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Newspaper
Joliet Daily Sun
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1875
Page
3
The notice states payments must be cash in advance with remittances by post office order or registered letter. Debtors must clear all arrears to qualify for clubbing rate. Address: Sunnting Co. Mand 35 Chicago St.
The article argues Illinois must reform the canal system as tolls and towage fail to cover maintenance. It warns that without reduction to a sustainable level, railroad monopolies may ruin the canal, built with state funds and supported by the earnings of commerce.
The page lists Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific schedules with trains to Joliet and back, freight rules, and agent notices. It then gives postal collection times and church directories for East Side and various denominations, followed by county officials and court listings for Will County.
La Salle Press notes a sharp drop in navigation and corn shipments from La Salle and Peru. Rail competition with 8 to 10 cent freight and canal tolls limit profits. crews plan a July movement to urge relief and reform of canal conditions to revive traffic.
The railway line from Hannibal and St Louis to Houston offers through trains with Pullman cars and modern travel comforts. It promotes vast land acreage in the Neohoe Valley for colonies and families on ten years credit at low rates. Special low transportation rates, maps, and time cards available from the General Passenger Department.
Unreadable OCR text appears to describe a sale of for sale tickets or seats at main venues in Philadelphia. references to Fort Wayne and Penns Line suggest transit or event routes. exact details and entities are obscured.
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