The StoriedNorthwest

1923

E x p l o r e d b y L e w i s & C l a r k in1804-6 a n d d e v e l o p e d

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Northern Pacific Railway

t]„)Northern Pacif ic Ra i lway Photo by Bu l l , St. Paul.

We're Not Afraid—Come See Us inYellowstone Park

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Silver Birches Glorify Minnesota Lakes

The Storied Northwest

T H E Storied Northwest i s a preciousAmerican vacationland. I t has in -spired an inexpressible wonder in all

who have "discovered" i t from the time ofthe first explorers.

Here you will find not merely a change, butinspiration, refreshing and invigorating—aland of startling beauty which welcomes youwith the offer of every imaginable summerpleasure.

Indians, explorers, historians and poetshave in turn sung praises of the MinnesotaTen Thousand Lakes Region, but the eagervacationists returning every summer to fish,swim, rest and play in this entrancing lake-land pay the most genuine tribute to its charm.

By actual determination the state of Min-nesota has 10,000 or more lakes, some of themsmall, wi th bluffy and tree-fringed borders,several of them quite large and al l o f themmost attractive from the standpoint of the an-gler or pleasure seeker. T h e Northern PacificRailway's " D u l u t h S h o r t L i n e " and itsbranches extend through the eastern part ofthis Lake Park Region, while the main lineand the branch to Grand Forks, N . D . andWinnipeg, in Manitoba, crossing the state ina northwesterly direction, cut across a myriadcollection of lakes near the western boundaryof the State. I n recent years this section hasbecome more and more popular with Easternand Southern people who desire a cool andyet temperate climate where they can spendany time from a week to a month or two out

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Off for Minnesota's 10,000 Lakes Regionof doors in the summer, where bass, pike andmuskalonge fishing is excellent. Good hotelshave multiplied and there are increasinglynumerous attractive outing spots where eith-er hotel or cottage life may be enjoyed as oneprefers. T h e lakes near St. Paul on the "Du-luth Short Line," those near Detroit and Per-ham on the main line, Battle, Ottertail, Gull,Ten Mile, Woman, Leech, Bemidji, and Itas-ca lakes, on or near branch lines, are a few ofmany of these summer playgrounds.*

Pyramid ParkOne o f the most vivid pictorial portions

of the West is found in North Dakota and incommon parlance has been known as the BadLands, but is more correctly known as Pyra-mid Park. T h e characteristics of this regionare long lines of cliffs, and isolated buttes,highly colored by the burning out of underly-ing coal beds and carved by erosion into mostvaried and even fantastic forms, the resultantcombination being one that produces a mostattractive and fascinating landscape.*Our "M inneso ta Lakes" booklet depicts th is region in detai l .

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Teakettle Butte, on the Yellowstone River, Montana.Erosion was the Architect

Not far south from Medora, on the LittleMissouri river in the heart of this land of en-chantment, Custer camped in 1876 soon afterstarting on his last and fateful campaignagainst the Indians. T h i s was the regionwhere Colonel Roosevelt formerly engaged incattle ranching.

About five miles north of Medora is Peace-ful Val ley Ranch, a most desirable resortranch i n the Pyramid Park region. I t i spicturesquely located, is easily accessible byauto, well conducted, has numerous cottages,horses for exploration parties and accommo-dations for about 30 persons a day.

Near i t is a Petrified Forest of great in-terest. T h e recumbent t ree t runks com-prise very large ones in many cases and arefound in large numbers. Stumps, petrifiedremains of former trees are many and deeplyinteresting. Address Carl B. Olsen, Medora,North Dakota, for details.

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Mt. Baldy, Livingston, Montana. Seen from NorthernPacific Trains—Yellowstone River

in Foreground

Between Medora and Glendive the uplandregion has, in recent years, been transformedinto one vast grain field. Just beyond Wibaux,on the south side of the track, stands a statueof the late Pierre Wibaux, a former wellknown banker and stockman for whom thetown was named.

