Daily globe., 1882-03-01
DINING ON THE RAIL.

A New Departure by the Popular .Chica
| Dining Cars Attached to Fast Passen
| ger edicatiOn of the Initial Cal
by an Excursion observation-disclosures and
Incidents of the Trip.
The GLOBE of yesterday gave brief de
scription of the new dining car minnesota, .
then in the Union depot yards of the Chicago
& Northwestern railway company, and to be
run by that company on its line between
Chicago and Elroy, in connection with the
Chicago, st. Paul & Omaha trains, passengers
going east by the evening train from st. Paul
connecting with it at Elroy and taking their
breakfast and dinner, and those returning from
Chicago, leaving by the morning train, their
dinner and supper. The car is one of the
largest made, being 6S feet in length, of which
Is feet is divided off into kitchen, which, in
its compactness of arrangement, and COM
pleteness of appointments, cannot be excelled.
The exterior finish of the car is the same
as that of the splendid Pullman sleepers
IN use upon this road. The inside is pam
nelled in cherry, mahogany and black walnut,
with the ceiling handsomely embellished with
fruit, game, fowls, etc. Ten tables to accom-
modate four persons line each side of the car,
with large plate glass windows opposite each
open space, thus giving The diner an easy view
and rendering the car very light and
cheerful. Over each table in the
side of the car is little alcove with
shelving for the usual table condiments. The
table service is of silver and glass, and every-
thing connected with the appointments is first
class.
To properly dedicate the car to its new SER
vice, agreeable to invitation extended by Mr.
Robert Hare, general travelling agent of the Chi
cago s. Northwestern railroad, Mr.. J. H.
Shattuck, superintendent of the dining car
service of the road and Mr.. T. w. Teasdale,
general passenger agent of the Chicago, St.
Paul s. Omaha road, number
of newspaper representatives and railroad
officials Of st, Paul and Minneapolis, met at
the Union depot at 1915 yesterday afternoon
for an excursion to Saltwater and return The
train consisted of the dining car aforesaid, an
elegant Pullman sleeper, and one of the fine
passenger engines of the Omaha line. The
party on board when the train pulled out of
the Union depot was composed of the fol-
lowing named gentlemen:
Mr.. Robert s. Hare, general travelling agent,
G. &N. W.
T. w. Teasdale, general pass agent, c., St.
P. & O.
j. H. Hiland, assistant traffic manager, c.,
st. P. & O.
w. s. Kemp, train master, c., st. & o.
Geo. X. Barnes, general pass agent, N. P.
j. NJ. Hannaford, general freight agent,
N. P.
FL. c. Davis, general pass agent, st. P. & M.
F.E. Rice, superintendent Pullman car SER
vice.
w. II. Truesdale, assistant general pass
agent, G., st. P. & O., at Minneapolis
F. w. Twlne, general freight agent, c., st.
P. & O., at Minneapolis.
f. Ilsley, st. P. & D.
E. II. Sawyer, secretary and treasurer st.
P. & M.
c. B Bronson, secretary Union depot CON-
pany.
w. A. Kent, dining car conductor
G. w. Cross, N. P.
P. Van Buskirk, conductor PGllman car.
Geo. X. Shaw, Minneapolis Evening Jour-
nal.
Ed Atterbury, Minneapolis Tribune.
FL. A. Castle, st. Paul Dispatch.
F. Driscoll, d. Blakely, E. r. Johnson and
J. N. Mind, Pioneer Press.
w. 8. Tileston, St. Paul Hotel Reporter.
j. D. Wood, DAILY GLOBE.
Immediately after passing the East st. Paul
depot the party were invited into the dining
car for dinner, the bill of fare being as follow:
NORTHWESTERN DINING CARS.
CAR "MINNEsoTA."
D,,,1 op5 M;nnoaro1is Eab 1900