New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24
TRAVEL.
THE EVOLUTION OF THE FERsoNAlAH-CoN'
QUOTED TOURIST SYSTEM EAEMPLl-
FLED IN A TOUR TO CALIFORNIA.

THE EVOLUTION OF TIE PERsoNAlLY-CON'
Quoted TOURIST SYSTEM EXEMPLl-
FLED IN A TOUR TO CALIFORNIA
This Is the age OF travel. History Is repleie
with periods of way. literary epochs and relig-
,ous eras: but the world now enjoys It's lrst
great age Of universal travel. For many CEN
turtles In the early history OF man the OK ana
the horse. the donkey and the camel by land;
the galley and the gordoa. the bark and the
shin by water were the only means Of trans
nor,afion Millions lived and died within a
ctrculnscribcd era OF few square miles. Thus
the island Of Great Britain. little larger than the
Newfoundland States. produced and maintained
for hundreds or years number OF different IAN
guagcs and many different dialects. But when
S;epbcuson astonished the world with his self
,Do,irc engine n new era was ushered in; enter
prise was given new impetus and develop
nent q now energy. Great possibilities OF uaVei
had their birth which have reached their full
stature IN .he rapid. comfortable and luxurious
facilities OF railva,' transportation to-day
This evolution has reached It's highest form In
,he present Personally Conducted Tourist Sys-
TEN Of travel. by which all the cares and per-
PICKLES Of Individual travelling are eliminated
by he running of special trains on special
schedules IN charge Of Tourist Agents Chape-
accommodations are secured on the trains. that
every comfort is afforded that all baggage
tran fcrs arc promptly and properly made. and
that the tourists are relieved OF every care and
anxiety Ample provisions are made in advance
for hotel accommodations carriages are en-
gagged to meet the trains on arrival at the sta
lions where drives are arranged for; ell the OBJ
jectS OF interest are pointed out, and ample time
IS afforded for their careful Inspection. NO
valuable time is lost in locating the points Of
interest and visiting them at inopportune hours
Eve~y detail of the trip IS looked after thus
leaving rhe tourists free TO enjoy themselves 10
the utmost.
oiai charge OF the Chaperon; besides being ready
10 assist them in many ways, she stands 10 them
IN that relation which conventionality requires
Inesfnlahle in rs advantages 10 the pleasure
travelling public ls this final evolution Of per-
feet tourist system The joy Of travelling. OF
sigh seeing Of visiting famous or remote re-
gions. is unalloyed. There distractins
fears Of missing train connections: no long and
t!resome lay -ovels; no changes Of cars at un-
timely hours hustle and hustle after meals:
ones train goes with him, AID stops and waits
for him while he visits points Of interest: his
baggage Is ever at his hand. and whether cross
Ing mountains or deserts. far away from any
human hahtation on wherever he may be- trav-
eilns by day or by night. nc may eat his meals
n regular hours and rise and retire as regu-
larly rs in his own home.
This mode e travelling has undoubtedly
reached lis highest perfection. and is best ex-
the Pennsylvania Railroad to California
Have you ever crossed the American CONT
nent2 i IS a great experience. Few realize
whar wonderful land we have: what "A variety
OF valleys. plains and mountains: what differ
enCos in climate; what dyersities of life A
TIP 10 Tho Pacific CCaS, is liberal cducat ton
and on that may be had with all home COM
fOrts. Tho pa.at!al special Pullman train which
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company Will use on
its California Tour leaving New York February
q 1892. is the model which the Pullman Palace
Car Company had on exhibition az the Worlds
Fair. Chicago. and later at Atlanta and Omaha
From lis parlOr smoking car. its dining car. it's
luxurious draWing-iOOm Steering cars and it's
library observation car one behOlds. as from his
nreSdc. The rolling country. the winding
valleys. The expanding p~air!es. the towering
mountains, passing like a panorama before him.
This is The finest train that has ever crossed the
continent. and tourists viii travel in it over the
entire route. going ana returning. and through
California. and leaving IL only Mt few Of the
most famous hotels. This IS the first tour ever
protected having this valuable feature; II pro-
vidcs superb accommodations regardless Of the
crowded condition Of the hotels
Thu route Of the tour is across NewJersey ~
Philadelphia: tn. ough the rich farm lands Of
Eastern Pennsylvania along the picturesque
Juniaia. over the Allcghenies and around the
celebrated Horse Shoe Curve. and through
the coal and iron helds 10 Pittsburg. From
Plttsburg across Ohio 10 Cincinnati. and on into
Kentucky and the Blue Grass Region. The frs
stop is made at Mammoth Cave where an OPP
portuntty is given TO explore this great subteT-
renean cavern. Nth it's erewsome chambers and
IT'S dark and silent river Southwark thence
through Tennessee and Alabama, where the cot