts made for Yearly or other Supply. Correspondence solicited.
— THE — Griffin Wheel MANUFACTURED BY Griffin Car Wheel Co. DETROIT, MICH. GRIFFIN & WELLS FOUNDRY CO. CHICAGO, ILL. THOS. F. GRIFFIN & SON, BUFFALO, N. Y. COMBINED DAILY CAPACITY, 800 Wheels per Day and 60 Tons Castings EXTRA HEAVY WHEELS FOR ENGINE AND PASSENGER SERVICE. All Mileage Guaranteed. — THE — Lake Shore & Michigan Southern RAILWAY AND ITS CONNECTIONS FORMS THE GREAT THOROUGHFARE BETWEEN THE EAST and WEST And Experienced Travelers will tell you it is the BEST Route "by a large majority." THIS LINE IS A DOUBLE TRACK RAILWAY AND THE ONLY ROUTE RUNNING SOLID TRAINS Between CHICAGO and BUFFALO, through Union Depots, for all connections. Its equipment is first-class in every respect—such as perfect Road-Bed, Iron and Stone Bridges, Westinghouse Automatic Safety Brakes, Miller Platform Coupler and Buffer, Magnificent Parlor Coaches for Day Travel, Elegant Day Coaches, and the Palace Sleeping Coaches. Well, words are inadequate to express their Durability and Splendor. They are simply Superb. These Coaches are run daily, through, between Chicago, New York and Boston, without change. ONE GREAT FEATURE IN THIS LINE IS, THAT IT IS THE ONLY ROUTE BETWEEN CHICAGO and the EAST THAT IS TOTALLY DEVOID OF TRANSFERS BY FERRY BOATS. And the traveling public should certainly appreciate this great advantage over all other lines, as transfers by ferries are very tedious and annoying to the traveler who is anxious to reach the objective point without delay. Further comments are unnecessary. All Agents sell Tickets via this popular line, and when passengers ask for them over the "LAKE SHORE," they smile and say, "You are on the right track," and they know. C. B. FOSTER, Western Passenger Agent, Chicago, Ill. WEST SHORE ROUTE New York, West Shore & Buffalo R'y — THE — NEW SHORT LINE To All Points between the EAST and WEST THE BEST CONSTRUCTED LINE ON THE AMERICAN CONTINENT. NEW PULLMAN Buffet Sleeping and Parlor Cars DOUBLE TRACK, STEEL RAILS, — THROUGH THE — Mohawk Valley and Picturesque Hudson, MAKING THE SHORTEST LINE BETWEEN CHICAGO, NEW YORK AND BOSTON — VIA — BUFFALO and NIAGARA FALLS. Passengers going to PHILADELPHIA, BALTIMORE and WASHINGTON will SAVE TRANSFERS by taking this Popular Route. Tickets via New York, West Shore & Buffalo Railway are for sale at all Principal Ticket Offices throughout the country, and in Chicago at the following places, where Sleeping-car Berths can be secured: 103 South Clark Street, 47 Monroe Street, Palmer House, Grand Pacific Hotel, Grand Union Passenger Station, Polk Street, and at General Office, 75 South Clark Street.
ERIE RY. the Scenic Route of AMERICA. View of Niagara Falls from Suspension Bridge. Starucca Valley, on the Erie. A continual Panorama of Magnificent Scenery from the Lakes to the Seaboard. The Elegant Pullman Service via the ERIE RAILWAY And its Connections is unsurpassed by any Route to or from the East. IF ON A BUSINESS TRIP, TAKE THE ERIE, And you will travel over a Railway unequalled in facilities for Comfort and Safety.
JONES & LAUGHLINS, Limited, MANUFACTURERS Iron, Steel, Nails Cold Rolled Iron and Steel, SPIKES, BOLTS, CHAINS, Railway Supplies HEAVY HARDWARE, Lake and Canal Streets, CHICAGO. LEHIGH VALLEY COAL COMPANY, Miners and Shippers of WYOMING AND LEHIGH COALS R. M. CHERRIE, General Western Agent, 90 and 92 DEARBORN STREET, CHICAGO.
Hussey, Howe & Co., Limited, CAST STEEL, PITTSBURGH, PA.
LORD & THOMAS,
NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING, CHICAGO, ILL. Steam Heating and Ventilating.
