The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-05

Increase OF Travel TO the Southern
Ports OF Europe.

Harper's Magazine.
The increasing travel by the Mediter-
ranean route 10 and from F,urope Is no,
a mere whiu OF TIE travelling public, but
Indicative OF large commercial and social
changes IL means possibly new trade
relations for the United States that shall
not pay toll 20 the commercial lions Of
the north. IL brings the United States
into easy and familiar connection with
South Africa and Southern Europe with
tbs Grecisn and Egyptian lands OF ro-
nance and historic charms and attrac-
tons, and canuo, but lead 20 A more direct
and intimate exchange cg commodities
and social relations. We fall back. after
four hundred years. into the track OF
Columbus. and md again the passage
from which the energy and capital. and
The kindred ties also. OF England have
diverted US The movement may re Of
more importance 20 the Mediterranean
than 20 US. for a great revival in the cias-
sic cities Il not improbable IN direct and
frequent communication with a nation
that VIII soon in population. production
and wealth, stand al the head OF the list
of civilized peoples. The distance from
New York 20 Gibraltar IL about three
thousand miles. not much different from
that TO Liverpool OF Southampton or
Ha@re. With thu service as at present
conducted the passage Is eight days. but
with Increasing travel and increase et
commercial reasons for speed. the future
boats are certain 20 take this route, and
the time viii fail below six days. This
VIII bring the passengers . Genoa or
Naples or Palermo IN the same time now
used - reach UaVre. or less. As WIN
ter route even now, notwithstanding the
extra DAYS, - IS more agreeable 40 be
sure. the rough Atlantis has - be sailed
ever and e Is liable always 70 be IN a
age - much warmer than farther north.
ana u is free from the danger and haaat-
tuT fear % foxs and wandering ics5ssEs.
Thq saVantases % Il IS a spring ard
summer route are also great The travel
Ter "a landed exactly where - wishes 20
~ Ter exploring spain IN April and May.
;he best season 20 begin his Journey from
Seville nrTthwart. and for switzerland
ssa the Tyrol. 10 which the American Is
drawn Ia the garm months. Genoa salts
tIHa exactly. We speak NJ the increa sc
81 travel. bat g - something more than
-raaciens travel Americans are beginning
70 freSaUent Spain. Ia form little resl6ost
ro1amies Ia TanEier and AIsiaTs. May OF
them escaping the frsSf and sh@ 81 rre-
partitions goF Wintgr n southern France
ard Italy AaA 20 - 20 Cairo regularly as
they woala SO % aay other agrees bic
aJnter resort, IL - becoming "a the na~
fnfe o. a permanent occupation. Never
before IA oae Year have 50 many people
gnac froas tAs United States - Esypt -
- 1sS. Many q theHa MI wander
fhrockh syria and atsegt she EseNaDt. and
rsfaFa wgta enlarged conceptions % ths
i3fs sF natSans ana TIRE possibilities %
commercial expansion Taey are led now
hv carsasi&y. by historic interest or ~
sh@ res tisssatsS saat accom- Pa13es leisure
ara wsRAth- bet 10 Ew0ps1ar movement
taking On tie proPors&oRs tsaz this ere
las assumed csa tza - more tr1pSTfznf
international changes The Arab IN Neaz
Ysrx Is almost IS common as Sae Aaaer-
tar IN Casra. tae italians SO ana come
~ every safp ~ THE naadrsas. and ms
movement makes fn9gif&nie more frss-
partans reI&ttens between ne MeSitex-
T4ne&n sms sAe Untsse States American
pzper ssansy Is rarxsat n the SHOPS s,