Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-30
ASK Mr.. BOWMAN, IF YOU
REALLY WANT TO KNOW IT.
me way OF Travel That Has Been
changed Somewhat Because Of
Wars and Things.
SEE GREAT AMERICA FIRST
All Eyes Turned to the Pacific Coast
ms Good iear-Great Things to
lie Seen There-Bowman Tells All
About Ii.

'Sch iucTe-f3O"1nan IcliS All
About 1t.
or many years past II has been the
custom in Richmond, and in all OF Vir-
A'H'a. Tor that matter. TO ASK Mr.. Bow
man, that is, If you wanted to know
""E'hinS about travelling. and how to
az H. The MIR. Bowman referred 10
- JUST as well known as :. NJ Bowman
many years, more, perhaps. than
would like to acknowledged he has
nhoWn as the source Of informa-
ION when folks wanted Information
NS travelling. Well. as things have
"een going for several years past. an
me information that was wanted
~ 'a'hon to Italy, Switzerland Ger
""hE, holland sweden and whole lot
o'her little old European countries
t"'t we're not worth thei, space on mo
nap hut all the same were attractive
:" way. Those little old countries
inns year all tied up in war ono
80 ana another. directly or ind;rect
ana II Is perhaps good thing. one
ana another. that they are
ANYHOW. II you ASK Mr. Bowman"
ahoHi II all. he will come very near 10
"t''S'hS you TO stick to the American
s"'tes THIS year AS a matter Of fact,
ne mas been telling the folks for sew
80! ears past that it is a mighty good
L.
ny 50 ADVISE he ought TO have done &,
:. any rate, he is advising that way
'nlS year, and nc has some very fine
suEac'ions to offer in the way of see
!AE America FIRST"
hardly know just what he has to
!e'. about Yesterday morning he talked
% ne so fast and said so many words
IN snort space IL was imposstblc n
heep UP with him. but in "A general way
"as learned that ne has on hand
st'erh! personally conducted excursions
70 the Dig expeditions on the Pacific
Coast and all OF them have som. side
tips mat take in many grand features
me Grand Canyon, the Yellowstone
iaFH Colorado Springs. the Elks'
HuntinE grounds, the Great Sal, Lake
h1eS' ana whole lot Of other things
tnat ~ would take :. whole column 10
te!! about. canno, tell the half Of +,
IN the short space that has been allot
yea 20 me but suffice IL to say that the
th'Hr goes all over tho ground from
mere 10 the Pacific Coast, and If you
want 20 know more to the particu-
lars Just ask Mr. Bowman" He is a
regular built Interrogation mark and
5 30 SNAPPED that ne answers questions
'rnt on the bat. That Is his business
'nH ne delights very much in attending
70 business
Did YOU ever see Bowman? 4 funny.
looking old chap he IS His hair is
gray his eyes are twinkly: mis- manner
IS humorous. his hand Is trembloug. h..
Is $40" of speech, but when he does get
Stafted he is really eloquent and can
talk TO beat the band. especially If Won
get him started on trips somewhere
taking about trips We'll. that man
bowman has made some in his dav and
ne can Just tell you exactly how TO
make yours. The whole world is Jus, a
map 10 nim, and map that he we'll
understands.
reckon there il no man in Rich
mono VINO knows the map of the world
quite IS we'll a s does Bowman That ia
natural. /, has been his business 20
study II. and no man has studied his
business any better than has Mr. Bow
man. And guess that is the reason
why he does not hesitate to herald TO
the world that II YOU want TO know
about things all YOU have 10 do is to
ask Mr.. Bowman"
AS above indicated Bowman has been
doing some stunts for several years
past pertaining 10 foreign parts. That
was no, just Bowman's idea Very we'll
ne knew that this big country offered
attractions that far exceeded ANYTHING
IN foreign parts, but Bowman was at
tending 10 business don't YOU know
and re was selling tickets TO the points
tha people wanted them.
II is different this year II is Little
dangerous 10 tackle the "furren' lands
The tourists must stay at home, but they
must tour all the same Bowman un-
derstands the situation. and he has ar
ranged accordingly He knows all
about the Richmond and Virginia and
North Carolina folks who want TO 20
somewhere this year. and he has lust
Popped onto the Pacific Coast as the
panaCea for all the ills that the war in
Europe has brought forth.
II would be hard TO tell lust bow
many personally conducted excursions
Bowman has arranged for 10 the Pa
cifc Coast, and ii would be harder still
10 tell how many special rates he has
arranged for over half dozen or more
lines that go from Richmond and all
Virginia points To the Pacific Coast
while the biz show is on
great big notice Bowman has some
where in this paper tells all about
how some of these personally conduct
ed trips To the great California cypo-
stions will be pulled off That notice
tells just how one can leave Virginia
one day, be somewhere else the next
day, and so on and so on, and all the
while just keep on eating and sleeping
and having good time until the shin
ing shores of California are reached
and then again until dear Old Virginia
is gain returned to.
Certainly. this writer could tell about
II all. but what is the use? You have
got 10 see Mr.. Bowman about IL all any,
how, and his eloquence in telling things
will beat anything that this writer can
put forth.
ASK MFR. Bowman" That is all YOU
have TO do. BY the way, Mr. Bowman
has recently changed his quarters. His
office is now at els East Main Street.
and his phone is Randolph 1887. ASK
Mr. Bowman" That is all YOU have
to do.