St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-11
AMERICAN TRAVELLERS.
Interesting Interview with G. II
GilIig--PrOspecis for Travel.

Charles A. Gillig, secretary of Gillig's
United States exchange, London, registered
at the Merchants last evening. A GLOBE
reporter was admitted to his room at late
hour last night just as his secretary, Mr..
Smith, was carefully climbing INTO bed to
recover from the effects of St Paul side
walks on the back.
Mr.. Gillig, whose name is familiar to a
host of Americans, is quite young gentle
man with pleasing features and address.
In response to a general inquir he stated
that he was on a business trip through the
principal cities of the United States in the
interests of his enterprise and of American
travel. He is now en- route TO San Fran
cisco and will return to London in about a
month.
''What are the prospects of American
travel for the coming year?" asked the re-
porter.
1.-THE indications are now that this will
be the heaviest year on record. +" said the
gentleman. I'VE estimate it now at about
80, 600. Last year the flow of travel was
especially light owing to the business de-
preston. the impreSsment of many of the
best steamers into the war service
of the English government, and
several other reasons. The travel will be
of better class this year, too. Large
numbers of American visitors avail them
selves of the privileges of any exchange.
when they find writing and reading-rooms,
tOilet-roOms and parlors
'Yes, we meet queer phases of human
nature of course, and we can always tell a
man or family that has become rich sud-
denly. They are generally loud in dress
and actions. while your true gentleman is
unassuming and unObtrusive."
There is one thing L want to especially
emphasize and that is the difference between
my enterprise, the United States exchange.
and the American exchange. of which my
brother, Henry +. Gillig, is manager. Ira
velers experience good deal of trouble by
confusing these two distinct enterprises"
During the conversation Mr. Gillig pro-
duced some interesting souvenirs, which he
especially prizes. Two of them were com
munications from Queen Victoria; one ac-
knOwledging the receipt of an expression
of regret sent by Mr.. Gillig on behalf of
the American people on the occasion of the
death Of Gen. Gordon, and the other a
message OF thanks for congratulations on
her birthday. Another one was letter in
the handwriting of w. Z. Gladstone, thank
ing him for courtesies received. 1t was
observed that the grand old man writes a
hand that is quite peculiar and illegible.
A similar communication in the fine, even
hand Of Grover Cleveland was also pro-
duced.
The gentleman interviewed announced a
new enterprise which will be inangurated
in April. 1t will be in the interests of fond
and wealthy parents who wish to give their
daughters trip across the waters without
the otherwise necessary expenditure of
time and money i'm going along,
parties of twenty young ladies will be made
up for trips of varying length and expense,
which will be properly taken charge of by
competent persons and taken through the
principal cities of Europe. The expense of
the trip will thus be greatly reduced and
safety assured. ID. r. Locke (Nasby) of
the Toledo Blade will have charge of the
enterprise on this side. Mr.. GiIlig is a
New Yorker, but his secretary could never
pass for Yankee unless he wholly re-
Trained from speech.