^^ N THE Year 1513, Ponce dc Leon, then (io\ernor of Porto Rico, sailed in search of the "Fountain of Youth." He came to ^^■hat is now T'loritla, and ga\-e to the country its present name, because he first saw it on Easter Sun- day, which in Spanish is called "Pascua Florida," meaning the "Flowerv Passover." Coppnght. 1911, bi) W. H. Richardson. Chicago. fe'y-"'ff"'. ' '-"'"'' FLOMDA THE GULF COAST AND CUBA Old Citv Gates, St. Augustine. Florida. CHICAGO & EASTERN ILLINOIS RAILROAD On the Links, Palm Beach. ;CI.A2954o3 ^ lorida, the Gulf ';i Coast, and Cuba I N the days of the fabled "Fountain of Youth," nearly four hundred years ago, Florida became the Mecca of those in search of adventure, pleasure, health and wealth. Today, all the .^^^_ _^ cliarms of this wonderful state k[ ^i^^^T^ilNNMHJl ^^'^ known far and near, and '^^"^^^ every winter season sees a large increase in the number of pleasure and health seek- ers from all the world. Florida is the third largest state in the L'nion east of the Mississippi River, and lias more than 1 ,200 miles of coast line. At places, the coast is hard, white sand, stretching away for many miles; while at other points, bays, inlets and rivers provide excellent har- bors, and make possible the most remarkable pleasure places imaginable. And the same is true of the entire Gulf Coast as far west as New Orleans. But, best of all, the delightful winter climate of this pleasant Southland can be quickly reached in from twenty-four to forty-eight hours by the snow- driven travelers of the frozen North. ^ 'i ^ XIIE ''DIXIE FLYER" TO FLORIDA fi K n LORIDA has more resort hotels than any other state in the Union. Here the wealthy spend the winter season in luxury, or the man of moderate means finds excellent accommoda- tions within his reach, and added to it, and without cost, the most delightful winter cli- mate on the globe. Tourists destined to any resort in Florida will pass through Jacksonville. This city, because of its cosmopolitan character, is a revelation to the visitor. Located on the famous St. Johns River, it is twenty-two miles from the ocean; has numerous excellent hotels, clubs and the- atres; and during the winter season, racing of a high character is held daily. Then there is the famous ostrich farm, the trip to Pablo Beach with its wonderful ocean front, Atlantic Beach and May Port, at the mouth of the St. Johns River. A splendid automobile road, recently built, leads to Pablo Beach and St. Augustine, thence down the coast to Ormond and Daytona. No city in Florida is so interesting, or so rich historically, as is St. Augustine. In 1565, just fifty-two years after Ponce de Leon discovered Florida, Don Pedro Menendez built the first fort on the narrow peninsula between the Ma- tanzas and San Sebastian Rivers \ — and St. Augustine, the first town in the United States, came into ex- istence. Ponce de Leon Learns of the "Fountain of Youth. " lllr/r^jpS^ EA ^TER J^ ILLINOIS miLR^^ 'rJ. J .^kJ. *'^. ^^■m k -. ---"v^l^ 1 Hotel Ormond and the Ocean Beach Automobile Race Course. Hotel Alcazar, St. Augustine. ■o§/ THE ''DIXIE FLYER" TO FLORIDA O HERE are many other points of interest which owe their importance to the early Spanish set- tlers. There is old Fort Marion, completed in 1756; the old City Gates are still standing, but no sentries are on duty, to challenge your going or coming. St. Joseph's Cathedral, completed in 1791, the great Sea Wall, and St. Francis Barracks, now occupied by United States troups, are other points which every tourist should see. In the older part of the town, the streets are very narrow, and seem even narrower by reason of the overhanging balconies of the quaint old Spanish houses. For the visitor of a day or a season, St. Augus- tine offers a hundred or more private boarding places and hotels of such far-famed excellence as the Ponce de Leon and Alcazar. A quarter of a century ago, a few rough cabins and scattered negro huts gave little promise to what may now be found on that narrow stretch of land between the ocean and the Halifax River, on Florida's east coast. Ormond, Day- tona and Sea Breeze are the principal resorts which yearly receive their quota of the world's travelers. The magnificent Hotel Ormond is most picturesquely situated, with the beautiful Halifax River in front and the Atlantic but a few yards on the other side. He Embarks Eight M. en gLJa^ CHICAGO & EASTERN ILf.INqiSL;fiAILJiQ AD .?