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TO THE

WORLD'S FAIR
November, the Last Month

GENERAL EXCURSION TICKETS will be sold daily

during the period of the Exposition, with final return limit

of sixty (60) days, but not later than December 15, 1904. FIFTEEN-DAY EXCURSION TICKETS will be sold

daily during the period of the Exposition, with final return

limit of fifteen (15) days, including date of sale. COACH EXCURSION TICKETS will be sold only for

specified dates and trains. Tickets will be good in DAY COACHES only on special or designated trains going, and on regular trains returning, limited for return passage leaving St. Louis not later than ten (10) days, including date of sale.

STOP-OVERS.

STOP-OVER not exceeding ten (10) days at each point will

be allowed on Season, Sixty (60) day and Fifteen (15) day excursion tickets, in either or both directions within return limit, at Cincinnati, O., Louisville, Ky., Mitchell, Ind. (for visitors to French Lick or West Baden Springs, Ind.), and at Chicago (on tickets reading via Chicago). To secure stop-over, passengers must notify conductor and deposit ticket with Depot Ticket Agent

immediately on arrival.
STOP-OVER not exceeding ten (10) days will be allowed at

St. Louis on all one-way and round-trip tickets (except
Colonist tickets to the Pacific Coast) reading to points
beyond St. Louis, upon deposit of ticket with Validating
Agent and payment of fee of $1.00.

The above fares apply via Cincinnati or via Chicago in both

directions; or going via Cincinnati and returning via
Chicago; or going via Chicago and returning via Cincin-
nati. Tickets will be accepted via Pittsburg.

Corresponding Rates from other Points.
For additional information concerning routes, rates, time of

ROYAL BLUE SERVICE FROM WASHINGTON

EVERY HOUR ON THE HOUR" TO BALTIMORE 'EVERY OTHER HOUR ON THE ODD HOUR" TO PHILADELPHIA E NEW YORK

ROYAL BLUE SERVICE WASHINGTON TO NEW YORK

ROYAL BLUE TRAINS

LEAVE WASHINGTON

FOR PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK

“Every Other Hour on the Odd Hour"

7, 9, 11, 1, 3, 5 o'clock

DURING THE DAY

SPLENDIDLY EQUIPPED

Modern Coaches, Pullman Parlor
and Sleeping Cars and unexcelled
Baltimore & Ohio Dining Car Service

The “Royal Limited" leaves at “Three"

Another at 7.00 p. m, and one at 12.15 midnight

SPLENDIDLY EQUIPPED

Modern Coaches, Pullman Parlor
and Sleeping Cars and unexcelled
Baltimore & Ohio Dining Car Service

The “Royal Limited” leaves at "Four"

BOOK OF THE ROYAL BLUE.

PUBLISHED MONTHLY.
COPYRIGHT, 1904, BY THE PASSENGER DEPARTMENT, BALTIMORE & Ohio RAILROAD.

(All rights reserved.)

Vol. VIII.

BALTIMORE, NOVEMBER, 1904.

No. 2.

THE HIGHEST HONORS OF THE WORLD'S FAIR
WON BY THE FAMOUS EXHIBIT OF THE

BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD CO.

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HE greatest of World's Fairs—the were four great prizes of gold medals and

Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. twenty-five other medals for certain dis-
Louis—will come to an end on De- tinctive features of the exhibit.

cember 1, and the millions of dollars The highest award of the Exposition, worth of exhibits will be carted away to the carrying with it the premier honor in each four corners of the earth. All fairs, whether department or building, was a special gold county, state or international, have the ulti- medal for “the best, most complete and mate object of showing progression in civi- most attractive exhibit;" this award to be lization. The lists are open to all comers; recommended by the Department Jury, the greater number of entries, the bigger and ratified by the Superior Jury. In the the fair; the greater the competition, the Department of Transportation Exhibits, the better the show. The higher education of Department Jury, with Vice-President the people, and the diffusion of new ideas, Kendrick of the Santa Fe System, at its is the result obtained.

head, was composed of distinguished railAt St. Louis, all the nations of the globe way men, engineers, mechanical and other have done their utmost to present their most experts of this country, England, Germany, favorable impressions. The United States, France, Austria and Japan. having the advantage of the exhibit on its The Superior Jury was headed by Govown soil, naturally had the most complete ernor Francis, President of the Exposition, exhibits in all departments.

with Director of Exhibits Skiff, as First Vice'To gain recognition is the aim of every President, and the membership throughout exhibitor and the medals and ribbons of was composed of the most eminent and honor are displayed with a pardonable pride. representative men at the Exposition, in

The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company cluding the Commissioners General of the enjoy the distinction of winning all the Foreign Countries, the Presidents of Demedals that could possibly be awarded to partment Juries, Chiefs of Departments, etc. a railroad company, for their display in the Naturally the rivalry was strong for this Transportation Building, In all, there special gold medal, of which there was but