The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-22

Pittsburg Post.
Many complaints have been made from,
J time to time about the high charges levied
on travellers using the Pullman car ser.
vice, and several times there have been
threats OF introducing legislation to regt.
late such charges under national law
governing railroads. placing Jurisdiction
under control of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. Officials of the Pullman
company have maintained an impsrvious-
ness to this criticism, and insist that the
| service is always Of the best, and that
to maintain the cars in good and clean
condition, keep up the supply of linen,
and give a service which will compare
with that of the lest hotels the charges
are as low as are consistent with good
service and to make profit on the invest
ment and take heavy risks.
| Miss Florence Pullman, daughter of the
head OF the company, whose marriage
| with foreign nobieman of questionable
| antecedents has been repeatedly an
| announced and as often denied, is said
to draw salary of $4,000 year for
naming the cars. In the performance OF
her duties Miss Pullman evinces a decid-
ed preference for names which sound
euphoniously, and which have a soft ana
musical quality. Most of the names OF
the cars are of Spanish origin. They are
taken after the names of countries,
rivers, historic towns, battlefields, flowers
and geographic names, miscellaneously
selected, and none are named after men,
Such names as Guatemala, Brazil,
Guiana, Peru, Chile, Mexico and the Gem
tral American states are frequently
seen FN'oral names, such as Narcissus
Sweet Briar, Geranium, May Bells and
other floral favorites are common while
Windsor, Worcester, Indanola ana the
names of states are also common, Ger
mania, Italy, Egypt, etc. are often seen.
There is a fine Discrimination displayed
In the naming Of cars designed for
special service, as for instance, dining
cars are in all instances named after
celebrated cooks, as Savarin, and the
cooks of famous men and women. There
are cars named after the cooks of Queen
Victoria FrancatellD and of Emperor
William of Germany the president of
France and noted chefs of mention in
the literature of cookery.
Smoking cars attached to such trains
as the limited express are given names
which suggest luxury and lelsurely en-
joyment, as Sultan, Khedive, Musselman,
ETC. Observation cars are near.y al
ways named after some famous place
of scenic beauty, as Yellowstone Yosem-
lite, Appalachian, Watkins Glen, Niagara,
etc.
In the treatment of employees the COM
pany has a civil service rule which is
followed with undertaking insistence
When a conductor has been in the SER
vice five years he Is entitled to wear a
gold braided service stripe across the
cuff of his coat, and when he is entitled
to two such stripes he is furnished an
nuaLy with two new uniforms, one white
and one back cap, two white walstcoats
and other uniform equipments free by
the company, is entitled to the highest
salary paid by the company and meals
on all trains free of charge. Robert
Boyle, who has been in the service of the
company for thirteen years, for ten years
in the New York Chicago service on the
limited express wears two stripes, and
Is one of the most esteemed conductors
In the Pullman service. When he was
afflicted with III health al few years ago
the company ordered him to this coast, |
in order that his health might be i'm |
proved, and he began the Golden Gate
special service, taking out the first train
so named. He says he soon tired of the |
Pacific coast service, and ait his own re-
quest was transferred to the Eastern
coast, but his health had been greatly Inn |
proved by his western trips