The Irish standard., 1898-08-06
THE CUNARD LINE AND THE A.
E. JOHNSON CO.

lrish-American readers have time and
again expressed the longing for the de-
lights of a return trip to the "Old Coun-
try?" And how many have gone, MAX
ing the trip of pleasure and improve
ment, returning to their old homes, tour
ing the country like peers in a style
learned only in their chosen home,
America"
Investigation reveals how simple are
the arrangements for {; trip to Ireland
Merely q short talk with the A. T. john
son company, at No. 10-12-14 Washing
ton avenue south, Minneapolis, Mimi,
will secure safe, speedy, comfortable,
and best of all, all inexpensive journey
in one Of the gigantic Cunard Line ocean
sreyhounds. The question of how to
make the arrangements is no longer a
question. The A. E. johnson company
and the Cunard Line does it for you, and
all you do is to travel. free from care,
worry or inconvenience, enjoying pas
sage on an immense ship, travelling at
express train speed night and day, land
ing at Queenstown in a trlle over i've
days! Think of it. Making the trip in
much less than a week. covering the same
space which it took three weeks or more
to traverse in former days when You left
for this land beyond the sea, America.
The Cunard Line, ever catering 10
public demands and requirements, have
specially arranged their sailings SO that
their magnificent express steamers,
Campania, Lucania, umbria, .servia and
Aurania land their passengers at
Queenstown, thence to Dublin, London
derry or Belfast by rail, or land them
at Liverpool, thence to Dublin, Londcn-
derry or Belfast, and making the trip
each week in the record time or trfle
over five days from New. York.
From the A. e johnson company,
general Northwestern agents for the
Cunard Line, it is learned that hundreds
of our citizens attend the Irish jubilee,
returning completely satisfied with the
good treatment and the many privileges
accorded in the palatial vessels and all
expressing admiration ait the splendid
facilities whereby this company is en-
abled to assure such perfect arrange
ments for tourist parties. The A. e.
johnson company offices at the many
places assist in all ways to forward their
patrons, treating all courteously and
making travel indeed delight.
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| ambitious of returning to the old home,
it will behoove those who contemplate
making the trip to bear in mind not only
the above mentioned general Northwest
ern agents, but also the great Cunard
Line. This steamship company has
Safety as its watch-word Speed"
Comfort" Convenience and RE
liability" as its accompanying recon-
mendations, augmented by the posses
sion of the largest, fastest and safest
steamers af1oat, thus making this line all
! in all the line on which to travel Over
| fifty years service without the loss of a
| single life of a passenger is boast
which any great steamship company
might envy. Still with the Cunard Line
this fact is a reality. 1t offers steerago
| accommodations which when contrasted
with that Of few years back are luxu-
rious and fully up to public taste: Good
| food, and plenty of it; clean apartments;
| all cOnvcniences arranged in full accord
with latest sanitary methods; good air,
draft and well lighted rooms conforming
in all things with good taste, comfort
and economy. Everything well arrang-
ed to suit all conditions, special COM
partments for married couples, women
| travelling alone, families and men, etc.
In short, an array Of astonishing facts
which can only bo fully appreciated by
making a trip in a mammoth ocean,
liner. Grand beyond expression! Carry
| ing at each departure enough souls to fill
a good sized town, demanding the SER
vices of hundreds Of hands as crew only,
all doing their best to make the trip
! pleasant, safe and fast, and when finally
debarked in Queenstown what 1rishman
would demand further favors? Ireland
own pleasures and until they are again
ready to return to beloved America the
tourists divide their expressions of ad-
! miration for the hundreds of natural
wonders Of Ireland with the wonders OF
passage across the ocean in the in
credibly short space bf time made by the
| Cunard steamers and all return their
| hearty thanks for the genial treatment
accorded by the company and for the
! many comforts, and finally compliment
the A. e. Johnson company with ex-
pressions of entire satisfaction at find
| ing all things as represented.
Ireland, the Cunard Line and A. e.
johnson company. These three combine
| to arrange the finest toar e'cr taken by
| Irishmen. NJ
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