The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-09-09
VISITING THEIR COUSINS.
More Americans Across the Water
Than Ever Before in One
Season.
They Have Spent Not Less Than
$7O,OOO.OOO in -Four
Months.
Inconvenience Experienced In Getting
Back because OF Quarantine Regu.
lstions to Prevent Cholers.

WARRINGTON. Sept. ga serious situation
has come up in view Of she unprecedented
| number OF Americans in Europe, and the
| Disadvantages Of quarantine because of the
prevalence Of cholers at Europeau ports.
The number Of Americans now In Europe 10
doubtless greater than has svsr bssn known
in the history of steamship companies. and
the battal1ons Of pleasure seekers from ths
new world are constantly augmented with
the arrival Of steamships from the
transatlantic ports. II would be
| impossible to give the correct figures.
but \ round estimate Of 10000 will
not be far off the mark. This. of course,
| includes the permanent American colonies
| of Paris London and other European capi-
tails. The rstu,n flight generally gets in
full swing about the middle Of August.
Therefore the American tourist season in
Europe may at this moment b considered
at high tide. The great hotels Of Paris,
London. Berlin. Brussels and Vienna are
crowded with Americans. Every capital.
every town and every historical village in
Europe points to it's visitors from across
the sea.
London, Of which / can speak with =
knowledge born Of investigation. says
writer in the New York Herald, 10, meta
phorically speaking, ready to burst from
overcrowding. due in every sense to the
thousands of American ton lists that are
dozen ports. II would be difficult to mess-
urs the inealculn le losses that would havs
befallen English trRdesmen had they not
~kn ~ - /
timely and happy dam of American ira de.
Regent street and its great shops swarm
with the class of shoppers that one 10 wont
to sec on Twenty third street or Broadway.
The monetary standard is the dollar and
the language that of Uncle Sam.
Figures talk. Let us see how this basis
of 1901 600 Americans il made up. The great
rush began with the opening of the season,
about April !. The arrivals At that Tins
found an advance contingent Of. say 1000,
including the "permanents" The season
from April / to August i constitutes seven
teen weeks. In this time the steamship
companies will have brought over in round
figures about 600 persons, this number
being divided as follows:
North German Lloyd. New York to South
hampton and bremen. ..... .............. $50
North German Lloyd New York to Genoa. l,soo
Hamburg-Americsn. New York to south
Hanburs- bsG American Amt s Baltimore to Ham o'0O
Cunard. New ,rk to Liverpool ......... .. s,1oo
Wbss sta Boston tS @
Inman, New York to Liver pool. ......... 5650
Guion, New Yor to Liverpool. .,............ $500
Campagnie Genersle Transatlantiqae. New
Anchor New York to Glasgow. .......... a4oo
State Line. New York to Glasgow. ...... :. 1880
American, Phladelphia to Liverpool...... 20D0
Wilson, New York to Hull ................. 1000
Red Star, New York to Antwerp, .......... $500
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., New York to Rot-
Thinsvala, New York to Christiania. ..:.. :. i.oGo
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .60tOO
The Dgures are based ON averages secured
from the passenger iists and are as nearly
accurate as it ia possible to make them.
They leave balance of 1900 to be ac-
counted for These can be drawn from the
innumerable small ships, steerages and
hundred and ono roundabout ways that
cannot be detailed.
And now rises the question "How much
money have these Americans spsntY' Leave
out the 75, 900 resident Americans and those
who are in Europe for year or two. lake
those that come here with the letters OF
credit to be exhausted down to the last cent.
No one who has travelled in Europe will
say that 81 80 per day, including hotel
expenses, railway fares and purchases OF
al kinds n,a s R 61s Al
aged to throw into the lap Of clamoring
Europe the tidy sum of S562. 500 per day, or
1881. 800 per week. Going still further,
III seventeen weeks, from April 10 August
l, they will have increased this amount TO
the fabulous sum of $65, ,037. 800. And here
lies the reason for the continued shipments
OF gold from America. Nine -tenths OF the
people who visit Europe are armed with
letters of credit, and it 10 to meet the de-
mands made by these credits that the in
creased shipments OF the metal are due.
When the tide Of travel goes out the flow
of gold will cease.
The question Of the return trip presents
serious of perplexing situations. II was
no difficult matter to oome over, There
was long season of weeks ahsad of the
intending visitor. and the delay of . weak
or ten days made not much difference. But
on the return voyage things are different.
Everybody wants to get home At the Same
time. The favorite dates are those be-
tween Aug, Is and Sept. 15-four weeks.
Nearly all the steamship Offices declare that
they are almost fully booked 10 the begin
ming of the winter. know of dozens Of
cases whore intending passengers have held
off in the belief that there would be endless
opportunities after Aug. to book passage.
who are now glad TO take what they can get
80 as to get away by the end of next month.
True. there are many bsrths yet unspoksn !
for the later weeks Of the waning season,
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