The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-10

A bold stroke Of enterprise has been
made by the International Correspond
ence Schools of this city in the pur-
chase of a handsome private car to be
used in large cities in exhibiting and
forwarding the schools plan of instruc-
tion. The car was inauguratel Tues
dly in Wilmington, Del, at the works
Of the builders, the Jackson d Sharp
Car Manufacturing company. Through
the courtesy of the officers of the Col
licry Engineer company, which owns
the International schools. n Tribune re-
porter inspected the car and attended
it's Inauguration,
1t is proposed to send the car with
a corps of representatives to cities
wherA are situated large manufactur-
ing plants. Being equipped with the
text books, instruction papers and eX-
hibts illustrative of the schools work,
the car will afford n complete means
of satisfying employers of labor as to
the efficacy of the International Cor
respondence systems aui they Will
readily grant permission for the at
taches with the car to solicit in the
shops for the enrolment of students.
The car will also afford an opportunity
for students themselves to inspect the
work
r. j. Foster, president of the schools,
will be i'm charge of the car and Its
work on the initial trip. His assistant
will be John G. FORSYTH, of Lancaster,
who will be in immediate charge of the
corps Of six solicitors. Mr.. Foster was
in Wilmington Tuesday. as was Secre-
tary Stanley T. Allen. of this city, and
Norman Foster, manager of the Phll-
adelphia territory, and brother of the
president and the treasurer of the COM
pany. The attaches with the car are
Hugh +. McGrann. of Lancaster; Geo.
l.. Garrigues, OF Philadelphia: c. w.
CleaVer, of Philadelphia, and Mr.. Hoyt,
of Philadelphia. Two others will be
added to the corps before the ear starts
OH the first trip. which will likely be
| TO Boston or Cleveland. It will be un-
der orders from the Scranton office.
PRACTICAL BEGINNING.
Invitations had been sent to mem
hers of the large manufacturing firms
| of Wilmington to inspect the car Tues
| day afternoon and many of them re-
sponded. The car had been previously
equipped with samples of the books and
papers used by the schools and these
| were explained to the callers. Thus AT
| the outset the car was made to serve
| its business purpose as there had been
for several days al work in Wilmington
| a rermanent corps of solicitors under
the direction OF Norman Foster The
corps will remain there several weeks
after the departure of the car.
| Following is minute description OF
| the car. somewhat technical, perhaps
but none the less calculated to be un-
| derstood by the lay as well as the me-
| chanical mind:
| The length of the body is 80 feel
and the width feet and inches ovei
| the slls. The interior is divided into
| commandments as follows: First is g
| reception room, Is feet long, furnished
| in quartered oak and fitted with book
| cases, center table, wicker chairs will
cushions, couch, carpet. curtains, etc
| There are four sleeping sections Of
| upper and lower berths, eight in all
| occupying 10 feet and 6 inches of the
length. giving sleeping accOmmoda
tions for eight persons. Each bed i:
| fitted with mattress, pillows, blankets
| and the other necessary bedding. Th'
| seats forming the lower berthS are
covered with plush and are fitted viii
headrests. Tables are provided to Fl
| between the seats for holding books
] writing materials, etc.
| The storage room is IA feet and in
| ches long and is fitted in baggage cal
| style for the storage of books. There
| are two lockers in this room, one fo
| clothing and the other for books anC
| supplies.
| At the extreme end of the car ther,
is u saloon with the usual fixtures anC
containing also a marble-top wash
stand. water tank, ice cooler, and 9th
er toilet convenienCes. Opposite th'
saloon is Baker hot-water heate
and a locker for storing tables, screens
| linen. etc.
The platform at the reception ent
| of the car is fitted with bronze hand
railngs, brake wheel and step nos
ings, while the platform and steps ar,
covered with corrugated rubber-all o
the regular Pullman style. The lamp
and trimmings throughout are of pol
| shed bronze; the ceiling is of hand
somely decorated quartered oak veneer
| The deck sashes are hung on rachel
and are protected on the outside b,
brass wire screens. Double thick glas
has been used in the sashes. All of tn
| windows are fitted with curtains.
NO EXPENSE SPARED.
Great pains have been taken AN,
no expense spared to make the eXtero
| oF ba ,ar pnrrpSnnn1iu attra1