Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 January 1886 — Selection of the Fittest. [ARTICLE]

Selection of the Fittest.

Great possibilities have been attributed by men of science to the process of selection and survival of the fittest; but in railway traveling there is one other thing to be observed, of equal, if not greater, importance. That is, selection of the quickest: There is no more marked example of this truth than that afforded by the Danville Koute, to Florida and New Orleans. The Danville crosses the Ohio Kiver on the new bridge, near Evansville, and is thus able to carry its passengers from Chicago to Nashville in sixteen hours—one-third less than any competing line. With this advantage at the start, it is, of course, an easy matter to maintain the lead to the Gulf, and the Danville does it. Here, you see, is an opportunity offered Southern travelers, of selection of the fittest and quickest. Palace Buffet Cars and the highest rate of speed have contributed their share to the popularity of this line. No change of cars to Nashville, and but one change to New Orleans and all points in Florida. Send a two-cent stamp to William Hill, General Passenger Agent, Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad, Chicago, and get a copy of the new illustrated work, “Florida A Story.”