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Natural Attractions that Vie With All That EuropeCan Offer to the Traveler Little Known Re-

gions of the Far West Becorn ing More AvailableAn Alpine Region at Home WithAvalanches Waterfalls and Cascades

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a 1eglooeutetelag throughuut its entire extent seenle features ofOuch unsurpassed beauty with veryvariation of climate affording hygieniconditlons adapted in tile highest degree

to both recreation and health for everyroncelvable class persons healthy orinvalid than arc within tbe confines Of

the United States and more particularly that section extendingfrom Canadian borMr on tKt aortato the the Mexican border on tbe southand from the upper Missouri River tethe fertile plains and valleys of tilePacific Coast

This assertion was made to the writerby Prof James W Abbott ofthe Agricultural Department who hasdevoted the greater pert of his life teresearch hi the vast Mf ifr regions ofthe United States for the pnrpsss of de-

termining the bout sad moot practicalhighways and byways

Mr Abbott is strongly of the opinionthat the people on tile Aiaortcan conti-

nent could secure much rest benefitfrom an esthetic as well aa a physicalstandpoint by Investigating the scenicattractions of their aattve tend than byroaring the Atlantic to the scenicattractions and health resorts of tits OM

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The railroad facilities by whteh thevarious scenic regions of the Unitedstates are reached sad traversed afford

for very of traveling convenienceand luxury continued Mr AbbottThere are no political boundaries withthe unpleasant delays si ester bossrflVors sad passport Inspection to coofront the traveler In seavch of healthTTrasure or builasss each person exer-

rs that absolute freedom of moven nt so inseparable from true eajojr

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iKivrnment control pollee surveillanceor the arbitrary and utterly unwar-ranted exactions of petty officials whteh

o frequently yea tIN traveler te KuropeConsidering tile annual Influx of

travel Invading all those rogjons offamed for their seenle sad climatic

attractions an amount of travel greatlyaugmented by contributions from theUnited States It mms marvelous Indeedthat morn of It has sot boss divertedinto the mountain regions of UnitedStfltos

Poor Places of SntstfriinmeatMr Abbott thinks that travel of tourB would be largely turned to tile more

pirturesoue portions of the United Stateswere not those te the mountain fast-

nesses reached by roads primitiveleading in many instances

places of entertainment execrablernpared with the Kuropean standard

wVre the facilities for reaching thevaluable natural attrcctloae of the for

countries are hotterThe Hepartmeat of Agriculture

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Ko fact Is better understood or moreJoafideatly rolled upon In the scenicregions at Batope than the patronagederived every year from Americanssaid Mr Abbott It to amt whichhas excited much s44u f wtew-ato oa this side of lbs Atlantic Theassertion is often 4 tJ rt IA dis-

flraooM mrfHethit mlHfomt upon mllBom of American 3ti eT itieutl1 bofcpmadsred Norway and the Alps bypeople Ignorant of tile overshadowing attractions of their native lead and whileall true Americans would rejoice to seethe title of travel turned toward thiscountry It behooves us sot to belittlethe allurements of amropeaa regions Seetfce scenery of the United first

the Ajsftrtcan who would travel forheaKh or pleasure

CevateriMrbj efMr Abbott was asked what he

oonsMered the principal scenic attrac-tions of tile tilted hates and how easyor It bo to roach the vari-ous pats of the soonte regions lilareply was

lust of the Missouri River theseeuostloas have Mea suite satisfactorilyanswered The very best which Bnrepe

our Atlantic oabeaid sad among thehills and mountains of the Zest

dosons of places oa too coast theWhite Mountalna CatekJIte Adiroaleeks Appalachians sod Alleghanlestourists eau Sad lad as much pleasureand comfort no they seed in similar lo-

calities abroad That they appreciate Itto attested by the hundreds of thousandswho each year avail themselves of thoseprivileges And this patronage to by nemeans confined to Americana The loveof travel and change to whereat In Eu-

ropeans also bud they com to thiseomvjry In increasing numbers toss Mfar Wist aa the Hot Springs of Akaasaa-

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w business houses of WashingtonI treat said small have begun to

lot on their Christm dress Inearnest and already signs of the

approaching holiday times can be seen eeevery thoroughfare Shop windows arelied with attractive displays to catch

the eye and Incidentally the pocketbookof the passerby while Inside the shopsgreat rows of shelves sad counters aresued to overflowing with goods of Ml de-

scriptions for the Joyous Christmas sea-nAs to usually the mss those who can

afford to are making their selectionsearly sad haying them placed aside to besent at Christmas sad there a generalbustle in all of the tores where goodssuitable for presents are sold

