The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-26
Indications That This Seasons
Will Be Greater Than Ever.
WAR LARGELY RESPONSIBLE.
Americans DO Not Propose TO Go to
suited and Hear Their Country
Abused When They Can Travel in
Things of Interest-OutiOOk Good.

Tourist travel westward for the season
| OF lsss promises 10 be larger than ever
before In the history of the coast: The
season has already begun. one party 4
| sixty people from the East having passed
| through Seattle en- route to Alaska sew
| eral days ago. TEE transcontinentai rajl-
roads centering in Seattle have made iarge
| bookings OF travellers for the season. ard
| the hotels OF Seattle are receiving constant
| inquiries from the East fer accomnoda-
| tons.
| Travel through the Yellowstone National
| park is already heavy. considering that the
| season has really only begun. A circular
| lester sent out by the Northern Pacific
| railway gives the names Of the tourists
| registered at the park hotels for the week
ending June IS. The arrivals number POI
| for the week.
| More than half OF these tourists. Il Is
| believed. are routed West. ard Will pass
| through Seattle. A goodly percentage OF
| them are planning TO make the trip TO
| Alaska. En- route they viii stop from one
| 10 three days going north and a day or
| more on their way back from Alaska
| lief is current that owing to the war with
| Spain many Of the wealthy people Of the
| East who usually go abroad during the
| summer months Will find an opportunity
| TO see the Pacific coast during the season.
| instead Of making the customary voyage
| across the Atlantic.
War Is Responsible.
Our advices from New York are to the
effect that European travel from this
country will be very much curtaed'' said
| the general agent OF one OF the transcon-
| tinental lines yesterday. This was. =
course. to be expected. owing 10 the war
| with Spain. As a rule. the people who
| leave this country 10 tour Eurora during
the summer season are not looking for
trouble and many OF tlem fee, ;hat the
possibility OF one OF the powers Of co1ti-
| mental Europe becoming involved In the
war will make travelling in France Iay
| and Germany not as heavy as II has u
| ally been.
''The American who goes abroad for ren-
! reation Is ,i!nId when there Il a pcesi lity
that his enjoyment may d" injured b the
| feeling Of the people in the country Were
| he expects 70 sotourn He wants The b :.
| the country affords. and ne vents 10 see
| all the interf -,ing places In Francn tn
| newspapers have succeeded IN working ~
| q very hostile sentiment acaipst this c3r,n~
y
| OF Spanish securities. or course this :.
| all very foolish. but II IL 10 he reckoved
on. nevertheless. The German newspapers
| have also manifested Al extraordinary
spirit against tho Americans. In Ita'y
| the riots are disturbing fsrtor. In fact.
| there are many reasons indeed why the
| number of Americans travelling abroad
this season should be very much less than
| usual.
Now this condition If affairs Wi, here
| nt .he Pacific coast states immeasur bly,.
| The touFis; travel from the East to Puget
| sound and Alaska has grown steadily for
| the past five years ana this year II prom
| iscS 10 he greater than ever before. The
| excursion agencies have already booked
| large parties OF Fasteners over our Inc.
| The season Is only beginning. but enough
| business IS IN sight 10 make things lively
| for the balance CT the sur1me~'
4 large party ~ excursion,sts from the
| East Is booked by Raymond & Whtcomh
| 10 reach Seattle about July 1. This ptr'y
| numbers nearly fifty pe0,re. They VIII re-
| main one or two DAYS here and Will go
| 20 Alaska returning In time 10 start East
| about July l.. They VIII stop az the yell
| lowstOue park.
mig Excursion Parties Coming.
| Another party under the guidance Of the
| same firm VIII reach Seattle from Ca'itor-
| MA about two weeks later. ana within ten
! days after the departure OF this party an
other his excursion Is due here leaving for
the East the latter part % Angus,
Th"se are merely A Few - the largest
parties which have already been booked
! for sleeping car accommodations on the
/ railroads and for rooms at ,ne hotels %
! the city.
/ asHv p the tourists Who are 10 come
! Wsst this season are travelling in small
! graunS and without reference 20 tre .a~ge