Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-07
ALL CAN GO TO EUROPE.
6hrewd Business Man Makes the Trip for
Much. Then-Economy a Good Thing TO

| a 6ureW0 business Wan Makes the IT'D Ior
s157 IL He Thinks He Spent s25 Too
Much. Then-Economy a Good Thing to
Garry Abroad.
| CLEvELAND, July 6-Mr. Philip c. McIl-
rath, of this city. has just returned from Eu-
rope, and enjoys the distinction Of having low
| cred ell previous records as an economical
| traveller. The European trip is, by his narra-
| tive, robbed OF half its formidable features,
and Paris. the heaven of all good Americans at
| this time, is rendered accessible this side the
grave. 1t becomes possible for people of mar
row m cans to go abroad, and for the lowly in
estate to view the world from the top of the
| Eiffel Tower.
The rumor that Mr.. McIlrath had made the
| footings of his account book cut q modest fig
| ure In the hundreds caused reporter to call
at the tourists rooms No. 144 Ontario street.
to see if the initial figure of the total ''3
| or ~" This most remarkable of American
travellers seemed to have thrived well on his
''plaIn living and high thinking" He IS about
| so years old, is feet tall and will weigh at
least 20O pounds, He is prosperous and busy
man, and has the direct and independent car
riage which inspires respect everywhere, and
which is believed to be characteristic of the
wide-awake American business man: After
expressing his pleasure at seeing Mr.. Mc1lrath
returned from over the sea in safety and good
health, the reporter said:
II hear that you succeeded in making the
tell just now you managed to do it. It will
benefit good many people just at this time"
81 shall be very glad to do So" was the reply,
to see If it could not be done for less than is
popularity believed possible. My totai expenses
for the trip amounted to just sl57 IL
Almost Beyond Belief
Two hundred and what?' exclaimed the re-
porter, scarce crediting his ears.
mot 200 at all, but 100-sl57 II, and that was
SIS more than was really necessary for the
journey"
"weil. Ietl see how you managed to do ita
Did you keep an account or guess it?" asked
the visitor, charitably preparing way of es-
cape If the cold figures should happen to spoil
good story in their customary heartless
fashion.
II kept an itemized account" said Mr.. Nc
Ilrath. "Why, that was one object of my trip,
to sec how cheaply it could be done without
sacrifice of substantial comforts You can see
Let us begin at the beginning. What kind
of an outfit did you haven
Il did not take any baggage. wore an ordi-
nary business suit and carried q small grip
containing several shirts, collars and neckties,
shoe brush, tooth brush, and a hair brush.
l dressed Just as would if were going out
on the road drumming for six weeks. No
salesman wants tc be bothered with big
wardrobe when ne is out for business, and /
was running this trip on business princi-
pies. carried good pocketknife, and a
light haversack to be used as l shall describe
hereafter"
Coming to expenses. what did your ticket
cost?'
"A round trip from Cleveland to London and
Paris and return costs just Sl0l. purchased it
here and on May l5 setsell on the City of Paris
cabin, where we had the same sleeping accom-
modations as the first cabin and the rear deck
for our use. Our table was a little palmer than
meats and all had good bread and vegetables,
there really wasn't SO much difference after
all. From Liverpool went direct to London,
where / was to spend two weeks. didn't go
to the biggest hotel, but found excellent ac-
conmodations in a private family, where was
lodged for Is cents night This was no ex-
places in the heart of London The rents are
high. and people contrive to cut them down by
taking good, respectable dodgers. l arranged
with the ladies in the house to serve me
breakfast in the dining room. The bill of fare
was frugal, but
Sufficient for All Purposes.
1t included six slices of bread and butter
two eggs and large pot of coffee. with sugar
and milk and other trimmings. The cost was
IL cents. At noon, if it was convenient, would
go to one of the vegetarian restaurants. where
dinner consisting of oat meal and milk. salads
and English pudding is served for IL cents If
1t was not convenient / lunched from my haver-
sack. which had replenished with bread, fruit
and cheese before starting. At night. if was
near milk depot, and there are thousands of
SAA nAA saO Sisys wouAu SOs suPPot Aol
10 cents. did great deal Of walking, SO
could see the byways as well as the highways,
and my bus and boat fares did not average
more than 10 cents a day. That made my Lon
don expenses 70 cents a day. / stayed TWO
weeks and spent day at the Museum, another
at Crystal Palace. another at the Geological
Gardens, another at the Derby, and SO on.
Some of these excursions cost a little extra,
and there is where part of my S2o in excess of
actual expenses went"
did you do as well in PARISH
''Not quite so well, and still was not ex-
travagant. My lodgings in Paris cost 40 cents a
night. or S. 60 .or the two weeks / remained
there. My coffee for breakfast, the best in the
world, cost cents, and the bread and fruit for
my haversack cost IA cents more. In fact all
my meals cost about 20 cents each, SO that my
meals and lodgings were 81 day. 1t cost 10
cents every time went to the Exposition. and
that, with the railroad fares. made about 25
81 Is day. l was talked into taking some of
Cooks rides after was all through with the
city, and wasted some money and two days
time going around to see what had already
seen by myself. So there was where some more
of the unnecessary s25 went. Then spent a
week at Liverpool and Chester, and my ex-
penses were 81 day there. Then again there is
81 each way for living expenses between New
YORK and Cleveland, which have come near
forgetting. How much does that foot up?'
The Figures for II.
The reporter took his pencil and soon re-
duced the items into this remarkable table:
Round trip ticket from Cleveland to London
and Paris. slo1 90
Exnenses London. two O