Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-04-27

b. ~ ltyz iinois. and sever
~ ..~t9ggfI alothcf Congress
I lftStt/H men ,Spec, to
elII "a leave within o
MIX n week OF so for
~ & Japan. They will
y spend the sum.
-r IN Asia, and will return by the
-..r.8g OF the next congressional sss-
alto the United States. The war be-
,.,.a China and Japan has created a
rs, fn,efes, IN eastern matters, and I
IA ioId that more Americans will visit
Ats ibis summer than ever before.
g5r he past ten years The travel TO
i5sa has been increasing. Last sum.
-g the seaport hotels were iull Of
American travellers. There were fifteen
g,ople from Washington city registered
AIDE Grand Hotel during a part Of my
SAY To- Yokohama, and you could no,
s.mbef tho Chicago guests on your
hssH and toes. As Tar as travelling
afplsaufe 10 Japan Is concerned, you
nee, there two Americana 90 every
cher foreigner and this year our
s57le Will cross the Pacific by the
slfels. Inject every day men who
CD one they are going to Japan, Some
rel ch. and arc going Tor iun. O,heu
q, business men who are planning
i..a Tips TO investigate the chances for
.s,msnt aud speculation In Asia. !
20 two young mechanics yesterday
BIO said they were going to China to
as, advantage Of the manufacturing
ed railroad movement which would
probably follow on the heels Of this war,
nd a biz coal operator told me this
morning that he was going out to look
Into the coal mines OF Corca aud China.
] receive Letters every day asking me as
10 he cost Of a trip over the Pacific,
bad as 10 matters OF travel In Asia, and
hos wish to answer as far as possible
Do ,hs letter.
IVA COST or Az AsiATiC TRtr.
FIr.u to the cost Of trip to Japan.
Ta5 jspends, Of course, on the man.
l,Isis made very cheaply, or Il may
tg.vgD a good round sum. Travelling
b En Is comparatively cheaper than
rtlE IN Europe, aud you can make
lr7 10 Asia for less money than il will
QUITO do the great European cap.
ss The advantage lies chiefly Ia the
rl8si Of exchange The money you
Pie rom America Is gold, and the
Alte Countries arc all ON the silver
lA, The result Is you get about two
c.lH loT one. For every hundred
eohn which / drew on my letter OF
1giilast year / received rom 500 10
- DO silver. These had ig nearly
ugT respect as great a purchasing
91sf AS the same number Of gold
l..l1 in America, and it cut down my
f2aig nearly oue,halL
Joe average cost Of travel comfort,
.I anywhere In the world Is about SO
iudlN During the trip which TOOK
,'slll The world about six years ago
~ ny wife with me, and We travelled
s''e months on AsiatIc soil. IL cost
u lgN !91 day during that trip, and
-s distances were great. Such an ex.
al'lule ought to include the best
sN carriages, interpreters snd all
~ leee5slugS Of travel, II can, OF
Use De- greatly reduced II man
aasl 10 clt things down 10 the lowest
W met one young fellow who
w me that he was going TO spend a
ny 10 Dos tour OF the g obe, and that
Aptaata would De less than ft.sUo.
W travelled sgcond.class on the steam.
I tld sought the cheapest hotels.
'-'.nsf OF my travelling acquaintance
II 9PslIlnE not more than g. q day
II afterwards found that rms man
Y guy down his expenses by spongIng
Ae Missionaries, and by making
Of Dos tours ON foot. The rgduc,
y alNer however has materially
'..l 'le cost oil the Japanese tup,
.''gI lls ocean voyage IS paid Tor,
-sl' 10 De able 10 travel comlor..
" Japan Tor about $3.50 a day ia
.''1 MONTHS ~ JApAN FOR sr.ogo.
'.a Can take d three months trim 10
gN w $1,000 and have all the com.
II ,@e lou could travel very well for
s-5 n''s on 5000, and Il you were cs.
NV. economical / believe you could
Il 1, ,G IoT even less than this. This Is
i"I Presumption that the start Is
!. Iom san Francisco or Vancou.
a you 30 from New York Won
Ia -1l about 5000 tor the return trlp
H. ,-gPeIa across the continent. Here
~ le o. lhe items; The round.trlp
NJ Gun francisco or Vancouver la
-. Japan, in q first class
- VIII cost You 500 in poId. II
w gong TO conine your espenses
|Alisr you nave $500 LETT to spend.
II H. aii wv TO one OF the banks, and
Il BAL w give you nearly 5000 in silver
. eug'..I UP across the Pacific and
!. ,g5 'Nhe lully one month OF your
II NV you Wlll nave about sixty DAVIS
H,a gives you an average Of $40
gl,.a "Ay TO spend, and, provided
1b9nT 10 out Of Japan, this ought
D. t.N'eNl' Hotels will cost Won M
N s.. pD.ln from s. to % per dav.
,Ji,." o 3ela are ior foreigners, and
"a as comfortable as any you Min
,s- gg world. Similar hotels are 10
itsE..1. ~ all The large cities, and the
A a'ii ', ABOUT the same everywhere,
"a i8.g.'tAo gay al the Grand Hotel nj
n .sIo' a. the Imperial 4otel In
Pdlu IS day, and ia Kioto
"'0s my blll was about 81 Der dav