, 1873-03-26

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"ccR0ss TIE CONTINENT"
To the Editor NJ Tho Chicago Tribune:
!; SIN: It is TO bo hoped that your article Of
yesterday will wake up tho racii1c Railrond lines
and induce item to adopt moro 1ibornl ;tariff
for tourista, If nat for passengers gonorally. I
boiovo that, by doing SO, they would find It pay
nB tho Continental lIuoB have, by making liberal
CONCESSIONS to Mcssra. Cook & Co., tie great
ganizors OF tho oxcursion-systom. These con-
ceBsions amount to from Ii to 45 por cont.
AS you romark, they (the Paciac Railroad
'0ompanies) actually drive away tho intending
native tourists to tho Continent; but this is not
the worst Of it-tley dotor tho intending Brit
ISL and otl1or tourists from coming to this oo,1n-
try to visit the splendid md wonderful scenery
OF the Wost. bollovo TINT, with or without tho
inducemont hold ont by tho much smnller OK
ronse, tho natsue American would, us r1tlo,
give tho preference, in hiH frat trip,
to the Old World, for tho sako Of
sooing tho country, and perhaps location Of his
forofathors na we'll us seeing places Of historical
renown Which will include moat Of the citoa
and towns in tho OLD World; also, palaces, CO.
| thedralB, nrt-galerics, and their contonts which
ho canaot SEQ III this country. DosidoB these,
there is Bomo beautiful Bdenory In England; Iro-
1nnd, ,'and Scotland, although on n amal1or scale
thnn tho American, and much OF this llas old his
| torical "reminiscences, or has boon imnortalzod
| III poetry or prose. Tho Sumo on tho Continent.
This inducement applies n!so to most Of tho
| 4safusalizcd Americans, who hare not hnd tho
ineans or opportunity Of travelling before coming
| to tlia country.
Perhaps il is as woll this preference should
exist, al 1t educatea and expands tho mind. and
aatisfion craving. At the hanlo time, bollovo
1t prepares tho tourist for more thoroughly
s own OWN '0nsey sapcyonco aiteeg iasgs ha1ine
eeen all thnt was to bo eooll In large cities, and
indulgc1 in their scenes Of e1citement and dlaai-
| patton, I hive always felt relief and pleasure
in falling back on tho aconos Of naturc, ovor
lovely, ever beautiful, over changing, and havo
felt d keon, pure sense Of enjoyment nover real
r. ago .n sf9 T. Snk hGng @ sc Ssnre 70
| Naturo's God"
: haye digrossod q little But, when tho In
tending tourists (,nany Of whom hayo only .
limited amount to spend) look at the question Of
o1ponso, ovcn if they Ind had any doubt in their
minds before, this Bott1es tho matter. You put
down tho expenBo, from Now York, Of visiting
tho Far West, at $3.50, exclusive Of Pullman cars,
form q material @ itom in tue exponso, and viii
make tho cost atleaBt $a00, exclusive Of o1ponHo
+ Of living on tho route.
You also put down the exrenBo Of n Continon-
tai tour, including large number Of cities, from
tho sumo starting point, New York; and taking
advantage of Cooks excursion, Mt $286, both
! currency.
This would leave tho question of expense in
this position:
TO California, Including tho principal objects
To Europe Including many Of lilo important 00''
Difference in favor Of the European tour.. $ll4o0
Now, taking tho question Of living on tic route
into consideration, it maAos the ditferonce still
greater, Hay for two months trip:
Now York to San Francisco, expcascs days en- =.
route, ntS399 s3l'oo
@ Jay ioto EXPENSES ii 1876
Now Sta Sort ia dassow or Is:rpoo and back
| consideration that expense III travelling BY
| rail for 1neals Is Bnal aa also e1p1nsc on tho
continent, 10 days ut S3.50,-$l6o gold or IN
11b.00
In favor Of European tour r............... s111oo
Theso are, OF course, tho actual expenses, ire
spcctive of tips" to steward, servants, otc, and
nl otlor extras. Tho actual saving In the una-
yoidable expenses s thus, Oh tho trip Of GO days,
s225.00 currency.
I Anl Messrs. Cook l. Co. arc making ar-
rangelnontg to carry out their system of oxcur-
stons in this country on tho same plan az tho
British aud European, aud I wish thom every
succcss. at present, wo have to deal with things
| Us thoy arc.
find Gun 20 from Now York to the Vienna
ea9r e o s eoss2 7 0t
expenses os abovo Tor two nonthH, cur1onoy,
e1l5; total, 1929.
Now everybody is not bound to spond tvo
months; any less time will reduce expenses pro
rata.
! Tho Anchor limo provides flrst-class accommo-
dationH at the aboyo rates, and includes aocond-
clasa rairond oarriagos i'll England OF on tue Con-
tinent. Thoso, Judging from long experience,
arc preferable to first-class in summer particu-
larly. An additional advantage in travelling by
this the Anchor) line Is: That tho
tost has tho ,$ Of seeng
portunity Of stopping en- route, either going or
returning, at tho following paces:
Starting, from Now iors-Glasgow, Liver
pool, London, Dioppe, nouen, Paris, straabou1g,
Return via Lindau, Zurich, Bas1e,. Belfort,
<Parls, London. Manchester Glasgow, Now York.
Tho above compares worry fayorably with the
this soason ia 80 gront that most Of the pteamera
arc lllod up III advance, and amy ono intending
to travel this season should look lively. At Now
York, MosBrB. Cooks hotel-tlckets can DO OBJ
tained which will save e2pense On tho Conti-
nent.
| II you, b1r. Editor, will throw in your inau-
ence and induce tho railroad companies to moot
| hleavrs Cook in carrying out their plan Of OK
oyerrun by British and other European tourists,
totho groat advantage Of everybody. As ma
tional question, It III ono Of the greatest impor-
lance. An OLD TRAVELLER.
| Tho sphere OF Woman EnlurEcd.
| From. tho Sunbury tIa.} Democrat
A Jackson township woman challenges any
man in tho country to meet hor and contest their
superiority in cradling or moving In the harvest
noll, ohopping wood, hauling with q team, hitch:
ing up and broakipg green mules, or any manual
aeaF cggty gsatsray w Or not by mike sn a a
| cHN1lGnr8 uDDn moro rumOr. but