The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-01-26


snlt 20 arrive al to<s Uut II Is estiu..sva
mat IL Is between $50 and 900 a day ON an
average. There are SSo g,N,neral freiRhS
tSrininal systcIus-ons In the Nill creek
valley, and one in the neIs hbQrhoosl Of the
neW Merchants bridge The latter WAS e.
sAoliShed ~ . comparatively recent date,
anu Fnilltcns Of dollars were expended IN
The laDd and improvements required.
Hut the big Union depot and Ihs build
inSs ~ the tEeiEhS terminals ere NOS tho
Gully structure worth mentiOning In this
letter. The most Interesting one 90 rue 10
The courthouse though 50 L0uisans 10
not talk about it - they do about some OF
The other buildings IL Il an old fashioned
pile. ouilt yeArS and years ago. OF massive
blocks OF stone. In that 50 called classic
style OF which many GreAt plllAru are q
prominent external feAsurs IL Il only
tSo stories high. but lee ceilings are lofty,
and ft l. topped by - dome from which.
eut for the dense black Snoke that hangs
over the town, every streee and alley of
81 Louis and the country for milea about
GOULD Do clearly seen, Originally the
courthouse Was OF the color of gray free-
stone which IL probably The material that
was used IN building &c, but the outside
walls have been lately painted . glazing
white and this makes It. independent OF
les old fashioned pecnliartties. by all odds
the most conspicuous structure In town,
for all other IT. Louis buildings are dingy
and brown running 60 black, from the all
prevailing smoke. The painter who was
great use OF &c IS an advertisement, haV-
ing been allowed by tho authorities to
place On each ~ the columned portieoes =
Sign, painted gandily IN rcd and green and
yellow, whereon h Inscribed q legend set
ting forth his merits as a contracting
painter, together with the location OF his
place ~ business
IL is evident from the fresh paint on
this fine old courthouse that the transfer
nation process In -. Louis Is not likely
soon 70 extend TO the temple OF Justice,
and that fact Is not one TO DO regretted by
any save those who desire 70 SEQ nothing
bus peWneSS everywhere. The new city
hall. however, now nearly completed, viii
b one OF the most splendid domieiles Of
municipal government in the United
States. The old city ball, I'm which as
many OF the municipal departmentsas can
End room are still housed. Is quite aStn-
teresting Ina its way as the courthouse. but
pos 50 conspicuous, because it has never
been painted white. It Is brick building
and must have been considered very large
one when erected. In architectural style
10 reSetnhles a great tobacco curing ware
4ON-><s an - - dIclA6sN4N hASANGa OQtcA4C
adjournment.
TIE buildings which are pointed out TO
strangers here are. first, the Union sta
ton. OF course. which cost more than So
coo, co., q gorgeous new hotel Of many
stories, just finished at cost Of nearly 81
0o0, o0cs the Il story, easements and OBJ
ss<vatOry building 81 the Union Trust
company, the. 10 story 81, OOo, OOO Rialto.
the hOardpt education building. esc. Some
SIC, coo. 900 Wa laid out in high buildings
last year. myS Louis aequain Cance a.
sures me. and other lofty structures 10
cost SIC, 600, 09o more are now "a building
CT projected 70 20 forward a. soon as
times are definitely decided 70 have picked
up 10 Is these new buildings perhaps as-
much - anything else thar have contrib
utsd 20 thSapparens transformation OF the
town. and next TO them the haniShInent
OF horses and mules aS traction power for
the street cars, the cable and the trolley
having taken their place on all bat TWO
lines
s. Louis Is peculiar among cities OF
similar maGntsnde-trs population l. now
estimated as not far from 6oo, 0oo-in hav
Ing few residence suhurfs. When you
Ienxe the city fimfts. you step right out
maO. the eOaasr1, and NO mistake This Is
explained by So LOuisAns to be due 70
cha fact that the soil In the Immediate vi