The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1877-02-08
HOTEL CARS.
ANOTHER GRAND IMPROVEMENT To BE MADE BY
THE "PIoNEER" LINE.
Description Of the Superb Cars nou Being Con-
sfr al


Description Of the Superb Cars now Being Con-
structed.
For some time we have heard hints of line of
hotel cars for the Omaha and California line of the
Chicago d Northwestern Railway. When asked
about their cars. the officers have uniformly evahed
direct rep'v Our ''reDortorial instincts" taught
us TO investigate for ourselves. We have done so
and now enabled to state positively thar snch
line viii he started in the early sprng and that the
cars are now heing built The fact will no longer
he secret after this days paper gets before the
public.
Four of the most magnificent hotel car. that
have been huilt dngrhers are now being construct
cd hy the Pullman Palace Car Company expressly
for this line. These csrs will he sixty-six feet
long. ten feet wide. and ten feet high with twelve
sections one drawing-room with the table room
for six persOns.) and one sraie room. besides tn,
kitchen. china clasef, dressing room, etc The in
terror will be finished with black and white walnut
mahogany, French ash, and cnrled msp,e tn.
place nf the nsual head-lining heiDg hlled in with
foreign polished wonds' the panels between the
windows will he of California lanre snf Other Cal
lfornis woods: the lamp fixtures. window fsa,en-
inge. door harflvare. etc. will be of triple nl4tPd
silver The. upholstery of the seats. 10 tn he nf
rich Int psin reps. corresponding and harnnnizing
with the wood fnish Of the sides and rnnf IF the
cars. Between each set of seats is space for ia
he that will accommodate fOur persons cnmforfa-
hly. but "a rule are not expected 10 aeat more
than two persons The glass and china-ware fo-
the tables are now being made ss Dresden. Ger
many. from pattnrns eelectei from the r wal
i'resuch eNnlnlt tnai was NJ me Centennial EXDD-
s1tlon ana 30 greatly admired. Each piece of
silver-ware glassware and cbina-'--re will have
the monogram If the chicago & North es!ern
road marked thereon. The kitchens "f the
viii h~ so arranged That no fumes from the c0nk-
ing viands can r'-ach the orcIpants of the berths
On esch car will he n steward two cooks three
walters, and chsmhermad to wait upon lady
patrons. II is the intention nf the cnmnanv to fur
ntsh the best meals that money can ". and choice
wines ard cigars will be atainsble by those desir-
ing thore Injuries
These hotel cars will leave 'hicngu o,, the 'CslI-
fnrnia Express" and run through to the Missouri
river. tin the west-honnd train. dinner supper
and breakfast will he served. The east-bnnnd ho-
tel cars viii leave Omaha on the Atlantic Ex-
press" each day. in the afternoon. On this train
supper, breakfast and dinner will he served. Thus
passengers bound in either direction will be ena-
bed to have all their meals en- route and yet not
leave their psla'ial travelling parlor
The only objection that has ever been raised
aeainst the use Of hotel cars has been connected
with the OdOrs Of the kitchen. As we said before,
his, In these cars. will be entirely Obviafed no
person, no matter how particular he she nav he,
will nave cause to make any objections on this
score. In the dining-car yOn merely get your
meals, and as soon a. you are through ealing you
showed out and started for the coach sleeper
so as 10 make room for some other traveller who
desires to take your place. While in these hotel
cars your berth will be secured through, you will
own IL absolutely for the length of YOUR trip. and
il will be your own for lounging, sitting, sleeping,
and eat ng purposes, much as your own seat in
your own house. As it is not generally known,
dining cars are never run over the ntire length of
any route; they are taken 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 AZ the regular sleeping car.
On the admirable steel rail that is now laid the
Chicago & Northwestern Railway, these elegant,
sixteen-wheeled hotel cars viii ride a. easy and
with as little noise or oscillation 8 balloon that
floats serenely through the air; and believe il
will be found to be o resnt that thousands will
flock to this "Pioneer Line" who have hitherto
gone by some other route.
With these and other improvements the people
are very largely interested, and we believe will
join with US in congratuatiDg the progressive
management of this great line in this its most ad-
vanced step: and unite with in saying, the
Chicago & Northwestern Railway has become the
foremost road in ali the West.
These hotel carr will he placed in service about
March LIST, ls1I.-tCedar Rapids Republican, Dec.
q, Is7e.