Scribner's magazine . he wholeyear, and at remarkably low denser population, the shorter dis-tances to places of interest, and per-haps a habit of getting more amuse-ment out of life, have conspired tomake the excursion and tourist trafficfar more important in England thanwith us. In Mr. CarroU D. Wrightsrecent statistics of wages and cost ofliving in certain great industries, hefinds that in a year, the English fami-ly engaged in those industries sj^ends$ on amusements and vacations,when the American family sj^ends but$ That may be one cause or oneresult of the greater de
Scribner's magazine . he wholeyear, and at remarkably low denser population, the shorter dis-tances to places of interest, and per-haps a habit of getting more amuse-ment out of life, have conspired tomake the excursion and tourist trafficfar more important in England thanwith us. In Mr. CarroU D. Wrightsrecent statistics of wages and cost ofliving in certain great industries, hefinds that in a year, the English fami-ly engaged in those industries sj^ends$ on amusements and vacations,when the American family sj^ends but$ That may be one cause or oneresult of the greater development of ex-cursions there. Tourist tickets, first, second, andthird class, good for long times andlong distances, all over the kingdom,are issued in great variety and at im-portant reductions. Week end tickets to sea-side re-sorts are issued the year round, up todistances of 150 miles or more. Theseare good from Friday or Saturday toMonday or Tuesday, and in some cases,for the longer distances, from Friday to 405. American Eaze Express—London and South Western Railway. Tuesday. These are fr^nerally good onany ordinary train. These tickets sel-dom cost as much as 1^ cent a mile forthe third-class, oftener l^-^y cent, andin one case at least are as low as a mile. Tliat is to Mabletliorpe, miles from London. That is equiv-alent to $2 for an excursion ticketto and from a sea-side 2>lace loO milesaway. One can oro to places all aroundtlie British coast for 1:J^ cent a mile. Tickets are often sold for any dayand any train, ^•ood for fifteen days, for1.] to IJ cent a mile, and for short orlong distances. Others are sold goodfor any two week days, but restrictedto use (^n a few trains, for 1^ cent. Another class of excursions is by spe-cial trains on special <lays; sjiy Sundaysonly, one train ciiiTying all classes ; orMondays only, carrying only third-class:or bank liolidays, one ti*ain, thir<l-classonly. These trains serve lon^ distancesand take passen«
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