Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 205, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 August 1912 — BIRTHDAY ANNIYERSAY OF HOOSIER LIMITERS. [ARTICLE]

BIRTHDAY ANNIYERSAY OF HOOSIER LIMITERS.

Jgjonon’s Pet Trains One Year OldWill be Fittingly Bedecked for Occasion Today. Thousands of passengers carried without the slightest mishap to mar any one of 365 daily trips between Indianapolis and Chicago is the .proud record of the Monon, which today the inauguration of the Hoosier Limited, Indianapolis-to-Chicago and Chi-cago-to-Indianapolis train service. In honor of the Hoosier Limiteds’ birthday anniversary, the two trains will be decorated throughout with beautiful cut flowers and the patrons of the dining car will be served with special Hoosier dishes. When the service was installed one year ago, officials of the ijpal declared that the trains would mark a new era in quick transportation between the two cities. This prediction has been realized and the record of the twin trains has exceeded the highest expectations of the railroad officials. Frank J. Reed, general passenger agent at Chicago, in designing the special service, stated that he wanted to dedicate something “worth while” to his patrons in Indiana. Appreciation of the service was quickly manifested and the consequence has been a decidedly successful year for the trains. The operating and traffic officials of the road have been assisted by an able corps of trainmen, and to them much credit is due for the excellent results attained. In the first instance the crews which were placed in charge of the trains were picked from the “cream” of the entire system. “Courtesy” was a slogan adopted on the twb trains. One of the lasting impressions left in the minds of passengers riding with either of these conductors is the absence of harsh answers and grouchy countenances.