The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-07-16
EndeavOr to Washington State.

brief accoun; ofmy trip from Endeavor,
Pa, to Seattle, Washington. l left En-
deavor on the morning Of April 10Th, and
arrived in Chicago mex morning in time
for breakfast, and as our train for the
west did not leave until 5:45 had time
to look around and see Chicago some-
what. Chicago is $50 miles from Buffalo,
altitude 59S feet. Chicago is the largest
lake port in the world, and many fine
buildings are to be seen here, such as the
magnificent new library building, the
Montgomery Ward tower rising 500 feet
and topped by the guided statue of
Progress, the massive Fine Arts build
ing erected by the Studebakers, the new
auditorium annex, the brown stone pal
ace of the Chicago Club, and other equal
ly ornate structures. Stretching away to
the north from the groupe of massive
buildings, as far as the eve can reach, is
the shore line of Lincoln Park, one of
the most beautiful sylvan retreats in
America. Nature and the art of man
have combined to make this an idler's
Paradise. At the entrance stands the
noble bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln.
Towering above the beautiful driveway
which skirts the shore line of the park
is the colossal equestrian statue of Cen
eral Grant, mounted upon massive
pile of granite reached by two long flights
of stone steps.
In the lake front park, south of the
auditorium, may be seen the magnificent
bronze statue of General Logan, stretch
| ing to the south is the shore line of jack
son Park, famous as the site of the
Worlds Fair. Among tho attractions
further are the Field Columbian Muse
um, the Art Institute, the United States
Weather observatory in the auditorium
Tower, the Newberry Library, Garfield,
Lincoln, Douglas, Jackson, and Wash
ington parks; Michigan, Grand and
Drexel b blulevards Masonic Temple,
the Coliseum, the Board OF Trade, the
Union Stock yards, the S33,OO0,0l0 sani-
tary canal, and the matchless Lake Shore
drive. Chicago is easily the mistress oil
the "unsalted seas" While sitting in the
window at the depot watching the differ
ent kinds of boats on the lake our train
was called. Just then Mr.. ii. c. Allen OF
Erie, Pa, walked up to me and said
good bye in his pleasant way, and on
| was aboard and on my way to st. Paul,
ARRIVING there about a. IN. next morn
ing. Here we took the great Northern.
Before commencing the attractive jour
ney across the great states of the North
west, word about the railroad over
whose tracks the trip is to be made, may
be of interest. No finer example of the
art of transportation can be found than
| the transcontinental train of the Great
Northern Railway as it stands ready in
the St. Paul union depot for its part OF
the trip across America. The engine, like
a thing of life stands the huge ten
wheeled passenger loco motive. 1t is a
masterpiece, designed and built to haul
heavy and fast passenger trains, a superb
thing of steel, a combination of 1850
| pieces requiring no less than 5000 manu-
featuring operations. 1t tips the beam at
l3s,O0O pounds, and with the tender
reaches the enormous weight of $4,000
pounds. Such is the great Northern pas
senger engine which is changed several
times during he trip, the style of the en-
gine varying to SUIT the character of the
country. The vestbule in use on the
Great Northern is really an enclosed
platform and is known as the flush or
extended style. Each vestibule is en-
closed with plate glass and csrpeted with
heavy rubber making within itself a
complete observation room. The famous
buffet, smoking, library car, and in fact
the whole train is simply a palace. st.
Paul, the capital of Minnesota, and the
seat of Ramsey county, altitude 72O feet
population about 1000. Between ST.
Paul and Minneapolis (ten miles) the
railway has four traaks through a well
settled suburban district, with stations
at Como, Hamline and Anthony Park, in
full view ofthe imposing structures ofthe
State fair grounds, giant grain elevators
and the State Experiment Station, little
village of itself. Thence passing the
buildings of the State university, the
richest endowed state institution in the
Union, TO Minneapolis. Crossing the
| river on a curved stone arched bridge, the
property Of the Great Northern and which
| cost one Million dollars to build, soon we
arrive at Minnapolis which is the seat OF
Justice of Hennipin county, aud is fam
Gus for its flour and lumber interests
which center around the Falls of st. An
thOny. Altitude here is sll feet, popu-
latiou ofMinneapolis about 10000 Soon
we arrive at st. Cloud, the county seat of
S erns county is the site of a State Nor
NAL school and State Reformitary, Il
miles from st. Paul, altitude 1929 feet.
Minnesota is land of lakes, "the land
of sky-blue water" Its northern and
its western halves are thicKly matted
with them. 1t is as though the creator
from His mighty hand had sprinkled the
country with the clearest and bluest OF
| water. Every farmhouse seems to be
upon the shores OF crystal pond varying
from few hundred yards TO forty miles
in circumference. For this reason the
country west and north from st Paul and
Minneapolis is known to the geographel
and tourist as the Lake Park Region, al
though the whole state of Minneapolis is
dotted everywhere with uncounted lakes
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corn patches, vegetable gardens, anC
wheat fields, varied with frequent groves
but noticible are the innumerable lakes
They seem to peer al one with their blue
! avas from, avarv mart cf tba country