The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-10-24

HE PARIS ExHIBITIoN-AN New PRoJEcT.-
For the convenience Of Travellers who intend
to visit the Paris exhibition, a conpary has
been formed in Paris, with branch inl' Lon
don, by whose aid the cost of the ioarneg and
OF living in Paris, will be reduced. Thu n]an
IS thus described by the Anglo, American
Times, Of London:
The central Offices are situated IN .ondon
at 26 Henrietta street, CoYent Garden The
association will be known as the Universal
tourists company. In France, it IS desigpa
ted the Campagnie du Universal d. Ydv9oe
the purport being to put into practical abjnlica-
uon the imperial decree Of July Is, 1865. TO
lay out by public and private subseripti5n or
any way, funds intended to give the WORKING
classes greater facilities for visitino and ffndT
ing the universal exhibition of 1917 at
FaTis' The company proposes 70 col attract
WIN raliray and navigation companies, with
hotels boarding and lodging holses, with
p!aces OIL instruction and amusement-bv com
me 80 operations 70 secure cheaper modes of
transit and cheaper means Of living. with the
pleasure and profit of travel. In View of the
coming Paris exhibition anticipating Iarce
influx Of tourists from all parts Of the wdrId 10
me great centres of Paris and London, fxten-
slve arrangements will be completed to re-
celye strangers at all the principal ports and
70 forward all the objects the tourists nrbnose
ne company is an extension Of scheme |
originated by Mons. Aft Duboys dc Lavioenc
70 assist visitors to the great exbibiti1n il
London, in 1862. The practical expeFFicnce
men gained has changed crude and Inner
rect plan into Well-matured system. Lone
ana close study Of the details, together with a
more Intimate knowledge ofthe nunbersiT<elv
TO apply, the requirements OF trarele1is and
inc advantages Of combination, have enabled
ehe manager to work out TO a nicely tile OBJ
Jects proposed. In former days strangers who
proceeded to foreign land to see al great
snow were beset by sharpers, swindIers and
extortloners. All this the universal tourist
company propose to rectify Nor do thew con
hne their intentions to enable the strarger TO
traVel and live as cheaply as thu natives, but
by previous arrangement and combination 10
90 this on even cheaper terms. They ak the
public to form themselves into trayeiing mar
tes or clubs, to depute one to communicate to
g ne general manager their number, period
OF departure and proposed route! to authorize
the company to arrange for their reception
transit 'i and means Of living AT t,ifihg cost
Inc company Issues to each AM ac6oRmoda .
ion ticket, and the holder becomes entitled
to all the services of the compahy's agents.
Thus, if the seventh New York Teaiment
P.ooeeIs , . the FaHs exhibition! via Liverpool,
10 VIC peIIeVe Is proposed, and the arrange
ments be confded to this COMPANY. thew Will
oe met by agents before landing, With heteI
accommodation secured, and with Ipooaoo
vans. An express train will Be ordered with
:ne necessary arrangements for their reception
IN London, with programme Of sights worth
seeing seeing ana amusements open, ahd with every
information required or sought, In France,
interpreters will await the aryi4al ~ tie dis.
tngulshed regiment, and at Paris tbeI will
be conducted to their hotels. cnE,nanv
thus organised is in position ID contract with
clubs, mechanics institutes, EMPLOYERS and
parties Of workingmen, to secure on moderate
terms the great object Of week in Paris
while the worlds show is open. A commu-
nifty clubbing their funds, and using. TIE ma
chinery of this company, can tfavel eccnomi-
cally, secure good accommodation, see averv-
thing and hang together tiil tEEv retpr5. In
the different Giles Of Amencal par7es ban be
formed, and under the yigilanticare w AGENTS
Of responsible company, may enjoy them
selves free from tfa carcs and worries df con
ltsnt interruptions and disappoittmeats which N
q often mar their pleasure iro$a the mhment
,ftheir arrival at foreign pors.Gli taeylagaia
iepar- for their naive land