Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-26
SOME OBSERVATIONS.
A GREAT MANUFACTURING CITY
AND IT'S TEACHINGS.
What Californian Observed in Typical
City of Factories-The Matter Con-
sidered From Both Sides.

EDITORS HERALD: The rapid growth
of manufactures in the United States
and the very earnest demand forlike en-
terprises in Los Angeles may, perhaps,
lend some interest to observations by a
Californian in typical manufacturing
city. In no other locality in the world
are all the results of manufacturing in
dustries more completely worked out
than at Glasgow, Scotland. The whole
business is organized as thoroughly as
an army, and unless some social con-
vulsion of the most tremendous char
acter should arise the system will con-
| tinue without change for genera
tions to come. AS it is the aim
of our leading statesmen to build
up "a system of manufactures
that will rival or surpass Europe in
that particular, it should deeply interest
Americans to know how this vast de-
velopment of manufacturing industries
affects men, women and children, how
much the creation of new industries
and enormous wealth adds to the COM
forts Of working people, and how much
higher it elevates them in the scale OF
civilization. As q rule Americans trav-
cling in Europe see only the best side
OF everything, the finest parts of the
cities and the people who are well edu-
Gated, well dressed and have in their
homes all the conveniences, comforts
and even luxuries of modern life. But
| though far less agreeable to meet or
look at, there is much beside these that
should be seen, much that will make
an American sad at heart, and that will
fill his mind with grave concern for the
future of his own country. 1t is the
purpose of these notes to give some idea
OF what the writer saw with his own
eyes, not what is known only by hear
say. Let us look first upon the
GOLDEN SIDE OF THE SHIELD.
The enormousgrowth of manufactures,
commerce and wealth following the inn
provement of the steam engine by Watt,
led to the building of new city, and the
west end of Glasgow will compare favor
ably with any other city in Europe, not
even Paris being excepted. Whole
streets, aggregating many miles in
length, fine squares and terraces, are all
of houses built OF polished, white sand
stone. Grand churches and other pub
lie buildings are numerous. The high
ways are as smooth and clean
as the carriage ways in private grounds.
This district, by rows OF beautiful ter
races, fronts upon heights overlooking
the Kelvin river and valley. The long
slope down to the river is a large public
park, ornamented with the highest skill.
The valley along the river is favorite
resort, especially for young people, and
many are the maidens who accept the
invitation,
"Let US go to Kelvin grove. my bonnie lassie o
Through its mazes let us rove, my bonnie lassie
o,
Where the rose in all its pride decks the hollow
diDgle side.
Where the midnight fairies glide, my bonnie
1essie o."
The heights beyond the river are
crowned by the noble buildings recently
erected for the university of Glasgow.
The prospect from the terrace is fine
far to the west is the summit of Ben
Lomond, the highest mountain in the
west ofsScotland; it makes noble pic
ture when
The sun has gone down o'er the lofty Ben Lo-
mond,
While lonely I stray in the calm summer
gloamin'
To muse DER sweet Jessie, the flower of Dunn
Looking down the Kelvin and away
across the Clyde, where the rivers unite,
are the lovely plains and rolling hills of
Renfrewshire, and many spots made
sacred by the songs of Tannahill and
other poets, Cragielea, Staneleyshaw,
Newton Woods, and many more. Not
lar from these Langside is in sight,
where the last battle was fought in de-
tense of the lovely Mary Stuart, and
where the unfortunate queen lost
crown that was hers by right of descent
from long line of gallant ancestors.
Her grandfather was 'the knight of
Snowdon, James Fitz-James." better
known through The Lady of the Lake,
than as the king who died fighting on
the disastrous field of Flodden. Lang
side is close to, or upon, the sloping side
Of the wooded hills sung of the world
over.
"Maxwelton braes are bonnie, whar early fa's
the dew,
And twas there that Annie Laurie gave me her
promise true"
From that terrace above the Kelvin,
the view may challenge comparison with
any other in Great Britain, and deeds of
daring, tragedy and romance, poetry
and history have cast their spells over
the whole scene.
The hundreds OF beautiful homes, the
noble institutions of learning, ''the
cloud-capped towers, the gorgeous pal
aces, the solemn temples" all unite to
show the great results that come from
the development of manufacturing in
dustries.
But there is another part of Glasgow
worth looking at,
ANOTHER SIDE OF THE SHIELD.
Separating the west end from the east
end OF the city, is the great central
part, devoted almost entirely to busi-
ness; great public buildings, theaters,
halls, banks and warehouses. The
High street and Saltmarket street bound
this district on the east, and beyond lie
the region of factories and factory work
ers. The last named street was the
home of Bailie Nicol JAR
vie, where he was visited
by Rob Roy, according to Sir Walter
Scott. Beyond that boundary is vast
maze of streets, lanes and alleys, haying
population equal to, if not greater than
the whole of San Francisco. Great mills
for spinning and weaving cotton are To-
Gated there; these each employ from 500
to 1000 workers. Printing, dyeing and
bleaching cotton goods employ thousands
more. Great numbers are engaged in
foundries. machine shops and other in