The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-24
SPECIAL NOTICES.
HOTEL CARS.
Another Grand Improvement to be made
by the "PiOneer'' Line.
Description Of the superb Cars Now Being
Constructed.

For sometime we have heard hints Of line Of
hotel cars for the Omaha and California line OF
the Chicago & Northwestern Railway When
asked about their cars, the officers have uniform
ly evaded direct reply Our "repOTtOral In.
stlncts' taught us TO investigate for ourselves We
have done so, and are now euabled to state post
iuslV that such line will be started In the early
spring, and that the cars are now being built
The fact Will no longer be a secret after this days
paper gets before the public.
Four of the most magnificent hotel cars that
have been built dnylVhere are now being con-
structed by the Pullman Palace Car Company ex
pressy for this line These cars Will be sxty'six
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, besides
the kitchen, china closet, dressing room, etc The
interior will be finished with black and white
walnut mahogany French ash, and curled ma.
pie the place of the usual head'lining being filled
In with foreign polished woods and panels be,
tween the windows will be OF California laurel
and other California woods the lamp fixtures,
window fastenlngs,, door hardware, etc, Will be
of triple plated silver. The upholstery OF the
seats Is to be of rich but plain reps, correspond
| ing and harmonizng with the wood finish OF me
sides and roof Of the cars. Between each SET OF
seats is space for table that will accommodate
four persons comfortably, but as a 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 patterns select
ed from the Royal Dresden exhibit that was at
| the Centennial Exposition and so greatly ad-
mired. Each piece Of silverware, glassware and
chinaware will have the monogram Of the Chica-
| 60 u Northwestern road marked thereon The
kitchens Of the cars will be so arranged that no
| fumes from the cooking yians can reach the oc-
| oupantI Of the beTths. On each Car will be
stewart, two cooks, three walters, and a chamber
maid to wait upon lady patrons. II is the inten
tiOn ofthe company to furnish the best meals that
money can buy, and choice wines and cigars will
be attainable by those desiring those luxuries.
These hotel cars will leave Chicago on the Gal.
| ifOrnia Express" and run through to the Mis-
souri, river. On the west-bound train 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 train supper breakfast and dinner will be
| served. Thus passengers bound in either direc
| ton will be enabled TO have all their meals en-
| route and yet not leave their palatial travelling
| parlor
The only objection that has been raised against
the use of hotel cars has been connected with the
odors of the kitchen. As we said before, this, in
these cars, will be entirely obviated 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 merely 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 1t abso'
lutely for the length OF your trip, and 1t Will be
your own lOr lOunglnB, sllluB, sleeping anu ehI-
ing purposes, as much as your own seat in your
own house. AS 1t 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 q part of the train and run through in
the same way as the regular sleeping car.
On the admirable steel rail that Is now laid on
the Chicago Northwestern Railway, these ele-
CANT, sixteen-wheeed hotel cars will ride as easy
and with as little noise or oscillation as balloon
that floats serenely through the air and we be-
lieve 1t will be found to be result that thousands
will flock TO this pioneer Line" who have hith'
erto gone by some other route.
With these and other Improvements the people
are very largely interested and we believe Will
join with us in congratulating the progressive
management Of this great line in this, Its most ad'
vanced step; and unite with us saying the Chi
cago & Northwestern Railway has become the
foremost road in all the West.
These hotel cars will be placed in service about
March LIST, 1ST.-[R Republican, Dec. %, 1876.