Christian herald . How the PullmanCompany Handlesthe Peak Load — WERE every one of theone hundred and thirty-seven railroads served by thePullman Company to attemptto furnish the same service foritself, the burden of expensewould be found insup-portable. Each road would have aheavy investment in extracars which would be idle per-haps eleven months in theyear; and it would be forcedat certain times to man allthese cars with green crews—to the great discomfort, incon-venience and anxiety of thepublic. The Pullman Com-pany mobilizes its seventy-four hundred cars — each asperfectly appointed in it
Christian herald . How the PullmanCompany Handlesthe Peak Load — WERE every one of theone hundred and thirty-seven railroads served by thePullman Company to attemptto furnish the same service foritself, the burden of expensewould be found insup-portable. Each road would have aheavy investment in extracars which would be idle per-haps eleven months in theyear; and it would be forcedat certain times to man allthese cars with green crews—to the great discomfort, incon-venience and anxiety of thepublic. The Pullman Com-pany mobilizes its seventy-four hundred cars — each asperfectly appointed in itsway as a modern hotel —with the keenest strategy. Itknows at every hour of theday the location of each oneof them; it notes the leastthreat of congestion here, orshortage there, and is onthe alert to supply maximumservice wherever needed. Pullman service meets anational problem; it gives toour passenger traffic facilitiesa stability and a mobilityotherwise almost im-possible. THE PULLMAN COMPANY Chifcago.
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