The Newtown bee., 1894-10-26
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 " CALCULATIONS: JANUARY 1, 1889, 610 LAST WEEK 34o0
i, Around the Preside.
 A SUMMER OUTING.
 I --sL S ARobND MONTREAL.
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Al nobsp MONTREAL. eA i
 ESPECIAL CoRkEsPoNDENoE OF THB BBE.
 ( The sontherS approach to Montreal is thrpngh the Yictoria Bridge which is elaIined to be the "eighth wonder ofithe sworld.''sa It spans the river from St Lam- pert, as distance of nearly two miles. It rests upon B piers and two ahutments of solid masonry, the central span being 330 feet long. The railway track is laid in & massive iFop tube g feet high and 16 feet feet wide. The cost of the struc- ture was $6,300,000. It was ened by Prince of Wales in 1860. It is the crea- tion of Stephenson and Ross, the engin- eers who bridged the Meenai Straits.
 Shadows were gathering over the city when we reached the grand depot. We were met by coaches from the Windsor and driven to this magnificent hotel. We were assigned to first floor rooms opening on a short street. Fra i'm our raised windows we derived much enter tain uent in observing the people hurry ing to and from business, or de murely going to prayers in the churches. After dinner we set out for a moonlight walk Dominion Square, opposite the hotel, was like a fairy garden with it's s plendor of electric" lights. It is favorite place for ladies and gentlemen from the hotel who promenade the soft, gray walks or sit in social groups. on the graceful seats with which the park is generously sup piled. The square is well shaded and laid out in beds of flowers, respIen ndent ID hue. By daylight or moonlight it offers a resistless invitation to sit down and feel it's charm. The southern portion, in the summer devoted to horticultural shows and concerts, is in the winter flooded and used for skating park.
 THE SHOPS WERE OPEN till after 10 o'clock. Accustomed to stores that close at o'clock precisely, to be able to do petty trading at this hour was novel indeed, and led us to wonder if Montreal stores eversclo ose.'. .7t
 At 3 the following morning coaches awaited us for the so called 3G mile drive. The business portion of the,city is very imposing. The massive edifices are built of gray lime stone, cut from the quarries on Mt Royal. Montreal is justly famous for it's spacious and well lEpayed, streets, which are kept immacu- lately clean. The court house on Notre Dame street is fine structure in the Ionic style. Back of it is the Champs de Mars, the military lparade ground. The new City hall is a splendid Eedifice at the head of Jacques Cartier Square. | The object of prominence on this park is the statue. of Nelson who stands with his l back to the water, ''the first time he ever stood so," an old salt complained as he examined the monument. The bank of Montreal, the City bank, Masonic hall, the Merchants bank and ipostoffice are a few of the notable buildings. One i'm I mense structure, built of red brick, com posite and ornamental in architectural design, was in striking contrast to the great cubes and oblongs of gray lime stone. We thought it very splendid. Il tproYed to be the New York Insurance building that had captured our Ameri can eyes. The driver showed off the banks with conspicuous pride. The Hor MT M., who always maintained the pal excellence of his country said 70, we have just as fine banks in the United States" "' "But ours don't bfeak," was the quick rejoinder.
 PERHAPS YoU PROFIT BY THE MS FAKES of our cashiers who take trips up heres added MT NJ. "There are plenty of then to serve as warnings was the ready fe lply. Opposite the new City hall is the old government house where Franklin lset rp a newspaper, 5remarking that il Canada was to be Americanized it must be through the press. At present g blacksmith's sign is on the building anG from the depths comes the chorus of al anvil, blow on blow, while horses ster into this historic enclosure to be shod
 Sherbrooke street, the west. end of Mon
 treal, is grand avenue skirting Nit Royal
 where are the homes of English and Scotch gentlemen. We noticed ont mansion closely resembling the Potter Palmer house in Chicago, where ar American gentleman resides. We passed a fipe viaa that was fo9 sale. It oc cupied as third of "a block. Oh tn, grounds were several conservatories ant carriage houses.- Our driver said i
 could be bought for $30,00O. This Iet
 us to inquire into property values
 Land ranges from $2o to $50 per squar,
 foot in the business portion to $l ant
 $2 square foot in 7 the -outskirts
 We asked if the prevailing method Q
 building in quarried stone was not verl
 expensive. ''Stone is as cheap as dirt.
 We get a big load for SIP was the an 1 swer. StrDenis is theEelegant residen
 tial street of the wealthy French meI E chants. We had, an opportunity of see ing a house aet fully eempleted. It wa built. as if to defyathe ravages of time Hong and polished stones were used il
 decorating the hall.' The richstairway
 would have done, credit to a. publi 'I buildin0 uI or s,te1s 55f2 z wal atf
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 offended that q palatial stone hohk \ uh ha aNtaral hry ,oaap. .<xP 4, fd;r~b