Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-06
SCOTLAND'S METROPOLIS.
E0IroRIAL C0aRssreNeENes,


After the tedl0m q a. HeSAA VeSAee
the view tro= ether ss&s q Ae Hver
Clyde, tro@ IT'S MeasA u his 0y Is
constantly attractive AaS @eSsAees'
One surprise saeSeess AsssAss - rap
idly tia, he aseeMaesS's traveller
.trOa America can ANr&S realize that
these highly cultivated Slopes elegant
v,llANeSi6ss Aaa SAasase sh'pyArds,
where ocaeS are received and hlled
tcoM al quarters q TIE world aud thou
sands ii skilled woskmea 6ud employ
mes, are q part Of cid Scotland Glss-
COW is = meea more important place
than we have generally supposed, Com
.isx M the river 10 q steamship drawing
AASa, tweny.six feet we are surprised
aud delighted at the evidences OF wealth,
culture and industry on every hand.
Besides this, there are other pleasing
features OF tue landscape. Ben Lomond
stands out in the blue distance above
long ranges Of irregular mountains, and
approaching the city We pass two little
hills, half in the water and half on land.
as if doubtful whether they should have
been a distinct island or an Independent
mountain of the more romantic high
lands OF the interior. On the rocky
summit Of this emineRos is seen the
towers Of DunbArton Castle. suggesting
many a deep intrigue and bloody eombats
over moat and wall and bridge. The
actors in such scene passed away cen
turtles ago, and their deeds have been
described-with equal accuracy, doubt
less-by historians and poets. In their
places have sprung up a class of busy
citizens, who make music all the day
long with the Implements Of nsetul in
dustry.
An enthusiastic and probably anthem
tic local staiician claims that Glasgow
is the second city in the united kingdom,
aud, excepting Bombay, Of the British
empire; and ;lrther, that throwing aside
the fabulous claims Of China and Japan,
that it is the eighth city in the world.
The population Of the city within the
municipal boundaries is set down at $50,
900, and including the connected and
closely contiguous suburban districts a
10000. The gross rental of the mu
nicipal city in 1877 was e3.3l7,9 1862. OF
nearly 81 millions sterling; while that o
the Parliamentary city, taken alone, wal
e3, 2o4, 26l. The increase OF rental il
the municipal city last yea owe its i'm
mediate predecessor Was e2OO. 1856. The
unoccupied Westinghouse rental within
the Parliamentary city amounted t
e92, 0l3 IS, and beyond these boundaries
but still V.thin the municipal city, t.
e4663 l5s-making a total Of f96, 667
In lS77-78 there we're within the Par
~liamentary city 8 total Of los ,O62 occr
pied, and 1919 %unoccupied dwelling
houses; while Of the property intendeI
for business l9,94i places were oecupie0
aud 1916 %unoccupied. As showing hov
highly the public parks are appreciate
by the citizens, and how largely they ar
taken advantage Of. the following figure
representing the number of persons VIII.
visited each of them on Sunday the ct
September last may be interesting: Ola.
gov Green, lO3 .s62; Kelvingrove Parl
4s 800; Qaeen's Park, 3l.425; AlexaOds
Park, 1856. With regard to shippinI
the number of vessels launched upsn Il
Clyde during 1877 was go, and the TOT
mage l69 1893; and the number Of vesse
in process Of construction or contrscte
flor on the Clyde at the 3lst of Decembe
1877, waA l29, and the tonnage lao, II
The total number Of emigrants thl
sailed from Clyde during the year WI
l0,0o5, but this number included q!
foreigners, chiefly from the North
Europe.
Ia the year 1901 the population vi
only $1,000. The place is of very a
r Gent origin, and wss once only a ishir
hamlet. 1t has been brought up to j
. state Of importance by Scotch pluc
foresight and tenscity Of purpose. Tn
Z are p%roysrbially a thrifty people, conte
a With small profits, economical in tbs
8 habits, and generally saving somethil
for the future. Andrew Park wrote:
4 rLet GLASGOW flourish by the word
' And migat OF eyers merchant lord.
a And institutions which afford
Good homes the poor 70 nourish.'
This sound doctrine Of political ecc
! omy seems 10 have been adopted. for t
merchants are known for their integrt
and enterprise everywhere, and the pc
/ seem TO have good homes. There Is
entire absence OF the shanlies and shah
looking houses which are TO be seen
4 the outskirts Of so many other citi'
: Immense sums have been expended
! widen aud deepen the river 30 that lar
= vessels may come up to the city. T.
has been described as at once the car
and effect Of Glasgow prosperity. I
river ia spauned by several fine q
: costly bridges 10 the city. These
! pointed out Is monuments Of enterpri
genius and skill. One Of them, nan
after Prince Albert, isreally quite ha
some. Money has been spent with
lavish hasd for everything likely to b
- benefit 10 the city. The peopie M