Show philadelphia TO LIVERPOOL the last time I 1 crossed the atlantic to europe was in the alaska of the gulon line and I 1 took occasion then to point out some features of that trip which in my opinion made it unnecessarily unpleasant of this trip I 1 can only say aay that it has been as enjoyable to the pa passengers as the efforts of officers and men can make it ln in philadelphia every courtesy was i extended to your correspondent by the officers of the company I 1 was furnished with letters of introduction to the captain of the Wa esland and to the companas comp anys agent in liverpool and in wany many other ways I 1 was given such attention as travelers much appreciate pre preci clate ate all of which I 1 naturally interpret as a tribute of regard for the special mission with which my brethren have thought best to entrust me aside from this I 1 believe our traveling elders generally will agree that the ships plying between philadelphia and liverpool are not exactly what nowadays now a days is regarded as first class if size and speed only are considered but as to comfort they are not much below the standard for instance they carry only one class of cabin passengers the cabin is called second but it far surpasses in everything the second cabin in the large steamers I 1 have seen in fact when the ships were built it was first cabin and it may well be so considered yet it is true the large racers will beat the Wa esland across the ocean by about five days but when you consider that you have to pay in the neighborhood of 50 more for coming first to liverpool the advantage to most of us is not worth the price the voyage so far has been exceptionally tio nally stor my for this season of the year fog and rain have made it monotonous and the rolling of the ship has had its effect particularly on some of the utah travelers Is it on account of the high altitude of our mountain homes that so many of their occupants are poor sailors one lady yesterday said she had always heard that liverpool is a dirty place but to her it would appear like a new jerusalem no matter what the condition of the streets is under the influence of sea sickness one grows reckless even in the matter of rhetoric I 1 have ben picking up some information as to the cost of a pleasure eriq to europe and as I 1 know this is a subject of interest to quite a few of your readers I 1 shall close my letter with some authentic figures in philadelphia adelphia la you can buy a ticket good for passage to liverpool and return with the american line steamers this including the stewards fees guide books a few incidentals will cost you 77 in philadelphia you can also buy a ticket which will take you from liverpool to london brighton paris and return via rouen oxford stratford chester and liverpool Liver pol this will cost you 2060 all traveling expenses including board at hotels cabs fees to waiters etc can be covered with 75 calculating the trip from philadelphia to last six weeks which gives plenty of time to see the places mentioned the sum total then is to which should be added say 27 for a margin making it in all the cost of the trip from U utah tah to philadelphia and return intended tourists can easily ascertain in salt lake city traveling la Is becoming a great deal cheaper than it used to be and tourists are consequently more numerous J M S |