The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-07-05
Provides
Reach the Pa.
Exposition.
AT A VERY NOMINAL EXPENSE
Detroit to Buffalo and
Return, StaterOOm for Week,
Meals Coming and Going, Break
fast and o 'clOck Dinner Oh the
Boat During the Five Days
at BuffalO-All for $50.

From The Owosso Press.
1t is cheaper to 60 to the Rainbow
City and view the wonders Of the Pan
American exposition by the Thomson
Line steamer, City Of Holland, than
to stay at home and eat up ones own
provisions.
This transportation company has
evolved the easiest, most pleasant and
least expensive way of doing" the big
show that could be thought Of. Week
ly trips are being made to Buffalo.
One enjoys a delightful lake trip, sees
the fair four and one-half days in
most enjoyable manner, sleeps in cool,
comfortable staterooms during the
week, enjoys excellent meals en- route,
and breakfast and O'Clock dinner
while at Buffalo, and fOr all this enter
tainment-transportation, staterOom
and meals, the Thomson Line makes
the very reasonable rate Of $40 per
person.
1t is an ideal way to 90. Members
of the Michigan Press Association ap-
preciate this from actual, pleasing eX-
perience. Every. possible courtesy is
rendered by the affable officers of the
steamer City Of Holland, which is one
of the finest propellers on the lakes.
The steamer has comfortable dining
hall, saloons and modern accommoda-
tions. The City of Holland is under
command OF that skilled navigator,
Capt. f. j. Memo, and these weekly
trips to Buffalo are under the direct
personal supervision Of the very capa-
BILE manager of the line, Charles w.
Thomson. The comfort Of every pass
enger is the care of Traffic Manager A.
n. Knapp, who goes to Buffalo each
trip and is untiring in making the lake
ride pleasant one for the steamers
guests.
The meals served on this Thomson
steamer are excellent. 1t is the pride
Of the Thomson line that their meals
are as good as at any frst-clasS hotel.
w. L. Milliken, the courteous steward,
sees to it that the reputation of the
line is maintained in this regard.
The City Of Holland is all that one
expects to find in a modern, magni-
ficent lake passenger steamer, and one
can make no mistake in doing the
really wonderful exposition Of the All
Americas in this easy, comfortable and
inexpensive manner.
Dockage has been secured by the
Thomson Line at the foot Of Austin
street, and if the officials of the line
had conSpired and built a wharf for
themselves with the exposition in view
no better selection could have been
made than the Calumet & Hecla dock
that has been secured. 1t is not down
in the city where much noise and
many i'll smells abound, but is five
miles above the city in the Niagara
river where one finds no babel Of foul
tongues. Clean surroundings, good
breeze from pure stream and five
miles nearer the fair grounds than
when down town are some Of the adj
vantages Of the location. Austin
street at the foot of which the wharf
is located, leads directly to the grounds
about mile distant. The street is
paved with asphalt SO that enthusiasts
tic bicyclists may bring their wheels
with them if they desire to pedal to
the grounds.
This plan avoids all expense and an
noyance looking after the transfer of
baggage coming and going, and will
save time as well, everything being
left in the staterooms. Street cars on
the electric lines run from the docks
to the exposition.
Manager Charles w. Thomson and
Traffic Manager Knapp when they
thought out this admirable scheme for
the comfort Of Michigan people
thought mighty we'll.