The sun., 1898-01-23

the car, and give the people a kind of accommo-
dation which would be comfortable, thoroughly
the passenger cars of to-day. II woul accom-
psh the same results, and cost less to keep 1t in
Tt is the duty % Of H the %" passenger % r. department
Of the different railroad companies to keep
In close touch with tho requirements of the
no particular advantage in the matter of equip
ment, train time. and passenger rates. We arc
frequently sent to Inspect n new train on some
over; 1t secms to have advantages which may,
everything else being about eequal. take from
our line and give to our competitor q portion or
the competitive travel which we arc now carry
ing. We Immediately report these facts to tho
perhaps something better. We usually get the
latter. The: management may object and sug-
gest that If we incur the additional expense
we simply egg on others to greater expense.
and 1t will not be long before our railroad NAV
be in the hands Of a receiver on account OF the
management Our reply to this Is usually to
the effect that our chances for going into the
not meet the situation as It is made FOR us, and
that II we must gointo the hands of receiver. 1t
is better to have made q record for passenger
viii It 10 end she Cannot tell yo and
sometimes / dislike to think about II. III tho
cost Of material the cost of labor, and increased
do not decrease the expense OF continued i'm
provements in tho construction of passenger
cars land this expense continues to double
every, Twenty-Five years.. and passenger reve-
nue. does not increase proportionately, you can,
Of course, guess the end as well MS can.
"If we go into the question of special limited
trains, there can be no question in the world
but what the limited trains run on the Penn;
Bylvania, Lake Shore. and Michigan Central
lines, and the Sunset Limited train run on the
Chicago and Alton, consisting of some five or
independent Of motive power, of at least 81 25-
goo to each train. and probably more: me me
finest trains run on any railroad in the world
They are the par.eSCellence of the carbuiders'
art, and they probably average all around in pas
ordary oeS Of
ger coaches and u baggage car, which repre-
sent an Investment of about $4,000:
idea of Pullman cars. 1t was claimed by Mr.
Pullman that in making experiments within re-
gle car cost him close to $40 600, but it is gen
modern and improved Pullman slecper is
$4,000 to $25. 900, and 1t is fair TO estimate
the cost of a modern dining car at S2O,ooo.
Complaints are not frequent, and most of the
with reference to their passenger equipment
are unreasonable. They are usually the result
Of a little bitterness brought about by some
msnt, but the follow who has a complaint, or
ed, does not wait to choose his weapons He sails
right In to the railroad company, talks about
the freight train time made. by its passenger
trains, the cold and chcerless cattle cars which
are called palace cars, and remarks that he
would sooner ride in a street horse car. without
heating facilities and the thermometer 2O' be-
low zero, than the kind of a car which the rail
road company furnishes to its patrons.
"Whenever you hear that kind of talk, or
furnished BY the railroad companies bear this
travelling public do not own themselves or live
in a rented house which cost to build tho
amount Of money which any railroad company
passenger car in any through train.