The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-03
CHARMS
USED TO BRING
TOURISTS HERE
Two Great Lines Prepare
to Make Great Summer
Resort Of Region; Links
National Parks.

AV0t1Vka04 Il 6eA NSs
Flathead lake, the most
beautiful body Of water in the
west, and the wide valley be-
low with its magnificent
mountain prospect, will be
advertised and made avail
able to tourists this. year.
The Northern Pacific and
Great Northern railroads,
recognizing the charms Of the
Flathead country, have pre-
pared to route tourists
through the valley and across
the lake this sumDler on their
way from Yellowstone to Gla-
cier park.
Visit the nations two most beau
tif'ii parks by way Of the Flathead"
will be the. substance of tourist advcr-
Using by she two great transcontinent-
al railroads.. Glacier park. Flathead
lake ard Yellowstone park will be
Joine0 by fast and comfortable trains
and boats, and the Flathead will take
It's place as one of Americas most ia
NOUS beauty spots.
instant Popularity Certain.
That the F'lathead will win instant
popularity goes without saying, for it's
scenery Is exceptional The clear lake,
bounded by wooded hills, and the wide
valley guarded by the majestic Mission
range will not suffer by comparison
with the two nearby national PARKS
The convenience of the trip will en-
nance Its popularity. Tourists may
leave eastern terminals over the North
ern Pacific, go through Yellowstone
park, travel straight to Poison without
change. take a fast passenger steamer
across the lake to Somers and there
board Pullman cars bound for Bolton
and the Glacier park.
Sleeping Cars to Poison.
1t is the plan of the Northern Pa
~SNStos'S ~ an =
nouncements. to run standard sleeping
car service straight into Poison. while
the Great Northern will maintain sim
liar conveniences to Somers. Both
roads will feature the trip in their
summer advertising. They probably
will put a boat Of their. own on the
lake to give fast and comfortable scrv.
ice between the two lake cities.
poison's Future Assured.
What this will mean to Poison may
easily be seen. The charming lake
city, hitherto made inaccessible by lack
Of transportation facilities. will become
busy. prosperous place. famous
throughout the country as a summer
resort. No one who knows Polson's
beautiful location and its great posi-
bilities will doubt that it is going Il
become one of the important cities O,
western Montana.
The Northern Pacific has shown tha
1t intends to make the best possibl,
use Of thelopportunities which its Flat
head branch makes available by build
ing a handsome and modern station i,
Poison. The building is of a specia
UeSIEn ana Is 1OS feef long.
To Finish Road ut Once.
Preparations for development worl
on the Flathead this summer are wei
under way. The road will be finishc
M soon as the weather permits. A
present the plans of the company ar
TO start ballasting the line about tn
middle of March. Early in the summe
the road viii be In shape for servic.
Railroad in Operation Now.
steel-laying was completed last fal
and already the construction. compan
IS maintaining a rather haphazard bu
effective. train service. A mixed trail
Is run every other day and is gettin
Do much business that station agent
are being put ON at Poison, Roman an
Dixon. the three important cities q
the line. The railroad has alread
shipped out five times as much whe,
as had been expected. and the pa,
senger business is steady and heavy.
Service Slow but Pleasant.
The present temporary service is n
very fast, hut 1t is extremely rleasal
rs an earnest of what Is to be. tt
other day. when the little train le
Poison. II carried a passenger coac
the front end Of which was used I
baggage. and four freight cars. The
were IS aboard. The train roll
leisurely along across the valley. wi
the splendid mountains always wish
stopping here and there to pick up pa
seneers and rocking somewhat alar,
jnsiy on the unbaliasted roadbed.
There was no formality whate'
about the train. Whenever and whel
ever pasuenGer appeared the train /
oItely stopped aud let him aboard. RI