The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-02-09

For some time we have heard hints OF line
OF hotel cars for the Omaha and California line
OF the Chicago a. Northwestern Railway. When
asked about their cars, the officers have uni
formly evaded direct reply. Our reportorial
instincts taught us to investigate for ourselves.
We have done So and are now enabled TO state
positively that such line will be started III the
early spring, and that the cars are now being
built. The fact Will no longer be secret after
this days papar gets before the public.
Four OF the most magnificent hotel ears that
have been bul.t anywhere are now being con-
structed by the Pullman Palace Car Company
expressly for this hue. These cars will be si.-ty
Six feet long. ten feet wide and ten feet high,
with twelve sections one drawing-room with
table room for six persoDs) and one state room
besides the kitchen. china closet, dressing room
etc. The interior will be finished with black
aud white walnut, mahogany, French ash and
curled maple. the place OF the usual head-lining
being filed in with foreign polished woods.
The panels between the windows will be OF
California laurel and other California woods,
the lamp fixtures. window fastenings. door
hardware ETC., will be OF triple plated silver
The upholstery OF the seats is to be OF rch but
plain reps, corresponding and harmonizlng with
the wood finish OF the sides and roof or the
cars. Between each set OF seats is space for q
table that will accommodate four persons COM
fortably, but as rule are not expected TO seat
more than two persons. The glass and china
den, Germany. from patterns selected from the
Royal Dresden exhibit that was at the Centen-
NAL Exposition. and so greatly admired Each
piece OF table service vii! have the monogram
OF the Chicago & Northwestern road marked
thereon. The kitchens OF the cars will be 80
arranged that no fumes from the cooking viands
can reach the occupants OF the berths. On each
car will be q steward, two cooks three walters
and q chambermad'to wait upon lady patrons.
II is the intention OF the company to furnish
the best meals that money can buy, and choice
wines and cigars will be attainable by those de-
string those luxuries.
These hotel cars will leave Chicago on the
California Express. and run through To the Mis-
souri, river. On the west bound tram, dinner,
supper and breakfast will be served The east
bound hotel cars will leave Omaha on the At
lantic Express each day in the afternoon. On
this tram supper, breakfast and dinner will be
served Thus passengers bound in either d.
rection will pe enabled to have all their meals
en- route and yet no; leave their palatial travel
ing parlor
The only objection that has ever been raised
against the use OF hotel cars has been connec-
ted with the odors OF the kitchen. AS we said
before this, In these cars, will be entirely obvl-
ated. No person, no matter how particular he
or she may be, will have cause to make any OBJ
jections on this score. In the dining car you
merely get your meals, and as soon as you are
through eating you are showed out and started
d
for some other traveller who desires your place.
While in these hotel cars your berth will be Sc
cured through you will own it absolutely for
the length OF your trip--and it will be your own
for louneng, sitting, sleeping and eating pur-
poses, as much as your own seat in your own
house. AS 1t is not generally known, dining
cars are never run over tue 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 sleep
| ing car.
On che admirable steel rail that is now laid
on the Chicago h Northwestern Railway. these
elegant, sixteen-wheeled hotel cars will ride a.
easy and with as little noise or oscillation as .
balloon that floats serenely through the air
and we believe il will be found to be q result
that thousands will flock to this Pioneer Line
who have hitherto gone by some other route.
With these and other improvements the poo
pie are very largely interested, and we believe
will JOIN with us IN congratulating tho progress
sive management OF this great liue in this its
most advanced step, aud unite With us In say
ing that the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
has become the foremost road IN all the west.
These hotel cars will be placed IN service
about March ist, 1877 Republican, December
90 1876