Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-05-11

! downright 1901, by Frank G carpen'
NN'F' ter)
Melbourne, Australia.
40 next year at least Melbourne
io' 10 w. the capital of Australia The
rs ~ y, Of the new commonwealth
6a' "',' here in May and here the
S"u " y, and his cabinet have already
'', ,Tsbsd their Offices. They are to
n ,lg n',e a new government and to AID
s,'', s.lection Of a permanent nation
Rn u. ,,, tor Australia. Melbourne IS
'ss Great preparations for the
''' 'as of parliament and 1t Is col
p,n. ' ali sorts Of statistics showing
wi, !. tbe biggest city on earth.
H.' indeed II Is magnificent There
"' ,rntry In Europe nor state IN
ls W ..i.n I'M would be proud TO own
u', sas about 100000 people, lOOOO0
6 Y u "AO Ooo streets and as fine public
|Stolussy,a Vs. qs any place Of its size ON
luIllp5, II lies at the bottom OF
4lhe australia. near where the River
~ emptics into the Say OF [ort
fsaln having an excellent harpor, You
nu, ,lsiS for Six miles alongits Wharves
ftasl ' oannt forty bridges crossing the
slu and other streams in the city
We arhnrbs The Yarra is so deep
~ suO o,,ors of 5000 tons, drawing
la' .hree feet can come right INTO
W.. I'm while ships of 10000 tons ana
rnvard anchor at the mouth Oh 'he
zfIyer little below the CITY
AN UP.To.DATE TOWN
,, wonm surprise many Americans
&! ~ ,bink they have the only big
vlO yum" on earth TO come down to Aus
u ails rake the city Of Melbourne, 1t
" ."t as aid as Chicago; 1t Is younger
Kan ANY town Of It's size IN the united
r., II contained FIVE wooden shaCks
n4 eIobt turf huts IN 1881 when chi
' ~, Was Incorporated as a city II has
oT bslf million people and Is one
N ,ho richest towns Of It's size on the
,,obs II has 10000 business buildings,
IA scbools. 300 churches and more than
,m hotels or saloons, IL has l,OO9
ms NJ noe course. about a dozen foot
An and cricket grounds and 100 parks
publlc gardens and reservations III mas
,to niles Of streets paved with wooden
b,ocks It's tramway system has cost
shout 100000. us harbor improve
l,nen, slO00OOOO. and lis sewerage sys-
fsm and yaterworks, about Sl5,00O,OOO
each IN the greater Melbourne there
are seventy postofces sixty telegraph
6fces and eighty public and private
libraries. One Of the public libraries
I lac 10000 volumes and another has
BOO
FHE TOWN HALL AND IT'S FREE
MUSIC.
M Melbourne has the finest public build
lngs Of Australia. As the capital of
Nictoria Il has the great colonial Of
Noe, and IN addition the city buildings
and town hall These structures cos,
All told about l2O.O0O0OO The town hail
lone cost 100000 Built Of white
{reestone with a foundation Of blue
btone, It stands on the corner Of Collin
lnd SWANSON streets, in the very heart
ID the city II is the home Of the mayor
and city officials including the coun-
fil but Il has also a great amusement
ball which VIII seat $500 people where
9uollc entertainments can be given al
fost Any one can rent the hall from
IA to sl25 per night, and concerts have
{fe advantage Of the great organ, the
brgest south Of the equator, and until
{ecently the largest Of the world. This
prgan cost $4,000. II has 4,SO0 pipes
nd y stops The city keeps an organ
on salary to play 1t twice week
~ TIE amusement Of the people, and
K ~ Thursday or Saturday you can
prop IN and listen TO the music for an
pour Or 50 free Of charge.
s TOWN RUN FOR THE CITIZENS.
The Australians believe that their