New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-02
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ALBANY, May 31.-Competiton is squirting the great
through railways make unusual exertons to attract
customers. From New-York to Buffalo the New-fork
Central is renovating itself One sees outside the re-
pair shops at Buffalo and at West Albany long hnes Oh
sleeping cars and ordinary passenger cars undergoing
all kinds of improvements The passenger trains dasn
through the country diusing odor of fresh paint,
and at the stations that they shine with warm
ish. new brass work and upholstery. Especial
pains have been taken with the cars of the Chicago
flyer" which have been painted subdued green color
and have all the most recently invented appliances for
Transporting passengers in safety and comfort.
Strict orders clearly have Teen issued also to have
the passengers OF the Central treated with great polite
meas No sooner do trains stop than the toored porerS
of the drawing cars dash forth with stools which
they place upon the ground before the steps OF the cars
thus much aiding to leave the TRAM lhe con
ductors and hIakemen also assist passengers TO aSnt
from the ordinary cars. Much attention Is wen 10
warning passengers OF the departure OF trans ana the
names the stations loudly announced III eaen car
by the bIakemen. The conductors have an extra
touch of coltesy in their manner Moreover the en-
tire force OF employees mas been put N uniform con
ductors brakemen, baggage men and station men are
arrayed in neatly cut blue uniform sprnked peut-
fully with brass but Ons.
DIR Webb, Vanderbilt's son-iD law said promi,
nent railroad man to-day, is the man who has startfd
service of the Central. Lately he was made president
OF the secpingcar company lie discovered that the
service had much run down since Wagner death an
attempt evidently having been made to pay large dli
dends without making repairs 10 the cars or otherwise
extending money such system was successful tenn
poratiIy but il could not last Dr. Mcbb's System OF
having fine and good train service pays the best III
the long run.
One also notices that the Chicago dressed beef reirg
orators are sprugug up in every city along the line oil
the Central and the West shore. AmOurs. Swllts or
Hammond's refrigeratOrs are TO be seen nj Albany,
Schenectady Utica Syracuse Rochester. Batavia Bun
alo. Poughkeepsie, New burg and Kingston. \ lew
years ago the great rail ways resisting this por
taon OF dressed beet preerrng 10 transport II on he
hooi Apparently the keen competition has compelled
them to admit the trade.
Assembyman Walter Howe is much amused az the
lack of know ledge of Albany affairs shown by many
residents of New-l Ork Several men have met, lac
said recently. believe that they voted Tor me Tor Con
gresham. Well how do you like Washington they
INQUIRE with knowing air. That is rather hard eX-
perence after three years OF hard work for the dear
public at Albany. Theodore Roosevelt however, n"d
the worst luck year ago Some one wrote hlIn let
ter addressed the Hon. Robert b. Roosevelt, Chair
man OF the Committee Commerce and Navigation 81
the senate He replied Dear Sir lave received the
letter intended Tor myself, but addressed To my uncle
who is not a member Of the Senate referring d mat
ters Won desire to have done TO the Committee on Co
uerce and Navigation OF the senate. OF which do not
have the honor be member. but filled with refer
ences TO bill before the Committee on Cities OF the
Assembly, of which happen TO be a member Will
do my best to aid YOU"