. Picturesque on the B. & O. . - be madeand the journey resumed at pleasure. Equally attractiveadvantages are enjoyed on the through trains from New York,Philadelphia and Baltimore to the western cities Pittsburgh the run to Washington is made without thechange of cars of any class whatever, the direct line of theB. & O. from city to city being by no less than seventy-twomiles the shortest route. From Cleveland and Detroit theB. & O. is eighty-nine miles the shortest, and incomparablythe best in every respect. Certainly any one reading thisplain and unequivocal statement as to the e
. Picturesque on the B. & O. . - be madeand the journey resumed at pleasure. Equally attractiveadvantages are enjoyed on the through trains from New York,Philadelphia and Baltimore to the western cities Pittsburgh the run to Washington is made without thechange of cars of any class whatever, the direct line of theB. & O. from city to city being by no less than seventy-twomiles the shortest route. From Cleveland and Detroit theB. & O. is eighty-nine miles the shortest, and incomparablythe best in every respect. Certainly any one reading thisplain and unequivocal statement as to the exact bearing ofthe B. & ( ). line from the Atlantic to the great lakes andrivers of the West, without change of cars, can no longerquestion as to the direct line to the National Capital, orlabor under confusion of comprehension, as the term Onlyline via Washington, means, to the fullest extent, just as In many respects the Capital City is the most attractivecenter of interest in all the country, and the opportunityafforded by the trip over the B. & 0. to spend hours, days ormore, as the sojourn may be extended, without increasingtravel or losing time en route, is certainly a point well worthyof careful consideration. Washington is pre-eminently thetourist city of the country, that is to say, it is perfectlyappointed in all its facilities for the accommodation of suchtravel. The hotels are very commodious, and of such num-ber and range of grades as to meet every possible require-ment. One can pay almost any price, from the figures forentertainment of the swellest description,to those for guestswho care not so much for style, or whose means will not jus-tify large expenditure. It is the old pa}- your money andtake your choice. One thing may be relied upon, and thatis the absence of any trouble in securing accommodations, asit takes an enormous crowd to fill all the hotels. As a ru
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