The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-26
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| TOURIST TRADE
.T You Haven't Any Money,
I Don't Come" Rome Says,
By Harvah Brandon.

> ROME, Aug. 26-"li you haven't
aoy money don't come around but
ifyou have lots OF it you are welcome
d trip to Europe.
There are plenty OF emotions to be
fdt in the old continent Just now.
Ybu can thrill with pride and sadness
aS the sight OF the battleiields. You
ctn be horror stricken when you find
ySurseli the latest victim OF the in
Vision OF "cooties." You can gasp al
tte sight OF the stockingless women
ia the paddocks of Milan. Rome,
Paris and Dauvillc You can view
the inside OF the vatican and the pri-
vate gardens OF his holiness Benedict
w from all airship
You can do anything-if you have
fAe money to pay for it. And the
foremost emotion will be that of be-
ing "Stung." Stung is the word. Stung
eyerywhefe, on every occasion,
Nou will be asked SS for room
y6u would refuse in New York at ono
third the price. You will pay 81 for
a.nasty cocktail made with a white
p}trol" here named gin. You will
nav cheeriuly 81 mile for an auto
mpbile ride. $l2S for an ordinary
v&ry ordinary-husincss suit; 500 for
asqown which YOU will later find in
New York at 500. You will delight
ID open air meals at between S and
SIS a person. You will stand in the
corridor OF railway carriage a whole
night and pay frs, class fare 'or the
pfiyilege
sAnd over and above all these
steep prices you will be asked to pay
tie % percent luxury tax which IN the
lHg run YOU will find amounts 10
al much as YOU would spend a, home
for very ENJOYABLE vacation.
Europe is indeed, preparing to NEE,
the much advertised inyaSion OF
tie American tourist in grand
sele. The hotel men have formed
themselves into vast aSsocla-
.bn for the protection OF their
iiterests. which are sadly in conflict
With Your own In Italy they are
aSking ior government subsidy, and
i1 France they have already obtained
2,UO,0O francs.
There will he hotels everywhere
bvt there will he practically no com
petition. The first class houses will
be just as expensive in Rome as IN
Vchy. and the difference in accom-
moda,ion will he practically none,
France and Italy are feeling the
departure ut the American soldiers
very badly Paris and Rome have
Ids, their war ,lmc look OF coSmo-
politan cities. They are now very
Hench and very Italian But with
tie departure ol our soldiers, the
American dollars have also dis
appeared.
;Thercfore Paris and Rome are plan
ming 10 replace the soldiers with
civilians who, il is expected, will be
cven more generous than the khaki
chd boys.
Money Is needed badly, for neither
tle Italians nor the French will pay
the present prices SO Americans are
wanted and the richer the better. No.
you will have no trouble with pass
ports. wise, etc Everything vii be
made easy and comfortable. Even
now i, is possible to lunch in Paris
apd dine in London.
sAll you really need isa lol OF
money and the faculty Of spending j,
without counting Poor travellers are
asnuisauce and they would better no.
cross the ocean. In the minds a thc
Erropean business men the Amer can.
oliaye all the money in the VOL d AMI
they must be encouraged to ,pcrd /,
in Europe.