University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-04-28

Europe today is not far away; nc
century than New York was to his
grandfather. The growth of foreign
governments toward American ideals
and the influx of foreigners to this
country have drawn Europe very near
! to America And the increased knowl-
edge of a country across the waters,
rich with music, science, art and his
3 tory, has drawn America closer to
| Europe, while the conveniences for
Z travel, which have come with the
growth of civilization on both conti-
nents, makes the stretch of water be-
tween them seem but narrow stream.
Ii takes only few days to cross the
Atlantic and takes comparatively few
dollars to cover the expense For there
are ways of travel to suit the pocket
book of the millionaire. the man of av-
erage means and the college boy who
is broke" but who would travel on
nerve.
Are you gping to Europe this sum-
mer? If you are a man of salary and
not of business and still want to trav-
el comfortably and i'm a wholly respect
able way. you have laid aside $3.50 per-
haps. And here is about the way you
will spend it: Travelling expenses from
Columbia to New York and return, in |
cluding meals and sleeper, $40; pass
age on no-class steamer from New
York to Liverpool and return, $114; /
tips. SO; living and travelling expens-
es in England. Is days. s4S; living and
travelling expenses in Germany, Is
days, $50; travelling in France, 10 days,
s25; in Belgium, 10 days. $40; for pic
lures and souvenirs, SAT.
OF course, these figures can be made
a great deal different. and perhaps you
will change them after you have
reached the other continent. Indeed,
you may change them before you start
The trip across the ocean can be
made more expensive or less expen-
sive as you choose. There are differ
ent classes of steamers and different
classes of travel on the various classes
Of steamers, the cost depending a great
deal on the speed and size of the
steamer and to what port it is bound
Living in Europe is cheaper than in
The United States. This is what trav-
elers will tell you.
Il have brother at present in Eu-
rope said a University of Missouri
professor who also has been abroad.
He is stopping on the island of Ischia !
n the bay of Naples under the shadow ,
Of great Vesuvius. 1t would be hard !
o find a more beautiful place for
raveler TO stop. At little hotel there I
le gets board and room at a dollar ,
lay" ,
by going into the small towns,
'erson may live in Europe on less than ,
dollar day. In London and the +,
arge cities, private hotels give good
accommodations at S1.6O a day. q
Railroad fare in Europe is from one o
o three cents mile. On the average +,
is about three-fifths as expensive as
n the United States. In Germany the p
raveler pays extra for all baggage, n
n France he can carry so pounds with h
ut cost and in England all baggage o
Till go free. ;.
The charges for transportation are c
ot always based on mileage. At s
for s12 a person may buy
Icket good for all the travelling he can
o in five days in Belgium.
The splendid thing about travelling N
1 Europe" said man who had made d
lore than one trip abroad, lis short a
istances between the spots of special ii
lterest to sight-seers. You can visit T
he capitals of six or seven of the lead e,
lg countries on the same mileage that ri