Show TRAVEL TO FAIR IS A SURPRISE chicago july 18 one of the transportation por tation surprises of the season is the travel to the lewis and dark exposition at portland ore last winter when rates were being made railroad men were somewhat doubtful about a large amount ot business to the fair the first part of june developed little but during he past two weeks travel has been unusually heavy and new agents of the road are besieged with inquiries travel to the portland exposition is a complete surprise said assistant traffic director mccormack McCorm lck ot the union pacific and oregon short line today we had anticipated a normal business bit did not expect the thousands that aie touring towards the northwest the scenic wonders of the district in which tha show is being held are probably the chief attraction we will have all we can do from cow on to handle the movement atts rt Ts general passenger abenti millet pot the chicago milwaukee anast andst and St saidi y we are greatly surprised at tha business to the exposition we anticipated early in the season a heavy vol of business to portland from points east of the missouri river but the amount of travel at present U far beyond cw the exposition drawing thousands of easterners will bo the best thing that ever happened for the northwest pacific coast and tor that matter tha entire pacific coast |