The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-14
COOKS TOURS.
A Famous NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of the Service
Rendered.

Boston Herald.
Many people imagine that the availability OF
the enterprise carried on by the Cooks" is only
In connection with large or small companies or
bodies of travellers. This is not at all the case.
The individual traveller is served just as zeal
ously and as faithfully as the party of ten, fifty
or 500 eXcursonsts or tourists, and the quality
of service rendered is even of greater Importance
to the individual or small group than to the
more imposing company Of many members. In
its ordinary illustrations the Cooks" enter
prise stands to the traveller in lieu of courier,
ard becomes for him at once guide, interpreter
paymaster, voucher and cicerone. A traveller,
bearing Cooks" tickets and coupons, and
traversing one of their itineraries or otherwise,
although he may not be in charge of one of their
personal conductors, but is instead entirely alone,
has behind him and supporting his credit and
pretensions the whole weight OF the
Cooks" establishment, and may avail
himself of every facility thereby afforded wher-
ever found, and that is everywhere the wander
er will be likely to venture. In every European
country, throughout India and the East, in
Egypt and the Holy Land, in Australia and the
far islands of all seas: in Japan, China, the Ma.
lay peninsula, Syria Asia and Asia Minor, all
Amerlca-the snug and uniformly equipped ana
served offices of the "Cooks" found at the
thresholds and landing places, and afterward in
every center Of Importance or interest. Their
coupons are as potent in producing a lunch IN
the deserts Of Arabia, the jungles Of India, on
the hillsides of Japan or the mountainous OF
tersburg, London or New York. Yet let no per-
son suppose that such extent of operations pre-
cludes the giving of attention to the day OF
small things. The wants and necessities of the
traveller from Derby to Mattock-Bath or any
other short distance excursion in England or
other country, receive just as much of consider
alton proportionatey and Of careful provision
as those OF company Of voyaSers around the
globe.
Not that the Cook system does not include
n ~ for DartipS
and individuals. On the contrary, this also is
distinctive feature of the institution in the car
rying out of which the concern has grown
famous, and which has from time to time brought
it into practical connection with some of the
most famous names of the world, and given it a
great portion of its most valuable prestige.
Emperors and expresses, princes and officials,
and rulers of highest rank in every part OF
Europe, the highest and fairest representatives
Of tho nobility of England and European coun-
tries and names among the most eminent Of
every land, have travelled about the world per
sonaly conducted" W attaches of the Cook
establishment and these distinguished travellers
have often taken pains to publish to the world their
qualification and satisfaction received and the
great utility Of the Cook enterprise. In
Egypt and tho Holy Land thousands of
United States citizens like General and
Minister Lew Wallace, for instance), as
well as those of every other country, will testi-
fy that the touring arrangements of these PEG
pie are so tar reaching and comprehensive as to
be practically indispensable to travellers in those
sections. Not only individuals and parties but
governments, also, avail themselves of the
Cook" facilities, and at this very moment the
English government is under contract to this
firm to the amount of 81, 800 000 for the personal
conduct of operations in Egypt connected with
the British army there The Egyptian govern
ment contracts with the Cooks for the trans
portation Of the cereals which are used to pay
taxes. The Cooks manage I'll the Egyptian
steamer lines and convoy about the Egyptian
soldiery. Mr.. j. NJ, Cook personally con-
Quoted" Gen Gordon to Korosko. on the way to
Khartoum, and the French papers have often
made themselves merry over what they call a
personally conducted war;" so thoroughly have
the services Of this firm entered into the opera
tions there, in consequence of their intimate
knowledge of, and strong foothold in, that
country. Not only Gen. Gordon but Lord
Woseley and the Duke Of Connaught have been
personally conducted" by Mr. Cook in Egypt.