Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-24
SECOND DISPATCH.
Plenth of Good Food Furnished Passen-
eers-A Few Want Turkey,

Plenth of Good Food Furnished Passen-
gers-A Few Want Turkey.
BLUE CANYON, January 23d.-The Rec
ORD. UNION representatives have tonight
finished q tour of the cars of the overland
train showed in here bound west, and in
some cases find passengers dissatisfied be-
cause they are not, as they claim, shown
enough attention by the railroad people.
These complaining ones are, for most part,
occupants of Pullman palace cars, who are
either too independent to ask for or receive
attention, and who choose to pay couple
or dollars for a meal rather than take q
check from the conductor of the train and
have meals at the station hotel at the
Southern Pacific Company's expense, or at
the company's supply station.
PHASES OF HUMAN NATURE.
These people hire boy and send him
around to few houses around the station
TO buy bread and other articles, paying for
the former articles as high as % cents a
loaf AT this rate one meal costs dollar
or more, and they pay their own shekels
for it. But if thev would simply accept
checks from the conductor they could have
well prepared and good meals at the hotel
and not be cent the loser.
The telegraph agent here says that he
offered to supply them with all the bread
they needed, besides other eatables, put
these offers were declined, and they then
made purchases of the bread above re-
ferred to. On the other hand, a great many
other passengers have accepted tickets Of
fered, and gone to the hotel three times a
day, each time securing good meals.
GOOD MEALS GIVEN PASSENGERS.
"I have any number of checks here" :"
said the cashier of the hotel, "and they sre
Just as good as fifty cents each, in cash, to
me. You boys, said he to the reporters,
"have just finished your supper, and
leave it to you to say if you didn't have
enough. and if you didn't have good food.
OF course / can't furnish strawberries at
this time of the year, but l can guarantee
anyone good, substantial meal, and well
cooked at that.
II have now five days supplies left, and
have orders from the railroad company to
open the freight cars here and take any
thing want.
THERE ARE LOTS OF SUPPLIES
In cars, and no fear that we will run out
of food
Conductor c. W. Bradway, having charge
matters stood. Said he: i've been doing
all in my power to have these passengers
cared for and supplied with food, but l
can't make them get meals ct the station
when they refuse TO do so, and chose to
buy victuals themselves. I've offered TO
give them everything, bat they appear to
think they will lower themselves in stand
ing if they get anything free. However,
the great majority are enjoying themselves
and taking the benefit of the opportunity
offered them.
HE WANTED TURKEY.
"One of the passengers actually made g
demand of me for turkey, but unluckily
there was none to be found for him.
The station agent told your representa-
tives that this morning demand was made
for eggs. He hunted up the way bills of
the overland freight train, and found car
that contained several cases of eggs. They
were
AT ONCE DISTRIBUTED
To the Pullman passengers.
We can certify, without fear of contra
diction by any fair-minded man, that the
meals we ate at the hotel table with the
passengers, that the hotel cashier referred
to, are wholesome, good, well cooked, of
surprising variety in the number of dishes,
and served cleanly and with solicitous at
tention to the needs and desires of the
guests.
Tonight it is showing here lightly. To-
morrow morning your correspondent will
push on tn Cisco unlees otherwise advised