The Apex of Idealism in Modern Railroading
"YKS, SAIL"
If oxccllonco of equip- pany's linos, nnd Is fully reflected In their
nicnt, perfection of serv- increased tonnage and revenue. These
Ice, prodigality of expense favorable conditions have not been eon-
In the effort to anticipate lined to one particular Industry, but have
and provide for evory wish been enjoyed In agriculture, stock-raising,
and comfort of the travel- mining nnd all the other Industrial pursuits
lug public count for nught. of n thriving and rapidly developing coun-
then must the Union I'a- try remarkably rich in all the natural o'.u-
clllc bo considered as hav- ments of wealth."
Ing scaled the escarpments nut It is the enthusiast on fust railway
and reached the very ape travel that enjoys most keenly n trip from
of Idealism in modern rail- Cmaha to Denver nnd vice versa, via the
roadlng. Union Pacific. Forty years ngo tho Idea
Nowhere- Is the mngnin- WOuld have bien laughed to scorn that the
cenee of Its service or the Missouri river nnd Denver would be linked
fcplendor of Its equipment togothor by six different palare car lines,
more appnrent than on Its Uecent as within the past decade there would
line to Denver nnd it Is have been fow believers hnd the suggestion
with this section i.t the boon made tleit 11 hIiil'Ii. iiIbIii'h travel
would separito Omaha and Denver. Now,
however, the Omaha man can leave this) blty
after the clone of banking limits and roach
the capital of Colorado in time for brenk
Insl tho next morning, or ho can leave this
been so city, if ho chooses,- alter t-pendlng the en
tire evening" at his homo or tho theater,'
and reach Denver the next afternoon when
business In the Colorado city Is at Its
hclghth.
I'oi'fVrtloii of SirvlM'.
vast system, which, Independent of Its pro
prietary Hues, operates 3,031. 2S miles,
that Omaha people are most familiar.
The trip between (lie tnotroplls rt
tho Missouri river and the Kockv
mountain districts has new
reduced in tlio " tenet 11 or time neces
sary in its making that tho Intervening
distance of CCD tulles Is enconipas?cd nl
most while the traveler Is sleeping cotn
fortnbly ensconsed in a berth as though
wrapped In the arms of Morpheus In his
own bedchamber.
There is an indefinable attract! n about
tho contemplation of a railroad Journey
that brings a Clutter rf excitement to tho
mature traveler as well as to the young
ster whoso experience with railroad Joik
ncylngs is limited. So often it is the case
Fast trains between Omaha and Denver
hnvo been the outcome of gteal Improve
limits in the equipment of the Union Pa
cific nnd the outlny of vast sums of money
in betterments of tho road's physical con
dition, but tho Investment hns been a pay
ing one, ns witnessed by tho popularity,
patronage end financial dividends of the
feet. An additional provision for tho on
Joyiuent of the traveler who Is, in n sense,
the guest of tho Union l'aclllc for the time
consumed in Ills Journey, is the popular
composite ear -smoker, library and bullet
combined. In Clue, nothing better expresses
the combination of sleeper, diner and com
posite cars than the apt designation, "The
Union l'aclllc club on wheels."
- No feature of club life Is denied the pas
senger on one of these mugtilllccnt trains
tho Union l'aclllc operates between Omaha
and Denver. The richness of the appoint
ments, the luxury of the surroundings, tho
mngulilcenco of the tapestry, carpets and
woodwork of tho sleepers tiro such ns llnd
approval with the mot't exacting. Tito din
ing ears uro models of beauty nnd yet the
eltort tnnde to please the eye by no means
causes n lack of effort to afford that ma
terial enjoyment usually found In a tooth
somo meal.
Dcllciicli'M of the Scuoon.
TJ10 diners lire nil new In model nnd fol
low' out the general stylo peculiar to the
handiwork of the Pullman company. The
menus comprise the delicacies of tho sea
son and all meals are served 11 la carte, the
price being governed entirely by the trav
eler's appetite or his financial mood. Snow-
inat mis pienseu enniompmuo.i is u.rneu ncnvcr sorvce. Tho stiff steel rail has been
to ennui nnd fatigue when the Journey Is m)ontc(I clirves ,mvo bco rc(,Uced or ellm
In nctual progress and the weary traveler ,nntC(1) .loublc-trncUliiB Jins boon done, tnore
wishes for his destination quite as heartily powol.ful locomotives have been constructed
and Impatiently as he awaited the supremo and vnrlus other apparatus have been de
moment when tho panting engine should ..,-., nm, fiPCllr(, fnr ,ho , nf brine
nssumo nn almost human vitality, the train
move majestically nway from Its station
moorings and the Journey should have be
gun. Travelers who have enjoyed the
luxury of a trip on the Union Pnclfle
through to Denver, however, have so much
of Interest nt their command that there
Is llttlo tliuo for discontented or wearied
reflection.
