, 1877-06-17
TIE RAILROADS,


anl pleasant as cnl0y[hK 1Mxurinus quarters at
ono Of Our grand ho.cls. While rat1roalug in
nearly all Of tie old countries Is ret In its
primitive ttate, and travelling oyer thetn almost
as uncomfortable "A wien tltey were first intrp-
duccd, in this country every reasonable inven-
tlun has been utilized and taken advantage Ut
until tho business has been wrought up to such
a state OF perfection that 1t is almost imposst-
bic to Imagine wligra further improvements ean
be made. The person who more than any other
IL responsible for tho comforts now cnIDyed by
the passengers on American failroatls, Is Mr..
George n. Pullman, President Of tue Pullman
palacc-Cas Company. When he brought out
the first cars al this Kind, about clcyct
years ago, they created furorc Of admiration
and met with unqualified approval. Though
theee cars hare t.tel a Hilcccas irutn the begun
Ming. and were 1Itcrally patronizc, well rewards
lug the 'nvstor for , t ~ ialos; ye, , gilnan
| tlnueA to apply hts a,sHd an4 experience ~ she
stut1y OF the problem OF making railroad traye1
etilf Hore comfortable. Every inFchtiot ras
utilized and applied to tlcse ears until thcy
comforts Of rozy. lttncs. att compared will,
which the frat Pullman ears wcro bt tnlcral,ie
coaches. Thu. latest productions II Mr: Pull
anu ii IL hard to perceive where further improve
i,iiscnt i,otel ear., West Enl "lntsr,,atioii-
nl," and "st: Stehnlat,.' Which VIII hereafter
Northwestern lsat1rs'a'l. 70 give the people Of
this city an adequate ttlea Of the perfection and
magnlaccnce Of these ears. It was decided hy
| tho managers OF the Northwestern and vi.
Pullman q make . trial trtn 70 sIIIwa,ikee and
return, The principal merchants. railroad men,
anil representatives Of the yartnus papcfs ot
ttiis cits anl Milwaukee were Invited ~ part!at-
pate In tic inaugural csrutnonles. 7le affair
cniuc 81 yestenlay wIt!, duo cs1at; No .acl,
magnificent aud costly tran tfb has ever IvIt
N"yal .ratn. Il was somposc;i Of 4 locomotive,
s.f F ' tss ,fSE nsT Ssss ei?:
and "lrcsldent," and !ast but no, least, the
greatest acevcinent of Mr. Pullman, palace-
Cur With Nc 9iher nams thy! shc Initials
St thc pnllmnt, ra!nce,car c c%"Eany, rEs,
Home on thc Hill" 10 describe iiio maQ,,ill.
| cc1ce, improvements, and general nrranEe-
ncnts Of this cnr Is almost M itnpssihi|!ty. 1t
for tho purpnsc Of being rented to wealthy prI-
vate families or parties nho do not wish TO
traYcl On TIC CARS which ns common to al.
eycry respect. md unllks anything. Of the kind
| that has yet bccn constructed. Therc hto no
seat* nul bcfts ~ In other palacecara1 but II Is
divided of In roo11ls the samc ~ cottage. a
tnore cozy mud magnificent parlor than the one
In this car nj one could tscsirc. The Reata arc
| Of the finest utd mest costly woods and cuy-
errl With tho finest silk ':a.nask. THIS room,
sto sontalns an sohn ;nn s1 ssfr I. ass
with tl!e richest vi Turktsl. carpct. Then there
Is tllning.ton,n, a small kitchen, bet1rtk,tns.
closets, ETC., finished anil furnished In tl.s high
est style Ut art: The ol.eryasory At the rear
tna.nAccnt1y decorated ~ to almost dazzle tic
brl,oLler Tic shes of tho car aru of costly In
lat! wutxis highly rtnteliat'ct,, and between
the large aitl ornamental windows are tine
l 9NtofA nj Tim III ftht Ah1Js faa.
tlre af>os,t tho furniture IT,. that Il cai o ~ ar
ranged at night ns to make comfortable trIs.
and the car will thus accommodate about len
persons. The construction Ut this car entalled
cost OF as,out 1900.
the "we.. IT, Ea !sss i. :Ss& SisSos: s1 s "1nter
natIonaf," Arn entirely alike, mn. the description
w. IT, VIZ n. s"'eF t0s sn11iiv I'll rGs + H!f is,
woods, delightful to tho eye, md much
tnore pleading Than t|,e dark walnut and rose
who'd lnsl, u n,ost Of Fulln,an's cars. Thu
wurk, un,l for pamela tpaisl,el burl.ash, white
bully, satinw"n', un4 mahogany, bringing on,
tlse inu*t ,lrllcatc ofTrcts VI marNuetry. flla
t>uren Anna style Il Reproduced Ii Its purity tn
quaint nowerA, syIey .lraa.s'ns. and athct
a,l0rnncnts, alll slpsc atitl yet stth elect ID
rrsAlure,l BY setting tho tlIoldtngs IN iistea ni
fastcti,'g ilc'n utans ihe lnly Of thy wurk,
assa ras's q fuzzy %.'i " wSss 5ayT ~ H.
n,oltugs, ard contains tho on,y gtli-work
In tho cur, broad bu1d OF MATTED guild.
arrsMeeh iittlc apartment, rontanugo On one site
Wllk's ran9e and opf'osita mink with hot anu
cola watcr~pipcs, shelf, u:lDx, ctc. sllleeotll'
tnunicates with the hutles's room, nsxt In front,
posits tho smoking rlan.ls. The Windows OF
thu ear arc arranged by threes,-a snfal! on9 1t
tho end Of eara! seat. easily raisc.i, and gtsinG
tho passenger Hight ard VT, and large one he'
dowa are narrow m!trors- Eael car eo@ntsin. @
scats and At night berths for forty people. When
the bcEths aTe Up thcy ase fastened hy bolts at
each ol,d controllrl by the lalnlc u tho ccntre
bllisv Of closing By . wlrs cord At eacl, Nal
| hnapked ky string ID the birth below.
There aFe nuInocrlrss other improvements IN
tho ear bat Il would rea,to % too much @ sn4et 4
maIn saiA'n there i u private driving. rom
lies, furlllshcd BY Why of contrast tn soscwo.'l
ss sa per.s naSuine c1s ~ slssane le.
rooil for la'ilcs. atlI at the end Is thc Eentlc
mems layatosy. The running. gear and at
tacbsncuts descFye special n1tlse. Each Of tht
taJ'irr rr,snaellc, oi iorsy.iwo Inches IN diameter
Il,cse Iat,cf.lllrd whrcls, with their steul
tires strongly hollcs! and tu!n~l T.
IA:rfcrt ctrrlc, arc uTastf,atly tsnestTnctihlc
mrurt certain elasticity 70 tho tread In lieu q
the constant tarst1y and tiisintcgFatfoh Of solid
Iron oucs. Tic Gr4rtngs Ut the wleels aru Q
I'LL Improved style, the principal feature of whtcl
Is hrats plate fRstencd ~ stop-wedse, aealtas
which plate tbc end Of the journal plaSs. Thu
plats can easily ha renewed, zn1 prevent tllt
wearing away OF the journal and The bearing
upon wh!rh 1t rests lii thc ordinary box. III
ailytFwars At,a linen of these ears II Of TIL
finest description. The cost of caeh car Is abou
Tbs hotel car "Pres!ieut," which was also 6.
the traiu, is not entirely new, and differs IN =