The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-17
Rail-, ROADS.
TRAVEL TO ORIENT
How It Can Be Diverted From the
Suez to the Trans-America
Routes.
Cal E. Stone Returns From Europe
With Some Interesting
Figures.

Cal E. Stone. assistant general pas
senger agent of the Great Northern
railway, who has recently returned
from abroad, gives an interesting ac-
count of the oriental passenger traffic
from London and Paris to China and
Japan ports and how the business can
be diverted via st. Paul and Minneapo-
lis with the Great Northern steam
ships Minnesota and Dakota, now
nearing completion.
"As far as time Is concerned" says
Mr.. Stone, "the route via New York,
shorter. There are three steamship
lines at present handling the passen-
ger traffic from England and the con-
tinent to Japan and China, with direct
service in Suez, Colombo and the
Straits. They are the P. & o. (Penin-
Hongkong, AZ days to Shanghai, 60
days to Yokohama; N. D. L. (Nord
Deutscher Lloyd), 9S days to Hong
kong, A days to Shanghai and a. days
to Yokohama, Japan, and the NJ Y. X.
(Nippin Yusen Kaisha, Japan Line)
At days London to Hongkong; the
P. & O. and N. D. L. also have line
than their China and Japan ships but
passengers must change ships at Co
lombo if destined to China and at
Hongkong if destination is Japan.
THE Russian Trans-Siberian route
of twenty days rail travel from Paris
popular with English, French and
German people, owing to the objec-
| tionable methods of the Russian Gus
tom officials; they prefer the water
route via Suez. ll.@. WI a
THE time London to Hongkong via
New York and Minneapolis will be as
follows: Ia
London to New York, Z days; New
York to Seattle, via Minneapolis and
the Great Northern Flyer, 4 days; and
20 days Seattle to Japan ports, a total
of only 26 days London to Japan and
only 33 days to Hongkong, China.
The rate London to Hongkqng via
the best ships of the P. & Q. and N. D.
L., via Suez, is $405, first class, and
$3.50 second-class. This rate can be
applied via New York, Minneapolis
and Seattle, with profit to all lines in
terested. The superior accommodate
tons Of the transatlantic steamships,
London to New York, and the Great
Northern steamships, Seattle to Hong
kong, are we'll known.
Round the World tickets are in
great demand in England and the con-
tinent; this 'globe-trotting' business is
constantly on the increase. At pres
emit that class of traffic, SO far as
America is concerned, is routed to a
great eAIenI- Dy the canadian cPaClhC
railway, via Montreal, Winnipeg and
Vancouver, and our English cousins
write articles for the press, entitled
Across America but these views are
confined to British territory only, and
they rarely visit the United States at
all. With the Inauguration of the
Great Northern steamships this traffic
can be routed via New York, Chicago
and Minneapolis. I met we'll in
formed English gentleman in London,
who prided himself with having trav-
eled round the world. I asked him
what cities in America interested him
the most; he said he liked Quebec and
Toronto best but thought Winnipeg
mad great future. This so-called
traveller thought he had seen America,
but the United States and the cities of
New York, Chicago, st. Paul and Min
neapolis were not even 'one night
stand in his diary g.. -s ~ i