The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-05-05

in n sense at least, though
calling for less physical labor.
then the digging Of the Pana-
ma canal They are making a new
sea. Already the. work is practically
completed and the new American sea,
or as it might better be called, the
American Mediterranean, is as clear
ly defined as a body of water bounded
in part by another body of water can
be.
Seas entirely surrounded by water
are not unknown, as for example the
Caribbean sea, which with the coming
of the new one, of which it is a part,
will achieve the distinction of being
a sea within a sea within a sea. The
new sea which Americans have pre-
empted will, however, have more def
mite limits than the Caribbean. 1t
reaches from the lily-fielded Bermudas
on the north, from which come every
Easter millions of blossoms, to the
the south, and from the coast of the
United States and Mexico on the
west to the eastern boundary of the
West Indies on the east. That in
brief is the extent of the American
Mediterranean, which approximates
in area that Of it's European prede-
cessor, whose popularity, among
Americans at least, it is rapidly
%usurping.
The parallel, indeed, is striking.
Just as the Mediterranean is Europe's
winter playground, 81 is the new sea
that of America. Like the Mediter.
ranean, it's waters are warm and blue.
The civilization of it's islands is both
ancient and modern. And correspond
ing to the Riviera is the Florida coast.
In many respects the new sea far sur
passes it's older rival. It's innumerable
islands make it a most alluring cruis-
ing ground, while the attractions for
the sportsman are unsurpassed. Ro-
nance, too, is everywhere.
The making, or pre-empting, of this
e sea has not, of course, come by
way of treaty or seizure. It's accom-.
plishment has been largely social.
Whether or not Cuba is aver actually
annexed to the United States, the fact
remains that socially speaking the
whole of the West Indies has already
been annexed and pre-empted. In this
annexation was laid the beginning OF
the movement which, through the en-.
thusiasm of yachtsmen, tourists and
Mann n ont uyin{nr ryic}tN~o hoe -
suited in the creation of the new sea.
For it's achievement a large share
of credit must naturally go to yachts.
men, since they in the the role of Ar.
gonauts first appreciated the .attrac.
tions offered. Ten or a dozen years
ago nine out of every ten persons
owning yachts big enough to make
the passage made a European win.
ter cruise. Now four-fifths at least
go to the new American Mediterrane
an, and while it is an almost dailj
occurrence to read that Mr.. So and
So has sailed on his yacht with a
party of friends for a cruise in these
waters, the report of a clearance fol
Europe Is rapidly becoming a rarity
The annual race of power boats from
New York to Bermuda has had 8
marked effect on the trend Of winter
cruising.
AT any rate 1t is estimated on good
authority that more than ten million
dollars is spent every winter in suct
cruises by New York yacht owners
alone. OF cours not every one car
visit the new sea in his own private
yacht, since the cost of such a cruise
may vary from $4,000 to $4,000 o,
$4,000, depending on the size of the
boat and the length Of the cruise. TO,
Of all costly iuxuries the steam zach,
is certainly entitled to first place.
AS a result has come a new ant
novel development which has bee,
called the cooperative" yacht, b,
means of which q person who neither
owns q yacht himself nor is ~acquaint
| cd with anyone who does can max,