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THE CUMBERLAND ROAD
The Daily Line of Mail Coaches, leaves Columbus, for Chillicothe at 5 A. M., connecting there with the line to Maysville, Ky., and Portsmouth.
For seats apply at the General Stage Office, next door to Col. Noble's National Hotel.
T. C. Acheson, for the proprietor.
The following advertisement of an opposition line, running in 1837, is an interesting suggestion of the intense spirit of rivalry which was felt as keenly, if not more so, as in our day of close competition:
OPPOSITION!
Defiance Fast Line Coaches
DAILY
From Wheeling, Va. to Cincinnati, O. via Zanesville, Columbus, Springfield and intermediate points.
Through in less time than any other line.
"By opposition the people are well served."
The Defiance Fast Line connects at Wheeling, Va. with Reside & Co.'s Two
