Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-03-22
A TRAVELLING HOTEL.
Mr.. Pullman's +" Hotel Express Carr
Interviewed Yesterday.


The Pullman hotel car party, from
Chicago, which has been here a day or
two, was successfully interviewed yester-
cay afternoon at the Louisville depot by
number of our city officials, including
His Honor the Mayor, a number of
leading business men, the representa-
tives Of the press and telegraph interest
and different railroads. When the com
pany was all assembled, the superb trav-
cling hotel, the first one of the kind ever
seen South, thanks to the great bridge at
Louisville, was well filed. The car may
be converted at pleasure into draw
ing rooms, dining rooms, or sleep
ing apartments with equal facility
when in motion as when standing still.
This car is named "Algoma;" tits one of
four lately completed under the direction
of Mr. George NJ. Pullman, the President
of the largest sleeping-car company in
the world, These four cars are intended
for special excursions to the Pacific, and
may be taken on any road of the proper
gauge on the continent. Their dimen-
sions are fifty feet by ten, ard they will
accommodate twenty-five persons com
fortably, besides the officers and neces-
sary attendants ~ SIS tAa
On the occasion of yesterday afternoon
the car was arranged for Refreshments;
elegant little tables were placed in front
of each seat, and the visitor was reminded
of Delmonico's rather than any of the
ordinary accessories of travel No one
was called to formally occupy the chair,
but several gentlemen were called from
their seats in response to Sc ntim ents
proposed in character with the time and
place. at'
Captain Peyton, of the Memphis and
Ohio railroad-who, by the way, is one
of our best-looking and most fluent rail
road men-led off in a few happy re-
marks, and wound up by proposing the
health of the Mayor.
Mr.. johnson arose, and in behalf of
the city gave the visiting party cordial
welcome. He spoke of the importance of
railroad interests, the necessity of their
assistance to growing young city like
Memphis, and the urgent demand for
connection through the city of the roads
which terminate here from the north and
the south. He was heart and soul in ia
vor of an immediate through connection,
and hoped that when our visitors come
again, they will ride through in their pa
latial car, and not have to send it back to
Humboldt and thence around via Grand
Junction and Grenada to the Mississippi
and Tennessee depot, nearly three hum
bred miles out of the way. Hearty APP
plause, and the champagne goblets re-
filled for the third time.]
The ice was now freely broken, and
wit and repartee sparkled like the wine,
and short, touching speeches burst forth
nearly as often as the bursting of corks.
The speech of the occasion was the one
that followed by John c. Wyman, Esq,
of New York city, who is one of Mr..
Pullman's party. His familiarity with
the Scriptures at once invited the atten-
ton of every one present He referred
in the outset to an exclamation of the
Psalmist ooh for the wings of dove,
that / might fly to the uttermost parts Of
the earth, and be at rest" Now if
David were here he would say: Oh for
one of Pullman's portable hotel cars,
that / might travel to the ends of the
earth with my family, and rest on the
journey" The speaker said he had
realized what he never hoped for or
dreamed of in making this journey to
the South. He had enjoyed on the way
all chs comforts and Injuries of an ele-
CANT home He was gratifed that, when
it was necessary TO stop the first time,
the people are alive to the Importance
of through connections. He spoke
in warm and eloquent terms of the
cordial reception they had received thus
far, ana ca his return North would be
able to correct manE false impressions in
reference to affairs down here A j we
want to insure lasting peace and pros
perity is for the leading men Of both
sections to kpoy sRd understand each
other. fAppiaase.1 ffsUffF
Mr.. VIM. R. Moore responded to q |
toast to the merchants, in his usual
clear, practical style and Mr.. Pullman |
was induced to say he wished he could |
make a speech. He would express his
thanks, ETC., and called for Mr.. |
Writ Dexter, the counsel for the com
pany. [Glasses reflled.j &c came
to time and acquitted himself IN SELF With /
9 fehqitops excuse from Scripture for
bis breyity. Mr.. Moore said he had