Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23
FAMOUS GLOBE
TR0TTER HERE.
Wealthy Australian Who Has Cir
cumnavigated the Earth 4 Tines
SAYS IT MAKES HIM YOUNG.
~ Going Back 10 His own Country,
which He Says IN Larger aud Just
ms Free as the United States.

G.. =. Barber and family Of Mel
bourne, Australia, are guests at the
Walker House. They are now on their
way to the coast and sail from San
Francisco on the steamship Sierra for
Sidney on the 9Th of next month. Mr..
Barber and his family left Melbourne
year ago and are Just completing a
trip around the world They crossed
the Indian ocean, the Red sea and
passed through the Suez canal into the
Mediterranean to Naples and spent
about two months on the continent
visiting the Paris exposition. After
visiting the principal countries OF
Europe they came to America and have
been In the principal cities Of this
country and Canada.
When interviewed by the News
representative today Mr.. Barber said;
II have lived In Australia for forty zone
years going there from England. When
| landed | had just five pounds sterling
in my pocket. This is my fourth trip
around the world and | have found
that after such a trip / feel several
years younger / left England In 1860
and for the first few years worked for
some sheep men who owned 100000
sheep grazing over 100000 acres. The
stock can Craze the year round In Aus
tralia, we have no winter and In forty
one years | have never seen ice or snow
In the places where | have lived in
different parts Of Australia. 1t Is d
peculiar fact that we can ship butter
into England cheaper than can Hol-
land. They have to stable feed their
cattle while II costs practically nothing
to feed ours.
There are now about 100000 people
In Australia, and the island Is larger
than the United States. Ii is a great
country and the people have Just as
much freedom as you have, II not more.
There was a federation Of the Colonies
Of Australia on the first of January
this year, and II viii prove of much
benefit to them. There will be only one
parliament, which will meet for the
first time on May first in Melbourne,
and IL is expected that the Duke and
Duchess Of York will be present to
open IT, Preparations are being made
for the navies of the several colonies
TO get together and go out to meet the
Duke, who win be escorted by fleet
from England until the feet from
Melbourne joins Il when II Will sail back
to England. The ceremonies Sill be
very impressive at the opening Of the
parliament OF the colonies. Lord Hope
town is the governor general and he
IS not arbitrarily appointed By the
home government. but Is one of several
who are submitted to the colonial
premers, who decide upon the man they
want
Our land laws are very liberal. A
man with a family may settle on 800
acres for himself and the same number
for his wife and each Of his children.
and in addition have grazing rights for
three times that amount Of land. To do
this FIVE shillings an acre must be paid
down for the 800 acres. and the balance
TO make up one pound sterling per acre
may be paid during twenty years. five
per cent each year The railroads and
are all In the hands Of the
who will build lines In any
part Of the country whether or not they
pay at first. so long as by doing so
the country win be opened up.
"Ten years ago we had boom In real
estate and land and this was followed
by hard times and general depression;
however. We are now completely recov-
cred from that and are enjoying great
1t is a fine country for
young man If he has the right kind OF
a head and will work"