The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-21
Santa Fe Orders Twelve $780,
900 Drawing Room Cars.
Will Be Used as Equipment on
California Limited.
ARE WORKS OF ART.
Finished in Mahogany, Cocoa
Wood and Maple.
Color Scheme Work.
ed Out in Detail.

Some days ago it was announced by
the Santa Fee that one additional car
would be placed on the California limit
ed trains next winter, and yesterday
the nature of this additional car was
made public by w. ]. Black, general
passenger agent. 1t will be drawing
room Pullman, of extraordinary eie-
gance.
Instead of having a California train
de luxe" composed exclusively of draw
ing room Pullmans, and charging dou-
BILE fare as was contemplated, the Santa
Fee will combine the train de luxe"
features with it's regular California linn
tied equipment, and will omit the dou-
BILE charge.
Orders have consequently been given
for the construction of a dozen of the
most palatial drawing room sleeperS
ever built. One will be run on every
California limited train. These cars
will cost over $4,000 apiece, and will
equal in beauty and elegance the most
expensive private cars
Each of the drawing room cars will
contain seven state rooms and two
drawing rooms. Each state room or
drawing room will have complete toilet
arrangements, with hot and cold water.
There is also separate toilet room tor
general use at the end of each car. The
only difference between the equipment
of the state rooms and the drawing
rooms is that the drawing rooms each
have one full section and one lower berth.
while the state rooms only have the full
five people in one drawing room.
The drawing rooms of the seven state
room, two drawing room cars are finish
ed in a Renaissance design in vermillion
wood and marquetry; the upholstery is
green figured plush, and the rooms have
Wilton carpet of corresponding color.
Two Of the state rooms are of Moorish
design, with finish of cocoa wood and
figured plush and Wilton carpet to cor
respond; two state rooms are of
Renaissance design, finished in Cuban
mahogany and marquetry, upholstered
in blue figured plush, with carpet of
corresponding color; two state rooms of
Moorish design finished in English oak
and marquetry with upholstery of red
and green figured plush, and Wilton
carpets to correspond; and one state
room of Renaissance design finished in
maple and marquetry, with rose figured
plush upholstery and Wilton carpet of
corresponding color The ceilings are
painted in colorS to correspond with the
upholstering and woodwork of the
rooms.
In addition to the special eauip-nent
of drawing room cars. the Santa Fe is
having built an entirely new outfit of
the most modern Pullmans, of regula-
ton design, as has already been an
nounced. These Pullmans will be of the
ten section pattern. with a. drawing
room at each end.
The ten section double drawing room
cars are finished in vermillion wood re-
| lieved with inlaid work of the latest
design; upholstered in green frieze
plush with Wilton carpets to cores
pond; there are large separate dressing
rooms for men and women having COM
plete toilet facilities and both these and
| the drawing room annex have hot and
| cold water. The head Innings of the cars
are decorated to conform to the finish
| of berth fronts. The sections and draw
| ing rooms have each a large compound
| window with double adjustable sash,
| and the curtains are of silk-faced pan
| taSote material.
| The price of a double berth on the
! Limited will be about One-third the
! price of a drawing room. For instance
| the Pullman fare for a double berth
| from Topeka to Denver is SO so. and a
| drawing room for the same distance is
| $12. From Topeka to Los Angeles OF
| San Francisco, the double berth costs
| $1150 and the drawing room $44.
| In addition to the two kinds of Pull
| man sleepers which will be run on the
Limited, there will be a composite buff
fet library car, observation sleeper. anG
| dining car under the Harvey manage
ment.