Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-12
TRAVELLING IN AMERICA.
4 Gro'rier Neatly Impaled and the Truth
Stated.

4 Gro,cier Neatly Imp0led and the T1MtI.
Stated.
To the Editor of the Glasgow News.
Sic: 1 observe that Mr.. Clare s. Read
NJ. p, who visited the United States lately
as one of the government commission, in 6
soeoci,, delisered few days ago, and copied
into many of our papers, is reported to have
said chat while in America he found walters
IN hotels, porters On railways, assistants in
shops and shoeblacks in the streets had q
most saucy way of showing their tndepend.
ence; they were rude and offensive to the
last degree, and this was the result of the
education which every one in America en-
joys, more Or less" Such sweeping state.
naent as this, and from MIR. Reade, may deter
all who believe it from travelling in America.
The hotels, railways, shops, ETC., referred to
should have been specified, unless it was Mr..
Reade's intention to brand all American
walters, railway porters and shop
assistants as crude and offensive to the
last degree''-and all this the result of
American education forsooth! It seems to
me that it would be very difficult indeed for
the most INSCRIPTIONS platform orator to
say anything more offensive or unfair
towards large section of the American peo-
pie, and enc of their best institutions, than
what Mr.. Read in his speech has contrived
to do At the meeting where Mr.. Read de-
livered this celebrated speech, allusion was
made by his fellow-traveler to the fact of
their asking biscuit and grog at late hours
on Sunday evenings at the bars of American
hotels, and the cusory reader can easily un-
derstand that if these articles were not
forthcoming there might be some hasty
talking on the part of the British strangers.
The experience of many who have visited
America, and my own, is very different from
that of Mr.. Read and his friends. A few
weeks ago had occasion to be over there
and put up in many of their hotels, such
as the Parker house, Boston; St.
Nicholas, New York, tho Palmer house,
Chicago, AID many Others in the States o.,
Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas,
Texas, Kansas and Iowa, also in Manitoba,
Upper and Lower Canada and the Eastern
States; travelled by all the leading railways,
visited many shops, employed shoeblacks
everywhere, and from all the classes named
by MIR. Read, and every other, received moth
ing but civility, courtesy and attention, and
have no hesitation in saying that consider
MIR. Reads statement grossly incorrect, and
if he met with the treatment he complained
of there is likely to be some reason for it.
1t may be of interest to those who purpose
visiting America to know that there is no
lack of excellent hotel accommodation every
where throughout the States and Canada,
and at very moderate prices; travelling by
rail and steamer is safe and comfortable; ar
engagements for luggage by railway perfect,
and the traveller has no risk or trouble With
it; and journey of 1900 miles by American
railways can be done with less inconve-
nience than one of 200 miles in Scotland or
England. l am, ETC.,
MOSES BUCHANAN.
62 Buchanan street, Glasgow, 9Th Febru-
airy, 1880.