Tho constant changing panoramic view
of thriving cities, progressive, growing
towns, henlthy-nppearlng farms and
ranches, well-tilled fields and rolling prr.l'
lng about tho end sought tho perfection
of service and equipment between Omaha
and Denver.
The Union Pacific has two hlgh-clas3
ttnlns dally each way between Omaha and
Denver. Both are fast on their running
timo and tho monster engines drive tho
splendidly-nppolntcd trnlns over finely-ballasted,
eight-pound steel track at a rate of
speed which, whllo high, does not begin to
reach the possibility of fast running, as
proven by lost tlmo frequently made up
on tho Nebrnska districts of the system
latest papers and
magazines are on
file and writing ma
terials are ut hand.
Most attractive of
all, there are great,
b 1 g, comfortable
chairs, In which one
can lounge nnd read
or smoke and derive
enjoyment out of
the scenic luilcldo
scope passing under
Ills view without
tho ear windows,
If the traveler
chooses to take the
afternoon train he
lluds night ut hand
nlmust before Ik
realizes It. The
speed of the train
seems to huvo
hastened the pas
sengers In to the
lengthening shadows
and tho brilliant lights and tho curtained In the section through which the Union
berths, with the porter bristling with the l'aclllc runs. Colorado shares to n rer-
ituiortaucu of Ills position, gliding noise- tuln extent in this respect. From Jules-
lcBsly about in tho performance of his burg to Denver 11 more nttructlvo region
work, suggests retiring. It Is when tlu would ho hnrd to find. Tho irrigation en
passenger relaxes himself In reclining pos- terprlses that are now under wny in easl-
ture, covered snugly over with clean, warm om Colorado tiro doing much to Increase
blankets, that he begins to appreciate the value of thu land from a farming
what it means to ride over thu Union Pa- standpoint and In nnd about Sterling and
elllc. There Is not that continual Jar and from there to Denver Irrigable farms show
Jerk so harassing to one unused to sleep- to the pnsslug traveler that Colorado is by
lug on trains, but instead an easy, gliding no menus a benighted state,
motion that bespeaks to even the unlnl- Venlrrnern Oiiulit IVH I'ronil.
tinted the running over a truck so smooth, "Wo westerners ought to feel proud of
so well bnllasied, as to bo tho envy of thu our rnUronds. They nro representatives of
rallrond world and as conducive to sleep the progressive spirit of this section of
ns nn tiumslto condition of trnck is to tho country and rellect 11 great deal of
wakefulness.
('Iciin, Airy Cluilr Cum.
H Tihlv aE3H'
INTERIOR VIEW OK DINING CAU ON UNION PACIFIC
ORADO SPECIAL."
COL-
credit upon tho energy and determination
of the brainy and sagacious men of the
It Is by no menus necessary fur the west. The Union l'aclllc is a child of the
traveler to seporato himself from the
stipend which thu Pullman company in
sist!) upon in order to enjoy a trip on the
Union Pacific. Between Omaha and Den-
tratiBiulssouri region and wu have reason
to bo proud of our llist-born."
An Interested observer of the scenes from
thu ear windows nnd the Incidents to be
rlcs upon which grow tho nutritious grasses when natural delays are met with.
that provide nourishment, for countless
herds of cattle, Is in itself a treat to tlte
vision of any man who takes pleasuro In
witnessing tho material advancement of n
coirmunlty or a state. It needs only tho
logical perspective possible from a car
window to provo to any mind tho truth
of President Hurt's statement In his an
nual report to tho stockholders of tho Union
Pacific railroad when he said:
"Tho past year has been one of great
prosperity throughout tho entire trans
mlssourl territory served by your com-
r:-r- I
'COLORADO SPECIAL" ON UNION PACIFIC ENROUTE FROM
OMAHA TO DENVER.
