Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-03-02
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Title OF New Train Arrnnged-Win Garry
observation Car New announcements

title OF New Train Arrmnged-Win Garry
ooservation Car New Improvements.
General Passenger Agent Charles ).
Fee, OF the Northern Pacific railway.
who reached Portland Thursday. an
hounced that April % his company
VIII establish doubla daily passenger
train service between Portland, Puget
SOUND and the Twin cities, st. Paul
and Minneapolis, saws the Portland
Oregonian.
The morning. train from ST. Paul
| WIZ ieaSc at $50, after the arrival Of
the last trains from Chicago, st. Louis
ana the East, running by the way Of
| Butte, and will reach Portland at : \.
NJ. The corresponding tain will leave
Portland at 1880 4. VI. by the way of
Butte, and will reach st. Paul at 3P.
NJ. and will be known as the North
Coast Limited
Train No. ) will leave 81. Paul as at
present. 1875 L. NJ. arriving at Port
Rand at l.. NJ. Train No. +will leave
Portland AZ i:3o L. NJ. and arrive at
st. Paul 7:45 \. NJ Both and VIII
run by way of Helena. This schedule
viii continue in effect until November
!, and longer if the business justities
II. Trains J an6 will carry the same
equipment as present and ,, first and
Second-class coaches Pullman first
class and Pullman tourist sleepers and
dining-cars. with the usual number Of
mail. express and baggage ears. These
trains Will carry standard and tourist
sleepers from and to st. Louis by the
Billings route, the Burlington, thus
offering the public service to the
Missouri river country, 81. Louis and
intermediate territory superior toany-
thing heretofore established.
The North Coast Limited will be
one Of the handsomest and most com
plete passenger trains IN the country.
With its new 10-foot baggage and eX-
first class coaches, new Pullman tour.
ist sleepers, handsomely upholstered
in dark green Leaf her thoroughly mod
ern tirst-class SleeperS and elegant
dining cars. all wide yeStibuled, tho
train might be considered complete
Its chief at REACTIONS. however, will be
he thorough lighting of he trai,
throughout by electricity. including
two berth lights for reading in each
section, and an obSeryation-car more
complete than anything Of the kind
heretofore constructed. This car,
which Will be 20 feet in length, with a
) wide and handsomely rallied rear plat
form, will have II upholstered plush
chairs with writing desk and reading
table in the rear end: a carefully Sc
lected library Of l25 volumes: bath
room, barber shop and buffet in Tho
center, while in the rear, in addition
to toilet rooms for men and women
there will be two smoking and caro-
rooms. each furnished with six com
Portable chairs and a folding table
| These smoking and card rooms will be
shut off from the remainder ~ he ga
= and So thoroughly ventilated thai
those addicted 10 the weed may in
, dulge at leisure without attractin;
| undue attention.
= The Northern Pacific management
e realize that for short night runs, as ia
-. D.nl and hi
: cago, where there is no opportunity L
enjoy the really interesting scenery.
o library car meets the wants OF tn
+ traveller. but on a transcontinenta
: Journey of 1000 miles or more, wher
4 the passenger hopes To see 'somethin
y Iof.the country through which ne
! passing, perhaps for the first time
d they hold that the observation car
4 the car par excellence. and that notl
+ ing else Will take lis place. II
q "\orth Coast Limited of the NorU
II ern Pacific will he run exclusively /
the int crest OF passengers and. a,
consequence. the observation car wi
= he kept on fhe end Of the train for i
u benefit of the passengers who hay
, paid their money and 10 the disg'r
possibly Of the "priyate-ear' tours
u hand railroad official who Is 81 frequen
le IL in evidence. President Mellen "a,
y that neither his own private crr nt
: the private car Of other otflclalsor pc
ple will be hauled on this train.
~ Thus. for tire first time the tran
" continental Traveller is to have, az
without extra fare or charge dai
q transcontinental passenger servic
n absolutely superior To ANYTHING her
e. tofore offered him either In the We
X or in the East.
h. The Northern Pacific people fe
m confident their enterprise Will oc a
n preciated by the public and that q
40 large business they have heretoip
re enioved will be greatly Increased.