The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-30

with the big luncheon baskets. The. lat ter are subject tosfegulations as well as the former, for no one is allowed to carry into car or display on 2 table any arti- or-smell. A porter wno1is yonto his job'' win spot a piece of Hamburger cheese even before ftS presence is detected by the odor. People who store this article sa m basket have s ,hst srss the whole snap. Then the '.personaln is informed ana the passenger politely in- formed that he must dispose of the stun forthwith. If by any oversight 1t evades detection and ts .epenedsain a car the stampede of q drove of Texas bronchos is net a circumstance compared with the passengers. and there Is no peace until it is thrown out Of the window.
 Little food spells r~route. A porter who used to have q run out of St. Louis on the Burlington tells an amusing story about family who had weakness for chicken. The big basket that was car fried chicken and the whole family feast ed on it for several days At last 1t was noticed shat one alter another partook of t very gingerty and finally rejected it. ter. 'she meet me out at de stove and she say: .Po'tah, our chicken seems to be tainted; we kant eat it, but maybe just thought I'd fan off de car, it struck me, so funny but when de old lady wasn't lookin' just opened a vestibuie door and fired the whole truck out On de right ob way" s-
 Most of the people who carry along large supply of food are liberal to a fault. Should a passangrr fs1o has not properly provided for himself look hun gry he Is given an invitation to pitch in and very few of such acts of gen. erosity are refused.
 People who travel across the country in these cars see and taste the cookery ,f tho xrrha ideas are exchanged cn route would fill a cook book. Tho families visit and cat with each other until there Is samplling of pickles. chili sauce. and catsup are of- fered to those who have. some other kind. and what is said of these articles may be said of many others.
 try from whichsthese home cooks come may be had.when 1t Is stated that some of the cars originate In Boston. The Burlington starts a car there and picks up parties all along the route. The Mich igan Central brings carloads from all Of the New England states and turns them over to the Northwestern or the santa Fs at chicage Thsn the nd Shesgii tSs pi,;nois m, Central gather up. parties In the North west aud bring them to Chicago. where they are started over different routes, leans leans ard the Southern Pacific. Not few come from the Far East and Can ada over the Grand Trunk. All of them have baskets. and every kind of cookery known to the culinary art Is seen. smelled, and tasted.
 During an entire trip there Is little of jarring The women take turns in wash ing up the dishes in the little porcelain sink. an abundance of hot water being provided. Taking 1t all In aif this new phase of trans-continentaf travel IS one of the most Interesting features or a whirl over the Rockies and the sierras'
 
 Among the visiting railroad men here vesterdav were w. J. Rosser. Travelling Freight and Passenger Agent or the Burlington Route. and Starr kealhoner, Commercial Agent of the Monon' ooth
 The New York Commercial Advertiser of Tuesday says:
 "There is a growing belief among rail road men that negotiations are progress ing for the transfer of the control or the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad t0 the Louisville and Nashville system. The recent denial by President nroctor ot the Chicago and Eastern Illinois that any change had taken place in the con trol of that road was coupled With the statement that the Louisville and Nasn- vile interests had offered Sl4e per share for the preferred stock and SloO per share for the common stock, and that this offer had been refused.
 Louisville and Nashville people are pre- pared to increase their figures. and that there is a strong probability that mu- tually satisfactory purchase price VIII pc agreed upon between the Louisville ana Nashville management and the holders or a majority of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois stock" -s-s,s..r s- ''-