^rv Florida is the "Happp Hunting Ground of the Sportsman. © ETVVEEN Ormond and Daytona, the ocean beach has become famous for its automobile racing every winter. Sailing, fishing and mo- tor boating on the Halifax are some of the favorite pastimes; while inland, and up some of the tributary streams, there is excellent shooting. Dogs, boats and guides may easily be procured at moderate prices. Every resort of any prominence in Florida has its well-appointed tennis courts and golf courses, but directly east of the Hotel Or- mond is one of the most famous links in all the South. Like those of Scotland, this bor- ders the sea, the soil is sandy and covered with tough grass, with many natural hazards, and always the invigorating salt sea air. Daytona and Sea Breeze are well supplied with good hotels for transient guests. In ad- dition, many residents of the North have here built beautiful homes, which they occupy every winter. There are, too, cottages and camps to let, for long or short periods. These are usually supplied with all necessary ar- ticles, so that one's stay here is attended by the least inconveniences. Land ! CHICAGO & EASTERN. ILLINOIS g$.ILRO AD Some Florida Natives — Ostriches, Indians and Alligators THE^' DIXIE FLYER" TO FLORIDA, NLAND from the ocean, south from Jack- sonville on the banks of the St. Johns River are Palatka and DeLand. It is from Palatka that steamers start for the Ocklawaha River, one of the most delightful of all Florida trips. This river winds its tortuous course through the heart of the jungle, and is often lost to view in the midst of the thick undergrowth. Great live oaks, stately palmettoes, cypresses, bay trees and a profusion of small shrubs, all veiled in mystic gray moss, give the scene a weird unreality, and when viewed by night, from the lighted boat, it is not hard to imagine all sorts of ghostly inhabitants. The Stetson University, the largest university in Florida, is located at DeLand, and in the neighborhood are many fine shell roads pene- trating the dense pine forests. Sanford, Winter Park and Orlando are in the heart of Florida's famous fresh-water lake region, where game and fish of many varie- ties abound. In this region are the most noted hunting and fishing grounds of the state. The climate is ideal the year round, and its loca- tion is higher and dryer than at the seashore, which is preferred by many. He names the new land "Florida. ILLINOIS RAILROAD i. '^js^4 Roual Poinciana and The Breakers at Palm Beach. THE -DIXIE FLYER" TO FLORIDA Q ALM BEACH, as many have said, is one of the most wonderfully beautiful spots on the earth. The Royal Poinciana, The Breakers and the Palm Beach are the principal hotels. They are of such magnitude that the winter season finds here not only the wealthy men of the world, but people of more modest means, who find here all that can be desired. Here are also many palatial winter homes, and hun- dreds of cottages and bungalows which may be taken for the season. The Royal Poinciana and The Breakers stand on a narrow stretch of land between Lake Worth and the ocean, and the grounds are a tropical Eden, where plants and trees from all the world are gathered together. In the way of amusement, out of doors and in, there is nothing lacking. The golf links, an eighteen-hole course, is kept in perfect condition, and champion tournaments, as well as many local matches, are played off every season. The well-kept tennis courts are the scene of many spirited engagements. There is a shooting and yachting club and ball park, surf bathing, fishing, hunting, and motor boat- ing to engage the attention of all lovers of out-of-doors in the daytime. Manv fashion- able balls are held in the great