The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-08-18
KANSAS EDITORIAL EXCURSION
VISITS LEWIS AND CLARK EXPO
sTTION AT PORTLAND.
Three Special PuIlmans Containing
rs Persons, Editors, Publishers,
Managers, Wives, Etc.

The Kansas Editorial association,
OCCUPYING three Pullmans, left Kansas
City, Friday August 4, for 4 two
weeks trip TO the Pacific coast and
70 attend the Lewis and Clark exDosi-
ton at Portland. Ore The party went
over the Union Pacific railroad and
arrived in Denver, August 5. From
Granger, WyO-, they were conveyed by
the Oregon Short Line and the Ore
gOn Railroad and Navigation com
pany's line to Portland At the Cas-
cade Locks. on the Columbia river,
they went BY boat through The DalIes
and up the Willamette to Portland,
touching at Walla Walia, Wash They
spent three days at the fair, and ma6ei
& trip to Sea Side, a beach on the Pa
cific coast On the return they made
a side trip to Boise, Ida, and from
thence to Ogden and Salt Lake, where
they spent the second Sabbath, some
attending the Tabernacle services and
others at Saltair beach, on Great salt
Lake, and other points OF interest
From that point they returned over
the Denver and Rio Grande railroad
BY the Tennessee pass route to Pueb-
10, where they arrived Monday night.
A part OF a day was spent at Colo
radO Springs and Denver, returning
by the Union Pacific TO Kansas City,
consuming about two weeks time on
the trip. J. II. Stewart OF The Re
public Joined the party at Denver and
left It at Pueblo on the return trip.
The service on all the roads passed
over was excellent, and no unfavOr-
able incident occurred to mar the
harmony or to detract from the uni
fOrmly pleasurable experiences Of the
excursion The party was in charge
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secretary Of the association. He is
a very pleasant gentleman, and his
management Of the affairs OF the ex-
cursiOn is 50 highly appreciated by
the Kansas editors that they propose
to bring him out as candidate for the
chairman or president Of the national
association, and ne deserves the honor
Some salient features Of the enjoy
able trip are worthy Of mention. ORR
ginally it was thought that the Rocky
mountain range was an insuperable
obstacle barring the construction Of
a transcOntinentaI railway. This mis-
apprehension has been dissipated-
Railroads are now in operation in eV-
cry point Of the compass throughout
the Rocky mountains, Sierra Nevada
and coast ranges. Practically the
strange words OF the Nazarene have
been proved true: He that hath
faith as a grain Of mustard seed shall
say to this mountain, be thou TemOy-
ed and cast into the sea, and it shall
be done" Marshall pass is 1900
feet above the sea level; Tennessee
pass 1O,25O and Sherman pass 5000
feet 1t is a complete surprise how
easily railways penetrate these passes
Of the great continental divide, indeed,
continental divides are in valleys
I'll "a
tenn. The Oregon Short Line railroad
was constructed through a mid-mOun-
tain country. offering few difficulties
to modern railroad engineering.
Another surprising thing is the i'm
mense resources Of the plains and
mountain sections Of the United States
that are yet untouched. For instance,
Idaho has untouched timber lands
covering an area twice the size Of
Massachusetts,; Colorado has, besides
gold and silver, iron ore and coal that
il utilized, would entirely eclipse the
great iron industries Of Pittsburg. The
timber, coal and minerals Of these
mountain states is incalculable-
The exposition at Portland is a de-
cided success. 1t was not expected
that il would equal the st. Louis and
Chicago fairs. Space fOrbids the state
ments Of detail, but anyone visiting
il brings away a pleasing and delight
fuI impression Of the Lewis and
Clark exposition. The setting, and
landscape accessories Of its location,
are beautiful, the grounds pleasingly
artistic, and the exhibits are remark
able Portland is estimated as haV-
100000 people, and, indeed is a pros
porous and growing city. and an i'm
pOrtant point on the Pacific coast II
is located on the Willamette river, II
miles from its confluence with the
Columbia and about 112 miles from
the ocean. Both Tacoma and Seattle
about $50 miles north and located on
Puget Sound, are rivals OF Portland
as a north Pacific coast point both
having more capaciOus and really
better harbOrs- Astoria located at
the mouth Of the Columbia, was ex-
pected 20 be, the great port Of the
mouth Of the Columbia, but Portland
capital and enterprise has checkmat-
ed Astoria's aspirations for 40 years
Astoria is a city OF $1,000 people ana
the great headquarters Of the salmon
fisheries. From its location near the
sea, il would seem that il ought 70
be an important port The bar at
the mouth Of the Columbia river Is
the great barrier in the way Of both
Astorfa's and POrtland's hope, and it
viii require ietties and an outlay OF
millions to make things even IN the
race with Seattle, and other Puget
Sound ports, for the supremacy OF
the sea as a north Pacific port with
the chances in Seattle's favor The
great docks Of the Northern Pacific
Steamship company are there The
only. drawback for Seattle is more eX-
tensive railroad communication II
has the Northern Pacific road, but
Portland has some advantages In pos
sessing more trans-continental ter
minals. We predict a victory for the
Puget Sound ports, but Portland VIII
still remain an important entrepot-
The Kansas editors were jolly
crowd and enjoyed about 1000 miles
OF scenery and fun All the Pacific
coast cities, Los Angeles san Fran
cisco and Portland, must have a Chi
natOwn." as a drawing attraction The
'sParsonr stayed in the Pullman and
watched the electric illumination and
fash lights OF the exposition Others
OF the party took in Chinatown, out
returned weary and inflated with dis
gust Next day, set free from these
low dens OF vice and page isnl, they
assembled heavenWaSd ID5ySiealiy1 10
Portland Heights, 1000 feet above