La Junta tribune., 1908-07-25
ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIP SI-AvoNIA J
1872 MILES FROM NEW YORK /,
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DEAR lRiBl sf.- a'i
with the Chautauqua Tours. IN
party of thirty-four, conducted by
Profs. ". s. Naylor and j G. Rose
bush. of Appleton University, Wis
consin. There are two parties, on.
the Comfort" and the other the
DE Luxe there being differ
ence of about 500 in the former.
although both parties see the same.
but the one has some advantages IN
hotels and other conveniences. Ihis
tour is from New York through
Italy. Switzerland. Germany. Bel
GUM, France, England and Scot
land. The entire tour from Ne"
York to New York. in the Com
fort" party costs s575 to $500. all
expenses paid. save the tips and
ocean voyage. have engaged only
To Paris. where | expect to leave
them and go alone, after August
oath. There are several advantages
in going with tour. in travelling III
a foreign country, especially when
one does not understand the IAN
guages and the customs are new.
We will travel where five different
languages are spoken. and where
quite as many different kinds of
money are used. Our luggage is all
taken care of. all tips are paid.
hotels are arranged for, and We are
taken direct, without inquiry or loss
of time. to the most interesting
places and sights and everything Is
explained as it is pointed out, so
there is no loss of time. unnecessary
expense. or worry about baggage or
lodgings. OF course on the other
hand, one cannot always see what he
most desires, but must go when ana
where the party goes. Ihe reason
[ do not tak@ the entire tour Is be-
cause want. to see what most trav-
elers care nothing about, such as
modern conditions. the farming,
stock raising. the factories. various
industries, the means of trade. bank
ing and many other things. while
most travellers are persons of leisure
and wish to see old ruins. the great
cathedrals and churches, paintings,
statuary, sculpture, the muesems
and the fine arts. These | wish to
see but not to pass by the peasants.
the beet fields. the farmers that
rear the draft and coach horses and
the fine breeds of cattle we import.
The Slavonia is $50 feet long.
fifty.nine feet wide. with five decks.
and is propelled by two screws.
driven by six great engines. 1t will
carry I 600 tons of freight. 1000
steerage AMI 200 first class passen-
gers. IL makes 300 miles per dav and
is a steady up-to-datc boat or ship.
1t is loaded light on this trip. having
only about 800 to 1900 tons OF cargo.
much of the frreigh; space being
filled with coal for its re-
turn voyage. and about 600 steerage
and $50 first-class passengers, 1t
thus carries the coal across the
ocean and back again, because it is
cheaper. and better than the coal Of
Italy and Hungary. We will touch
Gibraltpr and stop brief time and
| will land at Naples, where almost
all the passengers will disembark,
while about $50 Hungarians will go
on sailing around Italy to Triest in
France. This distance to Naples is
about 4, 200 miles, while France is
probably 800 miles further. The
time from New York to Naples is
about fourteen days. and the differ
ence in time is about six hours. so
YOU see we have to set our watches
ahead about twenty-six minutes
every day. This makes our day but
about twenty-three and one-half
hours.
There are 450 Italians among the
steerage passengers and $50 Hum
garians. They are separated. the
Italians occupying the fore part of
the ship and the Hungarians the
rear. They are completely separat-
ed, because they fight whenever to-
gether. They are searched when
they 90 aboard for weapons and
these are taken from them when
found. Quite number of stillettos
and revolvers were taken from them