The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-04-02
ing ever in view.

| ing ever in view.
Scenery along the Northern Pa
cific is practically the same as on tn,
Great Northern, the two lines prac
tically paralleling each other. Bot
pass through the states of Mime
sofa, North Dakota, Montana, ldah,
and Washington. The famous "bat
lands" of the Dakotas are uniQu,
feature and far famed Yellowston,
Park makes delightful and readil,
taken ''stopover." q ~
The Burlington line takes to ths
Northern Pacific tracks at Billings
Mont, and enters Seattle by thai
route. The Chicago, Milwaukee
st. Paul is pushing construction OF
its transcontinental line which will
be operating into Seattle before the
end of the exposition period, paral.
leling the Northern Pacific.
The Hartman lines care for the
traffic of the South and Southwest
the Union Pacific reaching Seattle
via Denver and Portland, running
through the magnificent scenery OF
the central section of the far West.
Although not surprising the north
Eern routes in scenery, the Southern
Pacific passes through country OF
more historic interest, California and
the Southwest From the time one
leaves San Francisco until the East
lis reached, the road is passing points
famous in the history of the conti-
nent, the fame of many dating back
to the old days of Spanish occupa-
ton in the eighteenth century.
4 Improved service will be institut-
ed on all these lines for the heavy
liallio this summer.
Right now the Alaska Yukon-Pa
cific exposition is the magnet that is
is attracting thousands of people
from eastern and middle western
states to the Pacific Coast partly for
the reason that the exhibition will
open up new line Of thought with
its great displays from Alaska, IIa-
wall and the Philippines as well as
the Orient. and partly because OF the
much-advertised scenic beauties OF
the states bordering on the Pacific.
The state Of Washington and more
the Puget Sound .coun-
try will soon be the mecca for train
loads of strangers. But Washington
will not hold the visitors for an in
definite period for they have some
thing in mind further than visit to
the exposition at Seattle.
There are opportunities on the
Pacific coast for the homeseeker as
we'll as the merchant and manufac-l
turer and the visitors to the fair in
tend to see just what Oregon, Idaho,
Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Nevada,
as well as British Column
bia, have to offer in the way of in
ducements to settlers. OF course the
tourists will be here, in large num-
bers and their itinerary always in
cludes all the mountain, lake and
seaside resorts of the Northwest.
Y The exposition itself is going to
open the eyes of the thousands of
visitors who will come to Seattle ex-
pecting to find an exhibition very
similar to what has been offered be-
fore. The Alaska Yukon Pacific
exposition is not going to be remem-
bered after its gates close because of
Its great size or by the number Of
Its buildings, but because of the
baa0tiful picture formed by the
work OF the builder and landscape
artist, framed in by lakes, mountains
and woodland scenery distributed
lavishly on every hand by nature.
. h sc ffvtaz q v1e. h a ftIyFs
months before the official date OF
opening, the buildings stand COM
plete, the streets are paved and now
The exhibits to fill acres of space are
arriving in Seattle. Canada's mag
1ificent exhibit that attracted the at
IGNITION of thousands of visitors to
he Franco British exposition at
London last year has arrived in Seat |
lie and from Italy comes several
carloads of rare exhibits for the
loreign section and big manufacture
ng concerns throughout the United
States are forwarding their displays
lirect to the exposition grounds
where now long row of heavily
alden freight cars waiting to be un-
oaded lis daily scene.
Within thirty days every exhibit
building on the ground will be well
filed and the United States govern
nent will have its display in readi-
less early in May. When the gates
If the Alaska Yukon-Pacific exposi-
ion open June 1, 1903, the show
will be complete in every detail, an
Example of western spirit and enter
,rise.