Arizona silver belt., 1901-01-10

the early part of the centnry had made n voyage to Europe was pointed out in the streets even of the large cities with the remark:
 There goes man who has been to EuroI G."
 THE CREATURE COMFORTS OF LIFE.
 The domestic comlo forts of our fore fathers were meagre enough. In various parts of the country, indeed, notably in the south, mansions of handsome proportions had been built during Colonial times, In the larger cities, also, there was small propor- ton of houses that were spacious, and comfortably, if not handsomely, fur. nished But the larger number were mean and squalid. The streets, as a rule, were inadequately paved or left absolutely without pavements.
 So recently as 1S10, it is chronicled, the pigs of New York performed the offices of city scavengers.
 In 1901 taverns, or inns the word "hote'' was of later adoption), were run on what is known as the American plan. One dollar day for meals and lodging was considered good round price. As a rule, the taverns were small. t'raunces', which prior to l793 had been the largest in the country, possessed only thirty rooms. Meals were served at fixed hours, at the sum mons of gong or bell, to which guests were expected to make prompt re- sponse. There were no bills of fare. All information about the food put upon the table could be obtained from the attendants. In the southern states the landlord frequently called out the names of the dishes in loud voice. and each guest would then give his order.
 In the main, these taverns were gen. erously conducted for the entertain ment of man aud beast" A stable, bar and a ballroom were indis- pensable adjuncts.
 In the year 1891 the tayerns of con sequence were in New York, in Phila delphia, in Boston and in Baltimore. It soon came to be realized that the tavern, as rule, was an index to the character Of the town. \ good hotel meant prosperous town Every pub lie spirited town, therefore. desired a good hotel
 When the general government be- came permanently established at Washington the regular iourneyings Jo and fro of public officials members of congress and their families and for eign ministers soon resulted in the ap- pearanee of good hotels for their en- tertainment in the principal towns and along the various routes of travel.
 Today America possesses the most luxurious, the best equipped. the most elaborate and, indeed, stupendous hotel edifices in the world.
 COMMERCE. AND FINANCES.
 The entire capital of an the banks in the United States at the beginning of the nineteenth century was rather less than s29 GOO 900. or hardly enough to answer the stock jobbing purposes of any one great Wall street speculator of today. The limit of credit was soon reached. None but the very wealthiest could borrow as much as s20, 900 at a time. Even the United States gov ernment found itself gravely embar- rsssed when it needed money. The great mass of American capital, in fact, was absorbed in shipping or in agriculture, whence it coptd not sud denly be withdrawn.
 The total tonnage of the merchant marine in the United States in the year 1901 was 972,9 The precise value of the trade carried on is uneer. ain, but the gross exports and im- ports du ing that year may have bal .nced at about S75, 100000. The actual of foreign merchandise nay have reached the value of s5O,. l00 GOO
 Today the total tonnage of vessels aillng under the American flag is l.. 6l, ,.JS. The total merchandise i'm ,orts of the United States in 1899 was 697, l4S,S4 The total value of do- nestle exports was Sl l,203. .93l. .222. of oreign exports. S23, O92, ,OS0; total ex- 'orts, Si, 227 ,O32, 3O2; total imports and xports, si, ,924, ,17l,70l. The excess of merchandise exports over imports in S99 was S529, ,S74,Sl3.
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