The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-12
''Everylhing's Extra"
 On Extra Fare Train
Extra Fine, Compartments and Drawing Rooms with Extra Conveniences Will Mark Santa Fe's New s'De Luxe" to the West.

Extra fast, extra fine and extra fare.
 This alliterative- slogan refers to the latest luxury and newest novelty; Something that you and I want, ana will insist on using, if our bank ac- count is right.
 It isn't an aeroplane nor an auto though it cuts several holes into the atmosphere. It is just railroad train, but absolutely the finest thing ison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway say so. They ought to know.
 This train of the superlatives IS called Santa Fe deluxe. Pro nounce the name any way you wish Santa Fay or Santa Fee-duh Lewks is just what it claims to be, train of luxury.
 Once a week, between Chicago and Los Angeles, beginning December IF, is this winters initial schedule.
 The ''De Luxe" has been designed to carry passengers who are 'in a hurry" who demand the comforts and want the luxurious, who like to be a "bit exclusive, v know," and-in- 7 cidentally-whose wallets contain suf- ficient of the yellow back stuff'' to pay the price.
 MT. Traveller and his wife-if she's along-can sit peacefully at ease up- on the new-fangled seats in their all- drawing room or compartment Pull mans, breathing cool, washed air. In dolently they can push the button for anything from a barber or a manicur- ist to a postage stamp. The latter, whether of the 1 or the 15 cent de- nomination, are to be given away free.''
 Other features of the "De Luxe" are to be ladies' maid, valet service, bathing facilities, vacuum cleaner, a Sten0RTanhoT- whose services daily market and news reports on the dining tables, in neatly printed form; flowers for the women, and so on, in- definitely, so the officials insist.
 rade through the cars bawling that dinner is being served in the car ahead" Instead the Pullman con- ductor will address each passenger in person with the information that "the wants of the inner manor woman may be satisfied in the indirectly lighted, vermihon- mahogany finished dining car.''
 The movement of the Santa Fe in establishing an extra fare train be- tween Chicago and Los Angeles is a new departure so far as roads West yet is able to boast of a de luxe ac- ommodation-Chicago to the Pacific coast.
 west-bound, the train will leave Chicago Tuesdays at a. m. It will arrive in Los Angeles at a. m. on the third morning out. East-bound it will leave Los Angeles at 6 D. m., arriving in Chicago at II a. m., after passing sixty-three hours en route. The same time will be made in the West-going trip. According to Santa Fef officials the record is made possible by the system of double tracking the road has put in more than half way to the coast.
 We conceived the Santa Fe de- Luxe," explained William J. Black, passenger traffic manager at Chicago, as a means of satisfying the de- mands of hundreds of Santa Fe pa irons. Many of them wanted a draw 1ng-room and compartment train. They wanted fewer cars and plenty of room. They wanted every travel luxury besides. They wanted, too, to have business day on the way. We have given them these exclusive fa- cilfttes. And we properly charge them