Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1893 — “LOOK AT THE MAP.” [ARTICLE]

“LOOK AT THE MAP.”

The Route to be Taken by Many Visitors to the World’s Fair. Almost any map of the United States shows the location of Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Louisville and other large cities. From each of the three cities named draw a straight line to Chicago. The line drawn from Pittsburg will touch at Salem, Alliance. Canton, Massillon. Wooster, Mansfield. Crestline. Bucyrus, Lima and Van Wert. Ohio: Ft. Wayne, Columbia City, Warsaw, Plymouth and Valparaiso, Ind. That from Cincinnati will traverse a thickly settled portion of the southwestern part of Ohio and run the entire length of Indiana from southeast to northwest, touching at Hamilton and Eaton. Ohio; Richmond. Hagerstown. New Castle. Anderson. Elwood, Kokomo, Logansport, Winamac/Crown Point. Ind. The line from Louisville will pass through the entlVe length of the Hoosier State and In Its course would touch Columbus. Franklin, Indlanapo.is and Logansport. A line drawn from Pitts Durg through Columbus, Ohio, to Chicago would incline slightly to the southward and would pass through Steubenville, Coshocton. Newark. Urbana and Plqua, Ohio: Union City, Hartford, Marlon, and Logansport, Ind., and run direct from those points to the World’s Fair site. A line from -Madison, Ind., would also pass through Indianapolis and Logansport in its direct course to Chicago. Such lines placed on the map would Indicate the routes to the World's Fair described by the Pennsylvania Lines, which traverse the populous portions of Western Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana, leading direct from Pittsburg, the natural gateway from the East, and In a straight course from Cincinnati and Louisville, the natural gateways of the South, to the World's Fair City. Beginning with April 89th. World’s Fair excursion tickets to Chicago will be sold from all tlcfct stations on the Pennsylvania Lines. The going coupon will be valld from the d»y of purchase until October SOth, and the return coupon will be good for return passage up to and including November fiih. The sale of these tickets will continue daily until October :oth, and will be governed by consistent reductions In fare. Both the going and return coupons will be valid for contlhuous passage only. No stop-over allowed. Any ticket agent of the Pennsylvania Lines will cheerfully furnish detailed Information regarding rates, time of trains, etc. The recent extensive Improvements on the Pennsylvania Llnea, for the event In question, make them the desirable thoroughfares to Chicago from the territory tre versed by them. The through time from every station Is exceptionally fast and the first-emss train service affords every desired convenience for an enjoys ble trip.