Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-08-10
THE LUXURY OF TRAVEL.
parlor Cars and the People Who Use
Thcm-Hunting ana Fishing Cnrs.

A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press has been talking with Mr.. Jewett,
of the Erie The latter says that any one
who can pay his way on parlor or hotel
car to-day in America can travel quite as
luxuriously rs the Empress of India. 'It
is common thing to see special cars
now ten years ago they were curiosity.
All rich men ride in specials when max
ing long journey, either south or west.
If party of ten or twelve is made up to
go to San Francisco, the expense is no
greater to hire car with cooks and wait
ers than it would be to ride on the ordi-
nary palace car and stop Mt first class ho-
tells on the way. Noblemen and wealthy
foreigners coming to America often hire
special car. The Duke of Sutherland,
the Grand Duke Alexis, Dom Pedro of
Brazil, and Baron de something or other,
the Russian Ambassador, are among those
who have crossed the continent in special
cars"
"You remember that Jarrett and Palm
er, the theatrical men, once ran whole
train as special 10 San Francisco
"When whole train is chartered, the
rates are made according to the distance,
number of cars, etc"
"What is the cost per mile p
"Well, about % cents, l think, al
though no company will send out an en-
gine as special, even for short dis
tance, for less than $40. The schedu lie
time is so fast to-day upon nineteen this Of
the roads that special could not better
it more than few minutes. People in
these days insist upon fast time. 1t is
not permitted, however, to attach special
car to any of the limited trains like the
New York and Chicago or the Washing
ton limited. These trains are made up
of the full number of cars that the en-
gine can pull through and make schedule
time, and doubt if even the President
of the road would presume to attach his
special car to one of these trains and risk
delaying it."
"Do railroad magnates have to pay for
having their cars hauled over other
roads?"
"Not rs a rule. Most of them enjoy
the courtesy of the other roads, owing to
the business relations that are constantly
existing between the different roads. The
working officers of the western roads live
in their cars for weeks at time, and it
would be great expense if they were
obliged to pay when they travelled on
other lines. All the principal roads have
|
this the officers and directors go over the
road once n year to make their 'inspec-
ton. The Delaware, Lackawanna Il
Western owns fine directors car Those
directors of the western roads who live in
the East have the car sent on to them,
and take them to the annual meeting and
back. On some roads the Presidents car
has to pay bridge tolls. This is when
l,a Aril w mi
vate corporations, for which privilege they
pay 50 or 50 per car.
"There are also hunting cars, are there
not p
eyes hunting and fishing cars. The
Pullman Co. three or four years ago bull
two handsome ones, the Davy Crockett
and the Isaac Walton. Tho charge is aot
| day, including cook and waiter, botl
of which expect douceurs, however
| These sportsmen's cars are smaller thai
the ordinary Pullmans, although larg'
enough for ten person q and are provided
with gunracks, kennels for the dogs, ant
they are in constant demand"
| "Are there any of this kind of cars
owned by private individuals ?"
81 have heard that Jerome Marble, o
Massachusetts,, built one for his own use
and, finding that the venture was SO sue
cessful, he built two more to let"
"Private individuals often hire car
then?"
Every often. Charles A. Dana tool
his party of friends to California in
private car President Arthur took hi
Florida fishing trip in private car-al
though he paid nothing for it, l believe
and great many people do the sam
thing. There are cars constructed 70
the express purpose of hiring to familie
and private parties. These cars are al
ranged to hold ten persons; the main 50
loon is furnished with an organ, and tn
charges are only S35 day, including til
cook, conductor, porter and walters
But, beside this, the person who hire
the car must buy full tickets for all tn
, party of the line over which the Car pass
es. This is to pay for hauling the cal
, Provisions and liquors are supplied a
/ cost, or you can stock the car yourself
, Sleeping cars are let at S65 day, inclut
. ing attendants, and IS full tickets mus
be bought Hotel cars are charged fc
/ at the rate of S75 day, and the sam
number of tickets must be bought"