The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-06-28
Luxury on the Rail.
THE DIFFERENCE.


We have been frequently asked what is the d,f.
ference between a railroad dining car and Pullman
Hotel ~ That there is vast difference is well
known by who have had occasion TO use either
but the untraveed public not fully advised as to
the points of difference rhe oid-fashioned railroad
eating alas too well known its peculiar, has
tily meals have been partaken Of by too many
thousands 10 be forgotten. The dining car then, s
this well-known eating house placed on wheels, at
tached to train at the usual meal hours and hauled
along 80 40 80 miles, until the meal has been
served, when it is set of sde-tack, and by the
train hauled back its starting point and 80 1t
runs few miles for each meal. To get meals in this
the passenger has 10 work his way through the
train while 10 Is under full moton-pass from car
to car. running the risks of railing between the plat
FORMS and finally finding the car AT the rear OIL the
train Then comes the meal, which mueC be hurried
through with To give chance for other hungry passeu
gers take your place and you must force your way
back to your eat and again run the rlsks Oh your
platform passage while N train is at full speed In
such you pay Is cents for each meal even II you
take need only cup Of coffee and cracker. Bear
in mind, in case do these dining cars accompany
the train from starting point 10 destination. They
always "cut OFF, and taken on a. we have de
scribed. With Pullman Hotel the case IL diff
feren in every respect These 90 To Us feet
long, have 10 wheels under each are built strong, 50
to insure steady quiet ng, without the usual
unpleasant side motion. Each Hotel car contains III
the order named. the following compartments:
LIST A cosy neat and clean little kitchen, fitted up
with a range, ice and meat box, rows of shell, es
covered with bright silver and glass ware and all the
appliances needed for preparing sumptuous meal.
| ID. compact china and glass closet. in which IL
kept the table ware and table linen, cutlery, etc.
3d. passage way, cutting of the kitchen and china
closet from the rest of the car and forming an air
chamber prevent the smell of the cooking victuas
| from reaching the saloon portion OF the car.
4th. The grand saloon This is htted up with IL Ia
sections with space for tables between EACH and
| in these the meals are served. You, while on thu
car, the space you occupy much you do your
room at home and one can hurry you while at
meals, you forced TO give 1t up To allow any
other person u occupy it, AT night, if by magic,
this saloon is changed into boudor, and here your
couch is prepared and here rest yourself isolated
and separated from your fellow travellers you
would be in your own bed-chamber
5th. An elegant drawing room, with room for six or
eight persons This is found alone in these magnl1
cent cars In you and your family party friends
may be 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 petitioned
off, and arranged in two distinct compartments for
the separate Of ladies and gentlemen. These
avatories supplied with pure water clean
combs, brushes and in fact, everything the most
dainty may desire for the perfect performance OF
elaborate toilet.
1th Then follow conductors ano porters' rooms,
1t will thus be that this is, its i'm
plies a perfect modern hotel. with all of lts appliances
and comforts complete. This car is taken on at the
commencement of the journey, and is part of the
train To its destination. In 1t you get your sleeping
compartments and your meal accommodations,
while neither encroach upon the other. Envious dill
ng-car employees " no are paid to decry This form
of hotel car, cannot, with anything like truth on
their SIDE. give any vivid usve reasons for
ferring the dining the hotel and they only chat
ter in favor OF their dining because they paid 10
do so. These hotel cars have run from New York 70
San Francisco and back with the Emperor Dom Pedro
with Jarrett 4 Palmer's party, that Travelled AZ Al
most lightning .speed-with many party OF Caa
fornia bonanza kings and all join i'll pedgng their
honor that the are Incompatible.
! Two lines of these celebrated carr run between
New York and Chicago, and one line only between
| Chicago and Omaha. Ii may he needless TO say thai
this last named line the steel track of the
! Chicago and Northwestern Railway. That these car
are attr ctinga large share of the California travel
| both ways, might easily be conjectured. Any road
deserves be patronzed that enterpris ing enough
to give the travelling public such facilities AZ are FIRE
| y rendered by the Chicago and Northwestern Rail
way on its Cali fornia line.
We have neglected 10 say that, In these hotel cars
the meals are ia cdrte-you pay for what you get,
and nothing more, and this at very reasonable rates
! The Tribune, AprtI an, u