The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-30
LETTER FROM CHICAGO.
THE JACKSON ROUTE-THE PULLMAN
CAR "GOUGE."

THE JACKSON ROUTE-THE PULLMAN
CAR "GOUGE.''
The HiltOn-Seiigman Afair-An Eloquent
Tribute to Enlightened Hebrews-HiI-
ton Pandering to Prejudice.
Especial Correspondence N. o. Democrat
CHICAGO, June "a, 1877.
According to my experience the route to the
North and East by way OF Chicago is much more
desirable than any other, especially 30 for the
large number of persons whose summer journeys
are prompted by the pursuit of pleasure, rather
than by the cares OF business. Trains now
regularly from New Orleans to Chicago without
charge, via the Jackson and Northern Railroad
and Illinois Central. Both of these great roads
are in admirable condition. Since il has been
released hom tho domination Of McOomb, and
has been administered by the representative of
the Illinois Central, the Jackson road has been
put
IN ADMIRABLE ORDER,
and it now compares as to tho inducements which
it offers to travellers with any other in the coun-
try. The track has been almost wholly relaid,
ard the cars run as smoothly as those Of the
New York Central. The horrible jolting sway
ger was subjected a year ago, is only hqrrid
"Reminiscences of an obsolete administration.
Now everything is changed, and changed for the
better-I may say for the best. One can now get
an eatable meal at the moderate price of seventy
five cents for dinner and fifty cents for supper,
where formerly he was forced to pay dollar for
food which would have repelled an Esquimaux or
q Hottentot. These reforms I presume to be
owing to the energy and sagacity Of Mr.. Alexan-
der, tho receiver of the company, aud of the as
sistants by whom he has been zealously seconded.
THERE Is ONE REFORM
which he has not yet accomplished, but which it
is to be hoped he, or the great and liberal cor
poration for which he acts. will soon attempt. I
refer to the "gouge." for it is nothing else prac-
tictd on tho public by the Pullman Sleeping Ger
Company. This company charges seven dollars
for q section from New Orleans to Chicago.
That is to say, So 50a day for mere lodging room,
or half dollar more than the Palmer House
charges for bo1rd and lodging. Whilst the price
of everything else has fallen during the last
three years, the Pullman Company maintain
their charges at standard which is now not
only excessive but exorbitant. I sincerely trust
that the Illinois Central will take this matter in
hand, will construct and run sleeping cars of
their own at reasonable rate, and either ex-
clude Pullman from their line or forco him to
deal less severely with the public.
believe that in a short time the
NORTHWEST WILL sUPpLANT
the mountains Of Virginia as summer resort for
Southwestern people. Within few hours jour-
ney of Chicago, and OF easy access by railway,
there are charming places which have only to be
known to become popular. The lakes of Wis
consin are delightful places; the hotels are ad-
mirable, the prices moderate, the society at
tractive, and the temperature cool and invig-
Grating. The Virginia mountains are pleasant
enough, but they lack the attractions of lake
and river which have 80 great a charm for most
persons. I believe that Chicago itself will be-
come a great summer resort, as New Orleans
must become the
CHIEF WINTER RESORT
OF the continent. Added to a cool and bracing
atmosphere, which is ooly very rarely disturbed
by hot day, it offers all the inducements and
advantages of great metropolis fine hotels
theatres, concerts and libraries arrived here
in forty-seven hours from New Orleans, and The
change OF climate was something extremely
grateful, aasure you. I have been here for
four days. During half of that time the ther-
mometer has not risen above GO degrees. Yester-
day was rather warm, but the
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS EIGHTY DEGREES,
and The average 73 degrees. Even during the un-
paralleled summer of 1876 there were not more
than half dozen uncomfortaby hot days in
Chicago.
Leaving this topic for the present, wish to say
gop N ;.L
the topic of discussion in the newspapers during
the last few days. I mean the controversy be-
tween
JUDGE HILTON AND MR. sELIdMAN.
1t seems to me that this question has not been
properly or philosophicay treated. 2here has
been too much passion on both sides, and this
has tended to obscure the real issue. presume
that no fair, candid, impartial person will fail to
condemn the epirit of prejudice and intolerance
which has eliminated in Judge Hiltnns order.
would say further, that no fair, candid and i'm
partial person will deny that the pretenses on
which it is based are not only untrue, but con-
spi uously false. Ga the other hand il cannot be
denied that Judge Hilton has the right to con- |
duct his business in his own way-to keep botel
exclusively Christians or for Mohammedanp,
for Protestants for Catholics; for Turks or for
Jews; FIR blue-eyed men or black-eyed men, or,
in short, for anybody that
PLEAsEs TO ADMIT,
to the exclusion OF all others. Only it ls his duty
to announce that this is his intention, and this his
rule. He has no right to invite the whole public
to his house and then to ex Iude q portion on
some f4nciful and chmerical theory of incor-
path lty among his guests; or at the solicitation
or dictation of one act or another. In laying
down this principle take no account Of the fam
tastical and abs urd 'ciyil rights" law.
THE JEWS OF THIS COUNTRY
have too high sense Of personal dignity; too |
much regard for their race and their religion to
avail themselves OF a statute which was framed |
for negroes. and which only negroes who have |
been taught to believe that they should be lifted