Ono of theso trains leave Omaha ench nft
ornoon at 4:2.ri and reaches Denver tho next
morning nt 7:30; the other leaves at 11:3".
p. in. nnd pulls Ino Denver tho next altcr
noon at ' o'clock. Eastbnund the "Chler.go
Speclnl" lenves Denver in the afternoon nt
3:30 and reaches Omnln the next morning
nt G:I"jO and the "Mall and Express" leaves
Denver nt 10:30 p. in. and gets Into the
Union station in this city the noxt nfter
nooti nt l:..ri.
The premier point of excellence Is reached
In tho equipment and nppnlntment of all
four of these Omnhn-
Denver, Denvcr-Oiuaha
trains. They aro pro
vided with sleeping
ears, presided over by
colored, attendants,
whose aim seems rather
to bo tho contributing
to the enjoyment of the
passenger thnn the hope!
of a liberal "tip." In
tho oporntlon of theso
trains Union Pacific
ofllclnls have rather
given their endorsement
to that old adage that
a "man's honrt Is best
renched through his
stomach," for the din
ing enr system In voguo
on tho Omaha-Denver
trains is well nigh per-
COZY COHNEIl IN HUFFET CAU ON
UNION PACIFIC "COLORADO SPECIAL"
while napery and shining silverware mid
to tho Inviting nppcarance of tho interior
of theso enrs. No lack of attention 011 the
part of the attendants Is brooked by the
conductor in charge and the Invariable
"tip" is a subordinate consideration. Tho in
terior of tho culinary departments of these
enrs might well excito tho envy of the
scrupulously nent housewife. The colored
chef with his assistant Is an important
functionary, and tho successful dlning-cnr
cook Is one who can in the twinkling of 1111
eye lay his hand on nny nrticlo whatsoever
from a choice cut of stenk to the box con
taining tho salt. Some of tho veteran chefs
In the dlnlng-cnr service nro employed on
tho Union Pacific trains botween Oinahii
and Denver, nnd tho road's patrons nre not
slow to appreciate their worth In n culinary
way.
Tartlcular attention Is given the op
eration of tho buffet cars. The accommo
dations nnd conveniences afforded by them
nro such that hours can bo whirled uwoy
nlrcoat unconsciously by the man enjoying
their attractions. Tho colored porter does
not obtrude his presence upon the pas
senger. Ho does not stand In the nttltudo
of ono suggesting tho purchnso of another
cigar or a glass of apolllnarls lenionndo
nnd tho passenger who has a right to tho
privileges of tho composlto car feels him
self unrestrnlncd In their enjoyment. Tho
ver there nro through chair curs that are noted within the ears was a wealthy .In pa -
built and operated with an eye single to tiese ten merchant who came through from
tho comfort of tho occupants. They are San Frarclsco on the "Mall and Express"
clean nnd light and airy and n colored Tuesday. Ills iiaino wnn Edmund Quunghul-
porter assists In every way possible In well. "I go over to New York from in,"
tho comfort of tho passengers. Over- homo In San Francisco," ho said, with nn
crowding of enrs is a condition that is accent chnrmlng to hear nnd n volubility of
nvoldcd liiBofnr as it is possible. The excellent English, betokening his thorough
privileges of tho dining enr nre accessible education, "and I've traveled over all tho
to passengers In tho chair car nnd coaches, roads crossing tho continent, but of them
"My city's interests from a railroad all I like thu Union l'aclllc the best. One
standpoint have certainly been well looked has thu consciousness when riding on a
nfter by tho Union Pacific," snld a promi
nent Denver business man who ciimo In
Union l'aclllc train that ho Is getting the
very best service possible, nnd there Is
on tho "Mnll nnd Express," enroute for much Eittlsfucllon in that
New York, Tuesdny night. "Wo look upon "1 hnvo traveled over this road for years
tho Union l'aclllc ns being quite ns much and the constant Improvement Is quite as
of n Denver Institution as It Is an Omaha wonderful, In some respects, us was llio
ono and tho continued Improvements It has original venture. Tho men nt thu head of
boon making In Its Borvlco from Denver to tho road are certainly resourceful. I
Its two Missouri river terminals, Omaha thought many years ago: 'Now thu apex
and Kansns City, have greatly facilitated bus bet 11 readied. Everything Is so Hue
business affairs In the Colorndo capital. that there Is no room left for further Im-
"I havo dono much traveling In my life, provement.' Hut still they nro finding
but nowhere in tho enst do 1 got such con- things to make better. First, the roadbed
slslont nnd nt tho snnio tlmo such high- Is Improved nnd bullnstcd up to the point
grndo service os that afforded by tho where It is as good as any in the eotintr.
