The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-18
HOTEL CARS.
A,o,her Grand Improvement 10 pc As0e
by the ssPieneer" Line.

ror some time we have heard MINUS .,
line Of hotel cars for the omana anu
r.,;forn;n line of the Chicago and Nor.h-
~es,ern Railway. When asked about .hs
cars the officers have uniformly ey"u.o
/, direct reply. Our "repor'or'a' ~
.,;ncts" taught US 10 investigate LOT our
..,v.. We have done SO, au ! are now
.r.h,c,, 10 state positisely that such a INC
will be started in the carly epr.ns' T. INV
,ha, ,he cars are now being built. Inc
s.c, will no longer be secret after 'h'S
S.x,s naner gets before the public.
s;~ Of the most magnificent hotel cars
that have been built anywhere are now
so;nc constructed by the Pullman fa,ace
Car Company expressly for this i'ne
Ths.s cars will be sixty-six feet long len
a., vide and ten feet high with zen
sections one drawing room with tao'e
room for SIX persons), and one state room
h.s;d.. tho kitchen, china closet dress
inc room, SC. The interior VIII % M
,,hed with black and white wa'ou'' ma
hororv French ash, and curled maple
rho Mace Of the usual head lining being
Allied in with foreign polished WOODS 'ne
,o,o,s betweeu the windows will be OF
California laurel and other Canioin'A
woods. the lamp fixtures, window fas'en'
;nos door hardware, &C., will be OF triple
Mated silver. The upholstery OF inc
heats is to be of rich but plain reps COT
responding and harmonizing with inc
wood finish of the sides and roof OF inc
cars Between each set of seats is space
for a table that will accommodate iour
persons comfortably, but as q fo'e ato
not expected to seat more than Two per,
sons. The glass and china ware lor 'l'
tables are now being made at Dresoeh'
Gsrmany, from patterns selected from
the ROYAL Dresden cxhkibit that was ~
the Centennial Exposition and SO grea''y
admired Each piece Of silverware, grass
ware, and chinaware, will have the mon
opram of the Chicago and Northwestern
road marked thereon. The kitchens Oh
the cars will be so arranged that no fumes
from the cooking viands can reach the
occupants of the berths. On each car
will, he a steward, two cooks, three walters
and a chambermaid 70 wait upon laoy
patrons. 1t is the intention OF the Com'
many to furnish the best meals that money
can buy. and choice wines and cigars VIII
be attsina1le by those desiring those lux
uries.
Those hotel cars will leave Chicago on
the california Express" and run through
10 the Missouri River. On the west
hound train, dinner supper and bre akfas'
will be served The East-bound note
cars will leave Omaha on the Atlantic
express" each day in the afternoon. VI
this train supper, breakfast and dinner
will be served The passengers boune
in either direction will be enabled to nave
all their meals en- route, and yet not leave
their palatial travelling parlor.
The only objection that has ever peer
raised against the use OF hotel cars MAJ
been connected with the odors OF TN
kitchen. AS we said before, this in thes'
cars will be entirely obviated; no person
no matter how particular he or she MAJ
be, will have cause to make any oeJec
y~---S h;s-.oo-a In the dining ca
out and started for the coach or sleeper
80 as to make room for some other travel
Ter who desires your place. While il
these hotel cars your berth will be Sc
cured through, you will own it absolutel.
for the length of your trip, and it will b.
your own for lounging, sitting, sleeping
and eating purposes, as much as you
own scat in your own house. AS is no
generally known, dining cars are nevel
run over the entire length of any route
they are taken on and set Oft of the trar
at stated meal times, while these hote
cars viii be made part of the train, anc
run through in the same way as the regu
lar sleeping car.
On the admirable steel rail that is now
laid on the Chicago and Northwestern
Railway these elegant, sixtecn-wheeled
hotel cars will ride as easy and with as
aittlc noise or oscillation as balloon that
floats serenely through the air; and we
believe it will be found to be result
that thousands will flock to this "Pio.
neer Line" who have heretofore gone by
some other route.
With these and other Improvements,
the people are very largely interested,
and we believe will Join with US in con-
graduating the progressive management
of this great line in this most advanced
step, and unite with us in saying, the
Chicago and Northwestern Railway has
become the foremost road in all the
West.-N Y. Com. Advertiser