Along the Yellowstone RiverBetween Glendive and Livingston t h e

Northern Pacific Railway follows the ramblingYellowstone r iver fo r 340 miles through acharming and interesting part of eastern Mon-tana. A b o u t this stream, formerly knownby the Indians as the Elk river, the border his-tory of eastern Montana centers. Historically,the importance of the stream was first madeknown by Lewis and Clark, one of whose par-ties, under Clark, descended the river in 1806,returning from the Pacific Ocean. A notedlandmark, Pompey's Pillar, near the stationof that name, stands on the south bank in

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Trout May be Caught in any Stream or Lake Amongthe Mountains on the Northern Pacific

plain view of passing trains, and to this dayshows Captain Clark's name carved on therock by himself.

During the old frontier days steamboatsfrom St. Louis navigated the Yellowstone atintervals as far as the mouth of the Bighornriver.

South of Miles City and Rosebud stationlie the Cheyenne and Crow Indian reserva-tions. T h e Cheyennes are among the finestspecimens of the Indian race.

Miles Ci ty has for years been the mostnoted horse market in the West, and For tKeogh—just across the Tongue r iver fromMiles City—has been until recently a militarypost used by the government as a cavalry re-mount station. I t was named fo r Capt.Myles W. Keogh, killed with Custer a t thebattle of the Litt le Bighorn, June 25, 1876.

From Billings, an example of the fine pro-gressive young cities of the West, a visit tothe Custer battlefield of 1876 may well be

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Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone at Tower Fall,Yellowstone Park

made. I t is a part of the old Crow Indianreservation and the monuments and head-stones on the hills which overlook the LittleBighorn river explain the tragic events o fJune, 1876, when Custer and so many of hisregiment were wiped out by Indians.

In the mountains south o f Laurel andreached f rom Red Lodge, Camp Senia andRichel Lodge are among a number of mostattractive recreation places.

Hunter's Hot Springs—Springdale station—near the base o f the picturesque CrazyMountains, which are first seen from near BigTimber, were as noted among the Indians asthey now are among the whites, for their heal-ing properties. There is a very fine hotel herewith a large plunge, numerous hot and mudsprings, etc. 8

Jenny Lake, Teton National ForestSouth of Yellowstone Park

Yellowstone National ParkAt Livingston the Yellowstone Park line,

passing through the Gate of the Mountainsand Paradise Valley, follows the Yellowstoneriver to Gardiner, the original, official andnorthern entrance t o Yellowstone Park .Gardiner is but five miles from MammothHot Springs, the capital of the park, and thesite of the beautiful nature-painted terraces.

Yellowstone is the world's greatest park.It is a wonderland of mighty geysers, gloriouswaterfalls, gorgeously-colored canyons andnatural phenomena o f endless variety andcharm. Yellowstone, in addition to i ts sur-prising scenic marvels and beauties, i s America 'sbiggest game preserve. Bears, beavers, deer,elk, buffalo, antelope, moose, mountain sheepand birds of many species live here in theirnative state, friendly, protected, interested invisitors. E v e r y traveler passing Livingstonshould arrange to visit the park.

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Castle Rock, Gallatin River, MontanaHere are Trout Galore

Here is nature's most extravagantly beau-tiful offering—the preeminent sightseeingtour of the world!

Rocky Canyon and Three ForksBetween Livingston and Bozeman the Rocky

Mountains are first crossed—a thrilling, memo-rable experience! Rocky Canyon is the beauti-ful gorge down which the railway winds its wayinto the renowned Gallatin Valley. A t the verypoint where the railway crosses this range Cap-tain Clark, of Lewis and Clark, crossed the di-vide in 1806, on the return journey to St. Louis.

The Gallatin Valley, w i th the Gallatinrange of mountains on one side and the BridgerRange on the other, is one of the most historicand fertile valleys in Montana.

The names Bozeman and Bridger com-memorate the lives and services of two mennoted in the early history of the YellowstoneValley. A t i ts extreme western end threestreams, the Jefferson, the Madison and Gal-

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A Glimpse of the Biller Root Valley andRange, Montana

latin rivers, so named by Lewis and Clark,form the Missouri. T h i s spot became, and isstill, known as the Three Forks, and a growingtown of that name is found there. One line ofthe Northern Pacific follows the last namedstream nearly to Helena, the capital o f Mon-tana; the other follows the Jefferson river andcrosses the mountains t o Butte, the greatmining city.

At Lime Spur, on the Butte line, at somedistance above the track and on one of themountain peaks, is the Lewis and Clark Na-tional Monument, a tremendous system o fnatural caverns under the control of the In-terior Department of the Government.

