. Picturesque B. and O. Historical and descriptive . 1 Nl 1 .-1 i ■ pv -if \ 1,11,III sgwB ^^^ijJS^^^rxV P ^^^.^ LOCT-ST POINT —EI EV\TORs sleepei s made ample pro-vision foi this class of1 iss( ngers All the smokinglooms aie ot such unusual(linunsions that as many aseight gentlemen may sit in comfort and c-njoy to perfection the influencesof the weed. It would be idle for any one to argue that there mustbe a want of that experience which the old company possesses in thehandling and care of sleeping cars, and as a consequence the new systemcannot be perfect in all its details. The superintende


. Picturesque B. and O. Historical and descriptive . 1 Nl 1 .-1 i ■ pv -if \ 1,11,III sgwB ^^^ijJS^^^rxV P ^^^.^ LOCT-ST POINT —EI EV\TORs sleepei s made ample pro-vision foi this class of1 iss( ngers All the smokinglooms aie ot such unusual(linunsions that as many aseight gentlemen may sit in comfort and c-njoy to perfection the influencesof the weed. It would be idle for any one to argue that there mustbe a want of that experience which the old company possesses in thehandling and care of sleeping cars, and as a consequence the new systemcannot be perfect in all its details. The superintendent, fiom his long 18 Baltimore. service in a like capacity with the older corporation, is no inexperiencedofficial; and as very many of tlie conductors and porters served under himthere, they are none the less experienced now. It is quite natural thatthe defeat of the combination seeking to control the entire sleeping-carsystem of the country should be followed by resentful feelings, whichare by no means decreased as the new system proves so co


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