halls of the hotels, and dancing parties and a continual round of fetes make life worth living in the nighttime. Searching for the "Fountain of Youth. " CHICAGO & EASTERN ILLINOIS RAILROAD M id iv inter Pleasures at Palm Beach & OING on down the coast, we come to the most southern resort on the Atlantic — Miami. This was an Indian trading post a few years ago. Now thousands of tourists winter here, and to accommodate them there are numerous hotels and boarding places, principal among which is the Hotel Royal Palm. Chief of the glories of Miami is its fishing. There are yachts, power boats and houseboats without number on this peaceful and shallow sea called Bay Biscayne. This is the home of the game kingfish, sharks, tarpon, the Span- ish mackerel, the amberjack and a dozen other favorites, in quest of which the fishing boats go outside the bay and upon the broad Atlantic. Many people who come here to establish win- ter homes only have yielded to the charm of the tropics, and now live here the entire year. In the protection of the trade winds, they have settled down permanently, knowing that they need fear neither extreme of heat or cold. The drowsy sunlit days and the gorgeous, restful nights are like succeeding pages in the book of enchantment. The Hotel Royal Palm, is on a point of land formed by the junction of the Miami River with Bay Biscayne, and is surrounded by splendid gardens of cocoanut palms. He bathes in the " Youth- Giving" waters. _^^^CH{C A§^ & EAf TERJ;^ ILLINOIS .R^ILmAD^. Hotel Roual Palm, Miami. On the Docks Key West. Hotel Colonial. Nassau. X THE "DIXIE FLYER" TO FLORIDA T is from Miami that the Peninsular & Occi- dental steamers leave for Nassau, that famous resort in the Bahama Islands, a short distance at sea. A small rhapsody on the Bahaman ocean is a fitting, indeed a necessary, prelude to any ac- count of Nassau, for therein lies the magic of the place. Its boundless sunshine and soft sea breezes, its white beaches, the exquisite coloring of sea and sky, combine to make Nassau a fairy city, the entrancing beauty of which will live for- ever in memory. From Miami, also, one continues south by rail over the Florida Keys, one of the most in- teresting rail trips in the world. A stop is made at the north end of the great concrete viaduct, on Long Key. Here is maintained a fishing camp of huge proportions, and directly in the heart of famous fishing grounds. Then over the viaduct for many miles to Knights Key, and then by ferry into Key West. This is one of the most important naval stations of the United States. On the docks any day may be seen tons of sponges, great sea turtles and game fish awaiting shipment, as well as car- goes of Key West cigars, made in the immense factories near at hand. £)? Soto beginning his conquest of Florida. Eighteen CHICAGO & EASTERN ILLINOIS RAILROAD -€^"-TW^(:''"§itni UMA^AAM/kAMMMS.^.S.Ui^yS^.^'^YS' -€€..£ ^ Miami River. Long Kep Fishing Cam/) and the " Ocean Going " Railroad to Kep West. Nineteen THE "DIXIE FLYER" TO FLORID, fi ROM Key West to New Orleans, there are innumerable pleasure and health resorts. The most prominent among them are: Fort Myers and Punta Gorda; Tampa, a thoroughly metropolitan city with charming tropical parks and suburban pleasure resorts. By rea- son of its accessibility, Tampa is a popular center from which many delightful excursions are made by rail and steamer. Across Tampa Bay are St. Petersburg and Belleaire, the heart of the winter resort region of western Florida; Tarpon Springs and Pensacola; Mobile and Magnolia Springs; Ocean Springs, so called from the mineral springs found there; Biloxi, the largest town between Mobile and New Orleans, founded by the French in 1699, and the oldest on the coast; Gulf Port is next on the map, and is the principal Mississippi sea- port. Then comes Pass Christian, the most popular and pretentious of all the Gulf Coast resorts and Bay St. Louis, the first wintering place east of New Orleans. At any one of these famous winter places one may find every convenience and luxury of fashionable hotel life, or the homelike atmos- phere of private boarding places, or cottages to be rented for the season. The principal sports of all these places are fishing, sailing, motoring over fine shell roads, bathing, golf and tennis. '^<^f De Suto bartering with the Indians. CHICAGO & EASTERN ILLINOIS RAILROAD Tampa Bap Hotel, and Midtvinter Scenes at Gulf Coast Resorts. K&-r G TME"DIXI M FLYER" TO FLQ^WA-.