The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-02-21

4 newspaper correspondent in Europa
with headquarters in Paris)
While indications are the Amer
can tourists will flock to Europe this
year in numbers corresponding to
pre-war figures, one thing is certain
leach traveller is going to scrutin-
ize his or her bank account and recS-
on with fate more closely than at arr
time within recent years.
Despite the worldwide business de ;
preston Of the past twelve months and
the uncertainty as to whether the
bottom had been reached, Trans-Atlan-
tic steamship lines and tourists agencies
went ahead just as if the end of the
war had brought about the financial
Utopia that, alas, too many va1n,y
locked for
tables Turned III Exchange
And strange as it may seem, ahe
tourists did come and the steamship
and touring men did reap their harvest.
It S not SO strange after ALL for the
exchange situation must be taken into
onsideration. Uncle Sam s dollar to-
day is the king of monies, and evci
the English pound which before .ae
war held the seat Of honor now is fo-
ced to be content with secoad place.
Whoever would have thought, say
! ten years ano, when the German marx
was worth 25 cents, that it would sink
to She level where 200 Of them are re
CURED to buy one of Uncle Sam )
81 burlx?' Not to mention the plight
OF the Austrian kronen, LOCO Of wnicn
j In France and England, and the
same is true Of Spain, Belgium and
Holland, the dollar VIII not buy IS
much as it did hack III 1913, for TIE
simple reason, it should be explained
that prices in these countries have
been tripled and III some instances
'ouadrupled since the war. Wherefore
we hea rthe plaintive voice of Gig
wealthy American resident OF Pari5
who finds this his precious dollars
don t go as far as they did back il
the good old days.
So, while the frand is today worth
only eight cents, the point is that i
won t buv quite as much as 20 cent
: bought before the war. And ya
, withal. the American dollar will g
: further in France than in, America.
Cost One-Third Less
) Compare the cost Of living in Parl
and New York on the dollar basii
( and one will find that he can live !;
the French capital with from onehal
to two-th, .ds of what would be re
Toured IN Gotham. If the compariso
be made between Paris and America
cities of between $4,000 and 1900
5 population, then one should let rn
Il cost estimate be always two third
4 never onehalf
Il To be more concrete, one can u"
: = meal in one Of the moderate prile
restaurants in Paris for between
4 and IS cents, vour wine or beer inclu
- ed. whereas the same would cost
S least 81 so in New York: Wearin
Is anparel. OH the other hand, is little
)7 any chearer in France than, Americ
but this point shouldn t worry i
tourist who is suppose<t to provide tn
need at home.
Prices Higher In England
Prices in England are considerah
;hipher than in France for the Anne
can traveller, for. while the Engli
pound is approaching normal val
gh
:, with surprising rapidly, the high pr
:es of the postwa period are hold
their own. But this should not d
on courage the would-b traveller w
Isl wants to Sc the myraid Of INTEREST,"
a5 things in the English capital, for =:
l1H- is the very spot where old King D
ed lar has tussel all these many ves
Iie with its friendly enemy. ex-k'
r. Pound. And since Mr.. Dollar "
->r.