Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-02-24
j. N. STACY & CO..

lington,' thus offering the public a ser
vice TO Inc Missouri river country, St.
Louis and intermediate territory superior
to anything heretofore established.
The North Coast Limited" will he
one OF the handsomest and most com
plete passenger trains in the country.
With its new 7o-foot baggage and express
cars, combination smoker, new frst-cla
coaches, new Pullman tourist sleepers,
handsomely upholstered in dark green
leather, thoroughly modern first class
sleepers and elegant dining cars, all wide
vestibnled, the train might be considered
complete. Its chief attraction, however,
will be the thorough lighting OF the train
throughout by electricity, including two
berth lights for reading in each section
and an observation car more complete
than anything OF the kind heretofore con
structed. This car, which will be 10 feet
i'll length, with wide and handsomely
rallied rear platform, will have ID uphol-
| stored plush chairs with writing desk
and reading table i'll the rear end; care
fully selected library of I25 volumes;
bath ROOM barber shop and buffet in the
center, while i'll the rear, in addition to
toilet rooms for men and women, there
will be two smoking and card rooms,
each furnished with six comfortable
chairs and folding table. These s1nok-
ing or card rooms will be shut off from
the remainder of the car and so thor
oughly ventilated that those addicted to
the weed may indulge at leisure without
| attracting undue attention From the
| Morning Oregonian, Portland, Feb. II.
The Northern Pacific management re-
alize that for short night runs, as for in
stance between st. Paul and Chicago,
| where there is no opportunity to enjoy
the really interesting scenery, library
car meets the wants of the traveller, but
on a transcontinental journey of 1000
miles or more, where the passenger hopes
to see something of the country through
which he is passing, perhaps for the first
time, they hold that the observation car
is the Car par excellence and that nothing
else will take its place. The "North
Coast Limited" of the Northern Pacific
will be run exclusively in the interest OF
passengers, and, as consequence, the
observation car will be kept on the end
of the train for the benefit of the passen-
gers who have paid their money and to
the disgust possibly of the private car
|
frequently in evidence. President Mel
len says that neither his own private car
nor the private cars of other officials or
people will be hauled on this train.
Thus for the first time the transconti-
mental traveller is to have, and withou,
extra fare or charge, daily transconti
mental passenger service absolutely supe
rior to anything heretofore offered him
either in the West or i'll the East.
The Northern Pacific people feel conf
dent their enterprise will be appreciated
by the public, and that the large business
they have heretofore enjoyed will be
greatly increased.
The Northern Pacific passenger bust
ness of the past year has been very salts
factory, and it is showing good increase
) right along. 1t will not seem out place
that the Northern Pacific railway shoulc
inaugurate this service, as they did tht
dining car service, especially when it i
borne in mind that the earnings of thu
, passenger trains for the past year show
greater revenue per train mile than an
other road in the United States or Canada