Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-03-14
ROOSEVELT ADMIRES THE PIC
TURES.
App'auds the Union Facific Enterprise
It's Souvenirs and World Map
Amaze the Vice President.


It's Souvenirs and World Map
Amaze the Vice President.
DR.. George l.. Miller, the Omaha
pioneer and the veteran editor, who
was the grest of Vice President
Roosevelt while he was en- route
across Nebraska, discussing the trip,
said: The extraordinary interest
that the vice president of the United
States manifested in the Map of the
World, which the Passenger Depart
ment of the Union Pacific presented
to him, is readily explained. Tha.
map is the very largest thing in world
pictures, and appealed to Roosevelt
az nothing else could. 1t presented u
birdseye view of the sections where
today centers the interest of the civ.
ilized world. Then, too, it was "a
pretty tribute he paid to The Over
land Route pictorial advertising
when he observed that the literature
issued by the Union Pacific embodies
all that is artistic in word and picture
painting.
II was much amused at the SUE
prise manifested by Colonel Roose-
welt when he discovered that he
could stand on the rear of the fast
flying Overland Limited train and ob-
serve the rear view without encoun-
tering single Particle of dust. This
was the first proposition Of the kind
he had ever encountered. True, he
had seen some eastern roadbeds sat
urated with oil and rendered in q way
dustless, but here was a roadbed in
ito natural state, giving forth abso-
lutely no dust. He asked me great
many questions about the Sherman
granite gravel and the manner in
which the Union Pacific is ballasting
its main line with the product.
THE Map of the World, the SON
venir showing the various points OF
interest along The Overland Route
in colors, and the instructive little
volume showing the fossil collections
and deposits of Wyoming and other
handsome literature presented by the
representative of the Union Pacific
Advertising Department to Colonel
Roosevelt on this occasion, he assured
me he would preserve with much care.
The advertising departments Of the
great western railroad systems are
fast building UP distinct literature
of their own. In an artistic sense,
these souvenirs and booklets ara
quite desirable. / may say that il
my collection made from all parts OF
the United States l have nothing that
will compare with the matter pre-
sented to me by the Representatives
g, the Union Pacific
These were the words of Vice Pes
i1ent-elect Roosevelt in discussing
the maps and illustrated souvenirs
presented to him by a Representatives
OF the Union Pacific passenger de-
partment while he was EN- route from
Denver to- Omaha over The Overland
oRute.' Continuing, Vice President
Roosevelt said: These were superb
specimens of the landscape artists
skill and the wriL>c's clever arrange
ment of stories, embodying in all that
l. artistic in word picture and paint
ing. Wherever one travels, the fame
OF "The Overland Route" goes. Ono
good thing ! have observed about tho
literature of the company is that IL
tells the truth. 1t advertises tho
trains on the Union Pacific lines to
make certain time and certain con-
nections, and when the traveller
starts on his journey he finds the
train service is Just as stated Cox
onel Roosevelt was greatly Interested
IL the Green river views and declared
the pictorial features of the famons
region w'er true to- life. Here il
another thing continued the vice
president, where accuracy is appre-
ciated. 81 course The Overland
Route" Is, probably better known than
any railroad line in the world, but
the Uaion Pacific seems never at a,
loss in presenting wildly the mary
scenes and incidents connected with
this great system, and indeed now
interviewer in the history of our
country. This map of the world. for
instance, is simply marvellous. 1t is,
brought absolutely up to date, and
it's completeness is most amazing.
These pictorial souvenirs believe are
worthy of a place in any mans Ia
brary.'"