Morris tribune., 1898-06-22
A TRAVELLING PALACE.
Such Is the "Ploneer Limited" of the
Milwaukee Line.

Two splendid new trains, happily
named " The Pioneer Limited" which
the Barney q Smith Car Company
have constructed for the Chicago.
Milwaukee q st. Paul Railway Com
pany, are ready for service between
Chicago, Milwaukee, ST. Paul, and
Minneapolis, and "priVate view"
proves the assertion that hey are the
most magnificent product of the car
builders art ever yet exhibited.
These duplicate rains consist of the
usual mail. express, and baggage Gals
(the latter furnished with bicycle
racks, and carrying Westinghouse
engine and dynamo to furnish power
for the entire train), buffet SIN king
and library cars, standard sleepers,
dining cars, parlor cars, compartment
sleepers, day coaches and reclining
chair cars, Entrance to each car IS
by way of massive flush vestibules,
finished in San Domingo mahogany,
the elegance of which is but hint
of the superb display within.
The style used in the ornamentatiop
throughout the trains is the Empire,
with suggestion Of the Cheek com
bination peculiarly adapted to produc
ing rich effects.
All of the cars are electric lighted,
steam heated, and the metal tinishings
are in handsome old bronze, made to
special design.
The method of the electric lighting
is unique. For emergencies, and in
addition to the regular dynamo, under
each car is located an auxiliary bate
ry sufficient to light dozen or more
lamps in each car That battery is
connected with the main switch box,
and where the d ynamo is runnig it is
continually being charged. and is
therefore ready for instantaneous
use. In connection with the electric
fittings, the ladies toilet rooms are
supplied with patent fixtures for heat
ing curling irons.
The exterior of these trains is I'M
usually beautiful, all the cars being
painted deep rich yellow in different
shades, and finished in gold. The
panel decorations and stripings are
noticeably elegant, including the
Empire designs adapted to conven-
tional figures.
The sleeping cars are four inches
wider and six inches higher than cars
of the standard used hitherto, and
this additional size is at once apparent
in the interior, where the added ''head-
room between the lower aud upper
berths, and width of berth and seating
space is marked and most comfoLt-
able special feature. None of the
sleeping cars is less than seventy-two
feet in length, and each complete train
when made up for it's y-night run
between Chicago and the Twin Cities,
is longer than the longest city block.
The fastest and most powerful loco
motives ever built are required to
haul these absolutely perfect trains
over tho smoothest track in America;
and the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul Railway has the track, the loco.
motives, and the trains.
Anoth or special feature is the electric
light placed over the vestibule doors. /
Enclosed in an ornamental case, it
lights the entire platform, so that the
steps may be used in night the with
out danger or Inconvenience.
The actual cost of "The Pioneer
Limited Trains" (two) is said to be
S55O,OOO.
Beggs' German Salve is cure for
Piles. No matter how bad the case
may be. They relieve at once. Scalds,
Old Sores, Burns, Eczema, Tumors.