The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-08-04
EDITOR'S TRIP TO PaRTLAHD
YOUNG EDITOR or The OAKLEY
GRAPHIC IS ENTHUSIASTIC
Writes Of His Experience Among the
Rockies and on the Big Occasion
in Way That Is Interesting.

in a Way That Is Interesting
J. r. Young. editor Of the Oakley
Graphic, a young man who a few
years ago was devil on the paper
which he now owns and edits, has
been TO the Portland exposition and
seen the wonders OF the western
world. In a rather poetic and bubb-
ling manner, he thus tells Of his re-
velatOry trip:
1T was charming, all charming,
| from first to fms, our trip to the land
where The Sunset Turns the Oceans
/ Blue to Cold To the uninitiated the
great northwest is a revelation and
/ presents an area OF bOundIess Oppor-
tunities TO the seekers OF natures
scenic beauties, and the Union Pacific
/ Oregon Short Line and Oregon Rail
/ way and Navigation company have
/ taken into consideration the pleas
/ ure Of the tourist by laying the road
through the most picturesque cOun-
| try possible
I'VE visited the mountains Of Colo
RADIO for the first time and were much
/ impressed with the grandeur OF the
| scenery. for this is the season when
i the pretty Columbines are blooming
in ever nook and creyice Of the noun
/ tain side; the sweet summer girl is
! abroad in the land and the mountain
| trout are ripe We visited Denver,
| Boulder and Ward, Colo, and then
hied away on the long trip to Port
land. Arriving at Portland Wednes-
day evening we INDUCED in a refresh
l ing nights sleep and next morning
/ went directly TO the exposition
/ grounds. The grounds are located in
the west part Of the city and cover
/ approximately 125 acres The major
4 ity Of the buildings are located on an
elevation on the south side OF the
! grounds, about 100 feet higher than
the government building, which is the
! extreme northern limit Of the grounds
1 The lagoon lies in the center and a
/ grand stairway leads down to the
waters edge and the Bridge OF Ma
| tons from the south You may cross
| over to the government building on
/ the ferry or meander across the bridge
at your leisure. The government
| building, as usual. is by far the finest
i on the grounds and it was h re we
/ spent most { GU tine investigating
| everything from the making Of a
] penny to the manipulation Of Il L.
/ inch coast defense gun. The forestry
/ building, agricultural building, mach
/ inery hall, foreign and oriental build
/ ingS, and the California, Washington,
/ Idaho and New York state buildings
/ are. good, though not on so large a
/ scale as at previous expOsitiOns. The
/ thing which attracted our attention
most was the true western spirit
| which permeates every department OF
/ the exposition. We might write ten
| pages telling you all about the vari-
I Gus beautiful things we saw, but time
/ remarks short, and so many Of our
readers have visited previous exposi-
| tons that we refrain from bOreing
| them with details We will say, how
ever, that we took in all the attrac-
/ tons on the Trail and found life vast
/ " more amusing there than in trying
| to push our way through the crowds
I in the exhibit buildings.
The most pleasing feature Of our
/ trip was a ride on the steamer 7. J.
/ Potter, from Portland down the Col
umbia river to Long Beach, Washing
! ton, a distance Of 125 miles. To a
( land lubber a sight Of the Pacific is
| simply enhancing, especially to a
Kansan, who is not used to an over
| abundance of water We spent a
| whole day at Long Beach, pudding
| around like a child in the breakers,
/ and IOIIing listiessIy on the beach. At
9 o'clock in the evening we started
for Portland and were due there at
I
was ideal and the moonlight glinting
softly on the water, the Waterman in
| the bow calling out to the pilot, Fish
\ boat on the starbOard side, sir filled
/ Us with irresistible enthusiasm and
we sat in the bow for hOurse watch
l ing the great steamer pillow its way
/ through the dancing water. One gets
| 50 close to nature that you can almost
/ feel the great thrObbing heart and
/ he who does not feel the pulse beat
/ faster, is merely a dull insensate mind
/ without the least conception or
| slightest appreciation Of beauty.
There are a number Of very fine
| side trips out Of Portland, UP the Col
umbia river to The Dalles, The Cas-
| cades Locks, the American and Bridal
Veil Falls, across to Vancouver Bar
| racks and down to Long Beach, up
| the Willamette river, out to Mount
Hood and Mount Tacoma, and one
gets so full OF scenery that you
/ threaten to shoot your friends If they
suggest any more sightseeing trips.
| Portland is a beautiful place, the
streets are nice and clean and the
vegetation very lUXUriant- On our re-
/ turn home we stopped at Salt Lake
I City and Ogden, Utah At salt Lake
we took in the salt Palace, the State
university, Fort Sheridan, the Nor
mon tabernacle and SaItair Beach
and then began the return trip home.
We are very glad we made the trip
and hope that many Oakley and Log
an county people can do the same
but we are thrice glad to be home 10
Kansas and find OuTself once more
among the most hOspitabIe people on
earth %