Union Pacific. Hero wo get fnst tlmo Why, this decomposed grnnlte that the
and a rellahlo schedule. Instead of cut- Union Pacific has brought down from Shor
ting out tho composlto enr nnd nil frills, If man hill and used for ballasting purpuses
I niny uso the expression, which tend to Is the finest thing In the world for the use
enhance tho pleasuro of traveling, the to which It Is being put. I have mndo the
Union Pnclfle hns secured new engines cu- trip In tho summer time nnd tho dust that
pablo of making tho tlmo nnd also of carry- collected in tho cars along tho Southern
Ing trnlns as heavy as the exigencies de- l'aclllc nml tho Oregon Short Lino wns sim
mnnL ply beyond bearing. Hut when wo encoun-
"Nebraska certainly Iiob to bo proud of tered the track ballasted with Sherman
tho country through which tho lino of tho grnvel there was 110 more Inconvenience
Union Pnclfle runs. ' Mnny people who have from tho dust. Windows could bo thrown
heard of tho Btnto only becnuso of lis wide open so far as dust arising from the
being tho homo of noted populist orators track was concerned. Then ennio heavier
nnd would-bo stntesmcn hnvo had tholr steel mils, consequent Improved tlmo, nnd.
preconceived notions radically changed In with the ndded patronage, Improved equip-
making n trip across tho continent, for tho muni, today I think the Union l'aclllc stands
stnto certainly puts her best foot forward tho peer of any American railroad."
Helena's First
A
The recent ninrrlaeo of Miss Helena
Zimmerman of Cincinnati to the duke of
Manchester has revived the story of a
'former love affair of tho heiress. Miss
Zlmmorman, it Is stnted, was on her way
to India to become a life disciple of Hindoo
philosophy, Hnja Yoga, whon she met the
duke of Manchester In London. Hut do
slro for knowledgo of tho mysticism of the
east led utmost directly to tho beginning
of tho romunco which culminated in the
wealthy Amorlcnn girl secretly becoming
tho wife of tho financially barren Hritish
duko.
Miss Zimmerman's trip to Illndoostnn
, wag Interrupted by tho death of tho man
who had taught her nil sho knew of mystic
lore, and undor whoso guidance sho hoped
to become an adopt tho Swami Vlveken
anda. Sho had grown firm In tho bollot
that sho could not die. Tho teochlngs of
Raja Yoga ore that there Is no necessity
(or tho cessation of Hfo In tho body; thnt
by right living and practices tho carporoal
being will wear on until tho spirit has
attained a certain perfection, when body
nnd soul will go together Into tho next
cyclo of exlstonce.
Tho Clnclnnntl hoirosB holloved all this
and had faith In Vlvckonnnda. Therefore,
when ho lay down nnd died llko common
clay tho shock was great enough to break
all the bonds of faith which hold her to
Lover
Hindoo Swami
this peculiar religion. Moreover, It re
leased her from what hor family considered
a kind of mental fascination exercised over
her by tho Swnml.
Many Americans romomber Vlvekonnnda
well. Several years ago ho wns tho rogo
of society In Now York; thnt Is, of I ho
female portion. Ho gavo a series of lectures
upon how to obtain "soul liberation," or
how to reach omnipotence through exercise
of mental will nml ndhcrenco to certain
physical prnctlci-u. It became the fad of
rich women to attend theso discourses, to
foto tho Swami which word, by tho way,
signifies teacher to talk Hnja Yoga, but
Koldom to practice tho precepts,
Helena Zimmerman wns an exception In
tho latter respect. Sho went In for tho
philosophy earnestly. Sho not only attended
Vlvekenandn's public lectures, but hnd long
tallw with him privately and In her dally
life prnctlcod faithfully whnt theso Inter
views taught her. Tho first stop In attain
ing Hindoo perfection Is tho observance of
certain bodily laws 'mthlng nt stated In
tervals, rising and rclrlng nt fixed hours
nnd going through sot physical exercises.
The second is tho following of a certain
system of brenthlng, called tho practlco.of
"pronasyomn." Tills Is nil for tho purifica
tion of tho body, without which mind nnd
bouI development cannot come.
All theso things did Miss Zimmerman.
Her parents nnd friends protested. They
viewed with growing alarm tho Influenco
of Vlvekennnda over her. Hut tholr plead
ings nnd threats did no good. Sho doclnred
hor hatred of society and announced her
Intention of devoting her life to spiritual
search. And as sho went Into It with nil
tho determination nn.l energy with which
sho wns wont to ride dangerous horses on
her father's western ranch sho hnd hor own
w ny.
