The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-14
10 Matter How Long or Short
the Journey, Nor How Far 1t
Takes One Richmond Travel
Expert Makes 1t Easy
leaves Nothing to
Trip But Pleasure
'eople Planning Vacation Let
MIR. Bowman Look After All
Details. Even to Making Ho-
tel Arrangements. Providing
Money for Use in All Lands
Eliminating travels worst feature,

Eliminating travels worst feature
F.. Samuel II. Bowman, head Of
ms travel department OF the Rich
nond Trust and Savings company,
(asly week after week and year after
rear, performs great service for the
beople of Richmond and those OF the
tate Of Virginia who ASK Mr.. Bow
nan
There Ia not place in the State
HAT he doesn't know thoroughly, and
probably hot a place in the world that
be is not intimately Informed about.
4 he does not happen Ia know the
Eiace itself ne can answer any ques-
ion concerning it's hotels. their rates
md accommodations. and the way In
khich that place can best be reached
~ rail- or water.
There IL no place on earth 10 which
lfr Bowman cannot send man from
Richmond. with all arrangement
completely made for all stages and al
features of the journey. Tie can send
(lsher by water or rail, by direct route
(r roundabout. and can have all bag
haze taken care of. all money eS-
banged 80 that It can be used in any
barr Of the earth and have all res
Iryations on train or boat or at no.
atelv nothing TO VERY about. Even
kusdes and Interpreters as needed are
furnished To the traveller IN whatever
lard he may t,e IN,
Known to All Travellers.
The nerson going abroad, around
he world. or merely seeing America,
kas nothing on hts mind concerning
rs trim or hia welfare during the trip.
(roya the time he has seen Mr.. Bow
han until the time he again places
(oet on his native soil. Exactly the
kind IF trip one wants and exactly az
ke wants It is supplied by the hean
h the local Institutions travel de-
bartnaent
Mr. Bowman is wen known TO trav-
lers In ali parts OF this and other
ourtrtes. having been for years en-
aned in the business of taking tr'su-
Ae out Of travel He has served
q MANY thousands of people. and
many Of them time after time. that no
ne travels unless he has al least
card the phrase, ASK Mr.. bowman.
THE office OF Mr. bowman Is located
n the left side of the entrance TO the
Richmond Trust and Savings company
Seventh and Main streets. His desk
n which constantly sets felephohe'
literally an island OF wood snd met
surrounded hy oCbdils "a 'AN~ ~
pertaining to travel
There are descriptive booklets anc
cheduies of sailing of ships of prac,
sally every transatlantic and
rams Pacific line. There are time
ables Of American and foreign rail-
AVS There are folders and BOOKS
describing the wonder places OF TWO
ernispheres. There ia everything tha'
necessary to 10 the conduct o1 ms
BUSINESS Of giving all 1n1orna',ot
oncerninE travels everywhere IN ms
uarters. and he knows exactly wne.t
placa his fingers on just exactis
Fhat he wants. or what anyone WIN
xpects to travel, wants
Is Much Sought Man.
At this time Mr.. Bowman Is one
the most sought men and one OF
he busiest men in Richmond. His
flee Is the Mecca for information
eekers who are contemplating suna-
Ter trims somewhere. The wise vaca-
on planners are not planning any.
hing except possibly when they WI
bike their vacation ana approSinaaeis
There. They go TO Mr., Bowman ann
ask Mr. Bowman" and he sets them
rht He tells them what the TIFF
An cost and II It is the one wanted
oes ahead and gets tickets. transfers
M reservations does the hotel nook
hiss and nrranges all baggage trans
erring. He also. IL the journey nap.
ems to take one to foreign iano
there American money is not nsef. ar
hnges letters of credit or travellers
hecoues. which are ready money ano
re accepted In payment everywhere
br anything that money can buy.
Travelling has been made so easy
v Mr. Rowmans system that on one
as reason to hesitate while having
nder consideration the taking or
rip.
scores Of personally conducted tours
nd select party travel trips OF from
We DAYS duration upward to trips
round the world. are ready made fol
he traveller this season. If none ol
hese happen to he what's wanted
pur can be made to order on shor'
office.
Among sor Of the tours for which
Er Bowman is now booking parties
re-; To Niagara Falls, New York
boston, Atlantic City. to Bermuda. II
faine. 10 tho Pacific coast, to tht
banana canal, to the Panama-Paciflt
IMPOSITION. around the world through
he Panama canal. around Soutf
merica, to Quebec, to Nova Scotia
nd Newfoundland, to the Orient
jerusalem and the Holy Land and e
he Mediterranean.