The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-17
TRIP COST HIM S465
w. F. Pucket Returns From
Tour Through Europe.
SEES PARIS EXPOSITION
Is Disappointed at Displays
and Number in Attendance.

Mr. W. F. Pickett, the West Douglas
avenue seed merchant, who left here las
June for a tour through Europe, returned
to the city yesterday morning. The triI
outlined by MIR. Pickett when leaving
here was very complete one and wa:
lcarried out in every detail. After return.
| ing yesterday Mr. Pickett closely esti
mated the entire cost Of the trip and
found it was to be $685. a much smaller
sum than had been anticipated by him
| Mr.. Pickett sailed from New York
! June 30 and on the return voyage left
Europe August 2, reaching New York ten
| days after that date, having had a very
| stormy voyage on the way over. Almost
every one on the ship was seasick, Mr.
Pickett being one of the unlucky vic
tim.
The first European city visited by the
American tourist, on the ''City of Rome, -
on which Mr.. Pickett sailed. was Glas-
cow, Scotland. From there the party
went to Edinburg and from that point
visited the various cities outlined in the
tour.
Mr.. Pickett was particularly pleased
with the appearance of Switzerland and
| judging from his remarks, enjoyed the
! stay in that country more than any other
visited. Several days were spent in Bel
GUM and Scotland and Mr.. Pickett re-
lated many things of interest concern
ing those countries.
| The exposition at Paris was visited and
a stay several days made in that city.
Mr.. Pickett stated that he was much
disappointed in the displays made by
the different countries and says that one
particularly noticeable thing is the alb
| sence of Erglishmen and also of English
displays. The French displays are very
fine and next to that one comes the dis
| play made by the Americans. In each of
| the American booths are guides and at
! tendants, neatly uniformed, who wait On
the visitors. These, with a few excep-
tons, are the only American guides who
can be found in the exposition and it is
something very hard for the person who
does not speak French to find just what
he is looking for.
In talking to a reporter for the Eagle
yesterday, Mr.. Pickett said:
II have had a splendid trip and to my
surprise it was much cheaper than I had
anticipated. We sailed from New York
on the "C1ty of Rome" The trip was a
very pleasant one and only few of our
party were troubled with sea sickness.
The Wichita people in our party were
Miss Drown, Mrs. Drown, Mr.. Richard
and myself Mr.. Richard had a very Sc
we're trip as he was Ill the greater part Of
the time. He recovered enough after
reaching Edinburg to accompany the
party on the various side trips. We Wis
tied a number of cities, among them be-
ing London, Paris, Edinburg, Berne, Iiv-
erpoo, Glasgow, etc, and it was very in
teresting to notice the different phases
of foreign life. 1 think my trip into
Switzerland was one of the most pleas
ant although everything about the en-
tire tour was enjoyed. France is very
interesting country and the stay there
was filed with many things Of INTEREST,".
1--WE attended the exposition for sew
eral days, and to tell the truth about
the matter, 1 was much disappointed
in the different displays. The United
States are well represented. France has
the largest display of any country and
after that the United States probably has
the largest. England practically has no
exhibit and it is hard to find an English
man at the exposition. Just what is the
cause, I do not know, but it is a fact,
nevertheless.
TAdmittance to the exposition grounds
costs six cents per day in United States
money. and should there be concerts in
the evening, the admission will be tewnty
four cents in United States money. If a
person enters the ground in the morning
for six cents he is allowed to stay
through the entire evening without ex-
ira charge.
The electrical display was very fine and
one of the largest displays of the entire
exposition. OF course there were other
large displays. but none attracted as
much attention as that in electrical
goods. Germany has good display IS has
some Of the other countries. There are
many small buildings around the grounds
and some Of them contain but very lit
tie.
WAS the attendance large on the days
you visited the exposition"
Not what 1 would call large I hardly
Worlds Fair at Chicago. All OF the time
was there it did not seem to me that
the attendance amounted TO much.
Where the people were, I do not know.
but it seemed easy for me 10 get around
which would not have been the case
should there have been a large number
OF people in attendance.
WAS 1t hard for you to get around
N Paris owing to you not speaking the
French language?
Sometimes it was hard for US TO find
just what We were looking for. I have
often gone up TO nice looking men whom
I thought could speak English and when
I addressed them they would look at me
and shake their heads Then was the
time that person felt that they were
a stranger in foreign land. We all had
maps OF the city and could easily locate
the different buildings by means OF them.
One time I got confused in looking for
the Com Kitchen where Americans
served all kinds OF dishes made OF corn.
1 finally found It. but not without trou5-
le in finding an Bngiishmsn who could
give me the necessary direction.
My trip in Belgium. Scotland and
Switzerland. were certainly very inter
citing Belgiuu IS nice country. as is
Scotland The vegetation OF Scotland IS |
very green and in looking along the sides !
Of the mountains. there are inuume-aole |
patches Of different shades OF green
4 called at the hotel where James Al !
iison stopped in hopes OF finding him /
there. but was told that he had left the /
city. was much disappointed IN 70, /
finding him, as he could have given re |
some instructions as to the city and /
whore 10 see the most o. the exposition. |
In our last side trip We stopped a. Sir /