The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-22
SAVANTS FIND
NORTHWEST IS
A WONDERLAND
Great Wheat Farms on the
Lava Plains in Harvest
Time Arouse Much
Interest.
BIOGRAPHIES MAP OUT
NEWSPAPERS FOR US
Greatest Educational Factor in
Country, They Say, but Too
Sensational, With Too
Many Graft Stories.
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NEWSPAPERS FOR US
Especial Correspondence Of The New
York Times and Salt Lake Tribune).

York Times and Salt Lake Tribune).
~ ORTLAND, Or, Sept. 2l.-When
~ visiting the cities of Washington
and Oregon, including Spokane,
Seattle, Tacoma and Portland,
the European and American geograph.
ers who are members of the transcon-
tincntal excursion Of the American Ge-
ographical society, were astonished at
their wonderful growth and at the ev
licences Of prosperity and progress on
every side.
It seemed incredible that so much
had been accomplished in so short
time. Seattle, especially, impressed tho
visitors with its magnificent situation
between Puget sound and Lake Wash.
ington, where every natural advantage
had been untitled and even improved
upon, and where the only natural dis
advantage, the steepness Of the hills,
had been corrected to large extent
by the Regarding" work, and was be-
ing still further ameliorated
Auto Trip In Seattle.
In the residence districts, however.
which form such large part Of Sc
attic, the elevations add to the attract
iveness, and afford beautiful outlooks
in all directions, The geographors mo-
tored through miles and miles of boule-
wards, parkways and streets with beau
tiful dwellings, and learned with inter
est that most of these houses were
owned by their occupants. Seattle
seemed to be a city Of homes, and if
the visitors had not discovered that it
was also the scene of great CONNER
cial activity, they might we'll have
thought it place filed with villas
where men enjoyed life Of leisure.
Like Some European Cities.
In looking down on the wide sweep
Of its harbor from the encircling hills,
one Of the Italians compared 1t with
Naples. A Scotchman gave it the palm
over Edinburgh, but likened 1t moro
to Torquay, One Of the German ge-
ograp1ers said 1t reminded him Of
Stockholm, not only on account of It's
situation, but also because of the work
which had been accomplished in level
ing Its hills. In Stockholm this work
had beon even harder, for instead Of
earth and gravel which could be washed
down, the Swedish city's hills were
Of solid rock, which had to be blasted
and quarried.
Civic Pride Impressive.
In commenting ON some of his new
experiences, Professor +. +. Niermeyer
Of the University OF Utrecht, remarked
that, first OF all, he was impressed by
tho civic pride, tho energy and the
enthusiasm of the inhabitants Of the
western cities he had visited. Every
man believed that his town was des-
tined to be the great city of the fu.
ture, and was bending every effort to
make 1t realize its destiny This spirit
was characteristic Of rapidly advancing
communities, and Rotterdam was the
only Dutch city which could be COM
pared with the northwestern American
towns IN this respect, for it had had
great growth in recent years, and
was busily engaged in the work Of de-
velopment and improvement.
Professor Niemeyer met a number
of his countrymen in this part of
America, and learned that there was
more than a sentimental connection
between the old and the new country.
for many millions of Dutch capital have
been pro6tabiy invested in upbuiIdipp
and developing the Pacific northwest.
He found several Dutch mortgage banks
in Spokane, which did large business
with tho farmers of the "inInnd ON.
pirs,' that great agricultural region
drained by the Columbia river and IFS
tributaries.
He found great similarity in the
business districts of tho cities through.
out the country, but the streets In the
western cities were much wider than
those Of the enst and OF Europe, which
was. perhaps, natural in now commun-
ities whore everything had had fresh
start, and where the future was being
planned for. He was surprised at the
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