The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-11-22

suburban trade and traffic and cost over an
absolutely fat country $4,000 per mile.
The only articles OF consequence which
the country exports are sugar. molasses
and rum in the order named, with very
little coffee and cocoa. The city has first
class electric plant equipped with United
States machinery and the streets are well
lighted. A street car line is now operated
by mules in the old way. but it will 5000
be transformed to a trolley line and be ex-
tended in every direction into the suburbs
and country. The road is now only wait
ing for Their ails.
The Engliah government, through its CO.
lonial officials, runs everything, church and
state. There is tariff for revenue only"
and the receipts are used to pay the salaries
OF the officials. 1t costs the English gov
eminent $105,00 yearly to maintain tho
established English church in this prov
ince. Every white man of consequence
outside the foreign counses is a government
official and draws comfortable salary.
The importers, as suggested above, pay the
freight.
In all the principal streets are canals in
the center, and between the two right and
left driveways and these canals are used
largely 70, sewerage. At low water the
gates in the sea wall can be hoisted and the
city flooded, flushed and refreshed, all i'm
purities draining off at the next low tide.
What can he simpler or more effective
In the interests of truth and regardless
OF WndJ opinion ID6 Teduer may lOrIui an
compelled to say that sixty per cent OF the
births in Demerara are Legitimate. 1t is a
decidedly linked" community. You can
draw your own conclusions.
A negro won't work here, and as a mat
ter Of necessity to work the cane planta-
tions vast numbers Of HinduS have been
imported from India. They are brought
here under five years labor contract,
during which they receive shilling day
and found" AT the expiration OF their
term of service some return home but the
great bulk remain here and become col
onsts. They are the laboring class, till
little ground and are anxious and willing
TO do whatever they can get to do. The
costume of the men is very simple, what
| Vernon ers understand as diaper and an
undershirt. That's all; simply that and
| nothing more. The women wear one gar
ment ike a cotton wrapper, always with
out sleeves, and frequently largely absent.
! | don't believe there is a city in al, the
world where one can stndy so many differ
emit types OF man-aud woman-kind, as in
! Demerara. If manklnd's greatest study is
man, then certainly this is the place of all
| places in the world for this study And
| yet, Demerara is practically unknown TO
| the western world. Why don't more tour
is and visitors come here? It's beauti-
full and most picturesque old town, with
| objects of wonderful interest on every
! hand. A fortnight here is like a chapter
| from the Arabian Nights day and nights
entertainment at good hotels and boarding
houses and an infinitely varied carnival OF
wonders on every hand.
The Quebec steamship company line Of
boats arrive and leave every ten days, only
! about that time from and TO New York, and
as an excursion there is nothing on earth to
equal it,
In concluding wish to speak of the
many kindnesses and courtesies received
by me from DR.. George Moulton OF Colo
| rAEO consul
| DemeraTa. He is most entertaining and
interesting gentleman and an honor TO his
| government.
| j. Z. HARRIS