St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-04
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The New Dining and Sleeping
Cars Of the Northern Pacific

The New Dining and Sleeping
Cars Of the Northern Pacific
Road.
There was long stream Of visitors
Yesterday to the Northern Pacific yards.
where the new dining. sleeping and
tourists cars were on exhibition. Every
body was delighted with the cars, and
we'll they might. for in point of comfort,
convenience, elegance and general get
ND they are unequalled by any other
road, not only in the Northwest, but the
country at large-ay! even the CONT
nent of Europe. The Northern Pacific
is adding to it's equipment twelve dining
cars and twenty SleeperS, the reason for
which is the Inauguration OF a double
service of trains on the 18th inst. With
these additions the road is now pos
sessed of twenty-four dining cars and
fifty-five sleeperS-as large an equip
ment as can be found on any other road.
The new cars are models in elegance
and finish. Take the dining car-for
general arrangements. attention to de-
TAIL comfort and convenience, it is
simply perfect. The highest style of
cabinet art has been introduced,
the eye is pleased whichever
is every appointment made that what
IS usually an eyesore in these cars, as
we'll as the source of anything but an
agreeable odor-the kitchen-haS been
completely surmounted. The cuisine
has been entirely isolated and not the
faintest odor is perceptible. So excel
lent is the general finish of the car the
most fastidious person could not fail to be
charmed with it. The same remark ap-
plies with equal force to the sleeper. An
inspection OF this car clearly stamps 1t
as the acme of car building. Take a
railway Journey in one of these cars,
with its adjunct. the dining car, and
there is nothing left in this world which
ordinary mortal could wish for. The
sleeper is upholstered in the richest old
gold textures, and so skillfullv are the
toilet annexes arranged that those who
overlooked the car were not only de-
lighted but charmed. A decided novelty
TO the sleeper is the drawing-room,
capable Of accommodating nine
people, which can also be sub
divided for night travel. General
Passenger Agent Fee conducted party
| of newspaper meu through the cars
during the afternoon, and on all sides
compliments of the most f1attering
character were expressed respecting
them. While the Northern Pacific peo-
| pie are thus catering so admirably for
frst-elass passengers, they are not, by
any means, overlooking that numerous
| class-the second-class passengers. For
| very modest extra payment, sleeping
| berths are provided these passengers
and the car so fitted up as to add ma
| terially to pleasure of travel. With
| the Inauguration of this double train
service the Northern Pacific will then,
daily, have eight transcontinental lines
| on the road, and 10S local branch
trains. 1t will be possible for bush
ness man in Boston, New York. Phila-
delphia, Washington and other Eastern
| points, after he has quit work Saturday
| noon. to take train to st. Paul, make
| the Monday morning connection with
| the Northern Pacific west, and arrive in
Tacoma early Thursday morning, and
| Portland early the same evening. All
| in all, the Northern Pacific is to be con-
! graduated on the increased facilities it
is affording the travelling public, as
we'll as the regal splendor of its dining
| and sleeping cars. 1t is marvellous
| advance on the condition of things
twelve years ago, when the company
had but two-and those very old-sleep-
ers, and they were really rented from
| another road. What may not be &C
| cOmpliShed in twelve more years?