Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-19
Made Trip Around World.

Mr.. Samuel H. GrcSSltt. or JChn NJ.
Gressitt & c., has just returned from
six months tour around the world.
During his business career Mr.. GresS-
lit had never taken any time Off for
pleasure barring few weeks. Last
August having a desire to see the
world and the opportunity presenting
itself, he left Baltimore for London. He
returned to Baltimore after having
Travelled over 10000 miles. In telling of
his travels MI Gressitt said:
J. decided on the spur of the moment
to take this long journey after little
preparation and realizing that l would
not have the opportunity of going
again, l was not exactly prepared for
the hardships of the trip, but l manag-
ed to pull through all right and am
home again, little tired but satisfied.
When I arrived in London last sum-
mer everything was beautiful and, be-
, ing new, of course it was a very in
teresting place, for, in addition to it's
many points of interest, the great
Franco British and the Hungarian EX-
positions were in full blast. / witness
cd many scenes in the suburbs of this
lalge city, among them being horse
shows and county fairs, which greatly
added to my interesting experience
while in the kingdom. Paris was as
ga; as it had been pictured to me; the
DirectOire gown was not the only sen
s;ttion of the many Partisan styles
| last season. After visiting the famous
gambling places of Monte Carlo | left
| France and travelled through Ger
many. Holland, switzerland and Bel
GUM for a few weeks and returned to
London, from whence | sailed for Jap
an on the steamship Somali, by the
| Suez Canal. stopping at many places
| on the way.
The Somali was in collision with the
steamship City of Edinburgh during
| the passage of the canal. She was
damaged to such an extent that it
was necessary to stop at SueZ two
| weeks for repairs. This stop afforded
| ali excellent opportunity to visit
places of interest in Egypt, among
which was the ascent of the Pyramid
| of Cheops and the view of the Red
| SEA, which brings to my mind the fact
that it was exceedingly hot on that
Gay, being 100 degrees in the shade.
Leaving Suez we made stops in Cey-
| in China that had my first ride in a
Jinrikisha. The effect of riding in one
| of these ccnveyances is very pleasant
and one feels as if he had returned to
| his infancy and was being trundled
around in a big baby carriage. These
| carts while invented in Japan, have
spread rapidly and are now in use in
| ali Of the far eastern countries. In
| Shanghai first learned of Taft's cleo
| ton and T was delighted. We passed
| the American feet at Annoy, China,
| and as it was the first time | had seen
| the star spanglcd banner in many
weeks, | almost fell overheard in ecs-
tasy.
Japan was the last foreign country
visited and it was like saving the best
| for the last. for | believe that if | had
visited Japan first | would have been
willing to spend my entire vacation in
| that beautiful country. Japan is like
one immense garden, as there is
scarcely square acre of land on it
| that is not cultivated. It's cities are
modern and the car lines in the larger
| ones would put some of our own to
| shame. I had the special privilege of
being n guest at the Emperor's Impe-
| rial garden party very exclusive at
| fair, held in the palace gardens, in To-
kio. The Emperor and all the princess
es were dressed in American finery.
and | tell you it looked awfully odd to
see the Japanese ladies 50 small in
stature. with great Merry Widow
hats on. I left Japan on December 9
last for San Francisco. l had as "a
climax to my trip a delightful time in
California. the Grand Canyon of Colo
RADIO. Yosemite Valley. Chicago and
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