BAKER, SMITH & CO., 81 and 83 Jackson Street, Chicago. THE SCENIC LINE OF THE WORLD. Denver & Rio Grande R'y THE MID-CONTINENTAL ROUTE — TO — Salt Lake and the Golden Gate. THIS LINE PENETRATES THE MOST PICTURESQUE PARTS IN COLORADO the traveler beholds scenery excelling in variety, beauty and grandeur that of Switzerland. He traverses canons fifteen miles in length, with perpendicular walls more than half a mile in height. He crosses the Rocky Range at an elevation of over 11,000 feet, and from this lofty pass gazes upward 3,000 feet to the summits of the snow-crowded peaks. En route to the Pacific Coast he passes through innumerable places of interest, among which are the Royal Gorge, Grand Canon of the Arkansas, Poncho Pass, Marshall Pass, the valleys of the Uncompahgre, Gunnison and Grand, Black Canon, Castle Gate, Wasatch Summit and Salt Lake City. IN NEW MEXICO he finds ruins more ancient than those of the Parthenon or Colosseum—the crumbling habitations of the pre-historic Cliff-Dwellers; he beholds the quaint architecture of the Spanish-Mexicans or the pueblos of the descendants of the Montezumas. IN UTAH he can bathe in the Great Salt Lake, and inspect the wonders of the City of the Saints. THESE MARVELS OF NATURE AND ART CAN BE REACHED IN Pullman Palace Buffet Cars — VIA THE — Denver & Rio Grande R'y, THE ONLY LINE Passing through Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Salida, Gunnison, Grand Junction and Salt Lake City. When I go to the coast I'll lay out my plan, Said I to myself, said I, To have all the pleasure and ease that I can, Said I to myself, said I. There's one way to do it, as all will agree, And that is to go via D. & R. G.— Up over the mountains and down to the sea, Said I to myself, said I.
PICKANDS, BROWN & CO., Manufacturers, Importers and Dealers in PIG IRON AND IRON ORE 95 DEARBORN STREET, CHICAGO. THE CHICAGO RAWHIDE MFG. CO. MANUFACTURERS OF RAWHIDE BELTING, LACE LEATHER ROPE, LARIATS Fly Nets, Picker Leather, Whips, Washers, Hame Straps, Hame Strings, and Halters, and other Rawhide Goods of all kinds, by Krueger's Patent. 75 and 77 EAST OHIO STREET, CHICAGO
KNISELY AND MILLER, 68 to 74 W. MONROE STREET, CHICAGO, Slate, Tin and Iron ROOFERS. MANUFACTURERS OF CORRUGATED IRON FOR ROOFING, GALVANIZED IRON CORNICES, ETC. The Hayes Patent SKYLIGHTS (UNDER LICENSE), KNISELY'S PATENT IRON LATH LIGHTNING RODS. Special attention given to first-class work, and to shipping work knocked down, to be put together and up by local mechanics. Send for Illustrated Catalogue and Prices. INCORPORATED 1864. Steel Plate and Lithography. Railway Annuals a Specialty. WESTERN
The Only Hotel Fronting on the beautiful Lake and Park. Five Minutes from all Railroad Depots, Places of Business and Amusement.
LELAND HOTEL AMERICAN PLAN. WARREN F. LELAND, Proprietor. COR. MICHIGAN AVE. BOULEVARD AND JACKSON ST. THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE JOB AND BOOK PRINTING HOUSE IN AMERICA. Rand, McNally & Co. 148-154 MONROE ST., CHICAGO, ILL. Fine Color Printing
Map Engravers and Publishers
A Great American Railway. The Chicago and Atlantic Railway runs solid Pullman trains, the finest ever built, daily between Chicago and New York, etc., by way of the Erie Railway, and through its valuable connections reaches every important point in the entire country. The construction and equipment of the road are of the most perfect description, all that modern skill can compass having been called into requisition to ensure safety, comfort, speed and reliable connections, without having to change cars. This popular line, being almost literally straight, forms the shortest, quickest and most direct route to Lake Chautauqua, the highest navigated water on the globe. In equipment the Chicago and Atlantic Railway is excelled by none and equaled by few roads in the world. Their superb sleeping, drawing-room and thoroughfare coaches are simply models of elegance and comfort and are lighted with the brilliant Pintsch gaslight. Clean bedding, thick hair mattresses, thorough ventilation and absolute safety, with polite conductors and porters accompanying each car to provide for the wants of passengers, are valuable facts not to be overlooked. Each train has its smoking cars, which among other novelties contain a buffet, where the traveler may lunch at his leisure. Indeed, the company have provided every luxury, convenience and solid comfort for the traveling public, hence their road is liberally patronized. NO CHANGE OF CARS OF ANY CLASS AND Two Trains a Day Each Way between {CHICAGO AND KANSAS CITY. {CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS. {ST. LOUIS AND KANSAS CITY. Chicago & Alton R. R. THE PIONEER PALACE RECLINING CHAIR CAR ROUTE The Pioneer Palace Dining Car Route The Pioneer Pullman Palace Sleeping Car Route TWO TRAINS DAILY, SUNDAYS INCLUDED, Between CHICAGO and KANSAS CITY, and between ST. LOUIS and KANSAS CITY NIGHT EXPRESS DAILY, SUNDAYS INCLUDED. [hand] DAY EXPRESS DAILY, Sundays excepted, between CHICAGO and ST. LOUIS.
