Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-03-29
Hotel Cars.

Of line of hotel cars for the Omaha |
and California line of the Chicago & |
North Western R'y. When asked about !
their cars, the officers have uniform
ly evaded direct reply. Our .'repor-
torial instincts taught us to investi-
gate for ourselves. We have done so,
and are now enabled to state positively
that such line will be started in the
early spring. and that the cars are now
being built. The fact will no longer
be secret after this days paper gets
before the public.
Four Of the NEST magnificent hotel
cares that have been built anyuhere
are now being constructed by the
Pullman Palace Car Company express
ly for this line. These cars will be
sixtysix feet long, ten feet wide. and
ten feet high, with twelve sections,
one drawing-room with table room for
six persons), and one state room, he
sides the kitchen, china closet, dress
ing room, etc. The interior will be
finished with black and white walnut,
mahogany, French ash, and curled
maple, the place of the usual head lin
ing being filled in with foreign polish
ed woods the panels between the
windows will be Of California laurel
and other California woods; the lamp
fixtures, window fastenings, door hard
ware, etc, will be of triple plated sill
yer. The upholstery of the seats is
to be of rich bu. plain reps, cores
ponding and harmorizing with the
wood finish of the sides and roof of
the cars. Between each set of seats
is space for table that will accommo-
date four persons comfortably, but as
rule are not expected to seat more
than two persons. The glass and
chinaware for the tables are now being
made at Dresden. Germany from pat
terms selected from the Royal Dresden
exhibits that were at the Centennial
Exposition and SO greatly admired.
Each plate of silver-ware, glass ware
and china-ware will have the mono
gram of the Chicago & North " esterr
road marked thereon. The kitchens
of the cars will be so arranged that no
fumes from the cooking WANTS can
reach the occupants of the berths.
On each car will be steward, two
cooks. three walters, and chamber
maid to wait upon lady patrons. 1t
is the intention of the company to fur
nish the best meals that money can
buy, and choice wines AID cigars will
be attainable by those desiring those
luxuries.
These hotel cars VIII leave Chicago
on the California Express" and run
through to the Missouri river. On
the westbound train. dinner, supper
and breakfast will be served The
east-bound hotel cars will leave Omaha
on the "Atlantic Express each day,
in the afternoon On this train sup
per, breakfast and dinner will be ser
we'd. Thus passengers bound in either
direction will be enabled to have all
their meal ca route and yet not leave
their palatial travelling parlor.
The only objection that has ever
been raised against the use of hotel
cars has been connected with the oders
of the Kitchen As We said before,
this, in these cars, will be entirely OBJ
waited no person, no matter how
particular he or she may be. will have
cause to make any objections on this
score. In the dining car you mcarely
get your meals, and as soon as you are
through eating you are showed out and
started for the coach or sleeper, so as
to make room for some other traveller
who desires your place. while in these
hotel cars your berth will be secured
through, YOU will own it absolutely for
the length Of your trip, and it will be
your own for loungine. sitting. sleep
ing, and eating purposes AS much as
your own seat in your own house. AS
it is not generally known. dining cars
are never run over the entire length of
any route they are taken on and set
off of the train at stated meal times,
while these hotel cars will be made
part of the train and run through in
the same way as the regular sleeping
ear.
On the admirable steel rail that is
s2sw laid on the Chicago & North
Western Hallway. these elegant, six
teeR-wb eeled hotel cars will ride as
easy and with as little noise or oscilla-
ton as a balloon that floats serenelv
through the air; and We believe it
will be found to be a result tina: thou
sands will flock to this Pioneer Line, 2"
who have hitherto gone By some other
route With these and ether improve
ments the people of Ceder Rapids are
very largely interested and we believe
viii join with Us in esngratuisting the
management of this great !
line in this IFS most advanced step !
and unite with US IN saying. the Chies-
90 Il North W estern hallway has be-
come the foremost read in all the West.
These hotel cars will be placed in |
service about March LIST. 1S77.-Re-
publican, Dec. %. 1876.
Personals.