New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-22

caso and fittsburg, Cincinnati Columbus and ST
Louis: also via the Baltimore and Ohio: from
3altimCre via the Pennsylvania and Pttsburg'
Fort Wayne and Chicago and Plttshur9,
Cincinnati, Columbus and 81. L0uis. From WASH
inston. by the same route and also by The Baltl-
more ara Ohio The same service connects also
with Oid Point Comfort and with Norfolk, Va.
From the East the Pullman Company now deliver
an average of about sixty cars per day. This
company has in its service az the present tine
about $500 sleeping and paIlor cars distributed
al over the United states. For months past the
Pullman works have been turning out al !itlonaI
cars, and about 400 will he added 10 their equip
mcnt by the time the Exposition Is fairly undc,
way. Many of their regular contract roads Will
ran additional trains, and for tins 'crvlcc extra
demands Will be made upon the company. l'I
have now one hundred cars subject TO call rom
these different sources. II he months when IN"
Pullman most in demand. under ordinary
circumstances are thos' of September an! Orto-
Der The additional equipment. when is now be-
ing provided, will be ready for demand during
those months. Mr.. Pullman expressed To-Day to
company is concerned. they would be able -
handle the traffic without heavy drlughtS from
remote sections of the country where their cars
are in use. 1t may be said that the average ca
pactv Of Pullman sleeper is about fifty persons
There are some which carry less, there are
some which carry as many as s'venty,two paSS'n-
gers This, of course, means doubling up Ia
every berth, and the utilization of every section
and every drawing-room to its fullest capacity
The Wagner Company has in it, service about
700 .lccping.cars and 80 parlor cars 1hesc ar"
distributed almost wholly among thos" roads which
are identified with the so-called Vanderbilt system
east and west. They run on the Ncw,fork Ten
tra exclusively, the Michigan Central, the Lalc
Shore the C.. c. c. and 81. L., the Grand Rapids
and indiana, tie Chicago and Grand Trunk; the
Wabash, the Ncw-Yo and St. Louis, the west
shore the Rome. watrtown and OgdcnSb,nrs; the
Boston and Albany, the Delaware and Hudson
the Fitchburg. the Adirondacks and 81 Lawrence.
Central of Vermont. the Cleveland and rIishnrg.
with small allotment III" Cincinnati liaml-
ton and Dayton. Their service west OF thicag! Is
limited to the Chicago and NortlwrStrin' am we
Missouri Kansas and Texas. Through tickets
from the East will be sold over all tncse line,
with the exception Of the Boston and Maine ami
the Adirondack and st. Lawrence roads. ihc az
commodations of these carr are on the aN%ra2'
about equal TO those provided by the Pullman
Company. 1885,,
Ii is evident that the sleeping cars VIII BE- taxed
70 their utmost - provide for the demands upon
them. but preparation for the unusual scrNIcr re-
Gured of them has been in progress Tor long
time, AMI the officials of both companies aprfc-
hcnd that there will be little embarrassment,
though undoubtedly much disappointment III N IL
vidual cases will he experienced by passengers dur
inc the more active seasons of passenger franc
between the scaboard and Chicago, owing 10 lAil-
urc to secure accommodations through suihcicht
nnticc in advance.