The Washington herald., 1910-04-24
AMERICANS EXCEL
WORLD In TRAVEL
Average of 100000 Are AL
ways AflOat.
SAIL TO EVERY KNOWN LAND
Fourteen Hundred GirdIed Globe
During Past Winter-EstimRted
that People OF This Country Win
Spend S1OO,OOO,OOO in Foreign
Lands In Next Six Months.

New York. April 23-An average OF
10000 Americans are ahoat at sea in
some part Of the world every day in the
year, according to estimates compiled hero
from the statistics of ocean transportation
lines and from other sources.
At certain periods. during the height
of the travel season. the number IN
doubtedly IS considerably in excess OF
this figure. but az all times. day or night
winter or summer. the army Of Uncle
Sans citizens who are traversing some
portion Of the seven seas is greater than
the population Of most OF our cities. or
even Of some Of States.
This vast floating population is made
I'D roughly Of three divisions. One OF
these includes the blue Jackets and mem
bers OF the marine corps who man Uncie
Sans lighting craft and who number
about $1,000
A second division is composed OF those
whose occupations keep them at sea,
such as those engaged in deep sea fish
cries and other maritime pursuits. The
number Of these is about 5000, according
10 figures collected recently by the Census
Bureau.
The third division consist OF voyagers
bent on business or pleasure 10 all parts
Of the world who are giving Americans
the reputation of being the most con-
flrmed travellers Of all nationalities on
the face Of the globe.
Custom of Recent Growth.
This desire TO explore the known and
unknown ends Of the earth is OF COM
paratively recent growth among the
people of the United States. Time was,
within the memory Of those not yet old,
when a person who made the Grand
Tour was looked up to ever after by
his neighbOrs as a being set apart from
the common run Of people. while man
who made trip around the world there
by became an object Of almost country
wide interest In contrast 20 this state
of affairs It is interesting TO set down
some figures given by Emil L. Boas. OF
the Hamburg-American Line.
"On looking over our figures for the
past winter" said Mr.. Boas. Il find that
100 Americans went around the world
on one Of our liners. In addition one Of
our boats has just returned from a trip
20 South America on which she carried
a SlA4lAbdu VI american IOLElSIS as Tar
as the Straits Of Magellan. part Of the
world which nobody in this country ever
thought Of visiting a few years ago.
Cruises 10 the West indies have become
an established feature Of winter travel
and we have sent three trips 10 Carib-
bean ports since the first Of the year
Egypt and the Mediterranean countries
are other magnets that draw thousands
Of Americans every winter. More thar
1900 persons took passage on our cruise
steamers during the winter months to
various parts Of the world aside from the
ports TO which we maintain regular sail
ings."
Summer Travel Greater
This Is only a fraction of the throng
OF summer voyagers which now reaches
the total Of 10000 or more every season.
This year, transportation authorities be-
lieve, will overtOp all the high records
Of the past and Il is confidently pre-
dicted that more than 10000 Americans
Will journey 10 foreign lands during the
next six months. This forecast is based
on the advance bookings not only to the
main European ports but on the special
~ HAcNo " -Nbl Ndg ana OlutT points III
Northern Europe.
These bookings are larger than ever
before and a recent trip made through
the Middle West by n man prominently
connected with ocean transportation in
terests reveals the fact that between q. OG-
and 10000 persons are planning to go to
Europe from this section alone The
economic effect OF this movement. aside
from the indication it gives Of the pros
perity Of the country. may be judged
by the fact that more than SlOO,OOO,OOO OF
American money will be spent on foreign
travel during the coming summer.
One reason why Americans are be-
coming the greatest travellers in tho
world unQuestonably is that they have
far more money now than formerly e
spend on travel. Another influence. and
one Of equal weight, is that the convent
ences Of travel have increased I'm recent
years. Not only has the time Of crossinp
the Atlantic been cut IN half IN the past
half century. but every comfort and
luxury 10 be found on land has beer
duplicated or excelled on the liners OF
the present day. Formerly an ocear
voyage was hardship. Now Il has be
come pleasure and the American who
goes TO sea takes his hotel with him
can have every table delcacy in or ou
Of season. reads his daily newspaper
with its chronicle Of the worlds events
enjoys all sorts OF sports and recreation!
and can even attend theatrical per
formanceS en- route If he 50 desires.
Every art has been called into pla,
TO make an ocean trip more comfortabl,
than staying at homo and the result o
this effort is shown in the rapidly in
creasing number Of voyagers and OF thos
who make foreign trip a part Of thei
programme every year.