But twentieth century commercial progress and American business methods have entered into competition with the camel carriers across the desert, in 1917 an American business man in Kalgan drove a small American automobile up the steep Kalgan pass to the level of the Mongolian plateau, across the Gobi desert, and into the sacred Buddhist city of Urga. Shortly afterward regular communication by automobile was established across the desert.

CONSIDERATION TELLS OF TRIP THROUGH WILDS OF CHINA AND SIBERIA
Today automobiles owned by business establishments and by the Chinese government make the trip from Kalgan to the Mongolian capital in from three to five days, following the Hue of telegraph poles across the desert. Three small inns and numerous gasoline stations have been established along the route, and the "Living God" of Urga, highest of the Buddhist priests of Mongolia, is himself the proud owner of an American motor car.

WIN MANY PRIZES PLATT BROTHERS' HERD OF FINE HEREFORDS MAKE GOOD SHOWING AT FAIRS.
(Genesee News)
The circuit of fairs having been completed, the Platt Bros. show stock was brought home last week, and while stiff competition was encountered at all the fairs, many awards were received, especially at Walla Walla, where many firsts were awarded their herd. At the Idaho state fair at Boise they cleaned up everything in the special premium list for Idaho stock with the exception of two seconds—junior bull calf and junior heifer calf. 