A large part of the Christmas shoppingnowadays to dose under the one root ofthe department store where anythingfrom a6cent doll to an automobile canbe set ur iid

A Marvelous SystemThe system of preparation lor tile holi-

day trade among time larger dealers toreally marvelous

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tort sad luxury to be found at Luzerneor Carlsbad

Little KMWH U TouristBut there to another part of the

United States little mows to the aver-age American tourist I refer to thevast section west of the Missouri Riverwhich contains practically 10MMOsquare miles la It are the highest and

and nigged mountains culminating tnColorado where Stem Hisses whichattains an elevation of 14JM fist to theAmerican counterpart of Mount BlancMount Ranter sad Mount Whitney to-

gether with Sierra BlaDe form theloftiest trio of peeks in the UnitedStates while between them are hun

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dred of peaks higher then theJungfrau of SwtUerlaad

While there are no glaciers la thiscountry to compare In tragic story withthose of the Alps there are snow sadlee in plenty sad mightier glaciers toobut they do sot lure travelers to de-

struction The same sun lights theminto radiance and beauty end fury caneasily conceive their myriad fantasticshapes to be too fountains sad palacesof some Celestial city Kvery gulch

above the Umber line has Itsbeaks which grow deeper sad deeper asone ascends Any day or night a stormmay drop a mantle of white upon thesummits and even la the glare and heal

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and note that they present the ordinaryappearance of the season

The next day in paring through onenotices a complete transformation Therehas been a decided change sad on allsides holiday goods of every kind anddescription are on view

Just how this change is made and bowthe grots are secured was explained bythe proprietor of one of the large depart-ment stores to a Times representativeycsten y-

It may appear strange he said butIt to nevertheless true that the largerpert of the holiday goods exhibited

various stores show the results ofefforts put forth In October of last yearMore than a month ago most of thelarge dealers began to make prepara-tions for the Christmas season of dishThat statement alone will show youwhat an Immense task Is involved laproperly equipping a large store for theChristmas trade

Requires a Trained StarWe have a stat of trained men en-

gaged in making preparations for theChristmas trade who are busy practical-ly throughout the entire year It styappear a mystery to the uninitiated howthe stores prepare for ChrUimaa where

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all tbe goods come from and bow all ofthe merchants appear to be ready abouttile same time But it is no mystery itIs simply the development of a sytematic undertaking that has requiredmonths to work out Long months ofbard work keen foresight and the resultof years of experience and experimentingalone can do this

Lest October we looked ever samples-of toys and laid up our orders for nextyear Aa is very generally known mostof the toys sold in the United States aremade In Germany and Switzerland Ourorders were placed in January a yearago and people were set to work mak-ing the toys in the many German andSwiss hamlets

Designs Made a Year Ahead

One of the greatest problems vre haveIs to present novelties always s netblngnew and tempting

Take umbrellas Those displayed atChristmas should have some dtotlnetlvefeature not close that they must be

different la style from those offered taiChristina While the covering must

remain the same the style ofhandles to subject to many changes Wehave hardly passed through one holidayaewsoii before the designers are at work

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There are few peak whsh camtot bereached by tbe penostrma with safetyslid comparative

Too avalanche which sweeps oorr

the mountain side mowing everythingin Its path and engulfing all at the

wader hundreds or thousanda of tonof snow too tomb or timbers iu al

clpttoun region where muck snow fansIn the United States that to a Isngev of

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The furniture designer must evolvesomething new and unique in his

the ordinary desks chairsetc used in the everyday way of

trade would never do Some of ourChristmas conceits In furniture weremanufactured from designs secured bymen sent to the Orient nearly a year agoOthers were made from designs workedout by our own experts in the regularorder of but which were put asideas most applicable to tile ChristmastradeAs

fast as Christmas goods are re-ceived they are taken out and inspectedthen packed carefully away in the samecaws until such time as they are needed Of course many of them are not un-

packed the second time until they reachthe home of the buyer Most of thegoods displayed are samples of thoseIn the storeroom from which tile salescounters are supplied

Arranfinf the DepartmentsOne big problem we have to rear-

ranging the various departments for theChristmas trade Ordinarily as youknow the toy and novelty Jepartmeutsoccupy but a small space Christmaswv jwo compelled to jftuuvi a large J

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Scenic Features That the Unfrequented MountainRanges Offer Mineral Springs and Baths toBe Had Without Crossing the Increasing Popularity of the CountrysCharms A Land of Wonders

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In the spring when the melting letgo their hold These tragedies of tilemountains could hardly be Invoked Inthat section during the tourist seasonby any recklessness however wanton

