Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-03-21
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The Pullman portable RoteI'' at the
Depot of the Memphis and Ohio
Railroad.

The latest triumph of the Pullman Car
Company arrived in the city yesterday;
from Chicago, and viii be on exhibition
free to-day up to 3 PM, at the depot Of
the Memphis and Ohio Railroad. AT that
hour It viii leave for New Orleans, by
way of the Mississippi Central, instead OF
by the Mississippi and Tennessee, as might
be the case had we a central passenger
depot and the Railroad connection
through our city, for want of which we
are suffering untold losses. Among the
passengers by this magnificent ''hying
hotel, - as it is called, are Mr.. Geo. NJ.
Pullman, President Ofthe p. P. c. Com
pany: his wife: Writ Dexter, Esq, the
counsel OF the company, and a lew others.
Messrs. Pullman and Dexter go to NeE
Orleans, and so round to Washington, on
business connected with the recent eN-
tension OF the cOmpany's lines through
the South, and we ave no U that
when they get to the National Capital
they win be able to pronounce upon the
peaceable disposition, industry ana goou
sense Of the Southern people.
Learning that this latest production of
oure' fast age was en- route, a party Of
gentlemen organized, AID yesterday went
no the road as far ast5helby depot, .where
they Z" boarded" the palace. They in
rluded General BOyd, superintendent Of
Memphis and Ohio Railroad, Mr.. Patton,
General Transportation Agent, Major
Waldron, the popular conductor, Alder
man Cartright, and others. They were
introduced 20 Mr.. Pullman, and by him
to the members Of his party. Il IS need
less to say their reception was most hos
pitable. MIR. Pullman illustrated in lavish
and spirited style the wealth and gener-
osity of Chicago (the New York of the
Vest. Our people should 90 up to the
Memphis and Ohio depot to-day and view
his model of all that is beautiful in rail-
road car cOnstructiOn.a The Chicago
EUeaigsg Journal describes this hotel eN-
press car. IL says:
It seemed, a few years ago, when Mr..
Pullman came out with his palace"
leepiug ears, as If the climax Of comfort
for travellers had been reached, and GER
tainly seems so now, since the arrival to-
dav. from the Pullman Pacific Compsny's
Carw0rzs, of the new Portable Hotel
"AIgoma," one of a set of four which that
company has Just completed, under the
direction of Mr.. George NJ. Pullman,
President of the Company, for the accom-
mediation of excursion travel. These
Portable Hotels W their existence TO
the great success Of the "HOtel Express"
system, which has been in use on the
Pacific railroads for the last six months,
and Of which they are really an elabora-
ton and extension. They differ from the
"HOtel Express cars in that they are
even more elegant than those; that they
are intended for special excursions TO the
Pacific, not for regular travel; and that
they ply on any road between the Allan
tic and Pacific.
The portable hotels are made, finished
and furnished in the most elegant man
ner possible, and contain staterOOms, pri-
vaUe drawingrOOms, general parlOr, kiJch-
en-, etc, furnished with all the essential
comforts Of a home. Their dimensions
are ffty-ive feet long by ten feet wide,
which is the same as the smallest size of
Pullman Palace cars. They are calcula-
ted to accommodate from twenty to
twenty-five guests. They are mounted
upon twelve wheels, painted externally
in wine color and gilt, as the other Pull
man cars, and cost, with their outfit OF
plate, etc, $4,000 each.
The s3OdtLS operGHdi of the portable no.
tel system is something like this: A par
ty Of twenty-say at Boston, for a Boston
party, has already chartered the River
side.r one Of the four, for a trip to the
Paciic-secures 4 portable hotel at eighty
i've dollars a day Tor the trip. This Is
about four dollars a passenger, the same
rate which the single traveller now
pays for a seat in a drawing room car by
day, and a sleeping berth by night. With
the car Tor hotel, as you please they get
a steward, cook and two walters, pay for
whose services are included in the rate
above mentioned. They purvey for them
selves, the steward acting as their bust
ness agent in the procuring of extra sup
plies, transportation etc. along the route.
It is estimatedtha a party can live sump-
tuOusly for o two dollars per day
each, under this arrangement. They at
tach their ." hotel" TO the best trains
of Whatpypr road they intend to
travel, and deuach it whenever they
arrive at a city, a point or a junction
where they desire to switch OFF for any
purpose. For instance, arriving at Og-
den, and wishing, Of course, to investi-
gate the mysteries of Brigham YOung's
harem. their hotel is switched upon the
Utah Central railroad, and in a iitfy they
are in salt Lake City. Having "dOne "
that quaint capital of the Mormon Zion,
they proceed to Join the express train on
the main line. serving in the same way
such OF the mining districts or points Of
mountain scenery as they may wish to
see more thoroughly. Wherever they
go-through mountain Businesses, over
alkaline deserts, or where not-they have
their home with them. The pleasures of
home and travel nave never been COM
bined in this wonderful way before. We
have no doubt of the perfect success of
the enterprise, and cannot help a little
self-lelicitatiOn, Just now, upon the fact
that this paper was the first journal to
approve and press before the public Mr.
scheme Of dining-cars, as initi-
in the DslmonicO," some two
years since. Though there are special
reasons why this system should succeed
prominently in the Pacific -RailrOad
travel, we do not by any means believe
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