Beyond Helena and Butte the NorthernPacific follows the Clark Fork of the Columbia,formerly known as the Deer Lodge and Hell-gate river, between very high subranges of theRockies to Missoula, at the foot of the beauti-ful Bitter Root Valley. T h e American Rock-

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In the Flathead Lake Region, Montana

ies show some of their grandest beauties alongthe Northern Pacific in Montana.

The Bitter Root Valley leads south fromMissoula. I t is noted for i ts fert i l i ty andbeauty and the Bit ter Root Range is a fa-mous fishing and hunting region ful l o f de-lightful camping spots. T h e Bit ter Rootbranch line extends well up the valley intoa rich farming and stock country.

Flathead Lake and Vicini tyJust over the last ascent o f the Rockies,

beyond Missoula, the Northern Pacific de-scends into the valley of the Jocko and Flat-head rivers. Here is what may well be term-ed a mountain paradise. A climate of ex-ceptional salubri ty, mountain scenery o fsuperb grandeur, forests that are green theyear through, flowers tha t bloom not onlyin the spring, but more or less continuously,a large lake o f great agricultural value and

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Northern Pacific Trains Follow a Thousand Milesof Historic and Scenic Rivers

uncommon beauty, together form a home-landof fascinating proportions and delightful ap-peal.

To the east, and close at hand, are Butte,He!ena and Missoula, three fine cities, whichare centers of education, refinement and re-laxation, and good markets twelve months inthe year. T o t h e west, also b u t a shortdistance away, is Spokane, the Empress o fthe wide-ranged Inland Empire, another at-tractive center of recreation and commercialsuperiority.

The Flathead, or Salish, Indians, alwaysfriends of the Whites, have taken up their oldreservation lands in individual ownerships andadd a somewhat ancient, historic and, like-wise, a picturesque touch to the landscape.

To the north is the Kalispell country, withFlathead Lake an important feature o f thelandscape. Kalispell, w i th Poison on t h esouth, and Somers at the north end o f thelake, form, with other growing towns, corn-

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Flathead Lake, Montana, and a Glimpse of the RockiesA Charming Vacation Locality

munities of increasing future value. A n d —mark i t well, to the northeast, not fa r f romKalispell, is Glacier National Park, reachedconveniently v ia the Poison branch o f theNorthern Pacific and after a delightful boattrip across Flathead Lake.

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Le) HaynesOld Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone Park

The Glacier Park trip may also be madeeasily from Butte or Helena on the NorthernPacific. Th ree famous hot springs resorts—Boulder, Alhambra, and Broadwater—are onthe way and are worth visiting. T h e Broad-water natatorium is world famous for its sizeand remarkable natural hot and cold waters.

Lake Pend Oreille and Other LakesThe Flathead river debauches into the Clark

Fork river which is followed through the moun-tains, that constantly become higher and morerugged, to Lake Pend Oreille. This lake is an ex-pansion o f the Clark Fork and fi l ls a tre-

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Cottages at Lake Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

mendous gorge, o r canyon among t h emountains, and is therefore a very deep lake,some 2,000 or 3,000 feet in depth, so i t issaid. Leaving the lai-e the stream continuesto the northwest to the Columbia river.

Sand Point, on the lake, is an attractiveplace to leave the train and enjoy the fishingfor which Lake Pend Oreille is noted.

After winding for many miles through therough and upheaved range the railway emergesinto t h e open park-like c o u n t r y a b o u tSpokane with its large, attractive orchards andtruck gardens. Tr ibu ta ry to Spokane are anumber of most beautiful lakes, prominentamong which are Hayden and Coeur d'Alenelakes, and the mountains—from Helena andButte to Spokane—abound in trout streamsthat never fail to satisfy the most fastidiouswielder of the rod who seeks them out.

West o f Spokane i s the Inland Empirewhich, under irrigation, will before long be anAgricultural Empire o f tremendous impor-tance.

