The Railroad's Traveling Salesman for the Whole Northwest

The Great Northern exhibition car, which last year traveled thousands of miles through the eastern states, advertising the resources of the state of Washington and the Flathead country of Montana, was in Newport all day last Friday. Hundreds of people visited the car at this point to see the manner in which the Great Northern is advertising this section. During the travels of the car in the east over 150,000 people visited it, and as a result many have been induced to come west to make their homes.

The car is tastily arranged to give the best possible display of the grains, grasses and fruits grown in the Northwest, and with photographic views showing cultivated lands and scenic beauties. The contents of the car are intact and in good condition, despite the many thousands of miles it was handled by eastern railroads.

Since its return west the car has been run over the lines of the Great Northern in Washington, to give local people an idea of what the G. N. is doing to advertise this country. Newport was the last place to be visited by the car, and it was sent from here to Spokane Saturday morning to be fixed up with new exhibits to begin its wanderings through the east next October. On its next trip the car will be devoted exclusively to Washington products.

O. A. Atwood, immigration agent of the Great Northern, who accompanied the car east last season, was with it in Newport, and in company with J. C. Maher, traveling freight agent of the road, was taken for a drive into the adjoining country, to give him an idea of what the country is like and enable a better description of its advantages and resources. Mr. Atwood is a resident of Kettle Falls, Stevens county, but like most other residents of the west side, had but slight conception of the vastness and productiveness of the country adjoining Newport, and was agreeably impressed with the possibilities of this section. While here he arranged for a number of exhibits of grain, grasses and fruits, also photographic views to be shown in the car, and in the stereopticon lecture, and when the car starts east next October Newport country and the Pend Oreille valley will be well represented.

Ranchers of this section who have samples of grains, grasses and fruits for exhibition purposes will confer a favor if they will bring them to the Commercial Club of Newport, or send them direct to M. J. Wessels, Spokane. By doing this you will help advertise the section you live in, and help to pull toward this section a part of the flood tide of immigration westward.