Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-05
WHO WOULD NOT BE an I'D.
IsOk,
And Ride Around in a special
Car All His Own?


Fa' go Argus, August 90.
Every newspaper and railroad mar
10 the country has heard and read OF
the elegant aud costly special car pre-.
sented some time since to Il III. Talbot.
OF the Railway Age, by q number Of
his friends. 1t is spalsce on wheels,
containing q luxuriously furnished
drawing room, bed rooms, smoking and
lounging room, pantry, china closets,
kitchen, ice boxes aud every other
imaginable apartment for the comfort
and convenience Of epicureans. Ii is
a mass OF richly carved woods, plate.
glass and gliding, with chandeliers,
writing desks. electric bells and all
the essentials OF a rollingFilth avenue
residence. Yesterday morning il
whirled up to the Northern Pacific
depot, and was soon the obi o. OF
general attention and admiration
among the congrogated throngs. 1t
contained Mr.. and Mrs. E II. Taboo,
Mr.. and Mrs Hobart and Miss Her.
rick, OF Chicago, who have Just re
turned from a novel and interesting
trip over the Canadian Pacific road
more than eight hundred miles west
Of Winnipeg They brought back
with them a number of curious tro
phies Of their long journey. including
specimens Of splendid Saskatchewan
wheat from fields over eight hundred
miles northwest of Winnipeg, and
dried moose meat that came from far
within the Arctic circle three thou-
sand miles northwest.
During the forenoon Mr.. Talbot and
Mr.. Hobart made an inspection Of
the extensive roundhouses and car
shops OF the Northern Pacific com.
pany, which surprised them by their
extent and completeness; and quite
a number Of citizens called upon the
party; and in the afternoon Superin.
tendent Graham, of the Northern
Pacific, rendered them a jlunt out TO
the great stockysrds OF the company
or the Sheyenne. The superintend,
ent's special car ga attached to 18th,
Railway Age" car, aud a select party
q invited Fargoites joined the expe.
dition. Among the number were Mr.
and Mrs. Il .. Eddy, Colonel aud
Mrs. Q. A. Morton, Major and Mrs.
Edwards, and Mrs Edwards mother
Mrs. Robertson, Colonel and Mrs
Tyner, NJ jor and Mrs r. Il. Fleming,
Mr.. and Mrs T @. Paxton, Misses
Stella Snow, Ruth Elliott aud Mo
Laren, Mayor Y rxa, Colonel P
Donan, Messrs s. S Bl,Dchard and
s + Crockett; Judge Worden, a
friend of Mr.. Eddy's, from R%.ciue.
WIS and DR.. 7. NJ b. ross and
Ii; W Field, jr, Of New York, and
others
Assistant Superintendent Greer took
charge Of the train aud the run OF five
miles was made in a few minutes
The immense stock yards, with their
twenty acres OF solid three inch plank
floors, their massive Enclosures. their
complete system OF troughs and water
works and all their modern improve
ments and oOnveniences, costitg an
aggregate Of $4,000, were inspected
and admired. Then the dainty little
train was run across the Cheyenne to
q place which Assistant Superinten
dent Greer told the ladies abounded
with "cat tails" aud a cart load OF
these strange botanic feline caudal
appe' dageswere speedilygathcred in as
ornamental trophies.
A five minutes run back toward
the city brought the party to the mag
0%iicent farm Of Sheriff John Haegart,
who sent on board nearly a half barrel
OF rich Alderney cream. which was
passed around to all the party, in ex-
qulsite Bohemian glasses, by Porter
John Gibbs, in his handsome livery OF
which snow white linen jacket and cap
were prominent features.
A short visit was made to where
the hospitable Sheriff 8 new steam
thresher is threshing out thirty
bushels Of golden No. | hard Cor
every acre. harvested; huge bouquets
OF flowers, wheat, oats and trailing
vines we're collected, and the home
run began. Champagne wAs served
instead OF water to all the guests, and
after that the engine seemed to make
better time. Free and easy sociability
was the order of the evening, and
when the good byes we're said at the
platform everybody denounced the
little excursion a delightful success
The Railway Age car is a perfect
beauty, and Mr.. Greer a splendid boss
for an afternoon jauut.
After the return, Mr.. Talbot and
party we're driven yer the city and
its suburbs by Mayor Yerxa, Mrs.
Harry Richards and others Mr.. and
Mrs. Hobart left for Chicago at 8
J o'clock, and Mr. Talbot and the res'
of his party start west for the Yellow
stone region this morning. Bon voy.
aR,