Arizona silver belt., 1895-11-30
AMERICANS ABROAD.
The Tremendous Tide of Travel
 of the Present Year.
Thirty Million Dollars Paid for Steam ship Passage Alone-Layish Outlay of Short-Trippers in London
 and pRrIs.

It is estimated that in 1889 at leaIt lG3,0 900 Americans came to Europe, most of them to see the Paris eXposi- tion. This year the number wlll be far greater. For the last two months the steamers from the various American ports have been landing from 4,0OO to coco passengers each week. Since early in April the liners have been car rying up to their capacity. Before that the travel had been unusually heavy, considering the season of the year. Now, at the end of July, writes a Lon don correspondent of the Chicago Rec ord, the tides of travel balance each other. The greatest rush from the states has ended and the homeward movement has set in strongly. The steamers in each direction are filled, but for the next two months the arriv- ing steamers may have berths to spare, while the departing steamers will be absolutely damned. It is now prac- ticalIy impossible to secure place on any steamer sailing for America be- tween August 15 and October l5.
 Estimating that the arrivals will con tinue in the ratio of other years, the number of Americans visiting Europe in 1895 will be about 200, OOO This is an estimate based on figures given by Mr. John WillSie, who has charge of Lows exchange, in London, and who has kept account of the number of Americans landing at Liverpool, South ampton, Glasgow and Queenstown, and who knows, in general way, of the steamers for Havre, Antwerp, Ham burg, Genoa, Naples and other conti- mental ports He says that TO, 600 Americans have already visited Eng land this year.
 Accepting 100000 as fair estimate, some handsome gucsscs may be evolved. If the steamship ticket in either direc- ton costs S7j, and that is rather below the average cost of a ticket, then the travellers of 1895 will pay S3O, 600, 600 to the steamship companies alone. As only one of these companies Is an American concern, this money, al though paid out wholly or in part in American cities, is really expended abroad
 It would be very difficult to estimate the average amount expended by an American in Europe While it is true that an extended tour in Europe can be made at small expense, it is more true that many Americans scorn the virtue of economizing, They stop at gaudy hotels, pay all sorts of overcharges and establish the precedent of large tips to servants
 Perhaps the most eXtravagant tray elers are the short-trippcrs. They have only month or less to spare, and they spend 1t m Lonuon and Pars, payug exorbitant hotel bills, buying English clothes and crowding all the sights of Paris into few expensive nights. A frugal traveller for the same amount expended by one of these could make a long tour on the continent.
 The best sights galleries, parks. churches. museums and monuments cost nothing, and the travellers who de- vote themselves to what is SC: down in the guide books undoubtedly get through sometimes for $500 or even s!o0 each, and have & good time in the bargain. For each of these there is a woman who patronizes Worth, or man who has fancy for original pie uwcs. One traveller will carry letter of credit for $500 The next man 10 the window will carry S2,500 Putting them all together our assorted cOun- trymen aud countrywomeu - school ma'ams. hciresses, students, professors, farmers, actors, gilded youths, New Workers, Nebraskans, milliOnaTcs and what Hot-it is pretty evident that the average amount expended between landing and sailing would be more than $500 As a matter of fact, it would probably be SD much in excess of this amount that readers would doubt the estimate.
 So let it be $500. If there are 200, 900 American visitors and each one spends 5000, the total would be au even $lOO,- 0OO,OJO. Then add the $S0,00O 600 of steamship fare and there would be hOrrifying grand total of $ISU. GOO, ,OOO. It is doubtful if any method of calcula- ton would make the amount less. This huge sum has possible effect in the balance of trade, but it never enters into the official reDOrts.