CHICAGO & ALTON R. R. NO CHANGE OF CARS OF ANY CLASS — BETWEEN —
Union Depots in Chicago, East St. Louis, St. Louis and Kansas City.
Between CHICAGO and KANSAS CITY, CHICAGO and ST. LOUIS, and ST. LOUIS and KANSAS CITY. The only line running a sufficient number of Elegant and Comfortable PALACE RECLINING CHAIR CARS Free of Extra Charge, in all its Through Trains, Day and Night, Without Change, to accommodate all its patrons.
The BEST and QUICKEST ROUTE from CHICAGO, TO AND FROM MEMPHIS, MOBILE, NEW ORLEANS AND ALL POINTS SOUTH VIA ST. LOUIS. The SHORT LINE to and from MISSOURI, ARKANSAS, TEXAS, KANSAS, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, MEXICO, ARIZONA, NEBRASKA, CALIFORNIA, OREGON, WASHINGTON TERRITORY, Etc. THE GREAT EXCURSION ROUTE BETWEEN THE NORTH AND SOUTH —AND TO AND FROM— KANSAS LANDS, AND COLORADO, NEW MEXICO AND CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND PLEASURE RESORTS AND THE MINING DISTRICTS OF THE GREAT WEST. For Tickets and Information apply at any Coupon Ticket Office in the United States and Canada, or to JAMES CHARLTON, General Passenger and Ticket Agent, 210 Dearborn street, near corner Adams street, Chicago. —THE GREAT THROUGH CAR LINE— BETWEEN THE MISSOURI RIVER AND THE PACIFIC. Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars FROM KANSAS CITY TO SAN FRANCISCO —WITHOUT CHANGE— OVER THE SANTA FE ROUTE The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe R. R. offers the public a choice of THREE ROUTES TO THE PACIFIC COAST No. I. is the ALBUQUERQUE SHORT LINE, which carries Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars from Kansas City to San Francisco without change. The tourist by this line may visit en route the famous Hot Springs at Las Vegas, the ancient City of Santa Fe, the older Pueblo of the Zunis, the uninhabited abodes of the Cliff-Dwellers, the petrified forests, that most wonderful of all nature's works, THE GRAND CANON OF THE RIO COLORADO and the rare beauties of the far famed YOSEMITE VALLEY. No. II. is the old and popular Southern Route, over the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Railroads, by way of Deming and Los Angeles, a favorite route to Southern California. No. III. is the Northern Route, over the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, Denver & Rio Grande and Central Pacific Railroads. On this route through passengers are given side trips to Denver and Leadville free of charge for transportation, so that these two mountain cities are placed, with Salt Lake City, on the trans-continental line of travel. — TWO LINES TO MEXICO — The CHIHUAHUA ROUTE is the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe to El Paso and the Mexican Central to the interior of Mexico. This line will be opened early in the spring through to the City of Mexico. The GUAYMAS ROUTE extends from Kansas City to Guaymas, on the Gulf of California, in the Republic of Mexico. W. F. WHITE,
—THE— JNO. B. JEFFERY PRINTING COMPANY OF CHICAGO, LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE Job Printing, Publishing, Lithographing, Engraving —AND— SHOW PRINTING ESTABLISHMENT IN THE WEST. PUBLISHERS OF THE ONLY Theatrical Guide and Directory, AND PROMOTERS OF SHOW AND AMUSEMENT INTERESTS OF AMERICA. JNO. B. JEFFERY, FORT WAYNE — AND — Pennsylvania Line 51 MILES THE SHORTEST — To New York City. — ONLY DIRECT LINE To Philadelphia —( BEST LINE )— TO BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON. RUNS THE Only Chicago and New York LIMITED EXPRESS Pullman Cars on All Trains. [Back Cover] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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