St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-26

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Elegant Coaches "A Royal
Christening Of the Inaugural
| Train,
st. Paul again has occasion to jubilate,
for it bas now third transcontinental
line.
At 6:35 last evening the first train
bound for the Pacific coast over the 500
and Canadian Pacific lines left st. Paul,
and the event was celebrated in royal
style by the 800" officials and the
guests who rode with them to Minneap-
oils.
The train was made up of a baggage
car, second-class day coach, first-class
day coach, diner, sleeper, (Wisconsin),
and tourists car, in the order men,
toned, the tourists car being next to
the engine and the baggage car at the
rear. A train of handsomer cars never
was seen at the union depot. The ex-
terror of every car was of mahogany.
The interior of the sleeper was finished
IN ash and rosewood, beautifully carved.
| The tourists car was little less elegant
than the sleeper, and finer than many
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first-clsss lines of railway. 1t is uphol-
stored beautifully, and the berths are
| comfortable as those of any sleeper. In
| one end is cook room. and everything
that first-class tourists could wish in
| the way of conveniences is provided.
| The tirsJ-class day coach is one of the
handsomest to be seen anywhere; in
fact. the only difference between it and
parlor car is that it was provided with
| seats instead of chairs. The diner is
finished inside with ash and rosewood
| exQuisitely carved.
MANY ON THE FIRST TRIP.
The train was we'll filled with passen-
gers bound for Vancouver, and they
will all remember with pride the re
mainder of their lives that they rode
| across the continent on the first un-
| broken train to make the journey from
st. Paul over the new line to the coast.
The Importance of st. Paul gains a
| new magnitude by this. its third trans
continental line. From now on trains
| will leave st. Paul daily to go unbroken
| to the Pacific ocean over three lines.
The tourist at st. Paul may go over the
Northern Pacific to pass through the
| world-famed Bad Lands, one Of the
myst marvellous freaks of nature in the
world; to see the Yellowstone park, the
| greatest wonderland in the world, and to
see beautiful and thrifty cities, great
cattle ranches, mines, etc. Or he may
take the Great Northern railway to
pass through the portion of Minnesota
which abounds with the most beautiful
lakes; to pass through the world-famed
Red river valley, the grandest wheat
lands in the world; to pass through long
stretches of farming lands which are al
most unequaled in the world; to pass
through anthracite and bituminous coal
| lands; through country abounding in
| the richest silver and gold mines in the
| world. Or he may take the 500 line, to
pass through great agricultural districts.
and to pass through the renowned Sell
kirk mountains, the scenery of which is
| probably the grandest to be seen from
any railway line in the world.
A PROUD DISTINCTION.
| 1t IS difficult to grasp in a moment
| what all this means for st. Paul, for
this is the only point at which all these
great lines center; it is the only city in
the world that can boast of being the
emanatlng point of three railway lines
ranging from 1900 to over 1900 miles i'll
| length.
These three great lines will vie with
| each otherin bringing direct to st. Paul
| the products of China, Japan and India.
And this can and must become the
great jobbing center of America for
| these. In turn the three lines will con-
vey the products of st. Paul across the
continent and to the Oriental lands.
W. A. Thorne, the well known agent
| of the 500 line for st. Paul, was master
| of the ceremonies of last evening. A
| few days ago he announced the event
and sent out invitations to all the news
| papers to send representatives and to
various prominent citizens to ride from
| ST. Paul to Minneapolis on this, the first
| through train.
The guests appeared at the union
| depot an hour ahead of time to inspect
the beautiful train, which was standing
| under the shed of the union depot.
Conductor G. II. Mathews, who was ac-
| corded the proud honor of having
| charge of the first train, was on the
ground, attired in brand new uniform,
walking about, almost strutting, with
an air which showed Enthusiastically
full appreciation of the distinguished
honor.
The was champagne galore In the
diner; but this was not to be tapped
until the train was under way. A large
no CHI
specting the train outfit expressed re-
grets that they would be unable to go to
Minneapolis; but Mr.. Thorne was equal
to the occasion. being prepared with
champagne to be served on the outside
to these. AT length these festivities
were brought to an end by the appear
ance of Engine No. 40. under the trusty
hand of Engineer j. a. Stinson, with
Henry Gunther, fireman of long ex-
perience, presiding at the furnace. A
few moments more and the train was
speeding away to Minneapolis.
The guests were seated about the
tables in the diner, and the champagne
began to flow.
Mr.. Thorne was assisted as host by
G. E. Dixon, agent of the Canadian Pa
eific; II. E. Huntington. city ticket
agent of the 500 at Minneapolis; F. G.
Batchelder, assistant superintendent of
the 500; w. M. Holt, superintendent of
sleeping cars, and by c. E. Robb, and
various officials of other lines. Light
refreshments were served with the
champagne, and the finest of HaYanas
were at hand.
AS Is we'll known, the new transcon-
tlnentai line is competed of two roads
the 500 and Canadian Pacific. The 500
reaches the Canadian Pacific at Moose
Jaw. but runs on to Pasqua. calling that
its proper terminus. Pasqua is 400
miles west of Winnipeg, and no miles
from st. Paul. The distance from st.