Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-28

Gays. The entire time they spent on
the train.
The private cars in general use to.
cay vary IN Size and equipment but
aH a rule the plan for ear from Co To
~ feet long provides for "a Kitchen al
one end several sleeping compart.
ments q drawing room in the center
OF the cur, a few private staterooms.
and at the rear end an observation
compartment with a broad platform.
such car generally has sleeping ac.
commodatlons for ten people
us hnish generally depends on the
taste OF the owner Some have plush
end polished mahogany others are
equipped In leather and dark oak.
The better the taste OF the owner the
simpler Is the interior OF the car. Rail-
road men say the finest private cars
are owned by the most insignificant
roads, especially II these are on the
verge Of receivership
one Of the most splendid private cars
ever built was used by John w. Gates
when president OF the defunct Kansas
city Plttsburg q Gulf railroad, now
the Kansas city Southern. When he
inspected the tracks OF that road II
could not even earn the interest on It's
mortgage bonds, but the car In which
these trips were made was gorgeous.
Turkish rugs OF the most expensive
Find We're on the floor The ceilings
and walls, the doors, the floors, and the
furniture were of nlald wood In the
windows were tropical plants, and sill
yer was on the door knobs
But not all railroad presidents have
cars lifted In the style of an East In.
dian prince. Some OF them are severe
~ plain. This Is especially true Of the
cars hullt by the roads for the use d.
thelr own officials, OF which cars every
ROAD has q half dozen or more. ac-
cording to its size. In the West these
cars are built mainly with a view TO
enable them to sustain the severe use
to which they are put.
The tracks OF the western roads are
not always smooth, ana the dust Of the
pralrles has no regard lOr velvet and
fine carpets, Most Of the cars used by
railroad officials have chairs finished IN
leather. In the drawing room there are
one on two desks, with the necessary
Office utensils, and suspended from the
road, which may be uprolled by simply
pulling a string
Perhaps one Of the best cars made
for a railroad official Is the one now
used by W. H. Newman president OF
the New York Central. It was origin.
ally bullt for the Lake Shore railroad,
of which Mr. Newman Is also president.
It Is known as mo, A." This car has
an observation compartment at either
end. The stateroom furniture Is of
brown plush, the dining room is IN
green leather and the woodwork is
polished mahogany,
The car Of President Harris Of the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Is fin
ished In dark leather and oak.
Private car mo lOl" of the New
York Central Is known as "W. KS"
car because It Is used by w. X. Van
derbit mo. 439' is known as the
Vanderbilt car because II Is set aside
for the use Of the family. mo. 1Ol" Is
simple In appearance, upholstered in
leather, and the woodwork contains it,
tie concentrations.
Most Of the private cars Of men con-
nected with railroads bear no desig-
nation other than the number, The car
of James j. Hill. president Of the
Great Northern, used TO be known as
mo. All and the cars for the other
officials were numbered consecutiyely
"Ag," "A3." etc,
Mr.. Hill has new car now built en-
tirely Of steel and eighty feet long, The
car Of W. S. Webb is the "Frieda" It
is claimed that he Travelled more miles
in It than did any other railroad Off
cial IN one particular car
The number Of persons who are not
connected with railroads, but who own
a private car Is small One Of the most
cars was that recently pre-
scented to Adolphus Bush by his
friends. II was said to have cost A7 900.
and one who has seen 1t may well won