The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-12

Copyright, 1901, by Frank G.. Carpenter)
Melbourne, Australia the next year
least Melbourne is to be the capital
Australia. The parliament of the new
commonwealth will meet here in May, and
ere the premier and his cabinet have al
&eady established their offices. They are
b organize new government and to aid
the selection of permanent national
capital for Australia Melbourne is max
hg great preparations for the opening Of
$arllament, aud it is collecting all sorts
statistics showing that 1t is the biggest
n earth.
And, indeed it is magnificent. There is
n country in Europe nor State in the
Mon but would be proud to own it. 1t
rs abont 100000 people. 100000 houses,
80 streets and as fine public buildings
any place OF Its size on the globe. IL
es at the bottom of Eastern Australia,
lear where the River Yarra cmptics into
Pc Bay OF Port Phillip. having an OK
neht harhor You can walk for six
liI ss along It's whqrves. aud count forty
ridges crossing the Iarra and other
reams In the city and suburbs. The
eira is SO deep thar steamers Of 5000
hs craving twentythroc feet. can come
snt INTO Inc town, while ships of 10000
s ana upward anchor at the mouth of
AN CP-TO-DATE TOWN.
y would surprise many Americans who
inR they have the only big things on
allh to come down to Australia. Take
CITY OF Melbourne. 1t is not as old rs
aeago' IT is younger than any town of
SIZE IN the United States. 1t contained
W wooden Shacks aud eight turf huts in
~ when Chicago was Incorporated as Il
hul Mill Ia IN 4
one OF the richest towns of its size on
s.oOe 1t has 10000 business build
-, ~ ~ schools. 300 churches and more
a.. sas iioO hotel or saloons. II has IuO1
In, W race courses, about dozen foot
KIM, ahu cricket grounds and 100 parks,
Lpie gardens and reservations. Ii has
loo, u''eS OF streets paved with wooden
&hon1 90 us tramway system has cost
4 IN Gnnp"VVn' It's harhor Improvement,
W., and lis sewerage system and
M Norhs about Sl5,00O.0O0 each. In
snS,nsststa'er Melbourne there are seventy
yhtrues sixty telegraph offices and
&fStS PUBLIC and private libraries one
I'm q, Pubic libraries has 100000 volumes
IN. another has 10000
"A "e TOWN HALL AND ITS FREE
n MUSIC
Ne'nourne has the finest public buildings
australia AS the capital of Victoria It
4 Tue great colonial Offices. and in addi-
Su Tue city buildings and town hall.
ia SuMctures cost all told about so,
~ ne town hall alone cost $1,000,
Emma, pun OF white freestone with a
Iornss y, OF blue stone, 1t stands on the
r q 20 OF Collin and Swanston streets, in
,hhery heart Of the civ II is thn hoo,n
co,,I mayor and city officials, including
ent NIL Dnt II has also Il great amuse-
khere r n. which Will seat toto people,
eos, puunc entertainments can he gwen
a.. - s.fNa
H. eara-o per night, and concerts have
8rves, s.age of the great organ, the
&ehtly ,SSuu,h OF the equator. and until re-
Isl sys ~ nao iafgest of the world This org IN
J nine ~ 1t has 1900 pipes and seven
Stops. The city keeps an orgauist
am salary 10 play II twice week for
/hursdaSss einent of the people. and any
|sten -, on saturday YOU can drop in aud
4 cbat%So tue music for an hour or so free
~. own Run for the Citizens.
n,,,, australians believe that their towns
IN oe run for the citizens rather than
15Npea so'pofatlons. Tho tramways are
tc,lo, ,ne government There is one
xdml,,s the race course to viii IN all are
a bor,r.u iree OF Charge. and thousands Of
II ;nillae n'en are TO be seen there with their
sSr,s On Saturday afternoons. There are
Museums W public institutions. subj as
= cal sri,oP picture galleries. baths ard Pch.
plege l.~--s here is working p,n :
Eheols shr there are auInerens ight
ID eood ~ slty keeps up IN Il ,lharlnm
90 acres Su s geological garden. l. has ~ cul
onnds. and az aside for nasks and pTiturc
ke Maid Gibbs for ,ut ioor aI1.nsem.nf
Punded shr..snr cricket Sub. viii Il Wat
pw nam doout the time the civ Vas lePpn,
eps twsn,s more than apr members u
bsss paying out sa,s, 10 ., az sum ~
.oout $3.50 Der week. Alrea ~