^^^^-^^,,^ ^ k EW ORLEANS is a quaint old-world city, and is rapidly becoming one of the most favored winter resorts in America. Founded in 1718 by Bienville, it remained the capital of Louisi- ana under French and English possessions. Below Canal Street the city is as foreign as any in France; French faces, names and signs are on every hand. Many are the points of interest in this historic place. There are Jackson Square, with its yellow old St. Louis Cathedral, the center of the old town. The Cabildo, in which the formal ceremonies of the delivery of Louisi- ana to the United States were made. The Haunted House, Congo Square, famous for its bullfights, Esplanade Avenue, typical of the wealthy Creole element, the Old Ab- sinthe House, built in 1752, and in the rear of the old St. Louis Hotel stands the house that was built as the American home for Na- poleon Bonaparte. In Pensacola, Mobile and New Orleans the famous Mardi Gras carnivals are annually held. These carnival celebrations have reached such proportions that national and interna- tional attention has been attracted to them, and all these cities are crowded to their utmost with strangers from all over the land. Building of St. Augustine Twenty-twi CmCAGO & EASTERN ILLINOIS RAILROAD rsS^ Hotel Ropal— The Old Slave Market. The Oldest House in the French Quarter, and Canal Street, New Orleans THE "DIXIE F LJER'[ TO CUBAN trip should be taken by everyone visiting the southern coast of the United States. Palatial steamers leave from New Or- leans, Port Tampa, St. Petersburg or Knights Key, and after a delightful voyage across the gulf, enter the harbor of Havana at sunrise. This is a sight long to be remembered. Fa- mous old Moro Castle and Cabanas Fortress occupy the rocky elevation to the left, while beyond sparkle the waters of the harbor, re- flecting a riot of bright colors from the build- ings along the shore. There are many Americans in Havana, so that one does not feel altogether alone, but a great majority of the inhabitants are Spanish, and the city is as typical of old Spain as Seville. Your ship comes to anchor in sight of the wreck of the battleship Maine, and with very ttle delay you are transported into the city, where you take one of the thousands of car- riages to your hotel. All the principal hotels, uch as the Pasaje, Sevilla, the Miramar and the Ingleterra, have representatives and inter- reters to meet all boats. Havana and the surrounding country is full f interest to visitors. All the structures, from the humble cottage to the grand palaces, are of stone; everything is massive and substantial. French soldiers reconnoitering Pensacola. Twenty -fox. CHICAGO & EASTERN ILLINOIS. RAILROAD ^f^"^ - ■ ""=^ -t gJhrir^k^^'^^y^.giPy^Si t^^.rSjS i*a*^if^ Bird's-epe View of Havana. Columbus' Tomb. Entrance to Cabanas Fortress. The Prado and Marianao Beach. O Where the Battleship Maine was sunk. Tlvtn:y-five , THE "DIXIE FL)^ER". TO FLQJRIDj^ SIDE from the fine hotels there are the nar- row old-world streets, lined with shops of every size and character. A drive along the Prado takes one from the seashore through the heart of the city to beautiful parks. One must see the tomb of Columbus, the President's Palace, a private residence or two with its fountains and palms, surrounded by the four walls of the house proper. Then the new res- idence section in the suburbs. Then a trip through the country to other towns. This is a revelation, for on every hand are thriving plantations of sugar, tobacco, pine- apples, rubber, etc. The Isle of Pines is forty miles south of Cuban shores in the Caribbean Sea. Although claimed by Cuba as part of its territory, the Isle of