National Republican., 1883-02-22
THE AMERICAN EXCHANGE IN EU-
ROPE
Interesting Interview with its General
Manager New Important Additions
AIade-Intoresting Particulars.

Interesting Interview with its General
Manager New Important Additions
AIade-Intoresting Particulars.
One Of our reporters having learned Of tho
arrival in town of Mr.. Henry +. Gillig, has
toned to the Riggs house, where he found Mr..
Gillig, and after an exchange of compliments
the following conversation ensued;
Reporter. Mr.. Gilling, l understand that
you have made an important addition in the
way of travellers bureau TO tho already
many existing facilities extended to travellers
in connection with the large business you
manage. win you please give me somo in
formation with regard to it2
Mr.. Gillig. Yes, our banking business hav-
ing met with great success and the system
of letters Of credit circular notes, and circu-
lar drafts, which we inaugurated some time
ago. as we'll as the innumerablo inducements
and facilities extended to oil classes of Amer
leans in their travels TO Europe, having re
ceived the Endorsement of the travelling pub
lie generally, the value Of these have neces-
sarily prompted many of our friends TO sug-
gest to us that we should combine travelling
facilities with our existing arrangements.
We had. been for some time contemplating
combining in connection with our business a
travellers bureau, but the difficulty in the
way was to find u man TO whom we could in
trust the management of this now and i'm
pOrtant department.
l am however, happy TO say that the prob
lem was soon solved as the company was fortu-
nate enough to secure for term of years the
services Of Mr.. q. A. Barattoni, whom, have
no doubt you know by reputation. Mr.. Ba-
rattoni has for years been prominent in the
organization and management of tours in
every part of the world, and there are very
few travellers who have not heard Of him. lie
ia xvi1aly rnOnrIpd "a n N md anthnritv
in all matters pertaining to travel. He has
himself travelled very extensively, and has
twice made the entire circuit of tho globe.
His geographical knowledge is entirely praci
tical, and the information impaired to tray.
elers by him or under his direction will be
perfectly reliable. In few minutes Mr.. Ba-
rattoni can map out for you the shortest as
well as the most comprehensive tour, includ-
ing various countries In Europe aud the cast,
and il would take him but a short time to
place before your eyes a complete itineracy
ofa tour around the world occupying several
| months, giving every information as to
places Of interest, modes Of conveyance, ho-
tells, &c.
| X. Now please explain to me what you pro-
pose doing and how travellers will gain any
advantages by patronizing your new depart
| ment.
Mr.. G. First of all let me say that travellers
| by applying to us will be able TO obtain accu-
| of the world, as we'll us an estimate of the cost
of trip, long or short, and with or without
| hotel expenses, In other words, upon re-
coiving from any person the outline of pro.
posed trip, tho line of steamers preferred, and
the time intended to be spent in travelling,
| we shall give AN estimate of the exact amount
it will cost including hotel expenses and Incl
dentals If required. We arc the appointed
| agents of all lines of transatlantic steamers.
Our office in New York is in telegraphic and
telephone communication with the various
| steamship companies, and We can at short
notice obtain the best available beTths on any
steamer desired. member of our staff, who
is conversant with the location of staterooms,
| is charged with tho selection of these under
| our supervision, and we eau obtain berths
while the intending traveller is waiting. BY
special arrangement we are in position to
ticket travellers to all parts Of Ireland, Scot
| land, England. the whole of the con-
tinent Of Europe and the orient. The
tickets we issue through Ireland are
specialtourist tickets ut reduced rates,
and can only be purchased OF us, no
tickets of similar description being sold at
any of the stations in Ireland granting the
same privileges. A similar rule applies to
tickets issued for the English lake district
Now for the continent Of Europe the tickets
issued by our new department are invaluable,
| and / will soon convince you Of this by the
| following illustration: Suppose traveller
wishes to go from London to Rome via Paris,
Turin, Florence. He would have to pur-
chase first u ticket from London to Paris,
which would be good only for the day and
train specified thereon then, ON his arrival
in Paris, he would have to procure French
money, and at the station purchase ticket
from Paris TO Turin, and repeat the same
thing on his arrival in Turin for Florence and
Rome, procuring Italian money at the first
named station for that purpose. Suppose the
| trayalar whiln thna ion rnayinU Ia IN al
| or, through some other cause, is obliged TO stop
over at some place en- route, the ticket which
he has purchased, say between Paris and
Turin, is forfeited, and on his resuming the
journey he would have to purchase another
| ticket from that point TO destination.
Now, by using tickets issued by the Ameri-
can Exchange Travellers bureau these inoon-
veniences are avoided, as our tickets are
good for given period from the day they are
first stamped for use. To illustrate TO you,
traveller who would have to follow similar
route to the one given above from London to
| Rome would receive his tickets all mt one
| time First would be a ticket from London
to Paris by any route he desires good for
thirty days, and allowing several stoppages
en- route. For instance, should he go by
Folkestono and Bologne, he could stop ut
| Folkestone and Bologne, Amiens, or Creil !;
if by the Dover and Calais route, he could
stop at Dover, Calais, Amiens, &c if by tho
New Haven and Diepps route, he could stop
at Brighton, New Havens Deppe, or Rouen.
| On arrival at Paris he is met by our repre-
sentatives, who will give him every infoIma-
tion and assistance, and should he find it
necessary to proceed at once to Turin, he has
only to cross the city to the proper depot and
get into the train. The ticket between Paris
and Turin is good for thirty days, and admits
of stoppages at several places, such as Dion,
| Macon, Bourg, &C. The ticket between Turin
and Rome is good for fifteen days. and admits
of stoppages at Bologne, Florence, &c.
In other words, in purchasing tickets from
the railway from London to Rome, a distance
of little over 1000 miles, the journey must
be performed in fifty-one hours, while by
using the tickets issued by the American Ex-
change Travellers bureau a traveller oan per-
form the journey at his leisure and employ
about seventy-fve days.
In this connection desire to call your at
tention to another very important induce
ment for travellers connected with our new
department. These tickets for European
travel issued by us are printed in English
and also in the language of the country where
they are available This explains their use
fully to the holder, and in nearly all cases
these tickets give the privilege of the free
transportation of tlfty-sx pounds of baggage
which ordinary tickets purchased from the
railway companies do not
Il. Now that you have explained the sys-
tenn of tickets and how they are TO be
used, will you please tell me what other in.
dueements you are going TO Olfer2