Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-06-04
From the Cincinnati Saturday Night
"GRlS,"

ontos
The "Fat Contributor" has heard OF the
new arrangement for running through
cars between New York and st.
Louis, and writes an open let
ter to railroad man
W. B. shattuc, General Passenger and Ticket
Agent A. ard G. W. R. r.
DEAR SIR:-I have received your
circular notifying me that on and
after Sunday, May "a, your road, in
connection with the Ohio d Missis
sippi and Erie Railways, would COM
mence running a line of Puilman's
broad gauge palace sleeping and
drawing room coaches, between St.
Louis and New York without
change" You don't know how graf
flied l am at this announcement. ]
have frequently been caught without
change, when travelling on the above
route, and experienced considerable
difficulty in getting through, and
can therefore appreciate the liberal
ity of the new arrangement. This
is world of change, and it takes a
world of change to get through it.
as general thing, but the announce
ment that one can now go from st.
Louis to New York soithoat change
will send a thrill of joy through
many an empty wallet. -I.aos -ii
Your circular also informs me
that, leaving. St. Louis and New
York on evening express trains,
those Pullman cars will be run
through to destination without de-
tention on account Of Sundays in
terveniug." Another wise and char
liable provision, for when a man
finds himself on the road without
change-say change of shirts, for
instanee-he don't like to stop any
where over Sunday, because he can't
fix up and go to church if he does.
1t may puzzle some to know how
you are going to run broad gauge
sleeping cars on a narrow-gauge
track; but l know how it is done. ]
have seen your hoisting apparatus
at the place where the tracks con-
meet in this city, by which the coach
es ars changed from broad to mar
row gauge trucks, and vice rersa,
and was impressed with the ease and
celerity with which that operation is
performed.
The sleepers are not disturbed in
the least. For instance, a very mar.
gauge man takes sleeping
coach at st. Louis for the East. he
retires to his luxurious couch before
reaching Cincinnati, and getting up
in the morning is surprised to find
himself gliding swiftly and smooth
ly toward New York, on the broad
gauge, without knowing how OF
when the transition was effected.
The hosting machine is a great in
stitution; no railroad should be
without it. l am opposed to "h'ist-
ing on temperance principles, but
if done at all, it should be done on
the broad gauge plan. i.... ,.
The name of those moving pala-
ccs," as your circular aptly terms
them, are very suggestive, viz:
Morning STAR" Evening STAR y
'tAvon," "Nebo," ''Corning," and
"Gilead.n One can retire with the
Evening Star" or get up with the
Morning STAR" whichever suits his
fancy or convenience. fla poet he
can take the "Avon'' and imagine
himself for once "Avon's matchless
bard" if he hasn't any matches
about him. Cockneys will pro-
nounce it an "aven of rest" If a
man is bow-kneed let him take the
"Nebo." Seeking balmy sleep you
will find balm In "Gilead,'' which
perhaps would be better than 'Corn-
ing" though there are travellers who
would take that in preference to
any of the others. But suit your
selves, gentlemen, you pays your
money, etc.
The final paragraph of the circu-
lar reads as follows:
A change of time occurs on our lines, to take
effect 24th inst, at which time you will be fur.
nished with csndensed time tables and full
information. ...... f ...f..a- g..
Thank you. Ihave tried condens-
ed milk and condensed meat, but
conde- sed time tables-well, send
'em along, I'll try them, anyway,
They must be good if they are on a
par with the other arrangements.
Yours truly,
'sFAT CONTRIBUTOR"