Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-23
THE PALACE CAR.
WHAT IT COSTS AND HOW IT IS
USUALLY EQUIPPED.

Car or Train OF Several Cars-If You
Ease-I.incn for Palace Cars.
II costs only $50 day to hire com.
plctely furnished and palatial dwell.
ing house on wheels, containing seven.
teen beds. In front is an observation
ROOM" Next come two drawing rooms,
both fairly spacious. Behind these Is
dining room twelve feet long. The
middle part OF the car is occupied by
during the day. In the rear are good
sized kitchen, n china closet. a pantry,
n bathroom and cold storage closet.
All linen for table and beds, tableware,
crockery and every other necessary arc |
supplied. Three servants are provided |
also without extra chargc-a skilled |
cook, n waiter and porter, who are I'M |
der the orders OF tenant. Heating and |
lighting arc thrown in. After ten days
the rental Is five dollars less per diem.
Thus luxuriously housed, the occupant
can travel wherever no wishes all over
the continent by paying tho railways
eighteen fares for transportation. How
ever. II moro than eighteen passengers
are carried in the car, 10 many cxtra
fares must be paid. He can stop at
whatever points he desires and have his
car side tracked, making his home in 1t
during his stay.
II he chooses ho can bring along his
own servants, linen, tableware and
wines. Hc Is mt liberty to furnish tho
cominissariat himself, or tho company
will supply everything in that way for
him, charging only 10 per cent. over and
above cost and rendering 10 him tho
hills. Tho lattor IA by far tho bottor
Milan. inasmuch "a trouble IA sayed and
affairs are attended to more satisfactori.
ly by tho company, which understands
the business and can buy food cheaper
besides. Tho cook is always capable
person, and, having time schedulo for
. journey across tho continent, he will
telegraph ahead to various points for
such luxuries ms may DO obtainable at
tho markets In different cities. thus ar.
ranging for fresh fruits, butter and
eggs. and even for n newly cut bouquet
10 be mt ON the table every morning nj
breakfast. All of this is susceptible Of
variation. Ono can engage nm ordinary
sleeping car for $40. n sleeping car with
buffet for si5, or dining and observation
car combined for $40. A hunting car,
provided with kennels for dogs, racks for
guns. fishing tackle. etc, costs only s35
day. Service and all incidentals arc
in every case thrown in,
But ono can do better than this II he
has plenty of money TO spare. lie can
hire a complete travelling hotol for SoiO
q day, In tho shape of an entire train.
consisting of four sleeping cars. n dining
oar md n buffet smoker. An obsor.
yntiou car NAV be added nj mn expense
Of $40 moro. Tho buffet smoker repre.
aepts In some respccts tho highest do.
yelopnent Of tho modern parlor car. IL
includes n bar. n barber shop. n bath
room and a library, wherein can bo
found books. writing materials md tho
newest magazines and pictorial and
daily papers.
In short. IL Is n small club on wheels.
There is no other country in the world
where luxury in travelling il 30 highly
appreciated as II Is In the United States.
Abroad II Is said that the only people
who 20 BY rail "tirst class" are the
mobility and the Americans, or course
tho person who charters n whole train
must pay the RAILWAYS for transporta.
ton at least eighteen fares per car,
though west of the Mississippi tho
minimum rate is usually fifteen fares
No car can DO rented for tho prices
nbovo given for less than three days.
II has recently become the fashion for
actresses to travel in private cars. Now.
adays n conspicuous star usually insists
on being provided with such a convey.
ance as part Of the contract for the tour
which she signs with her manager.
Bernhard always carries small men.
agerie with her, which could not very
we'll BIO accommodated In a public yehi.
Gle. Theatrical companies very com.
monty hire one or more cars while trav,
cling, that being convenient and
agreeable method of TRANSPORTATION,
Dining cars arc usually owned by the
RAILWAYS and aro managed by tho palac,
car COMPANIES. Ordinarily they are rui
Mt n considerable loss, being attached :,
trims merely as an attraction TO pas
sepgers. The expense of conductinl
them is enormous.
Arrangements made betweon tho nal
ace chr companies and the RAILWAYS re