Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-11-24
AMERICANS ABROAD.
The Tremendous Tide OF Travel
OF the Present Year.
Thirty Million Dollars Paid for Steam.
ship rAssaEc Aione-Lavish Outlay Of
Short-Trippers In London
and Paris.

~ ~ kAhok ~ ASNS ~ ASo
10000 Americans came to Europe,
most Of them to see the Paris eNposi-
ton. This year the number will be far
greater. For the last two months the
steamers from the various American
ports have been landing from 1000 to
6,ooo 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 . 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. 1t is now prac-
tically impossible to secure a place on
any steamer sailing for America be-
tween August Is and October Is.
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, 900. This is
an estimate based on figures given by
NJ. John Wilkie, who has charge Of
Lows exchange, in London. and who
has kept aceoun of the number of
Americans landing NJ Liverpool, South
amp,on, Glasgow and Queenstown. and
who knows, in a general way, OF the
steamers for Havre, Antwerp, Ham
burg, Genoa, Naples and other CONT
mental ports. He says that 10, 900
Americans have already visited Eng
land this year.
Accepting 200, 900 as n fair estimate,
some handsome guesses may be evolved.
II the steamship ticket in either direc-
ton costs s75, and that is rather below
the average cost of a ticket, then the
travellers of 1895 will pay $50, 200, 900 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.
II 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 Mt small expense, it is more true
that many Americans scorn the virtue
OF econcmizing. They stop at CANDY
hotels, pay all sorts OF ovcrchargcs and
establish the precedent of large tips 10
servants.
Perhaps the most e%xtravngant trav-
elers are the short-trippers. They have
only n month or less to spare, and they
spend it in London and Paris. paying
n..nNltNa 80 IaN-l l.ll- ~ -
clothes and crowding all the sights of
Paris into "A fcw expensive nights. a
frugal traveller for the same amount |
expended by N of these could make n
long tour on the continent.
The best sights galleries, parks,
churches. museums and numcn
cost nothing, and the travellers vino de-
vote themselves to what is sci dovu in
the guide books undoubtedly ,mt
through sometimes for 1900 or even
800 each, and have n good time in the
bargain. For each of these there is n
woman who ~patrOniZcs Worth. or q
man who has a fancy for original pic
lures. One traveller will carry n letter
of credit for 800. The next man To
the window will carry S2.5ah. Putting
them all together, our escorted coun-
tryincn and cOuntrywomcn - school
ma hcircSscs, students, professors, /
farmers, actors, gildcd youths. New
Workers., Ncbraskans. ~millionnrcs and
what mott Is pretty evident that tho
average amount expended between
landing and sailing would he more
han $500. AS n matter of fact, 1t would
probably be so much in excess of this
amount that readers would doubt the
estimate.
So let it be $500. II there are 200. 900
American visitors and each one spends |
$500, the total would be AZ ever $780,
ooO.OoO Then add the $50, 900, GOO of
steamship fare and there would be n
liorrifying grand total of $780, JO. 900. |
1t Is doubtful IL any method of ~caIcuIn.
ton would make the amount less. This
huge sum has Il possible effect in the |
balance OF trade, but il never enters |
into the official reports.