Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-02-28
TINE NORTH COAST LIMITED.
The Northern Pacific Win Insugurste q
Double Train Service About MAY Ist.

oouose IRON service A0out Mdr ISL
The great increase OF traffic on the
Northern Pacific railroad and the in
creased popularity Of this pioneer Of
transcontinental lines, has prompted
the company to announce that April
18th 1t will inaugurate a double train
service between ST. Paul and Port
land equal to anything east and
superior to all west Of the Mississippi.
The present trains will be continued,
making the same time and running
via Helena. The new train. which
will be known as the North Coast
Limited. will leave st. Paul in the
morning and run via Butte.
The north Coast Limited" will he
one Of the handsomest and most
complete passenger trains In the
country. With its new 70-foot bag
gage and express cars, combination
smoker, new first-class coaches, new
Pullman tourist sleepers, handsome
ly upholstered in dark green leather,
thoroughly modern. first class sleep
ers and elegant dining cars, all wide
vestibuled, the train might beconsid-
cred complete. Its chief attraction,
however, will be the thorough light
ing OF the train throughout by cleo
tricity, including two berth lights for
reading In each section, and an OBJ
servation car more complete than
any thing Of the kind heretofore con-
structed. This car, which will be 10
feet In length, with n wide and hand
some rallied ear platform, will have
IA upholstered plush chairs, with
writing desk and reading table In the
rear end; n carefully selected library
OF l25 volumes; bath room, barber
shop and buffet In the center, while
In 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 a folding table. These
smoking or card rooms will be shut
off from the remainder Of the car and
80 thoroughly ventilated that those
addicted to the weed may indulge at
leisure without attracting undue at
tention.
The Northern Pacific management
realizes that for short night runs, az,
for instance, between st. Paul and
Chicago. where there Ia no opportun-
ity to enjoy the really interesting
scenery. a library cur meets the wants
of the traveller, but on a transcon-
tinental journey OF 1000 miles or
more, where the passenger hopes to
see something OF thecountry through
which he is passing, perhaps for the
first time, they hold that the Observ-
alton "a is the a par excellence,
and that nothing else will take it's
place. The "North Coast Limited"
of the Northern Pacific will be run
exclusively In the interest OF the pas
sengers and, AZ a consequence, the
observation car will be kept at the
end Of the train for the benefit of the
passengers who have paid their
money, and to the disgust possibly
OF "the private car" tourist and rail
road official who is so frequently in
evidence. President Mellen saysthat
neither his own private a nor the
private cur Of other officials or peo-
pie will be hauled on this train.
Thus, for the first time, the trans
continental traveller is to have, and
without fare or charge, adaily trans
continental passenger service abso-
lutely superior to anything hereto
fore Offered him either in the west or
in the east.
The Northern Pacific people feel
confident their enterprise will be ap-
preciated by the.public and that the
large business they have heretofore
enjoyed will be greatly increased.