Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-20
Luncheon Speaker
Tells of Wonders
That Are To Be Seen

| the Mexican Border, and return by
another route, little journey OF 5000
miles, for $156 in railroad fare. A
lower berth and meals in dining cars
for 10 days and nights on board
trains would bring the total cost up
| to 1896, which happens to be the
minimum first-class fare one way
across the Atlantic on the Olympic
during the busy season. For this
fare on the ocean ferry you get a
ride of only 5000 miles, with nothing
to look at but water, and six days
board instead of 10 on the tranS-con-
tinental journey. On some other ships
the fare is slightly higher If you
want to go the limit you will be per-
mitGed to pay as much as $1,000 fer
riage one way. Remember, when
you are dumped out on the deck on
the other side your expenses have
just begun.
Railroad fares on the other side
are much higher. For instance, the
fare from Rome to New York City,
distance Of $50 miles, is $9O5.
From London to Brussels, 242 miles,
the first-class fare is $780, and
don't mind telling you in strict con-
fidence, that New York Central
day coach is much more comfortable
to ride in than first-class car In
Europe. If you want to be still more
uncomfortable in your trip from Lon
don to Brussels you could go second
class for $10.78, or $1.73 more than
for the longer ride from Rome to
New York City.
The fare between New York and
Chicago including a lower berth on
the Twentieth Century limited, the
most famous train in the world, Is
$51.30 From London to Vienna, the
distance is 96 miles greater, while
the railroad fare, first-class, is $52.25
and sleeping berth from Calais,
100 miles from London, is $24.1O, as
compared with SO Pullman fare be-
tween New York and Chicago.
Roughly speaking the cost of rail-
road travel in Europe is from so to
65 per cent higher than in America.
If we may now consider the ques-
ton of cost settled, suppose we see
what we can get for our money
With all America from which to
choose it is difficult to select one
best bargain in pleasure trips But
speaking from personal acquaintance
with trans continental railroads and
national parks I should say that it
would be hard to lay out more
beautiful tour than one including
Glacier National park, Crater lake,
San Francisco, Yosemite, Sequoia Ma
tional park, Los Angeles, Coronado,
across the bay from San Diego, away
down in extreme southern California,
and taking in Grand canyon on the
return. Many other points of in
5erest might be included in this
swing around the circle but the ones
named are enough to furnish delight
full memories that will last q life
time.
Glacier park in northwestern Mon
tana is 2244 miles or 81 hours, in
Guiding the wait between trains at
Chicago, from Rome. This two and
a half days ride is Important in
more than one way. In the first
place it allows the tourist luxurious
loaf during which he can loll in
comfortable seat and watch the ever
changing landscape roll past the
window, with appetizing meals COM
ing along as fast as he can take
care of them. BY the time he reaches
the first stopping place he will have
forgotten that he was ever under the
huniliating necessity of earning an
honest living and can enter upon
sightseeing in the proper spirit,
An equally important consideration
is that the easterner has an oppor-
tunity to adjust his lungs, accus-
toned to pure automobile exhaust
gases, to atmospheric air, which is
all the west can offer for breathing
purposes Mountain air, by the way,
is Surcharged with ozone, which
superinduces a frisky feeling, mani
tested in a desire to turn hand
springs and cut other undignified
caperS. Tourists are warned there
fore, not to take more than one
breath at time.
Glacier National park embraces 1884
square miles Of the noblest mountain
country in America. In ruggednesS
and sheer grandeur it surpasses any
thing the Alps can offer. Its name
is derived from the so living glaciers
within the park boundaries. There
are unmiStakable evidences that there
were formerly 80 glaciers where there
are now but co. 1t takes thousands
of years to mature a glacier; and
after raising nothing else on the
same ground for so long it is no
wonder the soil is worn out. I have
written the interior department at
Washington, which has charge Of the
national parks, suggesting that it try
restoration of crops in hopes Of pro-
ducing a better quality of glaciers,
but have received no reply.
There are plenty of geological
treatises telling exactly how Glacier
park was made; but the average tour
ist doesn't care how it was made, so
long as it satisfies the eye. And
Glacier park does that.
You are unloaded from the train