The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-01-29


Especial Correspondence
CHICAGO, Jan. I. 1891.
Sometimes we ma Q good resolves at the
beginning of the year and break 'em. I
think it letter to do than merely resolve
Let me begin the year Alright by te. ling
the thousands Of daily readers Of the RAJ. :
WAY AND HuTEL News that, no matter what
railway railway managers nay induce railway
milwaukee, Il st. Paul vestib lied train that
leaves st. Paul for Chicago every evening
at eight is the captain Of all the common
carriers' in this neck Of tho woods. And l
say this without desiring in any sense to
de ract from tie erits Of other roads.
They all have their peculiar features. Zach
has some special merit. But the "Milwau-
kee" possesses all these and has added
some OF her own. This favorite company
recently decided to own its own sleeping
cars, and some of the new cnes that have
been put into service In ,he last month arc
the most luxurious, most beautiful and best
constructed sleepers ever uilt by any COM
pany: There j. no suggestion Of ''ginger-
bread" anywhere, but solid comfort, rest,
q sort OF feeling as II at last we had found
the great desideratum in sleeping car in
teriors.
Business required me- to visit Chicago
last Saturday evening and selected the
milwaukee" vestib led because had got
straight tip from very prominent New
Yorx theatrical manager VINO had recently
tried it. He de. Jared it to be the greatest
train in America. Now this is saying q
good deal tor there ar: are some fairly good
nent. Well, took his tip. fortunately
got slower l2'' In one of the new sleepers
OF the company. Just over my head near
the window a shaded electric light sent
forth its penetrating CLEANS The temper
allure Of the train is kept uniformly at abou.
seventy degrees as it Is heated by steam
from q cheat and Tower carr next the
engine" This car also furnishes tho cleo
trio light for the train.
With sigh of relief after hard days
work aid la k on the upholstered cush-
ions and scanned st PAU evening paper.
were two or three young lad es travelling
a'one, apparently as much at homo a. Il
they were under their own roof 1t is q
maxim with the "Milwaukee' management
and all train employees are strictly enjoined
on this point tina weak and unprotected
for the time being, the special charge OF
each and every employee
At eleven p. M. "wrapped tho drapery
of my couch about me and lay down to
pleasant dreams " and If ever one opt the
the subscriber that night. Snow white
sheets and pillow cases, downy pillows,
warm blan cts, thic< and soft hair mat
tresses all combined to WOO the drowsy
god SOmnus in my behalf.
At Milwaukee the dining car was at
"a he'd. I had thought of breaxfastihg at
the Auditor. UNI in Chicago but friend re-
turned rom his breakfast and assured me I
could not afford to let that break asst get
away. And now know couldn't Like the
vestihuled train itself it was tout Of sight,
in all particulars.
had never been able to understand why
tho emil wau~ ee" with 80 many active COM
petitors as it has in st. Paul and Minneap-
oils, had cen al le to hold the ''balance Of
power as it does, with tho ,rave ing pub
lie. know now, and don't mind telling
you: In every new departure mar ing. .
distinct advance, in utilizing every new de-
vice to add to the comfort and safet OF its
patrons. in the affability of it's employees,
and in general excellence, the Milwaukee,
Is easily first. It's the n odel railway line
hetw cen Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapo-
lis, and as compared with some OF its
would.te rivals 10 away "Out OF Sight"