The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-07-05

telling Of the many treats 70 be seen F.
by the young ladies vho will win thes' .
trips
Colorado-"tho playground for the |
Republic"
A broad assertion. yOu may say |
but have you ever visited Colorado oT !
passed through the state on a iOurney |
90 or from the Pacific coast II you
have you can easily recognize th'
force Of President RDOgevelts remaiE
that Colorado ls becoming more and
more each day the playground Tor the
eniire Republic.
The American people Ike 20 travel
Playground arc eagerly sought for.
and the most favored region b. The
tne that onors the most attractions.
within tho boundaries VI Colorado are
over i2O mountains. all 1880 feet In
height and more and fth!s num-
ber more than forty oxceedsiOO0 feet.
In Switzerland the mean elevation OF
the highest Alpine chain IL between
5000 and 5000 feet while Europes
highest village. AYERS P1atz, In swift
erland ~ situated AZ an elevation OF
only 800 feet above 50 level. In Col
orado. Leadyillo. city Of 10000 souls
and more on the line Of the Colorado
Midland. Is 10000 feet above sea level.
In Europe tho highest wagon road Is
gaid TO be- the stolyio road. is aiti.
tude ~ 9l7O feet In Colorado the
Midland route crosses the Rockies at
a height of iO.s4 feet. being the high
est transcontinental broad guagc line
In the world.
These facts show why Colorado
leads as playground. Again, Col
orado is a paradise for sportsmen. for
among the mountain ranges. mcsns
and parKs are found GOO0 miles OF
trout streams and 500 lakes.
Colorado also leads as scenic
Htate-and every mile OF the Midland
Route is mite OF scenery for the
track h. not laid In the valleys. In
stead. the way Of the Midland Is over
the hnls. thus anording the grandcs'
views of Colorado scenery
The midland Rout" rs far famed
Ute Pass. tho great South park coun
try, Bcuna vista. and the Collegiate
Range. Ilagcrman Pass. Hell Gate and
Red Rock Canon all are points oi
greatest interest to The tourist be- h'
Colordo visitor or traveller from coast
90 coast,
Again Journey across the Rockies
is a pleasure today
Hardly generation ago II was q
trip Of harghips. Then the trip was
made by means Of the pony express
To-day the same trip is made via the
Midland Route on a train composed OF
the most uptodatc equipment Pull
man observation sleeping cars are at
tached to daylight trains crofsing the
mountains These ears, which 10y the
way. are attached only 10 Colorado
Midland trains have observation
apartments, lG feet In length aud NJ
ted with large easy chairs. The latest
magazines and periodicals are placed
ON ali cars. and everything possible
provided for the comfort and pleasure
of the passengers
Chair ears and coaches thoroughly
modern In every particular, also form
part of the equipment Of every train.
Special attention IL also paid to din
ing car service ON the Midland Route,
as we'll as the eating house service.
The best that the markets AFFORD are
offered the patrous-thc mere fact that
the far famed mountain trout, the ns'
clous Grand valley fruit and other
Colorado mXurics are always ON the
menu cards In season being proof OF
this.
There has been some disunderstand.
ing In regard 10 the time the votes
are counted Hereafter all votes To
bc counted In the next days paper
must bc In the ballot box at o'clock
p. m. n polled after that time the
record will not be published until the
second day after SO Il your votes are
east after o'clock do not expect them
Ia be counted In the next days paper.
In the contest so far there have
boen no Ave or ten.year subscriptions
turned In and We know there are
many friends of contestants who want
to assist them In gaining the prize
they are after. and al the same time
receive the Ardmoreitc. In order Ia
mako II an object for their friends
20 take the paper for that length of
time we have decided TO allow 10000
votes for each new Gye.year subscrlp
fion on the daily and AZ 600 yotgg for