Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-25

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coast of Newfoundland. The icebergs
brought with them wintery blast.
| and we found II uncomfortablY cold on
deck. In fact we have had cold
weather ever since leaving Montreal
and find the clothing which we wear
| in mid-winter at home quite comfort
able However, we have been in the
Gulf stream and the cold has moder-
ated somewhat but full winter dress
is still in order. Some passengers who
failed to provide clothing of this char
acter have found themselves very I'M
| comfortable
Life on ship board is anything but
exciting. Indeed it presents the best
opportunity for complete rest that |
have ever experienced The tS,y's
routine may be briefly epitomized as
follows:
Eight a. M, salt sea bath, cold
or hot or at any desired temperature
This is always invigorating and
keenly whets the appetite. $3.50 a.
M. breakfast Then walking, talking
reading or doing in the easy chairs
on deck. when comfortably covered
with steamer rug 1t Is to live On
deck as much as possible. There are
| beef tea and sandwiches at II o'clock;
lunch at 1870, tea and sandwiches at
4, and dinner at 7. There Is music
and chatting and cards in the parlor
after dinner, cigars and cards, etc.
in the smoking room and always some
one willing to talk or argue or listen
If Won feel disposed to engage in con-
-----r+'-- On the shin the passengers
whom have met are mainly Cana
tlougn there are interesting
i reooln from Australia. Great Britain,
the continent of Europe and number
from the United States. The univer-
sal opinion Of Intelligent men Is that
roosevelt is a great man, and almost
the first INJURY OF every one is Are
you going re-elect him?" President
Roosevelt has thoroughly impressed
! his integrity and honesty Of purpose
upon the foreign mind and they aG-
mire his courage. and what some OF
them term his almost reckless direct
ness Of going at and doing things:
l About the only criticism heard OF
President Roosevelt with the foreign
ers with whom I talked was from
stock broker Of Montreal, who had i'm
bibed the idea that the president was
fighting the railroads and the great
|
seemed somewhat surprised to learn
!, that the people Of the United States
were enthusiastically with the presi-
dent because thev felt he was not
fghtin gary legitimate interests, but
was laboring with all the power that
is invested In his office, and with all
his magnificent personality to estab-
lish for all time in the United States
the vitality of a principle. That prin-
ciple Is that the corporations, being
creatures of the law, shall not domi-
nate and override the law. but must
be dominated by and subject to the
law. The presidents attitude in ref
erence to the labor unions, which is
essentially the same as that towards
the corporations, viz: that they must
come within the domination of the
law aud shall not override the rights
of the individual, is very fully appre-
ciated by foreigners, generally.
The trip to Europe in this day Of
modern travel Is comparatively
simple and easy thing. The distance
from New York to Liverpool is ap-
proximately three thousand miles
practically the same as from New
York to San Francisco and the trip
can be made on the fast steamers in
almost the same time and with as
little discomfort To many people
living on the eastern seaboard. TO
take a trip across the Atlantic is a
matter of little moment One of my
fellow passengers, lawyer of Mon
treal, tells me that he felt the need
of rest and it was question whether
he would devote himself assidiously to
golf at home for q few weeks or go
aboard one of the steamers then ~
ing at the Montreal docks, and run
over to London and Paris for short
vacation Travel is made SO easy
now that after one has determined
!, upon the steamship line that he will
sail by, and has purchased his ticket,
5 there is little more to do but get
ready and go aboard when the time
} comes for sailing. AS for myself,
} chose a Canadian route because
J. of several reasons. First, I wanted to
) take northern route, especially for
| the return trip, which will be just
: at the close Of the annual "hay fever
, season at home Second, Montreal is
: a most interesting city to visit, is
easy Of access and the conveniences
of transfer at this point, both for
; pttSScHSSIS oiiu DdS6dSS, Llolu luS
Y train or hotel to the steamers could
not be better nor are they expensive
: Third and perhaps more important
to my mind than anything else, was
the daylight ride down the majestic
St. Lawrence river to Quebec and the
Y still beautiful and quite ride on the
d Gulf Of St. Lawrence on the following
+ day. The Allan line is one of the
d oldest Of transatlantic steamship
f companies, and has record for safe
e t., and considerate care for the
# comfort and enjoyment Of its pat
t rons excelled by no other line o
a which we have knowledge. Certainl.
no passengers via the Allan line car
t find just cause for complaint at thu
q service rendered. 1t is complete IL
y every respect and Is furnished in ;
It manner that makes the novice OF
y shipboard feel at once at home an
y that his lines are cast in pleasan
d places. The two largest steamers 0