South from Spokane lies the Palouse Coun-try and the Lewiston region—one a notedgrain producing section—the other renowned

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Dolly Vardens for Dinner, from Odell Lake, Des-chutes Country, Oregon

for its orchards and garden produce. M o s -cow, Idaho, and Pullman, Washington—uni-versity towns—and L e w i s t o n - Clarkstonare important places.The Columbia River and "Nor th Bank"

LineBetween Spokane and Portland the trav-

eler uses the Spokane, Portland and Seattle,—the "North Bank"—road. I t crosses the Co-I umbia river at Pasco-Kennewick, and followsthe north bank of the river 230 miles to Port-land. F r o m Portland, i t extends to Astoria,119 miles, at the mouth of the Columbia river,and to the various beach resorts along thecoast. T h e Columbia is unquestionably thegreatest stream in the United States from ascenic standpoint, and from a historical stand-point it is also of paramount interest. Cas -cades and rapids, terraced and vertical bluffs,precipitous mountains, some bare and almostdevoid of verdure, others thickly covered withforests, a wonderful and wide sweep of theriver, and a couple of dozen waterfalls each

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Columbia River Highway, Oregon.

hundreds of feet high and none in the worldmore beautiful, form a panoramic feast noone can gaze upon unmoved.

At Fallbridge the Oregon Trunk branchcrosses the Columbia on a bridge directlyacross Celilo Falls, and continues on to Bend,Oregon, 157 miles distant. I t follows theDeschutes river and furnishes a scenic pano-rama unsurpassed in its startling and unusualcharacter in the entire country.

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Mt. Hood, Oregon, 11,225 Feet AltitudeFrom most o f the higher elevations o f

Portland and the region round about, the fivegreat mountains o f this region, Mt. Rainier,Mt. Adams, M t . St. Helens, Mt . Hood andMt. Jefferson, may be viewed, together withthe beautiful valley of the Willamette river.

At the mouth of the Columbia, on the"North Bank" road, is Astoria, an important,interesting and l ively place for a stop-overwhile "doing" the beaches at Seaside, Gear-hart, etc. Impor tan t improvements have re-cently been made at these beaches and theyare easily reached by frequent train service.

Astoria is an attraction in itself. I t s his-torical episodes—Gray's discovery of the Co-lumbia, in 1792; Lewis and Clark, 1805-6;the establishment of a fort there in 1810-12by John Jacob Astor's fur-trading parties,and the broad sweep of the Columbia overits former very dangerous bar (now quite in-nocuous), make i t an interesting locality.

Across the Cascade Mountains andThe Yak ima Valley

Not many miles west o f Spokane theNorthern Pacific road winds along the north-

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ern bank of Lake Colville, which, breaking inupon a somewhat open and gently undulatingvalley, or plain, serves to diversify the land-scape most pleasantly.

Beyond Pasco the main line of the North-ern Pacific follows the Yakima Valley to thecrossing of the Cascade Range of mountains.This valley is among the noted valleys of thecountry on account of its importance from anirrigation standpoint. Twenty-f ive or thirtyyears ago scarcely a start had been made inthe development of this region and now i t isone of the most prolific and noted fruit and al-falfa producing valleys in the United States, ifnot in the world. A t Pasco and Kennewick,in the lower val ley, Prosser, Sunnyside,Grand View, Zillah, a l i t t le higher up, andYakima and Ellensburg in the upper valley,one may stop and enjoy an experience in thestudy of irrigation well worth while.

The crossing of the Cascade Range affordsanother opportunity of enjoying rare moun-tain scenery. T h e Cascades are very differentfrom the Rockies and are densely covered withtimber. T h e ride down the Range slopes isa thrilling one.

Puget Sound and RainierNational Park

The Puget Sound country with its wonder-fully progressive cities, Seattle, Olympia, Port-land, Tacoma, Everett, Port Townsend, Bel-lingham, Victoria and Vancouver, B. C., wasfirst opened to the traveling public by the con-struction of the Northern Pacific Railway. I npoint of historical interest and scenic gran-deur no section of the West will surpass thisregion. T h e variety to be found here, and all

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Mt. Rainier, 14,408 Feet High, RainierNational Park, Washington(Also Called Mt. Tacoma)

that goes to make up life in its spiritual andphysical enjoyment, is almost beyond state-ment. Aside from the Sound itself, with its in-numerable recreation spots of great beauty,Rainier National Park ranks with the Yellow-stone, Yosemite and the other national parksof the country. The Government has, throughvery heavy expenditures, made i t possible toview the beauties of this park region easily andat reasonable expense.

