New-York tribune., 1900-12-02
IN STORED GLASGOW.
MORE LIKE AN AMERICAN CITY THAN LON.
DON-rTs MUNICIPAL EXPERIMENTS.
81. s. FuIler- Il schnoL


H s. Fuller. in school
Square On the gEening that reached GlasxSS1s 4,
eommemOratiOn OF the birthday 0f Waiter so0ff
in EdIn5urgh h nearly one hundred feet SisS a. ~
overtOps those Of the Queen and the Prince Cor
and aags. and vocal End instrumental eoncsrg
sts5 Va Pelss gwen oy enoraI soeisIiss and public
neuts Of Robert Bdrus Or. Livingstone and R0s-
ert CamDpeH also in this square ana X is r6e
custom - honor them IN the same manner win
population Of 1901 900. nearly as large Paflade
phia. which Il recalled n some things. Glasgow IS
a great Industrial and commercial centre. a rev
erent and patriotic community. as vel, more Hxs
lines aSa -r5s s srset fra 81 II Is s5 -ISs'sa Tss ear
sEative municipal experiments Il has gone furrhsr
than any OF our cities and II maintains eco
nor sxtravaganr. The streets are clean ana vel
ordered not only the water. which comes from
are the gas works and the st-eetcar Ines The car
SraLae 49, Is aot 80 neavy, 2uI ~ aPPeaEs We nan
treasury. Glasgow - probably the only city whers
fare. and electric traction Il 70 Be Inrrod1es5
me town vfii always be associated in nv -,,s
VIZ VIZ ne vsnsrS , 9s WlliiS5n Wo0d v yao seryed
cation sad 70 whom = largely due the existencs
o. the Normal College He vas native % the
eighty. an inesive coGrfsoas ana TinninE sco.ss g
gsntleman. who carried with him into the service
native trafnng. and that delicious Glasgow burr
Grated stately pile. and near t. nov approach
Ing completion, the buildings for the n
supreme EFFORT of the cfgy-and surely 10 English
city Is better able TO DO Justice 70 such enter
The Cathedral and the shopping streets. Of
OF interest but the distinct municipal sea-Tlras
were more novel 20 ne scotch thrift Is apparent
teIhgent and LIBERAL N snaan matters n windows
sort saw many towers 10 which much stts1-
ton seemed given, and I was told that the city
VVazsd ,r0n 70 G ne R3oT. p SSe y re eosS p ga
a few pence. The suggestion might be useful in
grown. a means Of spreading more widely ths
iTEs o bdng e f6T 5a5 9a5Is ne P92S sr & 729
as the Peopls.s Palace. and a museum with many
The main entrance to the Green Is throush
udsslve stOne areawsy, and from tae inscription
facade and pillars OF building 0f historic muuc-
ipal interest which was torn down Few years
az the cost q an eminent citizen, whose name
walls and the facade Of the National Acadsny IN
anotasr old sIstSre 5uidaE xhic5 T0Td fspT hSTs
been destroyed- such reverence q the past Is not
year Or two dsmoilsh with It's present Custom
HeG5e saaL srqve q huge granite H1onoiths ynat
Ike senrnels AZ is portals n silent assurance OF
day Thsa Man6attan vas s5l an infant rasss
$50 ,- @a5s s, were s 29JscSs oI vensTalion Wnlcn
al powerful had drawn from the mountain quar-
ns TSs % eds ne s Vow 3 ne s s9' "a sTs e9
Tor the stone pile and with their memories perish
gov Greer are set aside. not al FOR public sanes.
5ut Tor practical use-Where the Glasgow house
wife may spread her linen in the sun 70 bleach
Old women, 1arefoOrad. and even young girls en-
ployed TO watch and turn the washing lie sVretche6
out N the warm sun upon the grass beside the
linen n a pastoral shepherd fashion buL rolled Up
II dilapfdared rags thar are not poetic al
sometimes Scotch precaUrOn becomes extreme
and excessive The large ocean steamers sail from
Cireenock. several miles below Glasgow. and the
last moment had nearly lost ny train for Green
ock had disposed OF ny English money toward
the lasr. and n payment o ny hotel 5tI rendered
sterling drafJ, which was declined. Then pro
duced tsn-dO.lar oil, which was tndinarenrly ex-
aminsd. and likewise declined. There was no time
for other provision but BY good fortune the Scotch
major 1ouo OF the house, a dtsnttary II sandy
Whisksrs. blue Uniform. gilt braid and buttons.
recognized the bill and attssted its vaue Wtch he
had learned from service in America He assured
the proprietor that the paper was perfectly good,
and sUbsranriared MS statement Wlrn Lne lnrorua-
riOn that Americans were excessively Iono OF gid
de cakes. which they consumed at every neal N
vast quantities. What number shall not aLL@r1pt
repeat, but the fnf0rma riOn awakened more IN
rerest and discussion among the hotel aUrnCri-ss
than nv situation pending the departure OF chs
steamer train did not question the accuracy or
the major dornos figures, but thanked aim for
certifying 70 the credit OF Uncle SAN. and sx-
tended extra compensation as ne cashed the biI
in English money himself Then was driven
hastily 20 ST Enoch's Station for the Greenock
train.