The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-06-06

night time. saving days for business
and pleasure. The cost has been
about the same as a hotel bed and
can sleep better on a Pullman than
on many hotel beds. 1t is a night ride
from FIT. Worth to Houston. night
ride from Houston to San Antonio, a
night ride from FIT. Worth back to
Arkansas City, where stopped this
morning for few hours. I have been
all over Texas on two trips and both
times spent hardly any day time on
train--so much for convenience.
Here are few notes showing the
evolution OF a Pullman I picked up in
reading the other day about the Pull
man. They may interest you. as they
did me:
The first sleeping car service was
established by the Cumberland Valley
r. K. in 1886. between Harrisburg.
Pa. and Chambersburg-an adoption
of the ordinary day coach to sleeping
requirements. II was divided into
three compartments, in each of which
three hunks were built against one
side of the car. and In the rear of the
car were a towel. basin and water. No
bed clothes were furnished-merely
rough mattresses. on which weary pas
sengers reclined fully dressed. with
overcoats or shawls drawn over them.
Candles furnished light and wood
burning box stoves the heat
These bunk cars" were used until
1916, when the innovation of bedding
was considered q modern feature. Few
improvements were made in these
cars until 1858. when Geo. NJ. Pullman
devoted his attention to the construc-
ton of the first Pullman sleeping car,
.e-hf f.h .l.l. r..
Alton coach. A feet long. 6 feet high.
with fiat roof.
This car had ten sleeping section.
linen locker and two wash rooms
one at each, end Interior was finished
in cherry wood. The car was uphol-
stored in plush (but without carpets),
lighted by oil lamps and mounted on
four-wheel trucks with iron wheels.
There was no porter in those days:
the brakeman made up the beds.
Three cars of this type were made
and placed in service on the Chicago
& Alton r. r. In 1864 AIR. Pullman
built the first model sleeping car. the
forerunner OF a gigantic industry pro-
viding comfort. safety and convent.
ence to the travelling public
This car was called the Pioneer"
and cost the unheard-of sum of $751;
900. Previous to then the largest
amount spent on a single coach was
5000. The Pioneer" was one foot
wider and three and one-haif feet high.
er than any car then In service. II
had improved trucks with springs. re-
inforced by blocks Of solid rubber.
The letter "A was added after the
name Pioneer as even Mr.. Pullman
did not think the demand for sleeping
cars would 30 beyond the twentysix
letters of the alphabet. The "Pio-
neer" had unusual strength. weight
and solidity: the beauty and artistic
character OF its furnishing and deco
ration were unprecedented.
In 1867 Pullman's Palace Car. Co.
was Incorporated and there were forty
eight Pullman sleeping cars then in
service. The same year Mr.. Pullman
built and placed in service a hotel
car" or diner. marking long stride
toward comfort in travel. In 1875
the first Pullman parlor car was built
The first yestibuled cars were con.
structed by the Pullman Co. and 1t
was Mr.. Pullman who devised upper
berths. in which bedding was stored
during the day.
Pintsch gas was substituted for of.
lighting in 1883. and electric lights
we're adopted many years later. The
first "all-steel' Pullman cars were
made in 1908.
Today the. Pullman Co. has 1900
cars In service. and seventeen thou
sand employees. exclusive of conduc-
tors and porters. The Pullman Co.
with nearly 5000 porters. Is today the
greatest employer OF Negro labor in
the world.
Every time ! go away from home
| find something new in a Pullman.
Last night ! slept up stairs and
ing out. an electric reading light and
a coat hanger. and got 1t all at 20
per cent discount from lower berth
prices.
And the comfort and pleasure OF
having courteous and willing slave
at two-bits day is a joy an itself.
Wichita. Kansas, Is the second city
in a great state. yet has no hotel as
Canon City has Two much better kept
hotels than Wichita. Lee Huckins.
the crackerjack hotel man OF okla
homa and Texas. ought to blow into
Wichita some time and look around
II | were the president OF the Wichita
Chamber Of Commerce ] would see
that he did.
G. U. II.
Wichita, Kansas. May II. 1915