The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-22

1t had 10000 In 1860, and at the time nj
that war only three-quarters Of a million
After that the Government got the big wal
indemnity
The French pulled billion dollars out Of
their wooden stockings and handed it ovel
to the German victors. and much OF this
money came to Berlin. The people nocked
in. from all parts of the Empire to see II
they could not get their share Of 1t. and
Berlin grew.
L 1t has been growing ever since, and not
withstanding the hard times 1t Is growing
to-day 1t now covers twenty-five square
miles in the Spree Valley and is reaching
out in every, direction
A similar growth has taken place through
out the German Empire. Nearly every city
has pvt on the seven-league boots of mod
ern progress and has built new buildings
faster than most of our American towns.
The improvements have been better than
ours, and you, will not find a country on
earth that has as many fine cities as Ger
many in proportion to its population.
GROWTH IN THE-LAST
TWENTY YEARS.
Let me give you a few facts about some
of the cities know I first came to Ger
many over twenty years ago, and the
growth has ibeen almost altogether since
that time.
AelpSlC Is tNTe0 tlIueS as large as II was
then. 1t had 100000 population at the time
OF the Franco-Prussian War. and 1t num-
bers almost half million to-day. Munich
and Dresden each have now half a million.
Breslau has 422.00o Cologne 10000 and
Frankfort-on-the-Main about 100000.
Dortmund, Barmen and Danzg have each
14O, 900; Chemnitz, 100000. and Hamburg has
three-ouarters of million and Is fast Tis-
ing toward the million mark.
The United States have thirty-eight towns
which have more than 10000 population
Prussia Is not as big as Texas and It has
twenty-five towns Of more than 100, 900 popu-
lation Stettin is bigger than Minneapolis.
Dusseldorf is bigger than Louisville, Ham
over ranks with Newark. N. j.; Altoona Is
about as large as st. Paul. and Elberfeld
and Halle are Of about the same size.
Nuremberg is about as big as Washington,
and Charlottenburg and Koenigsburg. on
the edge Of Berlin. are each 10000 and
more.
Indeed, the whole country is growing. and
there are good-sized cities here the names
Of which We hardly know. Just now the
times are hard and the country Il in the
midst Of business depression.
1t has, however, plenty Of resources and
its savings banks are full.
One Of the best ways for a bird s-eye view
Of Berlin is a ride on the Ringbahn. This
IS an elevated railway encirclins the CITY
and stopping at all the chief sections.
There are two branches-the North Ring
and the South Ring. which have trains ev-
cry few minutes. The cars move BY steam
and tho fares are exceedingly low. You
can ride for an hour for cents third ella ss
and the second and nrst classes are not
very expensive.
here are slot machines at the stations
which sell third-class tickets for the oraI.
nary trip for ~ cents each.
Such . ticket gives . ride for five stations
and II you 30 further you must arrange for
en- extra payment at the end Of the ride. :,
took my tickets 1t the Efiedrichstrsspe
Bahnhof. We shot ont Of the depot ovsf a
enormous restaurant built undse ths bNok