The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-05-08
POPULAR TRAIN SERVICE
lnaugurated by the St. Louis & San
Francisco Railroad Company. POpu-
1arIy Known as the Frisco System.

Announcement is made of the in
auguration OF a new train service
over the lines of the ST. Louis San
francisco Railroad which will be aP-
| preciated by the travelling public.
| We have reference to the trains, 1.-The
Meteor and The Worlds Fair
Special" in addition to the present
express service. The adoption OF
electricity for illumination and the
| extension of the cafe car service in
the Southwest under the manage
msnt of Mr.. Fred Harvey, are fsa-
lures worthy of recognition. From a
| circular sent out by Mr.. Bryan Sny-
der, Passenger Traffic Manager, st.
Louis, the following is taken:
During the past two years we have
from time to time called attention
to the completion Of our second line,
piece by piece, toward Texas and the
Southwest, feeling that the opening
Of new country to railway commun-
ication should prove OF commercial
interest to large portion OF the com
munity, despite the fact that only
| local train service had been sstab-
Ished.
1--WE are now, however, enabled to
announce an event of supreme inter-
est to all who travel, whether on bus
| ines. or pleasure-the establishment
Of new fast train, over a new route.
The route of this flyer is via our old
line, through the Ozarks and Indian
Territory to Sapulpo, thence over the
Red River Division through the his
toric Creek and Chickasaw Nations,
via Denison and Sherman, to Fort
Worth and points Southwest thereof;
and via Sherman and the Houston q
Texas Central Railroad to Dallas and
beyond. The more newly-construct-
ed portion OF the roadbed traversed
has been heavily ballas,ed with rock,
laid with heavy rail, and in every
way brought fully up to the standard
of other divisions OF the Frisco Sys-
tenn The train will be made up of
entirely new equipment throughout.
carrying palace day coaches, reclin-
ing chair cars, Pullman drawing room
sleepsrs and cafe observation cars, in
which meals la carte will be served
at hours convenient to the traveller.
This service will be under the man
agsment of Mr.. Fred Harvey, whose
name should be a sufficient guarantee
of careful attention to the inner man.
Just a word about these cars: The
dining room is located in the forward
end. The rear portion of the car is
occupied by an observation saloon,
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writing desks and stationery, and a
library service embracing the leading
daily papers and the more popular
weekly periodicals. The train will
be Ii lighted by electricity and cooled
by electric fans during the summer
months.
1.-The Inauguration Of service OF
patrons as it does to the railway com
| pany interested. If we were not
sanguine of the success of this train
it goes without saying that it would
never have been established. 1t fills
long-feIt want and opens a new and
fast developing country. But we
feel that these are not the only fac
tors that may reasonably be- expected
to contribute to its success-the time
is fast; the train is q handy one, as
regards hours of arrival at and de-
parture from termini; and the equip
ment is ornate, and provided with all
modern convcniences. These feature.
should. of themselves, tend TO make
the train popular.
1--WE also take pleasure in an.
nouncing material improvements in
our service via Fort Smith and Paris
to Texas and the Southwest"