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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 

 ifter iO years' labor of native granite, 

 seats 10,000 people. The State Capitol 

 :s said to occupy the most commanding 

 ^ite of any in America. From it may 

 he seen Great Salt Lake and an ex- 

 panse of mountain-walled valleys. Pio- 

 neers pitched their tents after a long 

 rek across the plains on the site now 

 iccupied by the City and Coimty Build- 

 ngs, the finest west of the Mississippi 

 River. 



Of more interest is the scenic Wa- 

 ..itch Drive bending and dipping in 

 .nd out of the canyons. Cjty Creek, 

 iU'd Butte, Emigration and Parleys are 

 ither points of interest. Along the 

 Aay will be seen the historic monu- 

 nent of Brigham Young and the pio- 

 neers of 'il at the mouth of Lmigra- 

 lon Canyon. 



Salt Lake City also has the Univer- 

 ity of Utah, and Fort Douglas estab- 

 ijshed in 1862. The Jordan River which 

 vinds down the center of the valley, 

 lows 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 

 rain journeys to Colorado Springs. 

 Phis is the second time the Rockies 

 \mII be seen by visitors as the northern 

 range of the Continental Divide is 

 > rossetl on the way out. 



The country surrounding (olorado 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 C anyon 

 with seven water falls, and many other 

 wmyons, drives and trails. Herds of 

 v\k 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- 

 wigo at 7:00 A. M. December 1^. 



Route "B ' is a longer trip. Its two 

 main attractions are the Grand Canyon 

 ind New Orleans. Nearly the entire 

 width of Texas will be crossed by this 

 southern convention train, swinging 

 from Albuquerque, New Mexico, down 

 'o Houston, Texas. In Albuquerque 

 will be found the University of New- 

 Mexico, Indians, Mexicans, southerners 

 ind Yankees. 



The Grand Canyon is the mightiest 

 example of wind and water erosion on 



"TOURIST" SLEEPERS ARE THE SAME 

 cars that were used as standard pullmans a 

 few years ago. They are not as (uiurious as 

 the newer de luxe sleeping cars [shown above), 

 but are clean, have connforfable plush seats, 

 carpeted aisles, comfortable beds with coil 

 springs and nnattresses. clean linen each night. 

 Individual lights in each berth, and large, 

 clean dressing rooms. 



the globe. Prof. John C. Van Dyke, 

 world-wide traveler, has said of it: 

 "More commanding than the (anyon 

 of the Yellowstone, more beautiful 

 than Niagara, more mysterious in its 

 depths than the Himalayas in their 

 height, the Grand (.anyon 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 IS 

 miles wide, hundreds of miles long 

 with hundreds of peaks taller than any 

 mountain east of the Rockies. 



New Orleans is as beautiful a citv, 

 as you will find anywhere. T.ill. 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 lllO Royal a typical 



French mansion which was occupied by 

 families of high social rank. Lal'ayette, 

 Marshal Ney. famous I'rench com- 

 mander under Fmperor 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 Furope 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. Senil them to Paul 

 F. Mathias. Secretary, Illinois Agricul- 

 tural Association. 60s .So. Dearborn .St., 

 (Jiicago. or leave your name in your 

 ( ountv Farm Bureau office 



WHERE GRAND COULEE DAM IS BEING BUILT 

 on the Columbia River, 92 miles west of Spokane. On left is contractor's town where our 

 party will have supper December 4 in the large mess hall. On the right is the Government 

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



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