The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18
TRAVELLERS VISIT EVERY LAND,
SAIL EVERY SEA.
Egypt Proves Attractive to Scores Who
Seek Novelty and surcease from
Wintry Winds European and Asiatic
Cities and Florida and California
I Teen with Excursionists.

are the hotel registers and many other
things, the registers particularly, for
one has but to open the guest book at
some Of the fashionable winter resorts
at home or abroad to see in a familiar
scrawl the names of well-known resi-
dents from Minneapolis, Mimi, U. S. A.
During the last few years winter
travel has become so popular that it IS
not question any more of 'fwho has
gone away but of ''who is at home. -
Minneapolis travellers fit about with
the utmost unconcern as to time and
space, it s in California today, off across
the continent to Florida tomorrow, and
if that does not just suit, orders are
given for passage OH an ocean, liner,
trunks are packed and off they are for
Europe. g.. II
Travellers from the twin cities shake
hands at the foot of the great pyramids
and sphinx at Cairo; week later, per-
haps, they meet another group of tray
elers at Jerusalem, gazing in awe and
wonder at the ruins Of the citadel OF
Zion.
On the fashionable thorofares in gay
Paris Minneapolitan meets Minneapoli-
tan; they meet each other doing the
sights of London, and again they meet
on board ship crossing the Atlantic, or
give each other the glad hand under the
sunny skies Of Italy or in the land of
the Arabs.
Winter travel by way Of the Pacific
to Honolulu, Japan and China has
shown a remarkable increase within the
last two years. Honolulu has been the
Mecca of travellers for some time, but
the far east is strong rival today for
the patronage of the Minneapolis tray
cling public.
Must Go to Egypt.
Of all the popular countries for win
ter travel, however, Egypt carries off
| Ter, who has booked the Minneapolis
ton that the hotels at Cairo, Luxor, and
Assuan are crowded to their utmost cap
acity. In fact, all hotels have been
OVERLOOKING with tourists since Decem.
Der. Among the Minneapolis residents
who are now touring the land of the
sphinx are Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Gregory
and son, Mr.. and Mrs. George G. Bagley
and son, DR.. and Mrs. Marion D. Shut
ter and son, Mr. and Mrs. CS Bracket
E. G. Gale, S. G. Gale, IT. B. Janney, C.
B.. Lyons, G. H. Button, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
A. Gowen, John D. Barnum and Miss
Barnum, Mr.. and Mrs. G. HI. Warren
George Rogers, John Rogers, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. S. Dever, Edgar Perera, Misses
Nan and Adeline Smith and Adal
Blackwell, Mr.. and Mrs. George F.
Piper, Mrs. Grace Stone and Miss Fran
ia Sowle. John S. Pillsbury and
Charles Heffelfnger, who left late in the
fall on a tour around the world, are
now travelling in "Kipling's country
in northern India and will not reach
Cairo until April. Senator and Mrs
w. D. Washburn are now in Spain an6
from there they will go to Italy ane
then to the Riviera.
italian Complains.
While Egypt is bathing in the sun
shine Of the favors of the American
tourists, Italy is getting a compare
lively small share of the northwestern
travel, and one of the postal card
from Minneapolis man reads
"Hotels in Egypt are crowded, bu
hotelkeepers in, Italy complaint MI
and Mrs. George w. Peavey, who lief
last month for France, are having
delightful time touring the countr,
and will make an automobile trip thr
Spain and Italy later. G. L. Lamb i
now in Athens and will tour Greco
for some time, returning home by wa
} Of Italy. Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Dougla
, and Miss Douglas, Mr.. and Mrs. J. {
, Elel, Mrs. s.. D. Cargill, H. w. Hof
man, Misses Mary and Margaret Baker
: Mr.. and Mrs. H. J.. Burton and tn
Misses Burton, are among, the traveller
to be met in Italy. r.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Lyman and tn
Misses Katherine and Margaret Lyma
! and Frederick Layman. have sale
: for trip Of the Mediterranean an
will remain in Italy and other Europea
countries until August. Mr.. and Mrs. T
A. Merrill sail this week for Italy
l and are now in New York, and Mr.. an
Mrs. J. o. P. Wheelwright sailed Satu1
: day on Mediterranean trip.
! Antilles Attract Many.
a The attractions Of the West Indie
q have again tempted a host of Mime
| L Y
I Cuba and Jamaica. Mr.. and Mrs. ).
0 G. Martin, J. Willis Jones, Mr.. and Mr.
A. Z. ingram and Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Steelman are among those who hav
crossed the straits Of Florida in scare
Il Of delightful weather for winter
i. . soiourn, but some Of the Minneapoli
: people are now on their way home an
) are lingering in Florida.
d I@s Florida and California.
J Florida is now favored by beauty
d weather and everybody is having d.
v lightful times. The hotels are crowde
at every place, and Minneapolis
: represented everywhere. Daytona, Ma
f sau, Jacksonville, St. Augustine, lamp
n and Miami are certainly favorite r,
S sorts. Just like Florida, California
S now the winter home of a big percen
p age Of Minneapolis folks. In Los Al
r geles, Pasadena, Riverside, San deg
L Coronado Beach, Ocean Park, in fac
y every place, be it large or small,
s. claimed by a group of citizens as the
r home during the cold weather.
A trip across the Pacific ocean
being made. by a party from this cit
J. which includes J. S. Bell, Mr.. and Mr.
d J. r. Bell and>son, Mr.. and Mrs. j. ]
9 Bell and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. T.
e Forman, Mrs. F. B. Forman, S. T. M
e Knight, T. S. Harris, DR.. s.. Iato
= and P. y Cosgrove They RENAME
J. in Honolulu for several weeks. NJ