Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1905 — OCCIDENT TO ORIENT. [ARTICLE]

OCCIDENT TO ORIENT.

New Era in Transportation Facilities Across the PoCific, The Great Northern Steamship Company in placing in service between Seattle and Yokohama, Nagasaki, Kobe, Shanghai and Hongkong the American built steamships, the Minnesota and the Dakota, makes a new era in transportation facilities between the United States and the Orient. These magnificent steamships, with their superior facilities in handling immense freight cargoes and the luxurious appointments for passenger travel have given an impetus to our oriental trade. The North Pacific route to the Orient is rapidly becoming a popular one, and now that the Minnesota and Dakota have been put in commission, a further greater increase in our trade with the Orient as well as increased passenger travel to Asiatic ports will be inaugurated, The first sailing of the Minnesota, in addition to carrying the largest cargo to the Orient ever carried by any ship in the world, as well as an extensive passenger list, augurs well for the future.. The Minnesota sails on its next voyage to the Orient on April 29. The accommodations of the Great Northern Steamship Company in connection with the facilities afforded by the Great Northern railway to Seattle, the sailing point of the Minnesota, makes this route a popular one from Occident to Orient. ►