Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-07-28
THE TRANSPORTATION EXHIBIT
One of tho Important Features OF ths
Trnnsmississippi Expedition.

Trnnsmi.sissippi Expedition.
The Transportation and Agricultural
Implement building Is located on
| Twentieth street north Of the Midway,
and has the largest ground area OF
any structure on the Trans-Mississip-
pl Exposition grounds, being 49, feet
| long and 300 feet wide, and Is conse-
quently well adapted for the purpose
| for which II was erected. Colonel ID.
ii. Elliott, the superintendent OF the
building, has enhanced the appear
ance of the Interior 10 Il very great
extent by adding his splendid collec-
| tion of flags to the decorations. There
are twcnty-threc flags, representing
the most important foreign nations.
The Spanish flag IL not displayed.
The exhibits Installed In this build
Ing are among the most interesting
and instructive to be seen Mt the eN-
position. The transportation exhibits
are arranged along the north side OF
the building, and include every KIND
of vehicle from plain farm wagon
or bob-sled to II magnitlcently equip
ped Pullman vestibule train. The
monster freight engines and the small
er ones used in the passenger train
service are lined up for inspection on
one track, with the old car used by
Abraham Lincoln before his death,
and In which his remains were trans
ported from Washington to Spring
field. 1t Is the property OF the
Union Pacific Railway.
The Pullman vestlbule train Is n
moving palace. and is In charge of
Conductor G. o. Chenault, who has
seen twcnty-eight years of service
with the company and has been mt
most of the eXpositions In this coun-
try where the Pullman ears have
been displayed. The Atlantic stands
first at the east end of the track. 1t
is n smoking and reading car up
holstered in leather. and has n bath
room and barber shop. The latter has
canopy roof of opalesccnt Jewel
glass. America, the dining car, Is fin
ished In hand-carved vermillion wood,
and 1t Is furnished in mahogany up
hOlstercd in embossed Russia leather.
The table service is of white gold
band china, cut glass and sterling sill
YER. and n model kitchen Is supplied
with the latest utensils. Columbia is
n parlor car with small library.
The carpets and chair covers are ma
rlne blue. The Republica is sleep
ing car with ten sections and drawing
rooms. The curtains and berth parti-
tions In this car are especially beauti-
ful, being hand embroidered. The
last car In the train ut the west end is
the Pacific. This is the combination
sleeping and observation car with
elaborate furnishings. The carpets
are moss-green velvet and the cur
tains are of rose-silk damask. The
train Is lighted by electricity and
steam heated. The wash stands are
all of Mexican onyx. The old-style
slnnnnr G OF do Ay, tI,a .ax-t n<.I-
has an iron stove with boxfull of
wood beside 1t and other accessories
which show how crude was the prim-
Tive sleeping car.
The bicycle exhibit Is very complete,
showing the various models of wheels,
with chains and without them. Cap
tain Sigsbee's bicycle, which went
down with the Maine, is exhibited
here in very good condition. by the
firm that made it. A bicycle ambu-
lance, such as is in use at the Chica-
go Hospital. is an object of much in
terest. 1t is built to be propelled by
two riders. and is equipped with COW
cred top and sides with windows and
comfortable cot.
The display of carriages. traps, bug
gies and buckboards includes hun
dreds of models from the best facto-
ries in the land. One Of the latest
buggies is the Hobson. The wheels
and running gear are painted red
with white and blue stripes and the
design decorating the buggy sides Is
an anchor. The cushions are covered
with navy blue broadcloth. Mahog-
any sllver-plated farm wagons built
for the exposition stand side by side
with the plain old-style green wagons
that have long been the Indispensable
farm vehicle.