The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14
RITA.
Somewhere in Colorado.

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DEAR P1oNEER-ExPREss We are
this far on our long journey. We left
the handsome Union station, st. Louis,
Wednesday night. Some celebrated
divine (?) once said ''God made the
world; he made man and he made a
daisy" Well it's equally true that man
made the union depot at St. Louis and
he also made daisy. A noble structure
it stands, covering IL acres of ground
is the largest and finest in the world, and
cost over 81, 500, 900, 1t is equipped with
every modern convenience the ingenuity
of man can devise for the perfection of
| railway traffic. The great train shed can
shelter 80 passenger. trains side by side.
The interior OF the depot proper is most
beautifully decorated. The. floors beng
covered with mosaic thing composed OF
pieces less than an inch square and laid
in geometric designs. The immense
golden doorway encloses in stained glass
tableau of three women representing
New York, St. Louis and San Francisco.
But l must get out of the depot. Our
train left at 9:0l-they are very exact as
to time down there, and soon we were
spinning along over the country. Next
morning we reached Kansas City in
dreary drilling rain. Our car was side
tracked for an hour or two to await the
arrival of another train. The conductor
very kindly (?) told us we might get out
and walk around to rest ourselves, but
we declined with thanks. Our ride, most
of the day through Nebraska, was rather
monotonous. The scenery was practi-
cally all alike. We passed hundreds of
acres OF apple orchards, for most part of
young growth, but which will soon be
yielding their owners a handsome
revenue. The country generally shows
indications of thrift, but there was one
peculiarly that struck me forcibly. The
farmers of Nebraska, like those of Min
nesota, South Dakota and Manitoba
leave the bulk of their farm machiner
out for nature to care for, and nature
does it, to stand still.
Friday morning when got up found
wasn't as old as / thought / was by just
one hour, having crossed the line be-
tween central and mountain time at Nc
Cook, Nebraska, during the night. This
suggested an idea to me. When rapid
transit air-ship travel becomes reality
Why wouldn't it be a feasible scheme to
organize an Old Maids Regeneration Co.
Limited-that is limited only by the num-
Der of old maids-the object being to
vhisk said maidens rapidly in western
Erection till they had gained enough
lme to make them young again. At 8
o'clock we arrived at Denver. Having
lbout an hour here, Mrs. Short and
ook walk up into the business district
:njoying the bracing morning air, for we
we're getting up into an altitude now
where it was keen and frosty. twas in our
pproach to Denver that we had our first
'limpse Of the Rockies, and as we pulled
'ut from Denver we were very close to a l
ange OF the Rocky Mountains. snow can Fl
ed and beautifed as the morning sun I
he'd its bright rays upon them, and we b
ould see old Pixies Peak towering above q
hem al and looking quite near when N
eality It was miles away. This after. !
oon We are 70 pass through Royal
'eofge, the grandest scenery On anvil /,
quite 70 the Coast The train men and
e gentleman u charge Of this party {
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