The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-05-04
LUXURY ON THE RAIL.
THE DIFFERENCE.

We have been frequently asked: "What is
the difference between railroad dining car
and Pullman Hotel carp" That there is a
vast difference is we'll known by those who
travelled public arc not iully advised as to the
points or difference. The old-fashioned rail
road eatlng-house is, alas too we'll known it's
peculiar, hastily eaten meals have been par
taken OF by too many thousands to be forgot
ten. The dining car, then. is this well known
eating house placed on wheels, attached to the
train at the usual meal hours, and hauled
along for thirty forty or sixty miles, until the
meal has been served, when II is set off on a
side track, and is by the next tram hauled back
to its starting point. and 30 1t runs few miles
for each meal. To get meals In this car the
passenger has to work his way through the
train while it il under full motion-pass from
car to car, running fhe risks OF falling between
tho Platforms and finally finding the oar at the
rear OF the train. Then comes the meal, which
must be- hurried through with to give chance
for other hungry passengers to take your
place, and you must force your way back to
your seat, and again run the risks or your
platform passage while the tram is at full
speed In such cars you pay seventy-five cents
for each meal, even II you take or need only
cup OF coffee and a cracker. Bear In mind, in
no case do these dining cars accompany the
train from starting point to destination. They
are always cut off and taken on as we have
described. With the Pullman Hotel car the
case is different in every respect. These cars
are sixty to sixty-six feet long. have sixteen
wheels under EACH are built strong, 80 as to
insure steady, quiet running, without the usual
unpleasant side motion. Each Hotel car con-
tains, in the order named, the following COM
partments:
1st cosy, neat and clean little kitchen,
fitted up with a range, an Ice and meat box,
rows OF shelves covered with bright silver and
brighter glass ware, and all the appliances
needed for preparing sumptuous meal.
2ud. A compact China and glass closet, in
which is kept the table ware and table linen,
cutlery, etc.
3rd. passage way, cutting off the kitchen
and China closet from the rest or the car, and
forming an air-chamber to prevent the smell OF
the cooking victuais from reaching the saloon
portion Of the car
4th The grand saloon. This is fitted up
with twelve. fourteen or sixteen sections, with
space for tables between each. and in these
the meals are served You, while on this car,
own the space you occupy as much as you do
your room at home, and lao one can Lurry YOU
while at meals, nor arc YOU forced to give IL up
to allow any other person to occupy 1t. At
night, az II by magic, this saloon is changed
into boudoir. and here your couch is prepared,
and here you rest yourself isolated, and as
separated from your felow-travelers as you
would be In your own bed-chamber.
9th. An elegant drawlug-room, with room
for Elk or eight PERSONS. This is found alone
In these magnificent cars. In it you and your
family or party OF friends may be as secluded
as you please, or you can slide open the end
and have the company OF those in the grand
saloon.
9th. Charmingly arranged lavatories are
partltioned off, and arranged In two distinct
compartments for the separate use OF ladies'
and gentlemen. These lavatores are supplied
with pure water, clean towels, combs, brushes.
and, in fact, everything the most dainty may
desire for tho perfect performance OF an elab-
crate toilet.
7tb. Then follow conductors and porters'
rooms. linen closets, ETC., etc.
IL will thus be seen that tbs car is. as Its
name implies, perfect modern hotel, with all
OF It's appliances and COM orts complete. This
car Is taken OF at the commencement or the
journey, aud Is part of the train TO it's destlna-
ton. In it you get your sleeping compart-
ments aud yonr meal accommodations, while
neither encroach upon tho other. Envious
dinlng-car employees, who are paid TO decry
this form of Hotel car, cannot with anything
like truth on their side. give any valid or con-
elusive reasons foT preferring the dining to the
Hotel car, and they onlv cbatter In favor OF
their dining car because they are paid TO do so.
These Hotel cars have run from New York TO
san Francisco and back with the Emperor Dom
Pedro-with Jarrett ~ Palmer's party. that
travelled at almost lightning soeed-with many
party Of California bonanza kings; and all
join in pledging their honor that the cars are
Incompatible.
Two lines OF these celebrated cars run be-
tween New York and Chicago, ana one line
only between Chicago and Omaha 1t NAV be
needless to say that this last named line runs
over tho steel track or the Chicago d North
Western Railway. That these cars are attract
ing large share Of the California travel, bo'h
ways might easily be conjectured. Any road
deserves to be pstronized that is enterprising
enough to give the travelling public such fscili-
ties as are freely rendered by the Chicago d
North Western Railway on it's California line.
We have neglected to say that, in these
Hotel cars, the meals are a Ia cdrte-you pay
for what you get, and nothing more; and this
at very reasonable ratss.-The Tribune, April
7th, III.
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