The next stop after leaving Boulder 

 Dam is Salt Lake City. In and about 

 this city are numerous points of inter- 

 est. The great Mormon Temple, built 

 after 40 years' labor of native granite, 

 seats 10,000 people. The State Capitol 

 is said to occupy the most commanding 

 site of any in America. From it may 

 be seen Great Salt Lake and an ex- 

 panse of mountain-walled valleys. Pio- 

 neers pitched their tents after a long 

 trek across the plains on the site now 

 occupied by the City and County Build- 

 ings, the finest west of the Mississippi 

 River. 



Of more interest is the scenic Wa- 

 satch Drive bending and dipping in 

 and out of the canyons. City Creek, 

 Red Butte, Emigration and Parley's are 

 other points of interest. Along the 

 way will be seen the historic monu- 

 ment of Brigham Young and the pio- 

 neers of '47 at the mouth of Emigra- 

 tion Canyon. 



Salt Lake City also has the Univer- 

 sity of Utah, and Fort Douglas estab- 

 lished in 1862. The Jordan River which 

 winds down the center of the valley, 

 flows from a fresh water lake into a 

 dead sea (Great Salt Lake) just as does 

 the river of that name in the Holy 

 Land. 



From Salt Lake City the Rocky 

 Mountains are visible as the special 

 train journeys to Colorado Springs. 

 This is the second time the Rockies 

 will be seen by visitors as the northern 

 range of the Continental Divide is 

 crossed on the way out. 



The country surrounding Colorado is 

 probably as pretty as any that will be 

 seen on the trip. It includes Pikes 

 Peak, Cheyenne Mountain topped by an 

 Indian pueblo, South Cheyenne Canyon 

 with seven water falls, and many other 

 canyons, drives and trails. Herds of 

 elk and deer are usually seen about 

 sundown. 



Denver, which lies a mile above sea 

 level, is the next stop on the list. 

 Mountains are only 13 miles away and 

 seem to rise almost at the city's back 

 door. 



From Denver, the convention train 

 heads straight back to Chicago, cross- 

 ing the great plains of Nebraska and 

 Iowa. The train will arrive in Chi- 

 cago at 7:00 A. M. December 17. 



Route "B" is a longer trip. Its two 

 main attractions are the Grand Canyon 

 and New Orleans. Nearly the entire 

 width of Texas will be crossed by this 

 southern convention train, swinging 

 from Albuquerque, New Mexico, down 

 to Houston, Texas. In Albuquerque 

 will be found the University of New 

 Mexico, Indians, Mexicans, southerners 

 and Yankees. 



The Grand Canyon is the mightiest 

 example of wind and water erosion on 



the globe. Prof. John C. Van Dyke, 

 world-wide traveler, has said of it: 

 "More commanding than the Canyon 

 of the Yellowstone, more beautiful 

 than Niagara, more mysterious in its 

 depths than the Himalayas in their 

 height, the Grand Canyon remains not 

 the eighth but the first wonder of the 

 world. There is nothing like it." 



Grand Canyon is a terrific trough 

 6,000 to 7,000 feet deep, four to 18 

 miles wide, hundreds of miles long 

 with hundreds of peaks taller than any 

 mountain east of the Rockies. 



New Orleans is as beautiful a city 

 as you will find anywhere. Tall, stately 

 rows of palm trees border the walks 

 and drives which wind through the 

 comfortable residence sections. Large 

 parks are sprinkled about the city. A 

 quaint mixture of French and Spanish 

 influences, the old city retains enough 

 of the charm of each culture to be 

 delightful. One of the sights not to 

 be missed is 1140 Royal — a typical 

 French mansion which was occupied by 

 families of high social rank. Lafayette, 

 Marshal Ney, famous French com- 

 mander under Emperor Napoleon, and 

 Louis Phillipe, one of the last kings 

 of France, slept in this house. It is also 

 the scene of hideous tortures inflicted 

 upon slaves by Madame Lalaurie, who 

 was forced to flee to Europe when some 

 of her victims were found in a "horror 

 chamber." 



Don't wait if you are planning to 

 make this wonderful trip. Make your 

 reservations now. Send them to Paul 

 E. Mathias, Secretary, Illinois Agricul- 

 tural Association, 608 So. Dearborn St., 

 Chicago, or leave your name in your 

 County Farm Bureau office. 



WHERE GRAND COULEE DAM IS BEING BUILT 

 on th« Columbia River, 92 miUj wesf of Spokane. On left it contractor's town wliara our 

 party will have (upper December 4 in the large meft hall. On the right is the Government 

 engineer's town. 3,000 men are at work on the Dam. 



■TOURIST" SLEEPERS ARE THE SAME 

 cars that were used as standard pullmans a 

 few years ago. They are not as luxurious as 

 the newer de luxe sleeping cars (shown above), 

 but are clean, have comfortable plush seats, 

 carpeted aisles, comfortable beds with coil 

 springs and mattresses, clean linen each night, 

 individual lights in each berth, and large, 

 clean dressing rooms. 



NOVEMBER, 1936 



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