Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-09
WESTWARD WILL GO
SEASONS TRAVEL
All Eastern Seaboard Will Move
Toward Setting Sun This
Year.
WILL "SEE AMERICA FIRST"
Fighting in Europe and Threaten
ing in Asia Will Prevent Tour
ing in Other Lands.

At no time within the past century
have the wonderful racilities fov travel
at home been more fully appreciated
by the citizens OF the United States
than now. when the devastating war
IN Europe prevents the possibility OF
foreign travel. Nor does this proven
ton apply only TO England and the
Continent OF Europe. but. since there
Is constant danger of still other
Asiatic nations becoming involved In
warfare, prudent persons shun even
t-anspac!fc Journeys
From Bishop Berkeley's line. West
ward the course OF empire takes lis
way" down through Horace Greeley's
terse advice. GO West. young man."
to the nation boosting slogan See
America First" all signs, so TO speak,
direct the jewellers on the Eastern sea-
board to take advantage OF the oppor-
tunities offered them by The finely
equipped railway and steamship lines,
built, owned and maintained by their
own people. TO see their own country,
and particularly that vast and beauti-
full eXpanse OF land and water known
In general as the West.
II has been said by those IN n posi-
ton 10 know that more Southern peo-
pie started last year for foreign lands
,han at any time sine Columbus dis
covered America. Now that tho way
to foreign lands Is barred by blockades
enforced by submarines and battle
ships. IL may confidently be expected
that more Southern people Will set out
this spring and summer TO see their
own land than at any time since the
settlement 1t jamestown or the land
ing at Plymouth Rock. And In the
ordinary course OF events. brought
about by geographical conditions and
natural selection. Richmond will be
tho starting point for vast numbers Of
them.
TRAVEL AGENCY WILL DIRECT
PASSENGERS FOR WEST
But all the physical conditions and
all the selections in the would could
not so surely fix Richmond as this
starting point as the presence of n
long established and highly-reEarded
travel agency, organized and main
tained for the purpose OF saving travel
crs all the trouble. worry and expense
possible. 1t is almost entirely because
the Richmond Transfer Company oper-
ates in Richmond that the old city has
become a Mecca, TO which travellers
como HTSt-eNeu tnOuSn they nave to
come n bit eastward-in order to start
on their westward journeys.
For at the hands of this highly or
ganized company, with it's patient and
untiring officials and clerks. the pros
pective traveller may have himself
ticketed to any part OF the United
States, Canada. Europe, Asia or Africa
His baggage will be checked, from his
house even to his hotel all financial
arrangements will be made for him;
letters of credit will issued. and his
life. limbs and property insured.
AS has been said. European or
Asiatic travel is practically out Of the
question at this time, so that all the
information, baggage, ticket. credit
and insurance departments, with the
remarkable resources at their COM
mand. are peculiarly available to the
see America First" tourists or travel
ers. Whether he wants to take
modest trip to one Of the less expen-
sive resorts in his own State, westward
toward. or in, it's mountains; whether
he wants to spread himself and go
to one OF tho elaborate and famous
show places along the lines of the
railroads with which he Is familiar
where he may observe the wealthiest
men and women in America at play;
whether he wants to view one of tho
CONTINUED an Siyth pa0eN