The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07

ern boundary of the city. is overlooked oy the River Esplanade, a fine street on which the principal public buildings are erected. Foremost among them is the Sir oars palace. whose simple, but noble. front with Its white walls commands the river, while behind it is a wide expanse of blooming gardens. 1t is built over the spot where Gordon kell west of the palace are the Government buildings; large block of red brick most substantial in appearance and of tasteful design. overlooking to the south large public garden now in course of development.
 Among other prominent edif,ces are a handsome postoffice and the Mohamme- dan mosque for the Moslem inhabitants in the centre of the AbSas square, about half a mile back from the river. At the extreme west end of the River EsplAn- ade are the handsome Municipal Gardens. with many species of tropical trees and shrubs, and towering plants. kept fresh by constant irrigation.
 Near these gardens, in the midst of a grove of palms. is the new hotel. built and maintained by the Soudan Develop ment Company. It has accommodations for sixty guests. ft is said to be very comfortable and well managed and it's prices are moderate in comparison with other hotels in more civilized parts of the Nile Valley.
 Khartoum has two banks. the National and the Bank of Egypt. They stand eS actly opposite one another on the same street: 60 that each cashier may conve- niently study his competitors customers and the amount of daily business trans acted.
 We hear frequently of bears in the Stock Exchange but lions in banks are probably not quite 60 common. one of the banks keeps a young lion on the premises as a pet. 1ts effect In attract ing new customers has not yet been men tioned.
 Opposite the palace gardens stands the new Gordon statue and an edifce that is a far greater monument to the hero of Khartoum. the Gordon College, which rises saunt and bare in the midst of treelees. sandy enclosure several acres in extent. It was built by subscriptions raised in England. the sum of s7oo.00o be- ing quickly collected in the days of ma tionAl enthusiasm after Kitchener's de- cisive victory over the Dervishes in 1898.
 Of this money the sum of sio0o0o has been spent in the erection Of the present college building. As yet the students are few in number and the success of the college remains to be assured.
 Of course Kharteum has a club. with its newspapers, tennis courts and bound less hospitality Go visitors of importance. The building of the Soudan Club is a most tasteful and commodious structure, standing in a shady garden
 All the streets are broad and straight The finest among them is Khedive ave nue. 150 feet wide and two miles long with double rows of rebbek trees on broad, and Victoria Avenue. broad and straight which runs southward to the Gordon statue. dividing the city into two equal parts.
 The public buildings and private official residences are built in the choice part of the city. between the river and the Khedive Avenue. The second zone par allel to this is bounded on the south by Sirdar Avenue and is intended for eood two-story buildings. In the third sec tion, further south still. smaller houses are going up. and the region south of this third zone Is to be reserved for the native mud walled houses and the lowest class of buildings The true native quar- ter Of the future, however. will probably be the Mahdist city of Omdurman. four miles from KhArtoum. just below the junction of the Blue and the White Nile, where the natives live close to the river.
 Of course. a great deal remains to he done at Khartounn. which will be city largely in Ambyro until the trade of the country develops As yet the exports Of the goudan consist chiefly of gum arabic. ivory and ostrich feathers, amounting to only s1 1.5oo,0oo a year.
 As the country settles down the trade Is gradually growing larger. But there will not be much encouragement for far ming on the irrisable lands near Khar toun until a good market is opened for the crops. and this will not be effected until the proposed Suakim- Berber Rail road is built.