Cascades fed by meltMIl Sl jJrlMfeondant in all of themountain regions of the United Statesand are a never failing attraction Thesecannot always be seen te advantagefrom moving trains but always lend acharm to a trip on foot or by horseSome are of extraordinary propotions

The lower falls of the Yellowstone de

fattitfW feet one vertical plunge

W pBSl fOTtalto in the Yosemiteare more than twice aa high sad over

feet in width while the YosemiteFalls the highest waterfall In tbe knownworld with anywhere near the samevolume leaps 26SV feet n three plungesclearing over LGM feet at the Mgt Jump62 at DM sucond and the remainder inthe matThs falls of Niagara al-

though three quarters of a mile wideare feet high in their greatest de-

scentMineral Springs Plentiful

Mr Abbott referred to the large num-

ber of mineral spring throughout tileWestern country and said timers are somany rind of such a varied nature thatlarge numbers of them have sever beesnamed Others of tile scenic gems referred to by Mr Abbott are the largenumber of mountain lakes hors fromthe melting snows

To attempt te specify the beautifullakes weM be Mho trying te Use Utecities of the world saM Mr Abbott

It I were asked to mention halt aof those best known to the tourist Iwould suggest Lake McDonald n Montaaa near which are to be found themost typical glaciers la the UnitedStates Lake Coma In Washington withIts sixty miles of hanging landscape

seek shore Lake Yellowstone where

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tains and mix with those ever risingfrom platonic depths Lake Our dAlene-tn Idaho a mho of entrancing beautybut with a same suggestive of troubled

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HOW THE DEPARTMENT STORES PREPARE FOR THE CHRISTMAS TRADEquantity of the staple goods to makeroom for the fancy articles that are mlarge demand at this season At thesame time we mutt be careful sot totuck away goods likely to be called forin the regular run of trade The head ofevery department thinks his departmentthe most important and we have greattrouble in assigning the necessary spacefor the articles we think should havethe reference

You want to know hew we managethe question of quantities in providingfor the Christmas trade Well in theMet place we have the sales in grossfor last year then the sales by

Then again we have the aver-age sales for as many years as we careto go back That gives us a good start-er Then we use experience and judg-ment which Is a large part of the un-dertaking

Mosey Conditions Considered

If the money conditions of the coostry sad the circulation of currency appear good we probably buy more henvlly on the supposition that aa the timeare good more gifts will be made LastChristmas business was exceptionallygood and this season money promisesto he plentiful sad I am of the opinionthat the trade will far exceed that of101

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I thought it must surely be the fairpicture Ute whole earth afforls

and then Le Cristobal in Colo-rado a lake Mr an oval cup which whenthe sunset gilds its mountain wellsleeks like a kegs sapphire ia a settingof purple and gold Then there j thegreat Salt Lake of Utah which s onof time wonders of the whole world

Other Steak AttractionsAmong other scenic attractions of i

Western section of tile United sspoken of by Mr Abbott are the crunling ruins of tile homes of tile air3HV dwellers which cover thousafc ifsquare miles and are a subject of ab-

sorbing interest to the tourist andThere are the stupendous can-

yons hewn out of mountain fastnesssthe geysers which send forth their vastvolumes of water mud and steam bi ainto the air Impelled by some for A

bake subterranean depth about xlma-Mn may always speculate th giant

trees of California the wind ravof South Dakota which rivals the Mam-

moth Cave of Kentucky time thousandsof forms in which the flora and faunaof that section are not duplicated else-

where the saermeus deposits of orethat hews the foundation uponwhich has rested so muck of the weait aof the United States

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Aa sack year roils by these re-

tractions are becoming more and moreavailable Where ia UC5 there were butfew trails emt rough mountain roodstoday tile larger part of that great sec-

tion to Interwoven with tbe modern railThirty years ago one train a day

with a single sleeper carried every pas-

senger who traveled by rail to the Pa-

cific Coast Today more trains fullyquipped and with every kzown

sad luxury of railroad travelleers daily tor the Pacific thanMay any plaster cItY In every dirtc

Through the activity of the Departmoat of Agriculture tile various comnm-

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boarding houses bathhouses tenniscourts golf Inks peso grounds anlboats for takes may now be found atmany places while courteous and ff

at hand Themethods and practices which inregions and countries are spuds a sourceof revel are being studied

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In a plain rustle hotel in east raOregon concluded Mr Abbott i r aacross a dear old lady who presides c rthe hostelry Her welcome is a geniegreeting and her goodby Ups a ben

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