The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-12-30
illustrations U1asbteton Society aaoes
In THE CAR KITCHEN
SNUG MANNER IN WHICH eATAeLES
ARE SLOWED AWAY.

Methods by which stores Are re-
plcnishea which Give OUT En-
' Route--The Room For the walters.
4 The Cooks and Their work.
The actual standing room In the car
Kitchen consists of an aisle only wide
enough for two men to pass each other
and about fifteen feet long. On one
side is an unbroken row OF ranges, the
very best sort invented, for when men
do womens work they are not content
with makeshlft tools. On the other
side Is u steam table for keeping things
hot, other tables and some OF the re-
frlgcrators, for there are many. Hot
water and cold il held in cylinders
which lie along the ceiling and look
like the projectiles used on torpedo
boats.
One refrigerator is devoted exclusive
ly to fish, which lie shining on blocks
OF clear Ice as tempting as In any fish
market. Until had actually seen this
ltAAlbclutoA. IL hAu uSch liy pAhSNiNS W
refuse fish in travelling, feeling there
was some mystery about It's preserva-
tIon, but now-indeed, no such thing. l
had fancied the whole menu cooked at
once In enormous quantities, like a sol
dlers' mess at camp, and my fastidious
car appetite had revolted and faded
away during the first course, but now
eat with relish, knowing the condi-
ton Of the source of supply.
Another refrigerator is entirely for
meats and game, another for fruit, and
even bread and cake are kept In a re-
frigerator that they retain their mois-
ture. Outside the kitchen there Is
sacred icebox under lock aud key, and
no man may put his hand therein ex-
cept The steward or housekeeper Of the
dining car There twenty-five kinds Of
wine are kept, and there will be shown
to you, with manner awed but proud,
the royal family OF champagne with
cool, gold crowned heads sitting on an
icy throne.
But, to go back TO the kitchen, that
apartment Is occupied by three men
all in white, with perhaps a blue cor
don for traditions sake, who serve
deftly and capably the hlveful of wait
ers that swarm at the open square at |
the inner end Of the room. IL is a
wise provision that prevents close con-
acts, for cooks are apt to be ''redhot"
at the crucial hour OF dinner serving, |
and, besides, the car kitchen can con-
tain no more men than the three cooks.
who broil, roast, stew and fry the
numberless fancles of the patrons pal
ates. These men work hard The
head cook, whose salary is about $40
per month, stands farthest from the
window where the walters clamor and
Is bit more serious. The middle
cook, on $i5 salary. is lively or sub.
mlssiye according to the man he ad-
dresses. and the end cook finds time
10 chaff the owners of the dark faces
who call orGers. and sometimes he
sings as happily as a conceitcd b6yaI
who fanclcs his future on the operate
stage.
These three men make up the white
'apped trio we see peerlng out Of the
OF the dining car as II slips
nto the station. All the other ON
,loyees of the train come into contact
With passengers and have interesting
but these are confnnd I'm
he galley and are eager for scant
,linpses ar the station. Sometimes
he car has little balcony at the end.
where they can escape the heat Of
heir quarters, needed relief In sum
ncr time
The walters have Il pantry adjoining
he Kitchen and opening into II only
" the little square window with a
ounter on either side. When your or.
Ter is given and the waiter disappears
his Is where he has gone. Here are
ept supplies OF dishes and silver. and
Iere 1t Is the waiter makes up the
ishes OF cakes. fruit and cheese you
all for with which TO tie up the ends
{ your appetite.
Before the dining car Is drawn away
rom the caryards the special house {
eeper who has II In Charge must see |
hat every sort OF supply Is on hand I
MI In sufficient, but not too lavish. |
uantity. Sometimes there are ninety 4
ersOns 10 feed. sometimes One-thlrd ! !
hat number, but the probable number
n the various runs Is known. In long '
onrnevs there are commlssarv sta :