New roads, trails and fine new hotels makeit a most desirable addition to one's travelprogram.

Mount Rainier itself, a massive monu-ment of nature and the genesis of the park,is visible from most points on Puget Sound,including Seattle and Tacoma.

Since the park is only 42 miles from Ta-coma and 57 miles from Seattle, i t is easilyreached from these cities. One may breakfastin Tacoma or Seattle and four or five hours

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Y. M. C. A . Camp, Rainier National Forest,Washington

later lunch among the glaciers and flowers ofRainier Park. Ra in ie r is famous for its flow-ers. J o h n Mui r called i t " a perfect flowerelysium," and the "richest subalpine gardenI have ever found." W i n t e r and summerpleasures both abound in Rainier Park.

Trips by boat or train to Victoria and Van-couver, B. C., from Seattle and Tacoma wellrepay the tourist. A l s o a ride across theSound to Bremerton, the location of the PugetSound navy yard, or a tr ip up Hood's Canal,or t o Lake Crescent i n the wild OlympicRange—all these are vivid experiences.

Vancouver and Victoria are large, attrac-tive and most interesting cities to visit andto sojourn in. E a c h is very different fromthe other. Vancouver i s on the mainlandwith good harbor protection and mountainsround about. Vic to r ia is on a harbor juttingback from the Strait of Juan de Fuca and hasthe flavor o f Old England in i ts residentialpart. T h e y are cities with real personality—as are all the cities of the Storied Northwest.

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The Northern Pacific Railway OfficesListed Wi l l Help You Plan Your Tr ip

Aberdeen, Wash H . H . Gr i f f in D i s t . F r t . a n dPass. A g t .

Bell ingham, Wash. A N . Bussing G e n . Agt .Billings, M o n t J E. Spu r l i ng , D i s t F r t . a n d

Pass. A g t .Ne i l Ba i rd , Tr a y. Pass. Agent

Boston, Mass. ,217 o ld South Bldg C E . Foster Gen. Agen t Pass.

Depar tmentJared Jernegan, T r a y . Pass .

AgentBuffalo, N . Y . ,

644 El l icot t Square W m G . Mason, Tr a y. Pass. Agt.Butte, Mont . ,

704 Metals Bank & Trust Bldg. W. H . M e r r i m a n D i s t . F r t .and Pass. Ag t .

J. S. K e m p G e n . A g t .No. 2 No. M a i n St D . E . Wi lder, A g t . C o n . T k t .

Office.Chicago, III., 226 W. Adams St W I U d e , Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt.

H. V. W i l m o t , D is t . Pass. Ag t .J. B. Hinkson, Tray. Pass. Agt .R. E . Goodemote, T r a y. Imm.

AgentCincinnati , O h i o ,

1001 Neaye B l d g W . C. H a r t n e t t G e n . Ag t .A. L . Placke, Tr a y P a s s . Ag t .G. F. Kn igh t , T r a y F r t . a n d

Pass. Agen tCleveland, O.,

708 H ippod rome B ldg W . H. M i l l a rd G e n . Agt .G. Wa l t e r Bodine, T r a y . Pass.

AgentDallas, Tex. , 929 K i r b y B ldg C h a s . Sorg, Jr., Southwestern Agt.Detro i t , M i c h . ,

407 F ree Press B ldg G A . Barnes G e n . Ag t .J. C. Petres.. . Tray Pass. Ag t .Du lu th , M i n n . ,

334 We s t Superior St J I T h o m a s D i s t . F r t . andPass. A g t .

C. P . O 'Donne l l , C i t y Pass.Agent

C. O. M a r t i n G e n . Agt .Everett , WashHelena, M o n t . ,

Placer Hote l E S R icha rds G e n . Ag t .Geo. A . M ine r, C i t y Pass. Ag t .

Kansas C i ty, Mo. ,115 Rai lway Exchange Bldg F. A . Acker G e n . Ag t .

