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Show : A .NEW CAR. J A Model of Comfort and Elesacca. 'j At the carpenter shop-or, rathe; iv,nt;,e pilnt shopol the L't4a' U-nira! li ,iiroj Company isa nearly, j completed oar, which lias been built for the use of the cflicers of tbe Utah J'.U..c-r,,ard Utah S ,u'.l.ern Enen-I .'J". It is a h.icdsome specimen and jfllecta Kre,u cr.J.t on the workmen ;,ohvo!ao,.r,u in its building I ! enst in.tdB ihe platforms is thitt, I P-icnc huulred car, and is a c,jra (Pletomodelm every respect. It i. J convement, miniature hcuse ",n "bee!., a..ld emb.d.es comfurt.nl accomraation .or those wbcr.-l,1! hereafter travel iii it I In one end is a small kitchen, lur-. lur-. ntshed w,,h .1, mceaJlry aupli4nCM ,s Aetn.ll range w;ll jora one c.,r,r n or .l; a,nk-, With a reservoir oflhitt-Sallon. oflhitt-Sallon. capacity, aot a dram ooaru ;' '0r d"u -b0i. is on oue side; op !; Pteto this is a handy il c. . boa,.,, surmounted by a bunk lor the e of the steward, od al Jugs,de la a oapacous ice chest, whicu will ho'd t considerable ice. uieat, butter, etc Toe middle. upArtment is 'a (our , beaded room, and will be carn-.ed ituaheavy Brussels, curtain will bo hung, ud the upr.ltery wi:i s, thisenuggeryttlto -idraatag" iNe to this is the .mine room, the largest ol the three, 13 UiO 'J Tuis ' seot.on of tne car has been elaborately bnished.lLe wooj work being pie.ed and, maid in very u-i: designs, and , the ceilintr and tn,, nf i. ' to be d.corated w.tn beauti.ul ,rtacje m' b-r yuaS John Lloyd; the coles are neatly blended and the figures are unique and original. Spring bunds will ba used ou the sii side windows of this department, and thick plain glass will be put in the end windows. In one corner is a bandy . wash stand; a heating stove will be placed in another corner, and from the centre of the ceiling a double lamp will be suspended. The door will be covered with a heavy Brussels carpet; tt,8 easy, chairs aid lounge are being upholstered in beau tiful, substantial style by ilr. Thorn berg, and. will be ornaments of that gentleman's skill. The platforms on either end hr been constructed with a view to use as porches while traveling. Iron gates have been swung on both sides and in the centre, and a grati g will be let down at the top of the steps and form a continuous floor. Carved bracketl wid ornament the outside ends of the car. Sell-couplere, madi here, have been put in, and employe1, who often run riiks ot getting then hands pinched while coupling, will appreciate these improvements. Toe rhnaine gear was all made at the depot shops, with the exception ot the wheels and springs, which were imported. The building of this moveable house has been entirely under the supervision super-vision ot Mr. Samuel S. Tucker, and the appearance of aI the won shows that he nas thoroughly understood under-stood his business and attended to it. Four kinds of wood have been used in its construction, red pine sleepers and frame work, and bUck walnut, cherry and baeswood for the finishing. In eida of two weeks 'the car will be on the road. As a result of "home manufacture" it ranks amoog the best that we have bad occasion to notice and speaks loudly in praise of the talent and skill possessed by the mechanics of Utah. |