The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-03-25

home enthusiastic and happy, feeling
that they had seen everything which
II was possible to see and had done
everything which 1t was possible to
do
And so Editor Bowman was urged
to get up another party and another,
Niagara Falls, to Atlantic City. to the
Canadian cities, to Yellowstone Park
and the far West, to the Mardi Gras
at New Orleans, to New York, Phia.
delphia, Washington-everyw
In fact, the thing grew like a snow.
ball. and Editor Bowman had a big
tour business on his hands in a few
years. Good service did it.
What Mr.. Bowman does not know
about points of interest in the terri.
tory covered by his tours could be put
In a very small pamphlet, while the
accurate information which he has
gathered In nearly twelve years on the
subject Of American travel would Al
several volumes the size of Webster's
International Dictionary.
His really enormous list OF persona
friends In every part Of the Union has
undoubtedly contributed much to his
success and prestige as tour conduc.
tor. II has enabled him to give to his
parties special pleasures and oppor
tunities which would not come to the
individual traveller. Once in Cleve
land one Of the Bowman parties had
the pleasure Of being presented to
John d. Rockefeller The Corcoran
Art Gallery in Washington, which
every one knows Is always "hermet
ically sealed" during the summer
months, was thrown open to Mr. Bow
mar and the members Of his party In
August. as an extraordinary courtesy
by special order Of the trustees. Al,
Natchez. Miss, they we're guests OF
honor Of the Natchez Chamber OF
Commerce. One time they we're al
served on gold plates in a handsome
private dining room OF the most exclu
sive hotel in the East. Patrons OF
Bowmar's Tours are usually the re
cipients OF much attention and un
usual courtesies. While Mr.. Bowman
does not guarantee these extras
some charming thing is quite likely &c
bob up which was not in the itinerary
But the great point about Bow
mars Tours" is the service This is
Mr.. Bowmar's hobby. He says:
Most Americans travel for rest and
relaxation. They want a maximum OF
pleasure and interest with the
smallest reducible minimum of re
sponsibility. That's the ideal for
tour agency to work towards"
Bowmar's Tours have worked fol
that and attained it. They are mod
crate priced, but no tours under per
gnnal In hn
them in service. Mr. Bowman accom-
panies every party.
The parties are always harmonious
There is an atmosphere of good feel
ing and you are certain TO meet nice
congenial people and no other kind.
The "all-expense" feature is another
OF Mr.. Bowmar's hobbies. The Amer
lean people are liberal" said he, but
they are business-like and accurate
and they like to know in advance what
the whole thing will cost. tell them
! don't deal in glittering generalities
! give my patrons an iteuized state
ment of everything that to be in
cluded. They don't meet f3th unpleas
ant financial surprises o. fhe trip."
big Bowman tour fox.<be comine
summer is a four weeks 1p through
the West to the California expeditions
starting August 2. For more than Q
year Mr.. Bowman has been engaged IL
working out details OF this tour. The
itinerary includes visits in San Fran
cisco, Los Angeles. Santa Barbara and
San Diego, California. stop-overs al
the Grand Canyon and in Denver
Colorado Springs and Manitou, Colo
RADIO. and Salt Lake City. Utah. There
will be other Bowman tours In july
and September TO Atlantic City, New
York and Washington aud to Niagars
Falls and Canada.