L. B . Heinen T r a y P a s s . Ag t .O. L . S ta rk . . . Tray. I m m . A g t .

Lewiston, Idaho G e n . Agen tLos Angeles, Ca l . ,

508 Cent ra l Bldg J L . Nor ton G e n . Ag t .Mi lwaukee, W is . ,

809 M a j e s t i c B ldg . . . . . J. C. M c C u t c h e n G e n . Ag t .Minneapolis, M i n n . ,

522 Second Ave. So H . C. Hasberg, C i t y Pass. Ag t .C. S. K i r k land , C i t y Tick . A g t .

Missoula, M o n t R . J. Dee T r a y . F r t . andPass. A g t

New Y o r k C i t y , N . Y . ,280 B r o a d w a y W . F. Mershon, Dist. Pass. Agt .

V. L . Be Dell C i t y Pass. A g t .23

Philadelphia, Pa.,809-10 Finance Bldg

Pittsburgh, Pa.,518 Park B ldg R . J. Tozer G e n . Ag t .

Cli fford T. Penn. T r a y . Pass.Agent

Port land, Ore., 531 Nor thwest - A . D . Char l ton, G. P. A .ern Bank B ldg C F D u f f y. . . Tr a y. Pass. Agt .

L. E. Beach . . . C i ty Pass. Ag t .3rd & Washington Sts C E Wa r r e n A g t . Con.

Tk t . OfficeSt. Louis, M o . ,

Room 301-3, 411 Ol ive St.. R . K . Cross G e n . Ag t .C. R . T h r o c k m o r t o n , T r a y .

Pass, Agt .St. Pau l , M inn . , Rai l road Bldg. M . R. Johnson, C i t y Pass. Ag t .

5th & Jackson Sts. L P . Gel lerman, T . P. A .G. W. Moberg, T. P. A .G. A . Jobes, Tr a y. I m m . A g t .F. J. E l l i o t t , T r a y. I m m . Ag t .

San Francisco, Cal. ,633 Monadnock B ldg H . A. Mann ing G e n . Agt .

J. F. Simmons, C i t y Pass. Ag t .T. K. Stateler, Agt . Pass. Dept.

Seattle, Wash.,200 L . C. Smi th B ldg W . E. Coman, Western Traff ic

ManagerE. E. Nelson, A . G. P. A .J. T. M c Kenney, T r a y. Pass.

Agent.1407 Fou r th St E L Ca rey, G . A . P. D .

A. G. Kinsman, Ci ty Pass. Agt .Spokane, Wash.

701 Sprague Av e F J . Be r ry G e n . A g t .Cor. Wa l l St. E . V. H u n t , Asst. Gen. Ag t .

M. A . Berg, T r a y. Pass. A g t .E. F . B a i r d , C i t y Pass. A g t .

10 South Wal l St C E Arney, West. Ind. & Imm.Agent

Tacoma, Wash R . T. Bretz . A s s t . Gen. F r t .112 So. Te n t h St . a n d Pass. Agt .

J. O . M c M u l l e n , C i t y Pass. &T k t . Ag t .

Vancouver, B. C., 118 Empire Bldg.,601 Hast ings St. W e s t _ _ W . H . Jaynes G e n . Agt .605 Hast ings St. West C E . L a n g . . C i ty Pass. A g t .

Victoria, B . C. ,912 Gove rnmen t St E E . Blackwood G e n . Ag t .

Wal la Wal la , Wash.,103-104 F i rs t N a t . B k . B ldg. S. J. M i l l e r. . . . .D is t . F r t . and

Pass. Agt .Winnipeg, M a n . J C . Sprackl in G e n . A g t .

349 M a i n St. T . J. O'Donnel l , C i t y Fr t . andPass. Agt .

Yak ima, Wash H . A . Glen D i s t . Fr t . andPass. A g t .

M I N N E A P O L I S , M I N N G . F. McNei l l , Asst. Gen. Pass.Agent

ST. PA U L , M I N N .J. C. Poore A s s t . General Passenger AgentM. M . Goodsi l l A s s t . General Passenger AgentH. W. Byer l y G e n e r a l Immig ra t i on AgentE. F. B E N S O N M g r . D e p t . o f I m m . a n d I n d u s t r yJ. G. W O O D W O R T H

Vice-PresidentSt. Pau l , M i n n .

P W . P u m m i l l G e n . A g t .L. Herchelroth, Tr a y. Pass. Ag t .

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A. B. S M I T HPass. Tr a f f i c M a n a g e r

St. Paul , M i n n .

Form 5453 P r i n t e d i n U. S . A .