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Hokitika Guardian, 13 May 1920, Page 2

T’a.sskj,'(3khs to Christchurch from the West Const v/jll be gratified ,to .learn that the Canterbury progress League's interest in the Midland railway is not confined to attempts to expedite its completion, but is also directed to ensuring the comfort of travellers. As those who have to make On* joijrjgjy in i cold weather know, the trip is not one | of unalloyed pleasure, largely bceau-e 1 of the extreme chilliness of the carriaj gos, while, to make matters worse, Hk ( footwarmers supplied are not only inadequate in number, but shockingly I deficient in warmth. They are pu' warm on the outward train in the imwiij ing, and are joffioially exepeted to re | tain their warmth unpf CShrisf church is reached at night. .Official in this respect are not based ott pay knowledge* of the laws of heat and t .e foot-warmers on t}n» ipward journey■ fail .miserably in their purpose. •The! members of the executive of the Progress League who, with the Mayor, says a Christchurch paper, niefc the West Coast train on Saturday night, and applied the “touch test” to these o.lleged foot-warmers, found that they belied their name. It -is the Department’s duty to provide its patrons with a reasonable ainouui, .of com tort, find if tile carriages on this particular journey cannot be warmed properly, tile atfi&prities ought to go to the expense .of in- 1 stalling at Arthur's Pass the pot very complicated or expensive apparatus rcouired for re-heating the foot-warmers there.