. The Street railway journal . ed, however. The men are not compelled to standwhile eating, high wire stools being provided. The lunchcounter is especially popular with the night men, who comein late and vyould find it difficult to obtain any lunch at thathour in the part of the city in which the barn is going out on the early runs are enabled to get break-fast at any hour, and the emergency men find it a great 46 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. .• [Vol. XXXL No. 2. convenience. The regular men in many cases find it muchmore convenient than going several blocks to boardinghouses and rest


. The Street railway journal . ed, however. The men are not compelled to standwhile eating, high wire stools being provided. The lunchcounter is especially popular with the night men, who comein late and vyould find it difficult to obtain any lunch at thathour in the part of the city in which the barn is going out on the early runs are enabled to get break-fast at any hour, and the emergency men find it a great 46 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. .• [Vol. XXXL No. 2. convenience. The regular men in many cases find it muchmore convenient than going several blocks to boardinghouses and restaurants, and even those who have homesfind it as cheap or cheaper than going home for their meals. The reading room is furnished in mission style withroomy tables and comfortable chairs, book cases andshelves, while on the walls are some tastefully framed pic- Other games, such as checkers, chess, etc., have also beenprovided. The scheme of decoration of the billiard roomis well shown in the accompanying picture. Careful at-.


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