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Show 17c Wagon Trip. "There is nothing In the story of that overland trip." said Vice-President Bancroft of the Short Line when asked If he contemplated a long wagon trip to look out for new regions through which to build railroads. "No." he continued, con-tinued, "we are not contemplating any such wholesale invasion of other States as Indicated, and as the topography of the country is very well understood It would not be at all necessary to make a wagon trip of such a long duration. No, there is nothing In it." |