The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-25
CIRCLED THE GLOBE
MIR. H. p. sMARTs TOUR OF THE
WORLD.
THE SAVANNAHIANS HE MET.
LOVE FOR TEDDY AND HATE FOR
j. PIERPONT IN THE EAST.

Mr. SmaFt-Mer Many In London
and LiverpOoI-Visited the Great
Liverpool DOckS-Thirty Foot
Channel Made Him Think of Sa-
Nannah-WOrkmen Bitter Against
the Wall Street king-His Expert
ence with a High Priced Razor.
After having circled the globe and
Travelled many thousands of miles in
far away lands and in differing climes.
Mr.. Horace P. Smart returned TO Sa-
vannah yesterday. During his jour
neys, extending over a period of near
ly a year, he traversed 5000 miles of
longitude, Java being 10 degrees below
and North Cape IS above the equatort
and spent over three months at sea.
During all the time, not one of his par
ty suffered from sea sickness and
nothing transpired to mar the pleas
ure OF the trip.
Mr.. Smart talks most Interestingly
Of his tour. He is one of those men
who has learned TO travel for others.
The thing which impressed him most
in his Journeys was the way in which
Georgian, even Savannahians, are
scattered over the face of the globe
Everywhere he met some one from
home. This was particularly true in
England, many Savannahians being in
London.
The countries Mr.. Smart and his
party visited included the Sandwich
Islands. Japan. China, Java, Burmah,
India, Ceylon, Egypt, Turkey, Greece.
Italy. Switzerland. Austria, Germany,
Denmark, Norway, Belgium, France
and England.
Home Folks in FOEEy London.
In the Far East I met fewer sa-
vanniahians than in Europe" said Mr..
Smart. In London I met many. I
saw Mr.. Duckworth and Mr.. Overton
in Liverpool. and we took a trip to
the docks. These are works of the
greatest magnitude The dry dock.
the largest in the world is 925 feet
long. The Celtic, one of the largest
ships a1oat, looked like a medget in
dock. There were thirty feet of water,
too, and I thought how 1 would like
to have the whole thing transferred
TO Savannah.
I'VE witnessed a most unusual sight
there. 1 observed that many thousand
bales of cotton which were being I'M
loaded were in a very ragged condi-
ton, the bagging being torn almost
entirely from ii in many instances.
Upon inquiry I found that the entire
cargo had three times crossed the At
lantic. 1t was originally shipped from
New Orleans. Being short. it was re-
turned and then shipped back again
l saw dray being loaded with thirty
bales OF cotton, and upon inquiry learn
ed that a single team was often made
to transport as many as fifty bales.
I talked with many of the work
men and mechanics, and some of them
very intelligent men, and found that
the greatest enmity existed against ].
Pierpont Morgan. Engiishmen seem to
resent the manner in which the great
fnancier has intruded on their terri
tory. Even at a loss, many of them
ship their freight by the Cunard Line.
The commonest laborer knows who ].
?. Morgan is, and his name is a
synonym for hoggishness and agrees
sion among them"
Teddy" Is the Toast.
How do they like Teddy? He is
much admired. Particularly is this true
in England and Germany. In England
they value his friendship and appreci-
ate the special attention he has Maid
them. The Germans like him because
he likes William.
In London I called upon Mr.. and
Mrs. Hoffman-Mrs. Hoffman, who was
originally Mrs. D. C. Bacon of Savan-
nah. found them at Gray's Inn.
also met Mr.. ]. w. Roberts of Valdos-
ia. We met Mrs. A. S. Bacon and
Mrs. Ruby Nicol at Carlsbad. where
we spent month We even associated
with Georgians on our homeward trip.
Mai and Mrs. W. w. Wilkins of
Waynesboro, both well known in Sa-
Vannah, being passengers on the Celtic
I'VE We're sorry not to find any of
our acquaintance at Tyrol, in Austria.
We spent a month there. The place is
famed for its iron and arsenic baths
and water for drink. The finest hotel
we saw on our journeys was at Lebico,
in the Alps. 1t was largely patronized
by Austrians, English and French"
Mr.. Smarts travels were solely for
pleasures sake. He took occasion to
study political questions, and was much
impressed by the trade situation In
England. he said, foreigners are under
selling the home manufacturers. In
almost every instance German goods
can be purchased at the lowest price.
while the American price is about mid
way between that of the English and
the Germans.
Anent the John Bull Razor.
81 stopped in on the Strand" he said
Ito purchase safety razor I was
obliged to have one in my travels,
especially during sea trips l found
that the razor of English make was 20
shillings, while those of German make
were sold at just half the price The
American razor sold for Is shillings 1
purchased one of English manufacture.
In shaving 1 cut myself twice before 1
realized that there was something the
matter with the razor. On examina-
ton ] found that the blade had been
sprung in tempering it. I took ii back
and had 1t exchanged for one of Ger
man manufacture, which I found per-
fectly satisfactory. l would like to
have bought the American kind. but
having been advised that the German
cutlery was superior. I would not per-
init my patriotism TO lead me into an
other designation of my oountenance.
which by that time had become some
what German in appearance-not I'M
like that OF a German college student.
EnGIishmen stand Pat.
THE English will not admit the su-
perior quality of the important ms
They declare that their stuff i highest
in price since 1t is first in quality. But
the superior quality only exists in Their
minds"
Mr.. Smart was accompanied on his
trip by Mrs. Smart Misses Ysabel.
Sarah and Jane Smart and Mr.. Horace
p. Smart. Jr., who returned several
days in advance of his father. Mrs.
Smart and her daughters are now in