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time across the continent. That is the shibboleth 

 of the U. P. The shortest Hne and the lowest 

 grades. That is all they want. The best is good 

 enough for them. And they are getting it in 

 many other ways and places. Everywhere we 

 went we saw curves straightened, fills and cuts 

 and tunnels through the solid rock to reduce 

 grades. It is a plain matter of calculation. So 

 much money spent will save so much in moving 

 the traffic. ''Then spend the money and be 

 quick about it." Today, what was the poor old 

 busted Union Pacific, that ruined so many fortunes 

 and blasted so many reputations, that was a 

 jest and a byword, compares with any railroad in 

 the country — indeed, with any in the world. 

 Travel over it is no task in that magnificent gliding 

 hotel. The Overland • Limited, where you have 

 every comfort and are borne on the magic carpet 

 from wonderland to wonderland. And it opens 

 up that wonderland of all the wonders, Yellow- 

 stone Park. 



