Evening star., 1935-11-03
CPEAKING August 5, 1884, in Glacier

CPEAKING August 5, 1884. in Glacier
- National Park, President Roosevelt
said: "Thaye is nothing so American
as our national parks. If they were
set down anywhere on the continent
of Europe. thousands of Americans
would journey across the ocean to
see their beauties"
America responded whole-heartedly
to the call of the national parks in
1885. and a record for visitors was
established. Aforementioned trains
and reduced rail rates played their
part in bringing the rugged beauty
of the scenic West to those Americans
who, by their travels. participate in
a $5,0000 100000 industry. More than
1924 600 persons visited the national
parks this year up to September 80.
In spite of the infantile paralysis
scare in the Carolinas, which reduced
attendance. 100000 entered the Great
Smokes. Eastern rival of the Vests
parks. Other parks to register all-time
records were Acadia. Bryce Canyon,
Carlsbad CavernS, General Grant,
Glacier. Grand Canyon, Grand Teton,
Mesa Verde. Rocky Mountain. Sequoia,
Wind Cave, Yellowstone and Zion.
The Interior Department reports
the Statue of Liberty was visited by
2.609, against 100, ,627 in 1894. Nearly
28,500 visited Kill Devil Hill Memorial,
in North Carolina. A few more than
1900 saw it in 1884.
r EROUTING out of the war zone,
two world-cruise ships have cut
the Mediterranean and the Suez Canal
off their itineraries, and substituted
South Africa for parts in the trouble
zone.
The Reliance will sail for Trinidad,
Bahia and Rio de Janeiro, then cross
the South Atlantic to st. Helena, pause
at Capetown and swing up the east
coast of Africa to Durham, touch
| Madagascar and then pick up the
schedule for India and on. The Re-
lance will leave New York, January
9, instead of the 18th.
The Mediterranean leg of the round
the-world trip of the Empress of
Britain was Cancelled Tuesday night
and South African ports substituted.
The South Sea Island cruise of the
Stella Polaris. which sails from New
York to the Pacific through the
Panama Canal, calls for entering the
Mediterranean through the Suez
Canal. No announcement of a
change has been received.
IN AN INTERVIEW recently, Lon
don steamship agent scoffed at the
fears of delay in passing through the
Suez Canal. Clients had visions of
liners being showed aside by troop
ships and warships at the entrances
Of the narrow waterway. He told
them his line was maintaining its
regular schedule for passage through
the Suez-16 hours. The reason is
interesting. Each ship Of the COM
pany carries mail, and mail ships take
precedence. Under the prevailing Gus
tom, a warship. even though it is
ahead of the liner, must pull to one
side and let the mail ship go through.
&CRIBBLINGS: Under recent leg
~ islative act, Puerto Rico permits
cock fighting. Bouts usually are held
Saturday afternoons and on Sundays
and holidays. Throughout the island,
pits have been laid out, surrounded
by grandstands for spectators.
The Crimea, Winter resort of the
CZars, is about the size of Vermont.
Not far away from the scene Of the
charge of the Light Brigade is the
Monastery Of St. George, where one
may see the room in which Florence
Nightingale nursed the wounded.
Tarpon Springs, Fla, besides being
vacation spot, has notable collec-
ton of paintings by the great land
scape artist, George Inness. They may
be seen in the Church of the Good
Shepherd
Louisville was the first capital of
Georgia. 1t has population of 1850.
Platforms for tents may be built on
State land in the Adirondacks, but
they remain the property of the State
The platforms are numbered, and the