The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-21
CITY We VS.
|, 800 RIOTERS
JOURNAL TRAINS.
RECORDS BROKEN IN GREAT
FOOTBALL EXCURSION.
st. Louis and Illinois Central Officials
Guido Themselves in Providing the
Best of Service Seats for All and
Good Time Made.
Thirteen hundred!

Thirteen hundred!
That is the exact number Of persons
handled on the great Journal So excur
sion to Chicago on Saturday.
something like 5000 persons to the
Windy circle, due solely to the fact
that The Journal began the sensa-
tional low-rate campaign, it is evident
that The Journal train took more
mess. Never did 50 many persons
make the 400-mile trip to the big city
before and never did q rate war create
a desire on the part of SO many classes
of people to go a-traveling.
Friday as early as pm, the st.
Louis station was thronged with those
waiting TO board the specials and at Z.
IL of ten coaches backed in, there was
surging, goodnatured Ski u Nah
crowd. The train was soon loaded and
at z o'clock pulled out with 536 passen-
gers aboard. Everybody was seated and
there was no 'tholding on to straps
No. g., composed of eight tourist sleep
ers and one coach, left with 435 passen-
gers and while most of the berths were
occupied by two persons, a better ma
tured party never started out for a good
time: Songs, cards and stories whiled
LIE
last rooter had gone to- bed.
The North Star Limited, with it's
superb Pullman equipment buffet car
and chair coaches left at 7:45 and car
ried 329 Journal passengers, making a
granted total Of exactly 1900.
General Passenger Agent A. B. Cults
fairly outdid himself to give good
service, and while it was necessary to
sell coach tickets in response to insist
ent demand after the sleepers were
filled, not one more person was taken than
could be carried comfortably and safely.
The st. Louis road as well as the
illinois Central had all operators be-
tween Minneapolis and Chicago at their
keys all Friday and Saturday nights,
and all the trains were run on the block
signal system, no two trains being al
lowed between the same stations at the
same time. Thus all danger was
eliminated and when one considers that
the two roads assigned the pick Of their
trainmen and motive power to the
trains, it can be seen that the best eff
forts possible were made to give Jour
nal excursionists the best of care. The
time made was excellent, comfortable
directions with remarkably good time
| over the smooth and superb tracks Of
the popular St. Louis-Illinois Central 8
Chicago line.
Saturday, Section No. / arrived in the
Illinois Central station at $40 am.
section No. 2 at 9:25; and the North
Star Limited at 1915. Thus everybody
had long day to enjoy in Chicago. At
11:30 pm. the crowd began to assemble
left at midnight and reached Mime.
apolis at 3 pm. Sunday, the tourist
sleepers leaving Chicago at 1920 am
reached Minneapolis at 4:45 pm. An
easy schedule was maintained acomine
home and hour stops were made at
| Waterloo for breakfast and Albert Lea
for dinner. Everybody was com.
Portable, happy. and glad to get back.
over to come up on the North Sta,
Limited last night, SO that by this
morning all the big Journal party are
| at home again.
A great bouquet of American Beauty
roses is certainly due Mr.. Cults ano
the St.. Louis road for the service
were seats for all those, who went in
the coaches and comfortable berths in
the tourist sleepers. Some Of the other
specials "stood 'em up' most of the
way to Chicago, and some of the trains
| did not reach Chicago until half OF
the great game was over. There WASH 7
person on the Journal trains who was
| nurC OF SICK, anu tueTo WdSu KICK
err aboard. In a huge party Of 1900
that is a record. "a
The st. Louis road certainly knows
how to handle special-train parties, an6
it is to be congratulated on fsmakine
good.'' 49,. s., -.,-.....-....>,- IS
| At least 600 applicants for tickets
were turned away at the Journal coun
ter Friday. This was done because Mr.
Cults and The Journal had de
cided to give good service to those
taken rather than to make everybody
miserable with a crowd that couldn z
be handled comfortably.
Special mention should be made. o.
the invaluable services Of City Tickle
Agent Rickel and Travelling Passenger
Agent Mathews of the ST.. Louis road
who assisted the Journal excursion
management so effectively in caring 70,
the passengers. Both are artists in theil
4 profession.
I And as the big venture turned out
50 well, The Journal throws al
old shoe at the St. Louis and Illinois
Central for luck and prosperity.