The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-06-14
TRAVEL NOTES

was an extra fare train. paid $3.50
extra to ride on the train to Washing
ton. But l got the money back at
Washington. wouldn't have used
the trainaif they hadn't promised the
money back as or 5 hours extra time
IN Washington wasn't worth s5 so
TO me--not on Sunday morning. Pas
sengers for New York do not get their
money back. They make Washington
passengers. put UP the money l sup
pose for fear they will ride on into
New York.
The train was a pretty good train,
all Pulimans. no day coaches, and
made few stops 1t had club car
with shower bath and barber shop.
Baths rs cents: hair cut, soc; shave
,25c; manicure 75c. A valet was
ready to press your suit for 81. 25.
IN the observation car stenographer
(male), was ready to serve passen-
gers without charge. a maid for
ladies and children was provided. In
Chicago and New York stations a
telephone is connected up for city
service.
A friend had told me. "If you get
ron that train you will ride with
millionaires' So l was curious to
see millionaire. But / don't be-
lieve / saw any. When l first got on
the train they all looked like million
aires. You may have noticed on
ant and prosperous everybody looks.
Get acquainted and you will find out
that most of them are just common
folks after all.
Before got to Washington by just
listening quietly. l found out quite a
lot about the people. and as far as !
could judge none were milIionaires.
One was a country lawyer. another
an actor, another an employe of a
motion picture concern, several trav'
cling men, a plumber from Richmond,
a widow with her little boy and her
mother from California. Mrs. Costi-
gan OF Denver, going to join her hus.
hand in Washington and three swell
young chaps l couldn't identify.
g@w
People on Eastern trains are not
very cordial. In the South and West
people travelling on thru trains are
often very cordial and friendly.
have made some interesting acquaint
ances on trips thru the South and
East, and some of these acquaintance
have grown into visiting friendships
But on the train from Chicago tc
Washington and on the train from Al
bany back to st. Louis think I never
saw one person speak to another un
less they were travelling together
There were just two exceptions. The
moving picture man attached himself
10 the little widow and her party
from California and / got acquainted
with the plumber from Richmond ir
the smoker. This young plumber
wore a very red tie with a hashy stitch
pin and smoked a poor cigar but
liked his Southern accent.
We had been talking of the historic
old days around Washington and Vir
gfnia. He said, 81 tell you, sab, We
don't enjoy life as they did in those
old days" said, NO? but you must
remember in those days they had nc
Pullman cars. no moving pictures tc
go to see. no telephone to visit over
and no automobiles to ride about the
country in" He replied spiritedly
No sab. they had none OF those. but
they had hosses sab, fine hosses, and
for real pleasure. let me hold the
reins of a spirited hoss that will 60
and keep the reins tight without the
use of a whip
Aside from the plumber from Rich.
mond 1 believe that / did not speak
to person on the train between Chi.
cago and Washington.
M@@
On the way home J was riding thru
Indiana this side of Indianapolis. We
had come some distance and as we
approached a town asked man in
the smoker il 1t was Terre Haute.
No He said. IL think this is Lena" !"
1 said. II never heard OF Lena. but
] have heard of Lynn. Indiana, where
is Lynn"
He said. II never heard OF Lynn,
Indiana, and I don't think there Is
: any such place"
I replied, There certainly is such