, 1877-05-18
TILE RAILROADS.
DININ0-CARs VERSUS EATING
HOUSES.

uUp5E9.
Stopping railroad trains at ccttaln stations In or.
der 10 allow The passengers to get theF ucas ia
rapidly getting out vi vogue, md railroad ealing
houses along the lines will soon BE- known In hls-
tory only. These eat1pX. houses may hxre beeu
very Convenient, and have served their purpose per-
tcct!y when railroads wcfo yet In primitive stale
and did not make over tan fifteen miles hour.
hut they hayc tot keptpaee with the nrogress made
BY rsilsoads. While the trains have Increased
tLe!r speed to over thirty niiea m hour, willis
pAlatlal and eouyenleut eltttux and sleeping cara
naye boon snpplanung old coaches. and the old iron
rails given way to the much mute durable ateol
eat!tg. houses. Not oniy have they not Kept pxce
sesa.s and wotse eve escry w ssu ls pfa
prlelass of these houses seemed t. 4tady but one
tAtng, and shas ~aa hoH to inrniah tho poorest
n1cat for the highest prize to the exhuustr1 tfAs-
clef. And very often. when The passenger hatl
only hall dnlalled. tho bell sang, aud he had tu
lc..s With a. epty ssomash o. s. The tsin
ptopttetors OF these houses worked in company,
md the bell was always wrung before the palsen-
gsss ha4 time TO 1et 1laf enough: but enough uase
meal te Ia txaesed. =.
Nut on.y did thoss est|ng. houses work badly. a.
were Of no Lentnt u the rairo4d companies. al
ths pFeseut tltutt whan nun,betfess 9ailrua1s
tr.Ysi.e " zane seet.om Of country, there i
had to be 1uads for meals oeeasionsd much delay
aad q ts wasa tns se.as eoud not %e
caEo rosda hare therefore ioF suvesM yrats pAtt
sssu n.H'og s1ps,'aassn': s " wA!ss s ealing.
furnish neal. IL sha ~ sieepsns: &c ean Ss ptsvei i
comparatively n failure, ~ tho cost wsa
- hgh ~ 10 y of no benefit
Asauata meal III ono Of these car. run up from 81
TO ~. About a ys.s ago the Michigan Cenlra |
constructed cars for dn1ag purposes only, and put
han IN 11P,A In
fully equal 10 those fuTn'hrd In 1rst.cIass hotels
weEe sutIed a. the uniform price OF Is ceuss. II
sost ths COMPANY r. much more monsy to cet up the
great success. These cars became ~ popular that
they proved quito an advertisements ai,d The Com.
I io.t % tas meals. Bssiiss ti1., ths e.ta ID
tins was an i:em not To- be overlooked.
Tha ,oas GasaEs .nr hu1!qxte@ 2q'as,
esca nuisance shsy haye become very popat.r,, and
= beneai 70 tho roads. The latest fosa to Initiate
r. .eSs kS1 .s IN H. as sfso r., IT, Ksst ton.
at IT, ahops in this city, four uning aud ses.
taurant sars. which an - due and convenient -
sa snS .s spsa ~a y Us
cdenta!. fu'! description Of which was given In
ysstsri.ys 1n!hykE: ns!s 10 TIL triP Yesterday;
men hsd bseo invited. sad Witnessed H. perform.
anee. Ths car was attached to ths regular
train which left Tho Noek Island depot Il l0 III.
express train waA met, which tooG IL back sgan to
the city. Dusiug tho trip 4 splendid bang art ws4
eesysd 10 tho Invited guests. Nr. 4. y. hLulth,
the GcnssAt Passenger Axsbt Of the roal, nIted as
hoat And IL but fair to say that be succcelel III
making everybody hAppr. Probably BIZ great sue.
Cess iu tats rtspstt ~as 1as " tha able sssstanee
he had from III. sa1, Parker OF the usant Fac!dc.
Previous 10 the banquet several basketa Ut
''Munla's extra drJ" were opened. with ths 81
soSa T. Sas. II ~ H. o1.aa
received duo praises tor bis l!bsrG!ltY. and bis
health WA drank without dissenting voice.
- H. Hk.1 AnFE n all
who participated In the trip that they
had an r1csIlcns time, sud thai they would accept
similar tnstations. 1t least oucs week. Ths ntw
ltntux sud taafaufaut exTs will b. ptaeEd IN lhs
rpaI At once Two Of thsni will run ou tho Omaha
E1psrss trains between hers aud W!seoa Junction,
aud will furnish 1luuss aud supper. Tbs other tw,
furnish breakfast Uut tes,dss this cold lunches
cAu b. hRd Ia the restaurant II any Lima.