Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1901-08-01
WORLD GETTING FAST.
EDITOR WHITE THINKS EVERY
THING Is In TOO BIG A
HURRY.
NOY ACCUSING THE PEOPLE.
His Remarks are About Means OF
Transportation He Tell of
a Hotel on the Waves
Fish Stories Not
Started.
HOF ACCUSING THE PEOPLE.



SOUTHAMPTON, L. In. ", July %. :
The weather here is perfect, a little
too cool perhaps; but how bracing the
salt air and salt water is.
L. NJ. Hodges, formerly of the LED.
GER, now one OF the editors of the
Ladies' Home Journal, Of Philadelphia,
came down to see me yesterday, and
says he thinks Philadelphia a fine
city, and that there is no better all
around State to live in than Missouri,
at the same time he does not think
there is pleasanter place to spend
the summer in than Southampton, L.
l., N. Y, providing you have plenty
of blankets TO keep you warm when
wind is off the ocean at night.
The more / travel the more / am
impressed with the fact that some
day soon speed must be sacrificed for
safety.
The "five-day Ship is here, and
her name is Deutschland. The new
record Of the Hamburg American
racer from New York to Plymouth
over the long course is days IL hours
8 minutes. Her logged distance gives
an hourly average speed Of 1851 miles,
which would carry her across the
shorter northern route to Plymouth
in days 3 hours.
The New York-Liverpool route is
nearly seven hours shorter than that
TO Plymouth for ship logging 23i
knots. II the Deutschland were
Liverpool liner she could theoretical
ly run from Sandy Hook to Roche's
Point in days 21 hours, and there is
no doubt that she would actually do
SO under favorable conditions within
the tive-day limit.
It is thirty-two years since eight
days were beaten by the City of Brus-
sells, nineteen years since the Alaska
beat seven days, twelve years since
the Paris beat six days. Another de-
cade or so may give us the twenty
nine-knot ship and four day passage
from land to land. Indeed, the
thirty-knot passenger ship is the goal
which marine architects are already
striving to reach.
OF course time is money, and In this
fast age people must "get there, . and
"get there' quick. But there is a
limit to the speed of trains and ships,
and it is in sight. To ''get there"
quick enough it will soon be necessary
to start by balloon, whether you "get
theren or not.
New York City has something new
this year, as usual: hotel on the
rolling sea is now attracting atten-
tion and promises to be popular.
Despite a heavy thunderstorm the
initial voyage last night of John Ar
buckles deep-sea hotel ship, the ia
cob A. Stamler, was success. The
weather prevented the Stamler, aboard
which were Mr.. Arbuckle and about
fifty guests, from going beyond Sandy
Hook.
On the trial trip the guests assem-
bled at South Ferry, from where the
start was made at O'Clock. The
members of the party crossed to Attain
tic avenue, Brooklyn, on ferry boat,
boarded Mr.. Arbuckle's ocean-going
tug, John Harlan, and we're carried to
the Jacob Stamler, Of Liberty Island.
When all were aboard, staterooms
allotted and every one made comfort
able the start was made. There was
not the sign Of breeze, so the sails
remained furled, the tug towing the
big ship out into the bay. At
O'Clock dinner was announced. The
white linen and the glassware gave
CHEEKY appearance to the dining room.
The table was waited on by girls
and the dinner served was such as
one would expect to find in some old
New England farm house, well cooked
and satisfying. No liquor was served
with the meal, as Mr.. Arbuckle has
ruled against its use aboard his boats
The sky clouded shortly after the
diners went on deck, and Mr.. Ar
buckle thought it best not to go be.
yond Sandy Hook. About o O'Clock he
ordered the anchor dropped. The
storm broke about this time and the
rain fell in torrents, driving every one
below except the seamen.
The return trip was made at 5:3(
O'Clock yesterday morning, the STAN.
Ter arriving at her anchorage at {
O'Clock. An excellent breakfast was
served aboard the boat, and Mr.. Ar
buckles guests were then taker
ashore on the tug. A vote of thanks
was given Mr.. Arbuckle for the
nights outing.
Mr.. Arbuckle's plan is to run his
hotel feet out to sea every night. Sat
urday nights extended trips will bt
made lasting over Sunday.
The price for a week in one Of the
hotel ships viii be s12, which pays fol
berth, breakfast and dinner, and one
days board will be $3.50. The Sun
day trip win cost s5.
This hotel will prove quite attne
tive during the bot weather.
Supposing Mexico people had the
opportunity TO spend July nights IN
such a cool hotelY IL would surely
prove more popular than Cottonwood
Springs.
intended to write you about the
fine fish l caught this morning, bui
as l was too lazy TO 60 ! win moi
bore you with a fish story. am toC
lazy TO do anything, except to eat and
sleep. r. NJ. WHrTE