The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-24
|MO TlVL0Rs COUSIN
TELLS N WORLD TOUR
Intsrnting Estter rron Joseph
Daksr, VINO Has Returned
From Long Trip

Mr. Vim Taylor. 0uthne. Okla,
Dear Cousin asase been 10 busy
since arriving home that have not
found time 10 write 10 yon We ar.
rsyea In good old Syracuse June ssh
one day less than four months from
time We lefs, Eyeu tho had rccelvod
Your letters q nuenos Aires. knoS
that could net have given you very
Intelligent information rexarilnn
ocean currents. and velocity. The gulf
stream and variation u the compass
and latitude from the equator cf ihs
north and soath equatorial current
Have received the Leader datel
Aprll Srds ash. slxt. ana of later pager
with letter written after leaving RIO
Do janeiro II | had known that my
letsprs would DC considered of enough
interest 20 publish might posslhlt
have made them lIs,le more inter
esssnR.
| Regarding cost ot t-s trip we paAl
FOR transportation. The whole trip from
New York TO Valparaiso Il n. fare
across Andes and 10 naenna Aires
boat TO England aud return 10 Nvw
York. ssseoo each or sisc4 90 10,
10th OF sis,
The trio aerons 10 France aud rng
land only costs ~ $4,000 more than lf
we Ind come directly homo from
Buenoa Aires, and II seemed to b.
the baat and lowest rriced trip We
could find
paid out and charged up expenses
for the trip about III ioIIowa sravel.
Ing $3.50, Traveling Sundrios $3.50,
Tips siiie. lioscls. Lunches etc, $3.50.
total sa.sal This dId not include
some personal expenses. nor coat o.;
goods we bought
including in the travelling we're the
slgit seeing trips taken In Francs
and England. which cost quite lls.
tie. Considering that we had over
1900 miles OF ocean travelling and
that we were constanly ON The move
or sightseeing for four months.
think We got OUT reanonahla cost
London was rather or surprise 10
me, a. went there with the Idea thst
twas All given over 10 business ami
was q dark foggy city, bui We founa
entirely different
Paris N beautiful city. bnt we
liked London better. and rural Eng.
land. with iis winding roads. blossom
ing hedges, great trees. quaint Va
leees Tith picturesque old stone AMI
half tlmbered Ivy covered houses with
lthatched and red tile roofs Il very
Interesting.
The English are not 80 volatile and
'excitable AZ the French: they i'm
press you as being conservative ana
possessed OF good sound common
sense. They do, however, love the
pomp. display and forrnality OF royal
ny which has been bred In them FOR
years, or rather for centuries. =
1 Another trait--the English man aid
woman, boy and girl. IL devoted ID
outdoor sport. and they are FAR ahea /
of the y. 4, IN providing wonderful
play -grounds In the parks and The
commons with ample room for an
kinds Of games wonder how our
tennis and eolf players ever managed
10 20 over there and bear them d / their
own aamex.
| Those who serve you III any way In
England are most polite and courts
Gus. ~ the hotels the men who run
the elevators Iifts thank you FOR en-
tering, for calling your floor, preced
you and thank you for getting out 4
barber thanked me fourteen time. Tor
telling him what wanted or didn't
want. and walters Ia restaurant. om-
nibus conductors and others all seem
anxious % render any service possI.
ble- This Is al done, too. wilbou:
the attitude or suggestion that tlp
" expected. and Il just the reyefss
from the French who do not hesitate
70 ask for a tip II II is not forth
coming. and 70 tell You fhat II Is tco
little II not up to their ideas.
Our hotel the Victoria was fins
one and located only haIf 4 block
from Trafalgar Square the center OF
London and from which All distances
70 suburbs and other places are meas.
ured
Our room with bath was 25 shillIng.
q day about 1910 and breakfast for
two Of rolls, toast. marmalade and
coffee served in our room was about
70 cents A soft coal IRE III a little
crate for half > day cost a cents ex
tra and Ne needed - m9yiy days Tor
II rafuad ef.out cv<x~ 49, 49, .~s