Pines is three-fourths American in population. Its growth during the past ten years has been marvelous, owing to the farsightedness of those who at once recognized its wonderful climate and fertility of soil. Such is a brief outline of Florida, the Gulf Coast and Cuba. One cannot spend a week in any part of this southern country without fully appreciating the fact that here is the winter playground for the whole nation. Florida admitted to the Union. Tzventy-six W^JCHICAGO &. EASTERN ILLINOIS RAILROAD -['i-J ^Jm- Punta Gorda, Cienfuegos, Cuba. Harvesting Pineapples. Jagiia Castle, Cienfuegos. Pack Train near Matansas. Twenty-. THE "DIXIE FLYER" TO FLORIDA F all the routes to the Southland the most pic- turesque, the most historical and the most convenient is that of the "Dixie Flyer," leav- ing Chicago from the La Salle Street Station on the elevated "Loop" about 10:00 p. m. and arriving in Jacksonville early the second morn- ing. This famous train skirts the eastern upper half of Illinois, then from Terre Haute down the western boundary of Indiana to the Ohio River at Evansville. Nashville is the next city of importance, and from there south the route winds through the picturesque mountains and valleys of Tennes- see, directly in view of or near the famous battlefields of Murphreesboro, Kennesaw Mountain and Chickamauga. A stop of twenty minutes is usually made in the station at Chattanooga, which houses that famous old engine "General" that played such a thrilling part in the raid of Captain Andrew^s and his men during the war for the Union. For many miles the train skirts the base of Lookout Mountain, a scene of one of the blood- iest battles of the Civil War, then on to Atlanta, the metropolis of the south. From here to Jacksonville, Fla., the route lies through picturesque plantations and cotton fields, where happy colored folks are about their outdoor labors, and one imagines he is living in the days "befo' de wah." ^7^ "Dixie Fiver " at Lookout Mountain and Moccasin Bend. Tzct'nty-eight CHICAGO & EASTERN ILLINOIS RAILROAD Lookout Mountain, and Engine "General of Civil War Fame. JHE "DIXIE FLYER" TO FLORIDA c HE "Dixie Flyer" is an all-the-year-round train running through solid from Chicago to Jacksonville via Evansville, Nashville, Chat- tanooga and Atlanta. This train consists of electric-lighted standard Pullman observation compartment sleeper, electric-lighted standard Pullman twelve-section drawing-room sleep- ing car, dining car, serving all meals a la carte, Evansville to Atlanta, first-class coach, smoker and baggage car through to Jacksonville. Round-trip winter tourist tickets to Florida and the South will be on sale commencing about November 1, 1911, up to and including April 30, 1912; limited to return until June 1, 1912. Round-trip tickets to Cuba are on sale daily, limited to return six months from date of sale. Liberal stop-over privileges, both going and returning. The following C. & E. I. representatives will cheerfully answer all inquiries as to rates, and make sleeping or parlor car reservations upon request : A. B. SCHMIDT, General Agt. Pass'r Dept..l08 E. Adams St., Chicago J. M. JILLICH, Traveling Pass'r Agt... 834 McCormick Bldg., Chicago W. H. ORAM, Traveling Pass'r Agt 834 McCormick Bldg., Chicago M. B. MUXEN, District Pass'r Agt Oliver Bldg., Pittsburg, Pa. C. W. HUMPHREY, Dist. Pass'r Agt.. 131 E. 6th St., St. Paul, Minn. O. B. LOZIER, Traveling Pass'r Agt Danville, 111. J. E.BUDD, City Pass'r and Tkt. Agt. .674 Wabash Av.,Terre Haute, Ind. N. K. AGNEW, Division Pass'r Agt 227 Main St., Evansville, Ind. L. B.WASHINGTON, Dist. Pass'r Agt .208 W. Bay St., Jacksonville, Fla. W. H. RICHARDSON, General Passenger Agent, Chicago. Thirty CHICAGO & E4STERN ILLINOIS RAILROAD W La Salle Station. Chicago, on the Elevated "Loop. " The Dixie Fiver to Florida. 1 N I A Knr^Ue,'^ N O R T Hv '' ^ Salfs GULF O F ■^' \ i^ ■ ijr raa v I V ' M •»^ KEY ii^r^p^aiff^j i^y/ Designed and Printed bp Mever-Rotier Printing Co. Milwaukee. Wis. One copy del. to Cat. Div. SEP J 19f| LIBRftRY OF CONGRESS 014 498 963 6 %