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...they were covering and still find time to write good, readable daily copy for TIME'S editors. Booth got considerable practice writing his on a jouncing portable balanced on his knees in a chartered bus. Elson found that between midnight and dawn in the privacy of his Pullman bedroom was the best time...
...things William Green likes best about being president of the American Federation of Labor is the opportunity it gives him to ride on trains. Mild, deaf, ministerial Bill Green travels 20,000 miles a year on them, but he never tires of the cushioned delights of Pullman bedrooms, is never bored by the sight of flying landscapes. To Bill Green, an old and often lonely man, the railroad ticket is a badge of success, a heart-warming reminder that he is in demand as a speaker, has a salary of $20,000 a year (plus expenses) and a place...
...known throughout central Ohio as a soft touch for bums and loafers. They keep daughter Clara under strict surveillance, follow when she goes to the station to meet her father. As Bill Green steps down from his Pullman they gather round to greet him. The exchange of conversation is always the same. Green says: "It was awfully nice of you fellows to come down to meet me." There is a moment of shuffling and a spokesman for the bums and loafers says something about times being hard, Billy. Green acts surprised and helps out with dollar bills. Everyone goes away...
Best bet by railroad would be "The Federal," a train headed for Washington at 11 o'clock Friday night. It pulls into the Capital at 8:35 o'clock the next morning with both Pullman and coach cars. From that point there will be a train for Charlottesville at 11:11 o'clock...
...Roosevelt rode in an armored car that had originally belonged to Al Capone. Later, improved models were carried (on presidential tours) in an oversized baggage car that had once hauled animals for Barnum & Bailey's circus. Few possibilities were overlooked by the Presidential Detail: F.D.R.'s special Pullman was watertight and equipped with submarine escape hatches...