Passaic City record., 1893-12-09
INTERESTING IMPORTATION FOR
TRAVELLERS.
Visitors to the Great Mid Winter Fair
in San Francisco Will Find the Great
Northern r. r. and Its Connections
a Delightful Route.

Delightful Route.
During a brief call the other
day upon our genial townsman,
Mr.. L. w. Lake, General Eastern
Agent of the Great Northern Rail
way, at 375 Broadway, the RECORD
MAN inquired if there was anything
new to be said about that new but
already popular line to the West,
in view of the fact that many East
ern people are already preparing
to visit the great Mid Winter Fair
at San Francisco The following
information was obtained:
The Great Northern Railway has add
ed to its Pacific Coast trains between st.
Paul and Seattle, upholstered Tourist
Sleepers, which furnish most comfort
able car for the transcontipental trip; the
upholstered seats for use during the day,
make up at night into comfortable beds.
with curtains, as in an ordinary sleeper.
They are heated with Baker F1reproof
Heaters, well ventilated and lighted; !;
have separate lavatory and toilet rooms
for ladies and gentleman and each car
is furnished with a cooking range, thus
atforGing every convenience for the
comfort of the traveller. A competent at
tendant is in charge. The rate per
double berth in these sleepers to holders
of Ist and I'd class tickets between ST.
Paul, Minneapolis and Havre, So. 90; be-
tween ST. Paul. Minneapolis and Spok ne
is but So. so; between St. Paul, Mime
apolis and Seattle, $500.
Tourist cars will leave ST. Paul 745 D.
m. daily. Returning leave Seattle II 90
p. m.
Particular attention is called to another
feature of this Transcontinental service.
The Buffet Library and Smoking Car has
been, not without reason, referred to as
Club House on wheels, and every en-
joyment of Metropolitan Club, with the
exception of a billiard table. can be
found there. Luxuriously furnished,
these cars afford to the passenger the
diversion and change which is so desir-
able on the long overland trip. Cards
chequers, chess, books and magazines.
-an opportunity to write with comfort
large windows from which the superb
scenery of the Rocky and Cascade
Mountains show to the best advantage
bath, shave, haircut and shampoo are
within easy reach. The car IS free to
holders of first-class sleeping car tickets.
A nominal charge is made for others.
Until further notice, round trip rates
from St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth and
West Superior will be effective as
follows:
To Bonners Ferry, Idaho and Spo-
kane, Wash, Sos. so, Going and return
ing via Great Northern Railway To
Everett, Seattle. Tacoma, Vancouver
and Victoria, $65.5o (Going and return
ing via Great Northern Railway or going
via Great Northern Railway. returning
via Canadian Pacific Railway. To San
Francisco. Cal, Sos. so, Going and re-
turning via Seattle and Pacific coast S, 5.
Co., meals and berths on steamer includ-
ed). To Los Angeles, CAL, So3.oo, (Go-
ing via Seattle and P. c. S. S. Co., re-
turning via Santa Fe route to Missouri
River)
Tickets bear transit limit of fifteen
days in each direction; final limit April
3oth, 1904; stopovers allowed east of
Wenatche and points West
In this connection it seems not inn
proper to refer to the service and equip
ment of the new Transcontinental Line,
frst-class in every particular, and includ-
ing the Celebrated Buffet Library and
Observation Cars, Palace, Sleeping and
Dining Cars, New and Comfortable
Coaches and Family Tourist Sleeping
Cars.
Also through Palace Sleeping Cars
Chicago to Seattle via the c. NJ. & ST p.
and Great Northern Railways, leaving
Union Passenger Station in Chicago
daily at TO- 80 p. M, arriving at Seattle
fourth day.
The trip to the "Golden Gate"
via the Great Northern to Seattle,
and the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company's steamers from Seattle
to San Francisco, consumes little
more time than the all rail routes,
but as Mr.. Lake expressed it
HWe oive travellers a 1onper and