Daily Republican., 1884-02-20
LUXURIOUS QUARTERS.
THE ROOMS IN THE BROAD
STREET STATION FOR CON.
DUCTORS' USE.

The quarters provided by the Penn
Isylvania Railroad Company for tbs
conductors of passenger trains when of
, duty, in the Broad street station, Phila.
delphia, are not excelled by any In thi,
country. They are situated on the
fourth floor of the corner facing on + f.
taentNand Market streets, and consist
of several rooms. The library and
reading room is covered with Brussels
ca, pet. and well furnished with chairs,
sofas and tables. The chairs are of
walnut, and while some have cane seats
others are uphols in hair cloth rep,
the same as the sofas.
The tables are covered with daily
papers, magazines and other reading
matter, while at other places in the
room are ALIASES, encyclopedias and
handsome pictorial volumes. The walls
are covered with photographs of scenery
on the Pennsylvania Railroad, and pOr-
traits of eminent men. One side of the
room is occupied with book cases, W hich
contain several hundred volumes Of
standard works of English literature.
each of which, besides being strongly
bound, is covered with heavy dark pa
per.
The greater nnm Der of these books
were purchased by the Railroad Com
pany, but a number have also been
donated by outside parties. The books
are in charge of librarian, and a con-
ductOr who W ishes can take any book
home.
One of the finest presents is hand
some Steinway piano, the gift of Mr..
Reed of Philadelphia. Some of Ihe
conductors are fine musicians, aud &C
company the piano on a violin. On the
25th of each month they have an enter
tainment among themselves. but are
sometimes assisted by their lady
friends. The only games allowed in
this room are chess, checkers and domi-
noes,
There are also sleeping, bath and
dressing rooms. The sleeping room is
provided with good beds and other &C
commOdations, and the men can rest az
comfortably there as though they were
in their own homes. The bath rooms
are well supplied with tubs, hot and
cold water, soap, towels and other re-
quisites, while the dressing room has
numbered closet for each conductor,
in which they keep their uniforms and
and other clothing when not in use. The
rooms are we'll lighted and ventilated,
and seem to have been constructed and
furnished with view to the comfort
aud con venience of those for whose use
they were designed
On every hand the fact Is apparent
that it is the intHntiOn of the company
to cater to tastes Of a high order, and
il is evident that the conductors are
considered as cultivated gentlemen,
and that they in'end to treat them as
such.
Such of the employees as wish, are
supplied with tickets, by which they
can obtain their meals at the res aurant
in the building at the cost price IF the
food, and this is the ouIy charge made
for any accommodation that they enjoy
on the premises.
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