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Show GOVERNMENT PARKS WILL BE ADVERTISED Thousands of Profusely Illustrated Booklets Book-lets to Be Distributed During the S&ason of 1916. Information has been received bv the passenger department of the Oregon :Short Line that the booklet, "Glimpses of Our National Parks,'- issued bv the inferior department of the Government, is to be distribul cd an: out; the visitors visit-ors to all national parks during the 91'5 season. Tu this manner '-at-h park will advertise all the other national park. A quarter of a mi i Hon copies of the pamphlet, also are to he distributed amone the high school students of the I'nited States. Another phase of the publicity to be given the nat ionai playgrounds" is the issuance of oOn.000 portfolios, each containing con-taining nine handsnn.e booklet on the national parks. The booklets arc to be1 distributed by the government, but the railroads of the country are participating participat-ing in the expense of issuing them. As there are no government funds available avail-able for the issuance of such publications, publica-tions, the railroad have agreed to pro rate the expense, which will he approximate approx-imate I v $."ii),ON0, and in this expenditure expendi-ture the Union Pacific participates extensively. |