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April 30, 1926 WILMETTE LIFE .... · MISSIONARIES BATIU Iroaring torrents of. wa.ter, where most of th~ steamers th1s tune of the year ANTI- WEST MOVEMENT find tt necessary to put out steel (Continued from page 22) Cl · d F h d th )'ttl f unese aln . rene an e 1 e e1 1 ow was ost m such strange surroundings. The rest of us went to a hotel d t d h tl L th M' · c~n uc e Y le u ;rat JSSJon 1 w lcre we were very com or a 11 e. . On Tuesday, January 5, the ~ash had dtsappeared and the steamship company allowed us to go on board the "S. S_. Shi~ngtan" p_rovi~ling we .'voul.d pro!ntsc to keep lum tsolated tn · hts cahm for another four days. Accordingly we left HankO\'.' at 10 p. m. on January 5. The country through which we passed was very much like that be- . low Hankow, low and flat with huge dykes built along either hank to protect the farming lands during h·i gh water. Again our progress was very slow as it was difficult to find the channel owing to the continual shifting of the sand and mud. At one point there wcrr four large stc'a mers aground. fine Agricultural Country Tn m.:tking the journey up the river to Tchang a. tl)ottsand miles from Shanghai o.nc is impressed with the wonderful agricultural possibilities anrl resources of China, for this great Yan~tse river vatley is very fertile and lies far enough south that they <'an raise several crops each year. \Vith the introduction of scientific methods, proper selection of seed, better machinen· and improved transportation this wi.ll become a region of tremendous wealth. On arriYing in Trhang on .Sunday af ternoon Tanuar\' 10, we were surprised to find' the ha-rhM full of steamers. The se carried flags of all nations and the stars and stripes were mure numerous tha·n any otl1er. Friends told us that during the higl1 water of the summer there \\·ere more than fifty steamers ph·inl! he't\\·rcn Tchang and C'hunC!kinQ'. · \\"hat · a deYelopment! Onl\' .in1017 when rc·turning from our fir:-t fmlough it "· a~ nee<'" -ary for us to make thr trip 1H' hou~ehoat " rrq~1ir- I ing oyer a month to r<'arh Chttnl!klllg. No\v the trip is made in three dav!' . \Ve wrre met in Tehan!-[ hy '\fr. H . T. Squire. an old friend of thr C'hina ·rnl:lnd '\1 i~sion. wlw invitf'd U:' to st1y at hi" home. He ha(l hooked us on the "S. T P'ing." (.)ne of thr s~fr s t hoats . 011 the upp<'r Yangtse. as it had a yer~· ~ shallO\\. draft and unusualh· powerft!l en!!ines. l"nfortunatel~· \\'e had to \\'att ·in . Tchang fi \' e cl a" s for this h o a t. Thr t;ip from Tchang to Chungking 1 was full of interest, as usual. The c ha rart n of t 11<' count n · changes, hei ng ven· mountai;tous all the way. and we pas·s t hron)!h the marvelous gorges of t l1e upper Yangtse where there are precipitous cliff~ towering . everal thousand feet ahove the surface of the river. Here it is also \\·here there arc several powerful rapids, rushing and traveling in such comfort in the midst J fore we left we discovered 'that she had of a. country like China where your en- much more than this. The captain vironment is like that of Europe in the tried to get part of this removed but hausers and heave themselves up. · We Middle Ages! The accommodation is failed. This made the trip most did not have to do this as our boat was excellent but think of . paying $135 to dangerous as the water was very low, only 200 feet long and her engines were travel 500 miles. It cost as much for the rapids most powerful this time of f d · h~rse f our o f us to trave 1 f rom Sh ang ha1 · to year and t h ere was d anger o f stn'k'mg 11 capa) e o cv~ 1 opmg 25 ,000 power. 1t took us, however, th1rty Chungking as it did for the whole submerged rocks when so heavily loadminutes to steam through the Shin Tan family of six to go from Chicago to ed. The trouble was that there were rat,id and at times the boat seemed to the coast. fifty tons of what we call "pigeon stand still makin~ no progress at all. There was plenty of deck space, but cargo," that is smuggled goods . This gives one an idea of the mighty unfortunately this was taken up by (Since writing this the .. S. S. lping" power of such a stream. fifty tons of mail so that we had only hit a rock on the trip from Chungking \Vc had spkndid accommodations, a little space at the stern of the vessel. to Ichang hut the Captain succeeded large ·: ooms \\'it h Simmon'~ beds, and The boat was registered to carry two m beaching the vessel.) \Yith private hath attached: Think of hundred and fifty tons of cargo, but be(Continued on page 24) - -- - - - - -- - - - - - - - . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "- .' .. cAbout the uVOrth Sliore Line -----------------------------------------Week of April 26, 1926 Milwaukee, Wisconsin UST an example of how we are constantly J at work to keep our roadbed at high efficiency: 34,073 ties, costing $1.80 each, were renewed in 1925; 7,178 tons of 100-pound rail were laid; and 30,902 rail anchors were installed. Published by Chicago Norrh Shore & Milwaukee Railroad Co. ---------------------Chicago, Illinois ... A BUSINESS man living in Lake Bluff has eaten dinner on North Shore Line din.. ing cars five nights a week for the last two years. That speaks for the excellence of North Shore Line food! .. HOW far do you suppose the rolling stock of the North Shore Line travels in a single year? Last year, Nort.h Shore Line trains operated nearly 11 million car miles -10,989,774 miles to be exact, the equiva.. lent of 440 times around the world, and an increase of 1,107,975 car miles over the previous year. This tremendous mileage em.. phasizes the vast n urn ber of trains we operate to maintain the North Shore Line standard of fast, frequent service. /',..., DID you know that parlor·observation car comfort may be enjoyed on North Shore Line Limited trains for only SOc above the regular fare? A number of our Limited trains carry parlor-observation cars every day. See how automobiles are made! Spend an in· . teresti n g day in the great motor car factories at Kenosha. Visitors are . welcome. Kenosha has 100 factories making a variety of products from hosiery to metal beds. It's an education to visit these great industries. From Kenosha you can take a glorious ride through the country on one of the North Shore Line motor coaches operating regularly from Ke· nosha to Lake Geneva. * * * * North Shore Line operates in Chicago o\ler tracks of Chi· cago Rapid Transit ("L"). Takes you direct to where you want to go North Side, Loop or South Side. Sa\les time and bus --- WILSON A VI. AN 18-day, 1800.-mile trip in a chartered .... ' North Shore Line motor coach was made recently by the Chicago Y. M. C. A. College Glee Club. There were stop.overs for programs in 15 leading cities of 5 states. "We are thoroughly sold on motor coach transportation", writes George W.Campbell, Director, "and certainly the North Shore Line knows· how to deliver the service., Do you knoUJ that you can owu a H A R T 0 I L BURNER as low as $50.00 down and about $2 5.00 oer month! ~.;!J(:{fZI;~:;g.J. . I . ,,..,,,.. .r3PJ ."' ·~. -. . ·. ORTH SHORE N LINE HOUSEHOLD DEVICES -COMPANY- BURNERS EVANSTON Greenleaf 1752 HART OIL .,I 1514 Sherm.-n Ave. 742 Elm St. WINNETKA Winn. 1146