El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-24

electrical engineers who swoop down
Wlthout notice and load the hotels
SSLoNus are coming from England and
- tuat the visitors will be far more
eA9 II can be taken care of.
- oi Ing my stay here the hotels have
Oe n crowded There have often been
. q oO1eH men on cots in the room oppo-
I S1re ItlIne and at times the public par
t L nave been fenced off and guests
Sase uao TO sleep on the floor. Uncle
TiIoli ndS made some additions to the
80 - uuTlng the past season. and the
&c = "a a. railway company is putting
~ SfOO,OOO hotel at Colon Anv one
S S-G Inin5s of visiting Panama should
~ 49, ana engage rooms beforehand.
- 'udt enough in advance to have
1919 prospects of getting them Other
~, e.. ne Is liable TO be forced to remain
o1-t visfti T.Lner and perhaps leave with
TO see. P@00S ne most wants
Points for Travellers.
nave recently received many letters
the time needed for the trin 1S 70 ~
tooe' II is comparatively little. outside
oT No. S mp passage from New York
rates W. OP!eans, and the steamship
6G ork TO Colon costs SIS, and from New
Tbere 80 ene Ilrst class fare is SIS less.
~ eeS drS number Of good lines. IN
SIe sam has the steamers of the Pana-
ma railway. which, I am told are Nv ~
means the best. And then there IS the TIe
RR lamp r. American company and the
10y d d mai, and last but not least are
the SHIPS of the Unite5 Fruit co1r6an1S
All OF these go from New York and
most OF them stop at Cuba or Jamajcs
Sb6eins you taste Of those islands on
The United Fruit company has also
a llne OF steamers, two every week
rom new Orleans TO Colon These ships
make the trip in two days less than VIA
New york to Colon, and the seas are
more likely to be smooth Moreover. one
OF Inc freight steamers each week calls
a. Fuerto Barr1os. Guatemala, and Port
Ilmon. Costa Rtca, and even take IN
Bocas del Toro, the great banana. mort
at the northern end of the Panama re-
PUBIC me vessels Of all the lines are
5000 tons or more and the meals are
The Hotels Of the Isthmus.
Landing at Panama the average tray-
eler will do well not to stop Al Colon
or Cristobal, but go direct across 1he
lsthmus by railroad to the Tivoi hotel.
at at An neon; or to some hotel at Panama
The T1Voh IS by far the best. and as III
belongs to the United States govern
taent' II Is managed on the principle of
first come first served The hotel is
kept on the American plan-that is
there Is one charge for both rooms and
board The price for a single room for
one person is IS a dag and upward, but
by PQttlng more than one in room this
rate is shaded, and it is possible to stop
Tor - day or even less if one stays
1or some time The ordinary rate, how
ever is 80 and more. and a room with
path viii cost at least that. The hotel
has good bathing arrangements and
paths are not charged extra
In addition to this are the. hotels in
which is miserably poor in comparison'
with the Tivoh. 1t is run on the Span
lsh plan, but so far it has had so much
travel that there have been few induce
-
There is nowS a new hotel near
the station and others will probably be
erected The rates at these hotels are
less than at the IivOli
On the Cabs and Cars
Outside your hotel there is little to
spend The fares on the railroad are 5
cents 2 mile; but the distances are
cost only 10 cents gold a trip or 81 per
hour The carriages are second hand
victoriaS, with dinner bells at the front
with their feet to keep the street traf-
fic out of the way. The negro drivers
are less impudent than our cabbies at
home. although they will get all they
can, irrespective of The tariff
If you should be travelling along the
line OF the canal you can have your
meals with employees at Uncle Sans
hotels at a cost Of so cents each. and
there are little restaurants at Colon
and Panama where food is cheap.
The Time Needed.
OIlE 6nQQlQ allow at least three weeks
from New York or New Orleans for the
canal trip, with perhaps four days less
from New Orleans 1t will take 10 days
or two weeks to go from your port TO
Colon and return. one week each way.
You will need at least a week for the
iSthmus. One whole day or two should !
be spent at the Gatum dam, and that is |
little enough. The mighty dam should /
be gone over from one end TO the 9TH /
er and trips along the canal out TO the 4
Atlantic should be taken, and then /
there are the great locks and gates, /
which are worth a day A second day !
should be devoted to the Culebra cut, J
watching the drillings for dynamite I
and the mighty explosions; the steam !
shovel and the air COMPRISING ma /
and rock should be followed on the !
cars down to the dumps.
All of the above places can be visited /
on the rubber neck trains, which are 1
run for tourists at 81 a trip.
day should be spent on the water I
at the Pacific end of the canal. going /
out to the islands, where the fortifica-
tons are being erected and another /
day can be devoted to Balboa. At that !
place they are building up the ground /
earth and rock may be seen They are
also constructing the dry dock and the /
terminals.
Then another day should be devoted
flores and Pedro MIGUEL There IS
great deal to be seen in the shops along
the line of the canal and at the various
places on the railroad in the canal zone.
In addition to this there is Panama, old
and new: the Island of Taboga, and the
old city of Porto Bello. You may also
make trips off into the tropical jungle,
and can. if you will. extend your visit
to several weeks.
Frank c. Carpenter. !