Evening star., 1895-11-09
Governor Shepherd Gives His I'm
preston of the Old World.
MUNICIPAL ADVANCEMENT IN EUROPE
Glasgow, the Wonderful, and the
Shipping on the Clyde.
AN INTERESTING TALK

Shepherd has the physical well as the
mental attributes that fit man to be Pres
ident of these United States He shook
hands steadily for over two hours last night
and the ordeal evidently did not phase him."
This was true in every sense of the word.
The evening at Wizards Hall did not even
give the governor twinge to remind him
that his old enemy, the rheumatism, was in
the neighborhood, and he was not fatig,Ied
in the least when a Star reporter saw him
at the Arlington this morning and chatted
with him about his European experiences.
I'VE spent a couple of weeks In London"
he said. "and about the same time in Paris,
and Travelled pretty extensively throughout
Great Britain and western Europe. I was
particularly interested in Scotland. The ell
mate is beastly. but think the country Is
the most beautiful In the world. Edinburgh
is a quaint and impressive city. 1 was much
interested In old st. Giles Church, that is
such a perpetual monumsnt to the deter
mined character OF the Scottish people.
From the roof of st. Giles there hang
the banners and flags carried by the
famous Scottish regiments in numberless
campaigns and one may look up and almost
read the history Of centuries Of undaunted
courage and prowess in their folds. / like
the Scotch people. They are brave, deter
mined. honest and trustworthy.
The Wonderful City of Glasgow.
81 think their city of GLASGOW is the finest
city In the world. 1t impressed me more
than any other have seen. 1t Is not pretty,
but 1t is full Of life and business. and re-
minded me more OF bustling American
community than anything I visited in Eu-
rope. They have something like million
people in Glasgow. and their municipal gov
ernment Is about as perfect as 1t Is possible
n "a hpV nj fv
hall there that cost, / suppose, four or five
million dollars I visited the council cham
ber. 1t Is about the size of our own Senate
chamber. I went up into the gallery, and
from there saw forty or fifty men, grave,
dignified, and as representative In their ap-
pearance AS any legislative body could be,
were all elected on a general ticket and
served without salary for the best interests
or the city. The municipality of Glasgow
owns all the city railroads. the gas works
and other public works, and 1t also owns
boats on the Clyde that ply back and forth
and carry passengers to any points along the
river front at penny fare. The water
supply Is the finest in the world. The water
Is brought from Loch Katrine, eighty or
hundred miles away, and there is a suffi-
cient head on In all parts of the city to
put out any, fires that may occur This
supply is inexhaustible
THE fact is,'' continued Gov Shepherd,
that Europe Is far ahead of US in mu-
nicipal Advancement. The county of Lon
opment. They have taken in all the little
boroughs and such things, and now the
best men are chosen on general ticket,
who devote themselves to municipal legis-
lation and regulations that seek the great
est good for the greatest number.
The Shipping on the Clyde.
''To me the most remarkable thing saw
In Europe is the shipping industry of Glas-
gov. on the Clyde. Originally the Eastern
branch at Bladensburg presented better
facilities for shipbuilding purposes than
the river Clyde at Glasgow. Alexander
Stevens. the head Of the great shipbuilding
hrm OF Alexander Stevens & Sons, assured
me that his father. when boy. seventy
nve years ago. used to wade across the
Clyde there. When I saw the stream I
could not believe that 1t was the one into
which the greatest of ocean steamers, such
as the Campania and Lucania. are con-
stantly being launched. 1t Is not more than
five hundred feet wide, but those Scotch
people. with daring enterprise and vigor-
Gus persistence, have dug that stream out
until 1t now receives the greatest ships
built The river Is SO narrow that boat
cannot be launched into 1t in the custom
ary way. but must be launched sideways
When l was there saw an armored cruis-
er of 5000 tons launched into the Clyde
Just as easily a woman would put on
her bonnet, and in a good deal less time
than some women would take to perform
that operation.
beautfHul Berlin ana the German
Army.
Berlin regard as the most beautiful city
I saw in Europe. The development there
has been great. The improvements are all
of good and lasting character. and there
is nothing temporary in the public works
or structures.
Il was much impressed with the German
army, and tell you, II red-headed William
ever let's his war dogs slip at the hosts Of
France there won't be anything left of the
latter. The soldiers are strong. stalwart
fellows They reminded me of our YES ern
army of the boys that Sherman brought up
the avenue at the end Of the war. While
1 was there saw four thousand of them
coming along together from drill. They
were marching in loose order, at rest
step, and singing songs, and tell you they
we're an imposing-lookfng set of men.
Ing In the fields in Germany, however, were
women and children. They are doing the
work and the men are carrying arms.
Asphalt In . Sanitary Sense.
ITO return a moment to municipal af-
fairs" said the governor, after a pause
There was one thing that struck me in my
travels In European cities, and that was
that in the oldest parts of the towns six
or seven or eight hundred years old are
asphalt pavements. The Europeans pay
great attention to laying such pavements.
They believe IN permanent and lasting
foundation for them. and consequently they
put in a foundation three or four times as
thick and as expensive as We do. appreci-
ating that the durability of such a con-
struction will be less expensive in the long
run, because 1t will be possible to lay pave
ment after pavement on the top of these
foundations without renewing the base up
on which they rest. They have found that
the smooth pavement Is a great alleviator
Of unsanitary evils in the old neighbor-
hoods of which spoke. They know that a
stone pavement collects filth, which can
not be entirely removed, and Is constantly
spreading disease. and they are adopt
ing the system that have described.
Holland and Its Canals.
''Yes. visited Holland. and was very
much pleased with the people there. They
are thrifty. industrious and conservative
but how they manage to live in such a
country is more than I can conceive. 1
was only there a week. and yet got touch
OF malaria. The canals, of course inter-
sect the whole country. and the visitor is
told that they are flushed and the water
changed every twenty-fon hours. But /
can confidently assert that saw some of
them that had not had the water changed
In twenty-four years. They are spending