Rock Island Argus., 1906-03-22

Liverpool they will make their way to
London. taking in the big English
manufacturing cities, such as Sheffield
Manchester. Nottingham, leicester
and Birmingham, and the various
places of historical interests. such as
Warick castle. Stratford-on-Avon and
Windsor. After spending week or two
in London and its environment, they
will depart for Stockholm. Sweden, go
ing part of the way by boat and the
remainder by wheel This portion of
the trip must be made quickly to avoid
the approaching winter. From Stock
holm the itinerary will take them TO
st. Petersburg. Russia; thence south
west through Russia. TO Germany. In
Austria the many places of interest
will be visited and days will be spent
in the leading cities. Denmark. Bel
gium, and Holland will also be visited,
after which, cold weather coming on.
the cyclists will start southwark
through France and Spain to Gibraltar.
After brief stop at the huge Eng
lish fortress, the voyageurs will pass
from civilization TO the darkness-from
Europe to Africa. Ii is impossible TO
map out an itinerary for the trip
through northern Africa owing to un-
settled conditions. If the tribes are
creating disturbances. it may be nee
essary 10 go from one coast town to
another by boat-but the intention is
to make the trip from Tangier to Tun
is by wheel From Tunis the itinerary
leads through Italy and Switzerland
TO Vienna, thence south through Aust
ria and the Balkan states TO Athens.
Many weeks will be spent among the
hundreds of places of interest in
Greece, after which the tourists will
cross the Mediterranean to Egypt. The
Nile will be ascended as far as Is
found practicable and considerable
time spent among the ruins of the civ
iliZation of the Pharoahs.
Through Holy Land.
Returning TO Cairo. the route will
lead through the Holy land and down
the Arabian peninsula TO Alden, where
boat will be taken for Persia. After
time in Persia, the travellers will go
TO Bombay. in India. thence around the
Indian peninsula and down the Malay
peninsula to Singapore. the city. ii is
said. in which every nationality in the
world may be found. From Singa-
pore side trips will be made to Sumat-
ra and Borneo before ship will be TAX
en- for the PHILIPPINE islands From
Manila journey will be made 70 Hong
Kong, thence to Shangai and thence
TO Japan. After a study of great little
Japan, the Moline men will again head
for United States territory-the Hawai-
in islands. and after seeing the sights
of the isles, will sail for San Francis
co and home
During this trip the Moline men will
write frequent letters to the members
of the syndicate which they are now
engaged in organizing Besides this,
they will advertise American manu-
facturers along the entire route, in
Guiding many of the local concerns
which do business abroad.
The accompanying Illustration gives
the itinerary which they now plan to
follow-but changing conditions will,
of course, make small variations ever
necessary. AS an indication of the inn
mensity of the trip, the appended list
of countries, each one of which would
furnish ample material for a book, has
been made up, and these are probably
not all that the Moline men will visit:
England, Scotland. Ireland, Wales, |
France. Spain. Germany, Austria, Swift
zerland, Italy. Algeria, Morocco. Trip |
oil. Egypt. Greece. Turkey, Turkey in |
Europe, Sicily. Bulgaria. Roumania, |
Russia, Arabia, Persia, Baluchistan, Hin
dustan, Burmah. Siam, Sumatra, Born |
go. China, Japan, Philippine islands, |
and Hawaii.