Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-06-29
WINDOWS NOW IN
UPPER BERTHS
ILLINOIS TROLLEY COMPANY
EASILY sETrERs THE PULL
MAN ARRANGEMENT.
LOWER BUNK MAY BE FOLDED
WHILE OTHER RE
MAINS Up.

The weary traveller who reads OF
sleeping-cars that actually have win
dows in the uppea berths will be apt
TO conclude that tie millennium, if not
really here. is at least near enough
to Overshadow us with its benefcent
wing This boon is offered By an
enterprising interurbau trolly system
in Illinois another sign that the cleo
tric read in the middle west has pro
gressed far beyond the street car
stage Tae new sleepers are In
{; .seniously devised in more respects
than the one that has just been mem
toned We are told by a writer in
the Electric Railway ournal:
AN underlying motive in the de-
sign of these cars was TO offer a
passenger means for passing more
comfortable night while en- route over
the electric line than could be had
on the regulation sleepers of any com.
petitive steam road As a step IN
advance the sleeping car of this new
design has upper berths into which
daylight and air are readily admitted.
An outside view Is Obtainahle through
two windows at the side of each Up
per berth.
Ten upper and 70 lower berths t
i provided Each Is 81 inches wide
and the top of the lower berth is1s
inches above the floor The head
room between the lower and upper
berths is S6 inches The two end
compartments are each equipped with
sections which by day appear IKE
those of Pullman. while the three
compartments in the middle Of the
cur are each equipped with t'yo mp
per aud two lower berths o. new de
sign. To quote further:
"The construction is such that the
herths can be swung and locked to
the sides Of the car II is not I'm
tended that passengers shall be seated
ia these compartments except just
before retiring and after rising The
two berths in each section occupy
the full length Of six feet FIVE inches
between the cross partitions Of the
car, Each berth Is hinged to the
side framing OF the car, and It's
weight Is balanced so that It may be
folded up against the windows. The
individual berths are removable so
that they can be- carried outside OF
the car for thorough cleaning aud
airing
Some Of the advantages that this
new type Of berth is said 10 have as
compared with Pullman construction,
should claim the appreciation of the
passenger. The features of elennii-
ness and sanitation are important
And IN addition TO these a passen-
ger sleeping IN lower berth may,
when arising In the morning. fold hts
berth against the wall and have the
entire floor space and room below
the upper berth for dressing, A neat
!eather-seated folding chair is stored
under each berth shd available for
use when the berth is liftei. ~
"a novel feature for ne eoayeA
fence Of passengers Is the hstalla.
tion in the side yah at aeh berta
Of plush.llned steel locker provided
with a Yale lock. The looks are so
designed that two KEYS are reauirel
for opening. 4 master key viii be
carried BY the car conductor and
each passenger will be provided with
an Individual key for the box in mis-
berth These keys win be attached
to rubber rings so that they may De
slipped over the wrist az night q
illumination for the general Body
OF the car and the berths Is pro.
vided by means of a generous spher-
ical int 1ndesoent lamps fed from a
Gould storage battery in a case un.
der the car Two oindivIdual lights
are provided for each berth.