The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-02-22
THE COOK EXCURSIONS

NEARLY all persons who have had friends
travelling in Europe of late years have
heard of the great system Of excursions Or
ganized by Thomas Cook, by means of
which travellers are taken and cared for
almost to the ends of the earth, and reliev-
ed from the especial trouble of personal
supervision of their affairs. A very full
history and account of this system are
given in the Pittsburg Chronicle. 1t origi-
mated thirty-two years ago. The elder
Mr.. Cook, cabinet-maker, was also a
leader in the cause. Among the prepare
lions made for grand temperance meet
ing to be held at Loughborough, he made
arrangements for an excursion of grand
body of i've hundred teetotallers by special
train. The success of this enterprise was
SO complete, that other bodies, temperance
societies, and Sunday-schools adopted the
idea, and engaged Mr.. Cook to provide
them transportation. Mr.. Cook was grad
ually forced, by pressure of circumstances
to make this his exclusive business. His
field Corporations became gradually extend
ed over England, Wales, Scotland, France,
Switzerland, Italy, Palestine, and the East.
At present it embraces more than thou
sand different combina tions of tours and
excursions in Great Britain, Continental
Eruope, and Asia, 1t includes not only
all the leading railway, steamship and
steamboat lines. diligences, cabs, omni-
buses, and other modes of conveyance in
Europe, on the continent and in Asia, but
also hotels, boarding houses, restaurants,
ETC., 80 that at the main Office in London
they are prepared to furnish transportation,
and can also provide the single tourist as
well as the largest party with subsistence
and every other requirement at reduced
rates and for a stipulated price. With q
party of ten or more persons, a conductor is
provided who attends to all the details.
All that a party contemplating toul
have to do is to communicate with the
Messrs. Cook; giving an outline of their in,
tended trip, and Of the time they expect tc
he absent. L he cSldUllSnLncut Will lucl
provide a ticket that will cover all neces
sary expenses of tour occupying say
eishty-two days, for one hundred and forty
pounds sterling each. For this amount the
following accommodations will be provided
! First class tickets for the round trip fol-
RAILWAYS and steamers from London Il
London: fifteen days hotel provisions il
Europe: hotel coupons and supplements
ten days hotel coupons for the East, to be
used at Alexandria, Carlo, Isnala, and
! Beyrout; tents, horses, mules for baggage
! provisions, servants, and all included in or
binary contracts, with dragoman for q
month; food On haara steamboats,; back,
sheesh to camp servants, gratHities to stew
. ards of steamers, ompibusse5 and torters al
hotels, landing aud embarkation where re
ces,ary, and transportation for sixty Id,
of baggage.
In three years this firm have sold about
/. 400, 600 days. accommodations. Through
the offices of Mr.. l., y. Jenkins of ALE
ghany City. member Of the Knights
Templars, who recently went to the East
under Mr.. Cooks auspices. arrangements
are now being made to extend this SYSTEM
to the United States.