The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-04
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Checks; Postal Notes and Letters of
Credit at the lowest rates. Tie makes
all arrangements for independents
travel anywhere. with or without ho-
tel.
Where Tourist Agent Come. In.
All the desirable objects and quail
ties that people seek In European
travel-nspiration. pleasure, recrea
ton agreeable social experiences. en-.
lanscd knowledge OF the world--depend
for their attainment and enjoyment
In actual practice, upon a large mum
Der OF commonplace and apparently
unimportant business details. Unless
one has ample leisure and considerable
experience, a vacation tour OF the old
World, with all its wonderful oppor-
tunitics. is likely TO resemble the Bar
| needles fenst--ali the good things dis.
played in tempting array only TO elude
thc grasp al the moment one expects
to enjoy them. There are SO many
| necessary matters constantly reouir-
| ing the attention and occupying the
! time meant for pleasure and obscrva-
! ton, particularly in the busy height
OF the season. that even when the
traveller Is fortunate enough to know
| how and things go right. a great deal
| of ones leisure and energies arc alb
| sorbed These are the conditions that
make the services of the Tourist Agent
OF value - all travellers for pleasure
Mr. Sowman has made study of ALI
these things, and he knows just how
TO TX tho unsohsticated wayrarcr up
in the necessary shape to enjoy trim
abroad without all of the old time an
| noyanccs and setbacks
Relieved of Much Worry.
Whether tho vacation travellers in
Europe arc associ3t ted with an escort
ed tourist party. or prefer 10 travel
independently Mr.. Bowman, through
Thomas Cook & Son or some OF the
other agencies he represents in Rich
| mond. can render useful and efficient
service. Whether accompanied by one
OF the experienced tour directors or
not, Bowmans patrons arc relieved OF
all difficulties arising from the differ
ences in Language, the frequent Gus
toms examinations the question of
tips" tho settling OF hotel and other
bills. deciding on routes. what should
be seen and how best to see it. deal
ing with the importunate army OF car
riage drivers portcrs and touts. the
dations In the height OF the busy sea
son. should the escorted tour not meet
a tourists Requirements. the Gravel
| Wlthout Trouble" system of unaccom-
panied. prearrangcd travel exactly
! fills The bill and enables the traveller
to use TO excellent advantage the
| large organization of Offices abroad
win experienced agents, resident staff,
| corps of uniformed interpreters at ports
and stations, and other facilities.
= Model Ship.
TO those old timers who crossed the
Atlantic as passengers in the ocean
| grcyhounds OF twenty-i five or thirty
years ago the number OF features"
that are provided for the luxury-lov-
! ing voyagcrs of to-day on such a ship,
| for Instance. as the HamburC-Ameri-
can Lines huge imperator reads like
| Il fairy tale. a theatre a swimming
pool nearly forty feet long, prone
| made deck Of which hundreds OF feet
are enclosed In plate glass. four pas
| senger elevators running through i've
| OF the decks, are some OF the more
noticeable features.
Perhaps the detail that most i'm
presses one with the magnitude of the
| ship Is the fact that n crew OF 100
persons Is required TO operate her
| Roman, Turkish and electric and steam
baths. hot and cold running water and
| marble washstands In most OF tho
staterooms. 22o baths including $50
private bathrooms. arc some of the
other modern improvements that the
| Imperator possesses. Figures give hu,
| an imperfect Idea of the size OF ships
| but that tho length OF this enormous
vessel is 80 feet, that the height OF
the boat-deck above the keel is 1oo
feet, and that the displacement is ~.
| 600 tons. may he mentioned, also the