The story of StreatorBeing an account of the growth of its institutions civic, social and industrial, with special reference to its manufacturing and business interests; together with an outline of its early history and life sketches of some of its leading citizens . View of Santa Fe Yards and Station. ates 10,000 miles of track in twelve southweststates and tci-ritories. It is the onlv railwav Galveston on the south, diicctly over its ownrails. THK ST<)I{\ OK S9 KviMy tweiity-rour hours there are twenty-six freiiijlit ami iiiiieter trains jiass-inu tlironifh Stivatur on tiie San


The story of StreatorBeing an account of the growth of its institutions civic, social and industrial, with special reference to its manufacturing and business interests; together with an outline of its early history and life sketches of some of its leading citizens . View of Santa Fe Yards and Station. ates 10,000 miles of track in twelve southweststates and tci-ritories. It is the onlv railwav Galveston on the south, diicctly over its ownrails. THK ST<)I{\ OK S9 KviMy tweiity-rour hours there are twenty-six freiiijlit ami iiiiieter trains jiass-inu tlironifh Stivatur on tiie Santa Fe. All thefreii-ht ti-ains take frei;;iit here, and a shii)iierran yet a car ahnost any liour out of the twentyfour to carry his jroods east or west. Tlireefjist frei«:ht trains daily run direct lo (aliftu--nia. For (liica;;o the treij,Hit sei-vice is as ijoodas expre-s. hreiaiit loaded here at four oclock)>. ni. will leai-h Chicairo at three oclock nextaiorninir. Ill e iiassensjer sc-rvicc is ei|ually H \l IMNCAN. A person nuiy take a train for Cliicaiio in at .ctHt. .)::!(». (kIKI. (;::{(). 7:.l(t. H-MO or!•:.)(. lie can leave (liicav:«> for Streatcu- in ho aftern i at U:.)!). L:47. (i:(l(l. oi 1(1:0(1 p. ni.; an-1 in the niorninn- at lM.). 7:4o or U-MO. l-or Texas, (ilifornia and all western pointsthe service is une(|ualed. and Streator i- a favoraltle startiny; jioint for tourists and landseekers f|-oni tlie numerous nearliy vilhiiics andtowns. How It Helps Local Trade. ihe Santa Fe lias observed a jwlicy of con-^iderateness for tlie needs of ])atrons alon- in on local trains, eitheron the main line or Pekin l)rancli. will lie ableto spend four hours in town and return to theirhomes in ,<j;ood .season. This considerate policylias built


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