The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-22
win Be a Solid Comfort Coach,


Robert Barry, division superintendent Of the
Pullman Car Company, headquarters Philadel
phia, writes friend that he is inventing COM
bined palace sleeper and hotel car, which will
afford such superb Accommodations that the
worst growler on earth could find nothing to
complain of. Everything is to work automat-
icslly. All inconvenience and annoyances are
10 be suppressed. Every passenger in the car
can have the windows all open or all closed, as
he may choose. All snorcrs are to be chIoro-
formed by an ingenious application, and aroused
automatically on arrival at destination
q receptacle at the bottom Of the car
and are shortly afterwards shot up through
shaft into their mothers arms smiling,
with stick of candy and chrome in each hand.
The sluggard shall lie in his bed and sleep the
sleep of the just The convivial can have their
songs and wine without annoying anyone. The
giutton, by touching the keys of an instrument
similar to the typewriter, can summon instantly
all conceivable dishes, hot or cold, in state of
absolute perfection, with all the conveniences
and accessories of q 6rst-elass restaurant The
long winded story-tel can have an admiring
audience, not one of which will hear word he
says, but ali will seem to give smiling assent
TO his improbable tales. Fifty ladies can stimuli
taneously each occupy exclusively the dressing
room, which shall be eight by four. The library,
containing copies of all books ever printed. and
Areading-room containing files of all newspa-
pers published in America, will be opposite the
dressing room. barber shop, manned with
corps OF attentive artists and ladies' hair-dress-
ers, will occupy similar space at the other end
or the car, opposite which will be a palatal bar
room, where choicest drinks and the latest slang
will be furnished by immaculate bar-keepers
This bar-room also contains lounges and easy
chairs for twenty five smokers. A central sec.
lion viii be devoted to religious exercises Di-
recty opposite it will be temperance lecture
room. AS soon as completed Mr.. Barry proposes
10 have it patented.
a Bombshell In the Camp of Passenger Men.
Not for many months has circular been
issued which has disturbed the tranquility of
passenger agents so much as that of the South
western Association, under date of Feb. 20,
which reads as follows:
'Tn compliance with instructions from the
general managers of the roads herein mentioned,
nosiee is hereby given. that on and after March
l. 1886, the maximum rate of commissions on
the tickets or ticket orders of foreign roads issued
shall be as follows: Between Chicago and any
Missouri river point between Kansas CITY and
Council Bluffs. or Omaha, both inclusive, first
class, 81; second class. 81: round trip. 81
Between Chicago and Mississippi river points
south of Dubuque between Chicago and ST
Louis. between Chicago and Pennsylvania, be-
tween st. Louis and any Missouri river point
between Kansas City and Council Bluffs or
Omaha, both inclusive, between any Mississippi
river point and any Missouri river point south OF
Sioux City, on all classes. a commission of only
fifty cents will be paid. The foregoing are tho
maximum amounts which can be paid on any
ono ticket without regard to whether this
amount is paid to the ticket agent or any other
person. or divided between the ticket agent and
any other person. No payment of any kind can
be made in the way Of sharing of rentals or pay
ment Of salaries. decuts, or allowances of any
nature TO hotel employees. ticket agents, their
assistants, or ether parties selling tickets or any
outside parties whomsoever which shall have
the effect Of increasing, directly orndirectly. the
Snount OF commission herein agreed. This is
Issued 40 instructions TO oil general agents.