El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-21
ENGLISH TRAVELLERS
HAVE CHOICE OF A
WEALTH OF WONDERS
SEASIDE RESORTS PREPARE FOR
BIC BUSINESS WITH THEFLYERS
Ardromes Being Built for Commercial Sky Liners and
Trip to Paris and Return in Few Hours Is Promised
Cairo Is to Be a Week End Watering Place for
Britishers; Fares Drop Seventy Five Percent

II oNDON. Eng. June 21.-~Upper or
Il lower berth. sir2 Oh, yes. you
viii be able TO get a seat in the OBJ
servation car. There viii be no din
ing car between London and Madrid.
as you viii get there IN plenty OF
time for lunch. but you can have tea
before you get TO Constzntinople II
you wish Two tickets? Thank you,
sir"
This IS 4 sample Of the CONVERSE
tons that are expected to take place
in the offices Of the leading tourist
agencies IN London in the near future.
The agencies nave taken up the mat
ter Of aeroplane travel with great
energy and are advertising their IA
cilities for taking care Of prospective
air tourists.
Cooks is out with the first booklet
regarding the possibilities Of aerial
travel. in which they announce that
they are the Official passenger
agents for the principal companies
operating aerial lines" Pictures and
photographs are shown OF the latest
types Of air liners with cabins de luxe
and observation cars. An hourly serv-
ice between L5ndon and Paris Is
promised and II is suggested that a
person can go 70 the French capital.
transact his business, have lunch and
return TO London in time TO attend 10
the correspondents that has accu-
mulated during the few hours OF his
absence
To Make World small.
II the London FOG IS on it VIII be
possible to take a trip TO Venice and
iced the pigeons At St Marks for al
hour or SC during the day TO take a
ming 10 witness the spectacle OF the
midnight sun OF to make Saturday
to Monday visit at Cairo.
All che seaside resorts II Great
Britain are making preparations for
taking care OF those visitors who may
Aerodromes are being erected all
along the coast and landing places are
being laid ont for the use Of visitors
who may arrive in their own planes
The two machines which at present
are the most popular for passenger
traffic are the Handiey Page and the
Graham White- The former was orig
inally constructed FOR night bombing
work and Is the largest machine now
IN use In advertising the fact that
THE machine viii be used for passen-
ger traffic Cooks call attention TO the
fact that the traveller need have no
fear that the pilot VIII Try to loop
the loop or perform any other spec
tacular but useless OF dangerous feat !
The speed OF the Handley Page is !
only about 70 miles per hour al ordi-
nary times. attaining a maximum of !
100 miles per hour II needed So the |
speed maniacs viii have to 90 on /
other machines II they wish 70 obtain /
the sensation OF an extra swift rush I
through the air. Having four engines !
and being 50 constructed that IL can /
continue its flight on half its power /
the plane IS guaranteed by the tourist /
agency TO have no necessity 10 make 4
forced landings BY reason OF failure 4
Of power.
The fuselages. originally intended 4
for the accommodation Of the night
bombing crews. have been fitted out /
as passenger saloons and viii carry /
on the small planes is passengers. and I
on the large machines 40 passengers
Some OF the machines have one large !
saloon and others have small private ]
cabins. accommodating two. four or
eight people. II is stated that one OF
these machines carried over 700 pas
sengers between England and France
during the month OF March
The Graham White machine IS con-
to carry "a passengers. with
4 total allowance OF 500 pounds OF
baggage II has seats for the Dassen-
gers on each side OF the central gang
way ana small OBSERVATION platform
n front Light refreshments viii be
served on the trip. but il is believed
hat rules viii have 20 be formulated
the passegers from
throwing empty bottles over the side
Turing the trip.
Have Artificial Heat.
The machines are so constructed
hat there viii be a plentiful supply
y heat. so intending passengers are
warned that il win not be necessary
o wear special clothing. Also. there
viii be no necessity for goggles or
helmets as the head will be fully pro-
ected by windows and other enclos-
res
During Easter the various aero
lromes around the country did a good
BUSINESS by carving PASSENGERS on !
hort "flips" az SO per head. This
ee has now been reduced and trips
an be taken for $3.50 for about half {
n hours journey. {
Owing to the number OF crashes J