Finally Vlvekennnda received a "cnll of
the spirit" to return to India. As a social
rngo ho had been falling by tho wnysldo
bocauso of tho advent of a pianist with
leonine locks. The futuro duchess of Man
chester was ono of tho fow who did not
desert him. After he hail gone sho becamo
restless nnd moody. Sho continued to prac
tice "pronnsyomn," but It now failed to
bring the penco which It was warranted to
furnish,
Tho Zimmerman family was elated ovor
tho Hindoo's departure, but this ended whon
the girl announced her intention of going
to India to pursuo her way toward Snm
ndhl. It wns her Intention to hurry through
London, but sho missed a Dover train, Next
morning sho read of the prosaic derail of
Vlvekennnda. That ended tho pllgrlmngo.
Woman's Clever Ruse
For Ingenuity the American woman Jour
nalist is hard to bent, as an Incident of the
reception in London to the City Imperial
volunteers will show.
During the terrific crush a young woman
with n baby In her nrnis wns carefully pro
tected by the police. Thoy stood around
her, they passed her through tho volunteer
lines, a mounted olllcer backed his horso
and mndo a pnesago for her, an Inspector
took her arm and deposited her on tho
pavement, a shopkeeper, tnklng pity on tho
the Infant, lifted her over his barrier and.
gavo her n Beat. Sho saw tho procession In
comfort, nnd when tho crowd hnd thinned
sho went her wny profuso in her thanks.
I had witnessed tho occurronco and It had
Bomowhat startled mo, for I thought I rec
ognized tho bearer of tho Infant. Whon sho
went up tho street I followed hor nnd spoko
n niimo aloud behind her. Sho turned nnd
I saw that my suspicion was correct. It
wns Miss , nn Aniorlenn woman Jour
nalist. "Why, what do you mean by bringing
somebody's baby out with you on such 11
day as this?" I exclaimed. "Oh, don't give
mo uwny!" exelnlmed tho woman of tho
pen. "I wanted to soo tho show from the
street nnd to pick up copj for my paper,
and I'm nfrald of big crowds because I'm
such n llttlo body. I wns wondering whnt
I should do when I remembered that an
English crowd is ulways sympathetic to a
woman with a baby. So I brought 0110 with
mo, nnd It hns answered wonderfully well,
I tiBsuro you." "A brlllllant Idea," I said,
"but what nbout tho Infant? Weren't you
nlrnld of getting It killed? And where did
you find a mother willing to lot you have
her child for such a desperato purposo?"
"Oh, that's all right," exclaimed the
woman, with a twlnklo In hor oyo. "This
bnby could stand a lot of squeezing.
Look!"
Sho gently raised tho Infant's veil. I
gazed at Its plneld features and burst Into
laughter. Tho baby that tho pollco had
protected, that tho volunteers' olllcera had
championed, thut a Hritish crowd had di
vided to give a snfo passngo to, tho baby
for whoso siiko a nympnthetle shopkeeper
had presumed Kb terrified mother with n
2-guliien Bent gratis wub n doll.
More Careful Now
A local Journalist prides himself on his
ability as a telegraph operator and fro
quently takes his place nt tho Instrument to
receive messages, relates tho IxmlsvlPc
Times.
Sovoral yenrs ngo, when Pugilist Jim Cor
bett issued his fnmotis chullongo to Kltz
Blmmoiio, offering him J2.r,00U for a meeting,
this Journalist wus nt tho telegraph instru
ment. "Stuff" was running light that oven
Ing, so when tho challenge began to como In
lolsuroly over tho wlro tho Journalist becamo
Impatient and flatbed back: "Wako up and
push that stuff on,"
It so happonod that ho hnd caught a tartar
at tho othor end. Tho challenge enmo on nt
a hroak-neck pace. Tho bowlldorod receiver
caught about ono word In three and nbout
ono lulter In tho word. Ho diligently bunged
his typowrltor, however, to mnko a bluff nt
tuklng tho hot message, hut unfortunatoly
when ho had finished Bomo ono caught a
gllmpso of tho "copy," and It wns all off.
Tho sporting editor nnd Bovornl of tho re
porters held a consultation later nnd wrote a
chnllongo for Corbott. Slnco that tlmo tho
Journnllst whon pUBhod for "copy" couches
his request for more speed In very careful
tonus.
