The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-01
A DELIGHTFUL TRIP.
Deserving Compliment to the Sunset Lin
tied Route and Service.

Deserving Compliment to the Sunset Linn
tied Route and Service.
General Passenger Agent Morse of the
Southern Pacific is in constant receipt
of letters written by passengers who have
travelled either to or from the Golden
Gate via the Sunset Limited route and on
the splendidy equipped train Of that
name. says the New Orleans States.
One and all eulogize in the highest man
ner the superb character of the service.
The following letter is a fair sample of
the sort of compliments that the company
is receiving from its patrons. The letter
reads Us follows
wish to express my gratitude to you
and Mr.. Morrison for your attention and
consideration of our comfort. which re-
lieved myself and daughter Of any care
during the most delightful journey We
have ever taken. The delicate attention to
each question and the answers to antici-
pated ones you met before they could be
to be relieved of anxiety about baggage
on boat or transfer; We felt we were met
by old friends the moment you approach
ed us. and we wish that all our expert
ences on Northern routes could have been
as agreeable as the one from New Or
leans, over the Southern Pacific to Los
Angeles.
Your people have learned the secret of
delightful travelling. The compartment
and observation car in which you seated
us WIS u nome on WHeeiSs tiie uruW1HS
room, with It's furnishings of sea foam,
green and gold, was to us a poem; we had
so many comforts at our command that
silent speech seemed to
pression: we could only talk with our
eyes. Wish you, could have seen us on
that journey The ladies gaze tr
gentlemens compartment car: then H.
progressive euchre party followed: in the
evening. ehe Jubilee Singers entertained
&c a.,pI, anti fnlt In
each lady became the privileged guest: We
were sorry we had worn travelling dresses
we wanted to be dressed up" The col
orcd maid In attendance was a joy to our
hearts, and we voted the officials of the
Southern Pacific should be initiated by all
other roads henceforth and forever.
Ing in his efforts to please; every question
net hearty answer. and from the fussy
old man TO the invalid woman had eyer
Chief steward. p. a. Warnack, under
his supervision the dining car became a
banquet hall. because one is not forced
that's. the secret one would throw their
daintily packed luncheon out of the
car window, which we did the second day,
roast turkey and all. What we are going
to do If we want to go where the South
ern Pacific is not is the problem that we
dare not try to solve. We are spoiled for
riding in common cars again.
Such scenery! Surely the gods were not
idle in their work; from New Orleans to
the Pacific coast the moss covered cy-
tho clear light like Il phantom forest, and
now we know where klralfy obtained all
ideas of spectacular effects of scenery.
waves its foliage and wings of moss
above the Southern Pacific tracks, then
the mountains and sea of sand between
makes one feel how great and wonderful
are the works of creation. We had
sunset party and watched the sky. as
nature revealed its glorious colors with
the invisible hand of the worlds artist.
We felt that we were face to face with
the Almighty. All, now we know the
meaning of Sunset Limited" Yours sin
cerely, Mrs. NJ. Louise Mason,
Hotel Lille. Los Angeles, Cal.