The story of the Pullman car . esirable situation, for itwas now possible to travel without inconvenience 01interruption between practically any two points inthe country regardless of the number of differentrailroads over whose tracks the travelers ticket re-quired passage. By competition, the value of sucha service was tested; tested alike by the individualrailroads and their patrons. That each and everycompeting company ultimately retired from the field,and that practically every railroad in the UnitedStates has today contracted with the Pullman Com-pany for its standardized service, is taci
The story of the Pullman car . esirable situation, for itwas now possible to travel without inconvenience 01interruption between practically any two points inthe country regardless of the number of differentrailroads over whose tracks the travelers ticket re-quired passage. By competition, the value of sucha service was tested; tested alike by the individualrailroads and their patrons. That each and everycompeting company ultimately retired from the field,and that practically every railroad in the UnitedStates has today contracted with the Pullman Com-pany for its standardized service, is tacit recognitionto the worth of the service rendered. There are still other reasons why the control ofsleeping and parlor service should be delegated to asingle company^ Due to the vast area embraced bythe boundaries of the United States and the widerange of climate which these boundaries contain,there are many railroads which require during certainmonths of the year a larger number of cars to trans- [74] Digitized by Microsoft®. g 5P
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