The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-05
IN RAILWAY CIRCLES.
THE ROADS GENERALLY ARE NOW
WORKING OUT.
Fast Train Service is Now the Or
der of the Day-AII Failing in
Line-CoIOradO Rates Restored
Latest BY Wire-General Notes.

For a period of two years the rail-
ways of this country have known hard
ships and privations to a degree that
taxed their utmost endeavors in operat-
ing methods. A great number of them
succumbed and went into the hands of
receivers. They are now working out
again, and on every hand are witnessed
great strides to fully make UP to the
people, the country and to themselves
the losses suffered in common.
! Private advices from New Orleans to
i The Herald show that new and faster
train service from the Crescent city
both east and west. has met with an
preciative enthusiasm from the wari1l-
hearted and discerning southerners.
! On last Thursday the Southern Pa
| citic's ed II in LETT
New Orleans for San Francisco on its
initial run, and marked IN important
epoch, inasmuch as the inauguration
of such splendid service called forth
the efforts of other roads to also fall in
/ line. The Queen & Crescent has put
on fast train from New Orleans to
Atlanta. The Santa Fe people jumped
into the speed arena and put on fast
trains from Chicago to the coast, and
latterly the Notwithstanding Pa
cific people got up in the middle Of the
night to avow their intention of taxing
stick in the game themselves. That
makes the game of speed across this
glorious continent a three-handed and
interesting one.
The Sunset limited" trains in make
up have been fully described in The
Herald, though as addendum may be
| adHod ~ vav,t-r-oioht cars oon-
structed for the four trains cost $780,
600. When it comes to having bath
rooms, barber shops, waiting rooms, a
parlor car for ladies exclusively, and a
dining service that admits of passen-
gers choosing their own hour for din
, ing and choosing what they want to
eat. and paying for only that, such
comforts guarantee a recompenSe for
the great outlay of money.
The day previous to the initial run
leaving New Orleans, the train was
taken out and given a warming up
when a great number of guests were
properly taken care Of The run was
55 miles out and back. and the indfca-
tor on one stretch put its index finger
on siXty-eigft miles an hour-they were
jogging along!
On board were thirty-five prominent
railway men from all over the south,
as we'll as representatives of the
steamship line. AQded TO tnlS NUMBER
was a representative of both the AS
ISOLATED and United Press. while the
daily press showed UP to the number
of ten. The dining car was along, and
it carried liquid refreshments in the
same ratio to solids-we have that
straight. On arrival at Schrievier, the
end of the run, the dining car was
mounted and a bottle of champagne
broken on the roof, the elegant train
was christened, and all proceeded to do
ample justice to the feast awaiting
them.
The Pullman people were represented,
they having built the cars. The
Pintsch company of st. Louis, who heat
and light the cars were represented by
Secretary G. H. Howard, who is well
known in this city, and it's safe to as
sumo that the time and occasion was
happy one for him, as his company
was an all important factor thereabout