The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-01


American, which induced Mr.. Chapman
70 give up his plan of going across
canada, and seeing what little of the
united states he could in weeks time
"A most enthusiastic tourist is Mr.. Chap
man, OF Brisbane. The best part of his
enthusiasm Is that it comes from his
neart, and Is not the customary Jolly
OF the travelling sightseer. But then pro-
paply, Mr.. Chapman does not know
what jolly" means. He comes from a
corner OF the earth where nothing but
the pure Queens English Is spoken,
and where the conversation Is not in
terspersed with odd Americanisims.
Mr.. chapman was driven about the
| city yesterday by Mr.. Eastman, and
when the rein drove him to shelter,
ne sat down on settee at the Ryan
ana let the full sway of his enthusiasm
turn itself lose To the G. 10 b he said:
Il came this way in order to escape
the summer monsoons of the Southern
ocean, which i would have encounter
ed had l sailed direct to Australia from
Liverpool l am charmed now to think
my judgment was so good. / would
never have known what / would have
missed. This country is a marvel to me.
VI course have been less than q week
| IN IT, and will be out of it ere the end
or another week, but what have seen
SIMPLY astonishes me. 1t still more con-.
|
ly convey to the mind a proper sense
| or distances, beauty and grandeur. If
you Will follow me from the time I
entered New York harbor I will try and
tell you OF my Impressions of this great
country. First let me speak of the innate
hospitality of the American people.
L nave been treated with the most I'M
stinted kindness and courtesy. There
is an open handedness to your people
mat fmpresses a stranger. l found New
ork wonderful city. 1t is city Of
palaces. But do you believe that Mel
bourne has the finest system of cable
tram cars that I ever saw, New York
and Chicago included. We took a boat
| at New York and went up the Hudson
to Albany. What revelation it was to
one who has been accustomed to the
tameness of Australian scenery. Scene
after scene Of marvellous beauty fol-
lowed each other and I have come to
the conclusion that the Rhine, celebrat-
ed In song and verse, is not more beau
t1ful. 1t is only the associations of the
Rhine which makes it more noted than
the Hudson. We spent two days at Nj
agara, and here I had another shock
for not in my widest dreams had I
ever 1mma gined such scene of awful
force and magnitude. Well, to make a
long story short, we did the Falls in
all its many features, and came on
You do everything on such magni-
ficent scale in this country. Everything
is immense. 1emarVel at the buildings,
at the bOuleVards, at the palaces, at
everything. You people were born and
brought up among all this and do not
appreciate it.
Gone thing (which impresses me in
your beautiful city of st. Paul is the
openness of the homesteads. I was
driven along Summit and other avenues
today, and noticed that there were no
great iron fences and stone walls be-
tween and in front of the palaces of the
merchant princes. It would never do
in Europe. But here every one seems
to be trusted, and the most elaborate
garden Of flowers is as safe as if it
was surrounded by a stone wall. I will
say truthfully that in no city in Europe
that I have ever visited, have I seen
such boulevards, parks and homes.
European countries might learn
great deal of you people, and one of
the things they should learn is your
system for checking baggage. Why, in
New York Mr.. Eastman simply said
to- an agent, check these trunks to
ST. Paul. and 1 waited around to see
how it was done. In two minutes the
Flagent handed out some abrass tags and
said that was all. Mr.. Eastman said
L need not worry So Il did not And
when l arrived at the end of the
journey, went to the luggage room.
and there stood all my luggage, in
order, not smashed or damned in the
least. Then I tried it myself and told
the agent to check the stuff on to Van
eouver. I didn't know whether he
would or could do it, but in three
minutes he handed me some tags and
said the thing was done Now all the
worry is off ry mind, and I say it's
wonderful. lpffsono4 -
Il find much similarity between
America and Australia, far more than
between. Australia, and4the mother land.
We like America and Americans and
I find nueh to pattern after. piII believe
that people, as rule, do not appreciate
what great step Australia has made
in the march Of progress. Some Of our
cities would surprise you in their as
pect. Take Melbourne, Of much over
half million population and Sidney
with a half million or Brisbane with
100000 people, and they would compare
with many American cities in some
respects at least We tried the ex-
pertinent of tall buildings however.
and the experiment has not been sue
cessful, as there is difficulty in getting
tenants.
Il would like to see trade relations
between Australia and America ex-
banded and more exchange of COM
modities. You have much to give us
and we have az great deal to give you
There is a bond of sympathy between
the two countries Both had an i'm
mense work of civilization to carry on
and both have, made wonderful strides
We are American in everything but
birth and allegiance to the Queen, God
bless her. Wegare, of course, patriotic
Britishers."
Mr.. Chapman leaves this morning
over the 500 for3Moose Jaw, where he
will connect with the Canadian Pacific,
taking steamer for Australia at Van
couver early next week. This is his
first trip to America and he says he is
coming again the first opportunity he
gets.