The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-13
correspondence Of, the Richmond Dispatch.l !,
On THE CINCINNATI BOAT,

assumed no representative character, ano
wished to be considered only as private gen
tlemcn on an excursion for pleasure; yet the
Mayor OF Cincinnati determined that they
should be officially received and welcomed
On Monday he and number OF Clnclnnat
councllmen and other dignitarles called a
the Gibson House. but too late for that oav
our folks, not anticipating that movement
had gone 10 the Geological Garden. r..
The callers. however, left word That lnes
would be back Mt the hotel next morning
with carriages to take us out to see the city
| They were rs good as their word.
THE LAND o. BEER.
orr first visit was 10 an immense lager
beer brewery, where the various processes
we're witnessed and explained. The opera
lions were conducted on a gigantic scale
THE vaults were too big to talk about, ant
the beer we tested was very fine.
Cincinnati is great place for beer-makine
and drinking. No other city approaches u
in that respect, I believe. A MEMBER OF
our party embodied his observation on TINS
| noint in the remark that the Cincinnati
people have no use for water except 10 phl
out fires" Even the men at WORK In Tue
breweries had their glasses OF peer within
reach. and in each establishment IS tap
| room, Wnere tDc! ~ w ne'P 'H'e'' -
whenever they feel inclined,
THE usual retail price OF beer is five cen ;:
nor class, and you can take a "pony,''
I. horse" or schooner" as you please. Al
some places two glasses OF Milwaukee beef
are sold for five cents. The lquor-deaer'
crow rich rapidly even at these rates. They
have the advantage, however, OF being re
auired to pay no license or specific tax eX
| cert 10 the United States Government.
At Cincinnati bcer-gardens reach theil
highest development. New York has moth
ing to equal them. They usually have or
ciit.tras OF from twenty-five to forty pieces
At one OF these on the heights Preached by
the lnclined-planc railroad) some OF our peo
pie who were there Sunday night saw 5,OO(
people gathered.
TIE GEOLOGICAL GARDEN.
The especial net and pride Of the Queer
Civ is the Geological Garden. 1t is at lcas
equal to Phiadelphia's, and far superior tt
| that anmal-shoW in New 14rk's Contra
Park. The Cincinnati people, in fact, claim
| that it is the best one in the country. ltwa:
| opened in 1915. 1t belongs to Il corpora
ton who own the grounds (siXty-siN acres
and have $9000G0 invested. Admittanca
ice, twenty-five cents. Many OF the ami
mails were presented to the garden.
The animals are in splendid condition
| The rhinoccros has. to his delight, ditN
pool TO wallow in. The Polar bears have i
great basin OF cool water in which TO make
themselves comfortable. The two speci
mems here are very stout and healthy. On'
| al taem has so Jar become civilized As tt
take handkerchief and wipe his face wher
he gets through his bath. The sea-lon:
have plenty Of water in which to diSpor
| themselves. But, after all, the place O
greatest attraction Is the monkey-housc
| There is something very enticing i'll the
antics OF these direct descendants OF OIL
remote ancestors. At any rate, men. wo
men, and children are constantly gathered
about the cages, and the "v1Sltlng states
men" were us much Interested in them ii:
were the other people.
One Of the Rlchmonders attempted IL
rouse up q sleepy old monkey with the
handle OF his nice new umbrella. He was
successful. He aroused him SD we'll that ht
rot his claws in the cloth Of the umbrell;
and tore it badly. for which he made NJ
apology to the August but DISCONNECTED
owner.
INCLINED PLANES.
As the Mayor and his associates whir1et
| Us out from the garden into the suburbs W.
had some opportunity OF Judging what this
fine, growing city is doing in the way OF
street improvements.
The business portion Of the city lies or
the flat near the river: but back OF that
grand old hills arise. On these arc most Of
the private residences.
Where the grade is about as sharp as it i,
on Ninth street, Richmond, the cars arc
drawn by four horses. But there are sevc-
raj heights too steep for man or horse to
travel. Upon these railroad tracks have
been laid. Stationary engines draw W
street cars made for the purpose, the wheel
Of which are much lower in front than be-
hind, so that the floor is level. These arc
the inclned-plane roads.
GRADES.
The work OF grading the streets which
lead from the river to the heights has been
q costly one; butt seems TO have been feal:
lessly undertaken. In many places cuts OF
from twenty-five to fifty feet have becH
made. Sometimes house has been left
pcrched as upon the pinnacle Of miniature
mountain. In other places, where fills have
been made. the eurbstone is even with some
chimney tops.
Iasked Mayor Moore if the "change oil
gradcs'' didn't create much dissatisfaction.
~ yes, salu lie. - Olue. buI sou hno"
il has to be DONE"
If understood him Alright, however, they
have some system Of equalizing this prof!
and loss OF prOpcrty-owners by making
those who are benefited contribute 10 the
cost, and by compromising those seriously
damaged.
Underlying these heights there is bed
OF limestone from five to ten feet in
thickness. The Mayor said that in some
instances the value o! the rock gotten out
paid for the grading OF the streets through it.
LOVELY SUBURBS.
From the Geological Gardens to Spring
Grove Cemetery we went through lovely
suburbs. The houses were very elegant.
Many OF them cost 100000, and not few
between 100000 and S250,000. Great
pride Is taken with the grounds, which are
not enclosed. No fences distgure the land
scape. The green sWard, smooth as carpet
almost, extends from the houses down To
the road.
These are the residences CT the pork
packers, brewers, distilers, and bankers.
who, having made fortunes, have left the
smoke and dust Of the city to find in this
purer atmosphere homes for themselves and
families. 1t is scarcely to be presumed that
their own taste suggested the plans which
have SO beautitied these suburbs. No; their
money bought that, along with the bricks
and stone. Lucky for them, however, that
they had the judgment to employ men OF
zeal taste engineers, architects, and land
scape gardeners-as suppose they did.
MODEL COUNTRY.
One OF the places visited by us, under es-
cort Of the Mayor and his party, was Spring
Grove Cemetery. 1t is reached by road
lined by fine shade trees. The entrance