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WHO IS UHACQUAINTED WITH THE CEOCRAPHV OF THIS COUNTRY, WILU SEE BY EXAMININC THIS MAP, THAT THE _._ - ! 1- - -- „77! ' ' .. ¦- - r""'1'CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILWAY Bv reason of ita central position and close relation to all principal lines East and West at inltial and terminal points, constitutes the most important mid-contièntalUnk in tbat system of through "ion which invites and la cilitates travel and trafflc between cities of tho Atlantic and Pacmc Coa?ts. it la also the favorita and best route to and from points East Northeast and ffoutheast and corresponding points W est, Northwest and Southwest. B ThI Rock Island systemincludes in % main line and branches, CWcaffO Joliet. Ottawa, La Salle, Peoría, Cieneseq, Moline and Rock Island in HHnols; niivrmmii Muscatine Washington, Fairfleld, Ottumwa, Oskaloosa, West E iberty Iowa cfty "Bes MoinoS Indianola, Winterset. Atlantic, Knoxvil e, Audubon, Harían, Quthrie Centre and Council Blutts, in Iowa; aatln, Trentonrbamoron and Kansas City, in Missouri; Leavenworth Atchison, in Albert Lea, Mlnneapolis and St. Paul, in Minnesota; Watertown in Dakotk and hundreds of intermedíate cities. tówns, villagres and stations. THE CREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE Guarantees lts patrons that sense of personal securlty afforded by a solid, thorou(rhly bSlasted road-bed; smooth tracks of continuous steel rail; substantiftUv Toullt culverts and bridses; rolling stock as near periection as human skill can malie it; the safety appliances of patent buffers Platlorms and air-brakes: and that exacting discipline which gov-erns the practical operation of ali lts trains. Other speciafties of this route are Transfers at all connecting pointa in Union Depots, and the unsurpassed comforts and 1UXYnolast EiCfceT?afnfbetPw3eeenn Chicago and the Mi.souri River are composed of well ventilated, flnely upholstered Day Coaches Magniflcent Pullman Palace Sleepers of the latest design, and sumptuous Dming Cars, In whlch elaborately cooked meáis are leisurely eaten, "good Digestión waiting on Appetito. and Health on bpth." Between Chicago and Kansas City and Atchison, are also run the Celebrated Reclining Chair Cars. THE FAMOUS ALBERT LEA ROUTE Is the direct and favorito line between Chicago and Minneapolis and St. Paul, where connections are made in Union Depots for all points in tho Territones and British Provinces. Over this route, Past Express Trams are run to the watering places, summer resorts, picturesque localities, and hunting and rlsliing grounds of Iowa and Minnesota. It is also the most desirable route to the rlch wheat flelds and pastoral lands of interior Dakota. Still another DIRECT LINE, via Séneca and Kankakee, has been opened between Newport News, Richmond, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, and Lafayette and Council Bluffs Kansas City, Minneapolis and St. Paul and intermedíate points. For detailed Information see Maps and Folders, obtainable. as well as Tickets, at all principal Ticket Ofllces in the United States and Canada; or by addressing R. R. CABLE, E. ST. JOHN, President and General Minaoer. Chicaao. General Ticket and Fassenoer Agent, Chicago.