The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1916-09-12
Mr.. Ernest Ditch Describes
His Northwest Trip.
CONTINUED from last Friday

Seattle has many hundred miles of
fine bOulevards. She is the originator
of cafiterias, or the restaurants where
YOU serve yourself. All Of the new
theatres are adopting the system of
having incline runways to reach the
balconies or pits, thereby eliminat-
ing the use of stairways. | had the
pleasure Of hearing Judge Hughes,
the Republican presidential nominee.
After spending several days in Sc
attic, |, with several friends, arranged
to motor through Rainier National
Park. Leaving Seattle at Z a. m. on
a swift steamer on thirty-flve mile
ride on Puget Sound to Tacoma, l
was met there by seven passenger
Packard for the 7O-mile trip through
Paradise Valley, above the snow line
on Mount Rainier. The weather was
grand. We succeeded in getting to
Narada Falls in the car, the balance
of the distance was made over a
mountain trail horseback.
Some Of the party remained at
Paradise Valley Hotel, which is at an
elevation of about 1000 feet and more
than 5000 feet below the summit.
spent the night at Glacier where
there are permanent camps consist
in gof two room sleeping tents with
electric lights and heaters and run
ming hot and cold water and large
dining tent.
Uncle Sam controls the park and
the roads are grand. The revenue for
the upkeep of the park is derived
principally by charging autos an en-
trance fee which is 81 for a single
trip and IS for season permit. l
went in Sunday and over $50 cars
head paid for privilege on that day.
Seattle is second to none for ed
vocational facilities. The Washington
State University located there is the
only self supporting one. owning sew
eral fine mercantile buildings in Sc
attic
crossed the Sound to Bremerton
where is located one of the Govern
ments fine navy yards.
left Seattle on the Great North
ern just three weeks out following
the shores Of Puget Sound dis
lance of thirty miles to Everett and
crossed the beautiful Columbia River
at five in the afternoon and reached
Spokane, Washington's eastern me-
tropolis at 9:45 p. m. Eastern Wash
ington is noted for its wonderful
fruit orchards. Spokane is only 800
miles east of Seattle and the climate
is entirely different. In Seattle the
thermometer seldom goes below 20
degrees above in the winter or over
IS degrees in summer. In Spokane,
20 degrees below and 100 degrees
above in summer is common.
The next morning we were delayed
about two hours on account of
wreck ahead which proved to be
head-on collision of two freight trains
drawn by two monster mallett-type
locomotives. Both engineers had been
killed and the engines had the ap-
pearance Of scrap iron.
We had crossed the state Of Idaho
during the night and were now in
Montana. On this division the G. N.
r. r. is spending millions building
snow sheds and protecting against
landslides. Last winter our extreme
Northwest had record breaking
snow fall and at one time the Great
Northern r. r. was out Of commits
sion for three weeks. We reached
Bolton, the eastern entrance of Gla-
cier National Park at about ten
o'clock the next day and Glacier
Park station two hours later. At this
point my trip which lasted week
began. After enjoying . fine lunch
at the Glacier Park Hotel, noted for
its unique style and built at q cost
Of 100000, I boarded a 12-pas-