New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-09-15
"THE AMERICAN ROUTE
MANY EUROPEANS BOUND FOR THE
ORIENT ARE COMING THIS WAY, Be
CAUSE THEY FIND 1T EASY
TO TRAVEL HERE.

TO TRAVEL HERE.
IF Europeans knew how easy it to travel
in America, and how much attention would be
given them by transportation officials, said a
German count at an uptown hotel the other day,
"the bulk of the tourist travel would be headed
in this direction On the other side travel for
inexperienced person is somewhat difficult, and
most people are afraid to attempt trip through
America, although they fully aware of the
many attractions which the country offers. If
they could have had my experience to-day they
would be convinced that their troubles would be
wiped away if by magic
The German who thus expressed his admra-
ton for American methods had been cared for
road which he was to travel in the West. His
departure from Europe had been cabled from
Germany and the agent hunted him out before
the boat landed.
You are the count who is bound for Shang
ha?" asked the railroad in polished Ger
man
And who may YOU be- demanded the noble
man. greatly surprised have been addressed
by stranger.
Il am the agent of the railroad that is carry
you to San Francisco" was the answer. Let
help you get your baggage through the
customs"
an Inspector before the line was fairly formed
BY the time the baggage was handled an
pressman the pier gate ready carry ii
away; the counts rooms at the hotel had been
engaged by telephone. and "A carriage ready
TO carry him 70 them. II had taken only a few
minutes Of the agents time to accomplish what
the German would not have been able to do in
several hours. At the same time and in the
same way ne cared for French family that
wanted a boarding house; woman who had
friends in Jersey City, but no idea whether it
was a coast city or a county in the Middle West.
and man who expected to be carried TO Salt
Lake City in half an hour.
The servica-and valuable service it was-cost
the foreign travellers not 4 cent beyond the reg
ular cab and baggage rates. They were entitled
| to il because they intended To travel the
railroad which provided it for them. Used as
they were to railroads managed by the govern
ment under a long list of strict rules they hard
! ly knew what to make Of such Hberaity. Yet
ships have been met in this way for years, and
| in transportation circles the story is old
one
I'VE have made it practice to meet all in
coming steamers for number Of years" SAID
one Of the officials of the Southern Pacific COM
pany to a Tribune reporter yesterday. We find
that it pays us 4 hundredfold. European Wis
itors are great people to write home about ev-
erythinc that happens to them. ard after know
ing nothing but gruff and Indifferent Continental
service, methods seem almost too good to
believe. We not only care for cabin passen-
gers who may be booked for a trip over our line
but for second cabin and stccraee people as We'll.
The plan has proven successful that several If
the other roads have taken it uu."
The British have always been the greatest
travellers in America, and, after them. the
French. Both nationalitie5 manage to get
around without great deal Of trouble. and are
considered good travellers. Germans and Rus
slams have not developed the habit of coming
to the United States on pleasure trips and they
require more attention from those who meet
steamships in the interests of the railroads.
This has become the popular route for the
English and French who have business in China
and pan 1t is considerably cheaper To go the
other way but the trip takes longer and the
service is so good The long ocean voyage
becomes very tiresomc after a man has made it
once twice. The American route, it is
known, presents several advantages The ocean
voyage is broken by five day trip in com
forta BILE trains from New-Tork to sailing points
the Pacific. The service both land and
sea is all that could he desired. The time saved
makes up for the increased cost. This travel is
rapidly increasing, and will continue do so
as faster steamers appear the Pacific
WHAT THEY MAD EATEN.