The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-25
SAYS SWISS ARE
CONTENTEO PEOPLE
None Very Rich and None Destitute,
Declares William B. Campbell, Home
From Rambling in Europe.

III l had an established business la
Switzerland, | don't believe ! would
leave II for any other country under
the sum-" says William b. Campbell,
treasurer OF Burnham. Stoepel 4 Co.,
home, after an eleven-week trip
abroad. That does not mean that
want to leave America. After skim
ming over the countries OF western
Europe, think more Of the United
States than ever. aar II we're TO
start entirely neutral, | should choose
this country. But IL were resident
of Switzerland, and we'll established
there, should not want to leave.
Switzerland does not seem to have
any extremely wealthy class. but on
the other hand, no one Is destitute.
Every ono has some occupation. There
Is one city which loads the world 10.
machine made lace. and the pastures
on the mountain sides are responsible
for great condensed milk factories.
The cities and villages also produce
watches and toys AM many other ar
ticles which have sale over the
whole world, and every one has en-
ployment at wage which enables
comfortable living. II is the most
coniented country one could imagine.
II is In hotels, however, that the coun-
try leads any other Ct the same size.
In feeding and housing tourists from
all parts. the bonifaccs OF Switzerland
reap large harvest. Within IS mile 3
Of the little city of Luzerne, there are
400 ho,els. some OF them having as
many as COO beds. These hotels
housed 100000 people last year.
"A country that surprised me was
Ireland. You seldom hear OF tho
Emerald Isle except in connection
with stories OF poverty and desola-
ton. ! went TO Belfast, where | had
some business In connection with the
linen trade. The mills With which we
do business are managed on modern
American lines. ! expected TO find
possibly GOO employees at work. but
found n plant employing 5000 hands,
equipped with the Iates. and best ma
chinery In the world. Thcre Is power
ty In Ireland. but IL Is no longer the
land of desolation we once heard
about.
I'VE took only hasty tour over the
regular guiie-book routes, but II was
a
To see Europe properly would require
life time. We lanced In Naples
and then took In the principal cities
OF Italy. stayed little while in Swift
zerland, went across France TO Paris,
and thence to England and Ireland.
France is a beautiful country, but
IL does not look As prosperous as |
always had been led 20 believe. The
French peasant may be thrifty. but
the houses we passed On the railway
were not as comfortable looking rs
the old log cabins OF Michigan.
In England, every one is talking
tariff. London has peculiar custom
OF allowing a speaker on any subject
whatever to set up little rostrum IN
a corner of Hyde Park give a lecture
and the people turn II into sort Of
debating society. Wherever the tariff
was spoken of. the speakers referred
to America. This country seems to be
the great object lesson for Europe.
The laboring class docs not favor the
tariff. declaring that II Will be imposed
mostly on food stuffs. which are not
generally produced there, and that
there will be no corresponding In
crease I'm wages What saw OF
rural England convinces me that II
might be made much more OF food
raising country than II is. II the peo-
pie would go into market gardening
the way they do in Holland, they could
raise a large part NJ what Is eaten
there. Instead they turn their lands
to pastures.
Il think Europe as whole must he
much more prosperous than formerly.
and think It Is largely due 10 the en-
terprise learned from this country"
In the party with Mr.. Campbell
were Mrs. Campbell. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Wilkinson and Mrs. r. NJ.
Grindley. Mr.. Grindiey joined them
Just before the Can,ptells left for
home, and Is now on the continent.