The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-30

ing from the Getting to the floor. vel
vet curtains, Wilton carpets and embossed
leather furniture including divans. The bed
room is in maple and amaranth, and opening
from it is the parlor, the most elegant apart
ment of the car 1t is finished in solid mahoR-
any, with rich inlaid panels and carvings of rare
and costly woods from the Holy Land The but
ler's room, pantry and kitchen are models ID
would cost at least $60, 600 to duplicate this car.
which was present to Mr. Talbot. The materi-
ais were furnished by his friends and the Pull
man company did the building
do many people own railway carsl
Extremely few aside from the officers of II
roads There are Patti, Nilsson, MADAM
whose managers have cars built for them.
Queen Victoria's car is not near so beautiful az
Madame PATHS"
'Who own the most valuable private cars?"
"A difficult question to answer. Years ago
old Commodore Vanderbilt used to ride in car
he considered simply perfect This car is now
owned by the Wagner Sleepingcar Company, is
called the Iroquois, and any one may ride in it
who will pay the extra fare. The Iroquos' was
in the great Spuyten Duyvil smash-up. in which
by William III. Vanderbilt was a huge
one, some seventy-fve feet long, and
extremely luxurious 1t had handsome
pictures on the outside, representing scenery
along the Central railroad. George B. Roberts,
of the Pennsylvania road, has = fine car. Mr..
Thomson. general manager of the same road,
who sailed for Europe on April %, has a car
noted for its elegant decorations and for the SUI
Perior excellence OF Its cooking arrangements
Robert Garrett, of the Baltimore & Ohio, and
Milton Fl. Smith, of the Louisville & Nashville,
both have superb coaches"
How about Mr.. Gouldp
'tHis car is not remarkably elegant, and ID
called, / think, Convoy, No 143' Commodore
modates twelve people and is comfortable, but
not extravagantly fitted up. Mr.. Gould spent
more money on his yacht than on his car. because
he passes more of lis time the vessel"
Have the Southern railroad men any fine
carsf'
"Only few Mr. Gabbett Of the Atlanta &
West Point road, has extremely plain car So
has Captain Raoul, of the Georgia Central, and
DINA railway. one Of the Oldest men
in the service in America to-day. The
Atlantic Coast line people own soma
nice cars, but as rule the Southern roads do
not lay out so much money in decorative art, as
the Northern corporations. There is no country
on the globe, however, that can compare with
America in the elegance and beauty of railway
equipment"
How about hunting and fishing cars7'
There are several of these-two of them
quite famous, the Izaak Walton and the 'Davy
Crockett These cars are not so large as the
regular Pullman coaches, yet they will
accommodate ten persons nicely, and are
provided with gun racks. kennels for
the dogs, and all kinds of ingenious
fixtures. These cars rent for $35 day
including cook and waiters-who expect liberal
tips however. There are also cars for California
parties; they rent for $85 day, which includes
pianos and every elegance"
How much money is invested in private
cars2"
Another hard question to answer. Exclu-
sive of the Pullman cars there are, say sixty
private cars at $50, 900 each; thirty at 500 600
each; one hundred at $15, 900 each, or altogether
one hundred and ninety cars, representing about
"a, DOC, 900 cash. That is a moderate estimate.
There is no way to determine definitely the
amount This is an era of luxury, and nowhere
is luxury carried to a higher degree than in the
fitting up of private cars