Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-11-29
THE PUBLIC AND PULLMAN
HOTEL CARS.
Practice better than PreaehiRE.-The
Experiences OF those who have used
Ihem.-The Verdict all one way
They ara liked BY Everybody.


Read the following, and you will be bet
ter able to appreciate the fact that the Chi
cagO s. Northwestern Railway is the lead
fylg line between Chicago and Council
Bluffs; that it can give you more value for
your money than any other line; that it, in
in the use of these elegant hotel cars, has
taken long stride ahead, and that if you
wish the very best accommodations, you
must buy your tickets over this road.
The following was written to friend, by
one of the best known, conscientious, and
most travelled of railroad men:
MY DEAR SIR:-I have been unavoida-
bly detained, since my return, in reporting
to you, as promised, my experience and
verdict as to the Pullman "Hotel cars'' on
the North-W Western road.
"We-Mrs D. and myself-have but a
short story to tell about the one wewere in,
and that Is that it was the most ENJOYABLE
trip we ever made between Chicago and
home We were very agreeably surprised
on many accounts. First, the car is so ele-
CANT, and rides so perfectly; then the meals
are served with so much neatness; the ta-
bic linen is changed every time and the
car kept in order. There were several chill.
dren on the car. Sometimes It NAV be
worse, and many times, better, in this re-
spect There is something perfectly luXu-
rious, or rather it Is a luxury, to glide along
through a beautiful country, over a perfect
track, and seated By yourselves, at an ele
CANT table, with your food choicely cooked
and served with that HeataesS you seldom
find away from home. The cooking and
serving is all that could be desired.
Now as to cost: When | went East in
July, alone, my bills for meals were rather
high; but for tao of US they were actually
less than at ordinary eating houses.
"For dinner we had a whole prairie
chicken, with vegetables, coffee, and des-
Ell. and bread-two kinds-and butter
thrown in. Cost, $1.50(or 75 cents each).
l think some more vegetables were served
than we ordered.
1--WE generally eat light supper Our
dinner was rather late; for supper we had
two plates of raw oysters-all we wished
costing 40 cents each. Breakfast was cap
ital one. and Is our favorite meal We had
a porter house steak, cooked to perfection,
an OmeIette, potatoes for two, coffee for two
hot corn bread for two, besides the bread
on the table; cost, 81 As Tor 73 cents each)
Total for the trip, 1915 (or 62115 cents per
meaD.
an my judgement, when there are two
or more in a party it Will not in any case
exceed 75 cents per meal, and generally it
will cost less; and the cooking and service
are the best ever saw on rail.
81 am confident these cars will prove a
great success, and be very popular. The
conductor-MF, Taber, believe-we found
gentlemanly and aHObtfasipe, Next time
we will try it again.
"YouFs truly, -"
No man is better entitled to speak of the
merits or dement's of these cars than the
writer of the above. He has travelled for
years, and has tried all the leading lines
in the country,
In these hotel cars the meals are Ia
earte-you pay for what you get, and moth
ing more; and this at very reasonable
rates.
The managers of the Company have de-
termined to omit nothing which will add
to the convenience, safety and comfort Of
the travelling public who favor them with
their patronage; and further, that they will
not be eclipsed in this direction by any
other railroad in the world. Hence these
cars, constructed by the Pullman Palace
Car Company especially for the Pioneer
Line, are the finest ever built.
It is not eXaggeTation to say that no road
in the world can produce the equal to these
magnificent cars, and as the average travel
'er wants the best of everything that can be
had, he must of necessity use this line In
his trans-continental trip.
The charges for berths in these Hotel
Cars are the same (and no higher) as are
made il the more common Sleeping Cars,
so that the traveller using one of these pal
atial hotels is given much more worth for
his money than he can get on any other
line