Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-16
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Special Correspondence
Granada. Jan q, 1901 The suspicion
you began to entertain at Barcelona,
strengthened In spite Of sentiment ana
tradition at Valencia Alicante and all
the way down the Mediterranean coast
becomes positive conviction at Malaga
that world famed Andaluaa Is no
longer the jewel Of Spain From
romantic and aesthetic point Of view,
Cadiz. Cordoya. Seville, Toledo. with
their air Of dreamy repose their
naughty but poyerty-sricken aristo-
cracy and general out-at-elbows con-
ditlon, are by far the most interesting
AT every turn they remind you Of a
glorious and opulent prime-long, long
departed whereas, In these Mediler-
ranean cities. with their modern bus
tie and activity Of commerce the past
is forgotten in sAe prosperous life OF
today. II seems like rankest heresy 10
prefer plebean trade to the romance or
ages; but though dreams are delightful
perhaps bread and butter, plentifully
suggared is of more consequence, TO
cities as well as to individuals.
Malaga Is shining example OF THIS
latter-day prosperity. with us world
famous raisins and its wines Of many
varieties; its brandy dlstillery which
IS one Of the most perfect establish
ments In Europe, It's factories Of sugar
chocolate, liquOrice and porous earth
enware It's cotton mills and paper
mills and leather MANUFACTURES. and
1ead-smelting and iron works. and its
enormous trade in oranges, olives bar
ley, figs. fist and minor commodities,
for which thousands Of vessels annually
visit It's harbor. Its four great sugar
manufactures turn out a yearly aver
age of ninety thousand hundred weight;
It's two cotton factories employ more
than 1000 hands and its merchants
export every variety of sweet muscatel
wines. from the celebrated 'Lagrimas
(tears) de Mantllla," and "Dulce," and
q couple Of
CENTURIES OLD,
TO the common fiery stuff, which is
much too strong for the average Amer
lean 10 sample with impunity A very
cheap and popular Malaga wine has
this quality Of burning strength Inn
parted to It by being mixed with alco-
hol made from potatoes, immense guam
titles of which are imported from Ger
many, TO the infinite detrlment of con-
sumers Its alcoholic character, COM
bined with the heat Of the climate and
national excitabihty, drives the drink
ers crazy; and no doubt to It's cheap
ness and consequent too liberal use,
may be attributed most OF the crimes
which have given the place such an UNI
envlable reputation.
With the charming prospect before
us OF q cross country drive to Granada
the show place pre-eminent Of all the
show-places In Spain--we We're recon-
ciled To another twenty-four hours Of
robbery in the expensive but comfort
less Gran Hotel de In Roma, while
whiting for the semi weekly diligencia.
Meantime there is quite enough OF in
terest in Malaga to keep one all day
out of doors in the sweet warm sun
shine: and the long nights en- casa
come 10 an end at last. though sleep Is
murdered BY lusty generations of YER
min. vile odors In yiler combinations.
and the street racket of bedlam let
loose. The Graeco- Roman cathedral,
whlch--by reason Of extraordinary size
and height dominates the town and is
seen FAR out TO sea, is rendered the
more conspicuous Ny us "ui,s VI