The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-19

1 ga necktfes in the clothing shcps SOLO
under the name Of Prince Heinrich necktiea
They have the tAxaedean nag on them and
are loud enough to suit the s~audiest Ger
man Ana1can hats are tne Fashion here
and they cost more than at home
American canned fruits, meats and -vege-
tables are to be seen In all the groceries.
and the American typewriter and roIl-tsp
desk are in use IN most Of the Offices
The Hamburg Of to-day is q new city.
It aows faster than any port In Europa
Il was founded more thaa O thsesand
years ego, but the greater part Of IL looks
as though st were psf up YESTERDAY, and Il
Is only in places that you can reaitxe that
It was enc Of the great cities OF the Middle
Ages
san, Il was begun by Chariemagne, so
A D., and it was for years one of the
chief towns Of the Hanseatic League II has
now about l,0A.ep Inhabitants. and Is rich
beyond computation
It is putting up many nee huiltinsa The
new Rathaus Is a magnificent structure, the
new Stock Exchange is one Of the best Of
all Europe Gn6 some Of the hotels on the
Alster are better tEah IN Berlin.
Hamburg h . bsastifdi city. Lying on
the wide ana deep Etbe, Il is cut up by
canals, and In rs oider part5 It Is a. pic
turesQue as Venice.
The canals are walled With warehouses Of
I'VE III GA stOIlcsr dIlu C6IdNdn6 VI DS%I1
are continually loading and unloading with
In them.
Each building has iron cranes @reaching
out over the water. and the goods ars raised
and lowered bySpulleys.
WATERWAYS CONNECTED
WITH THE GREATER CANALS
The canals are connected with the greater
canals outside. go that freight thus trans
ferred can be sent from here to Berlin, or
by the Elbe and other canals down 10 the
great system of the Rhine.
The city claims that q great part Of its
prosperity comes from Its free pert
This is a section which Is covered with
enormous warehouses. where goods can be
stored without paying duty and later on be
ehipped in bond to any Part Of the world.
If they go to Germany they must pay duty
on leaving the free harbor. but II elsewhere
they are not taxed. except IA the eetntry Of
their landing.
1 have spent several Gays lie this free
harbcr section duEng my stay here. 1t lies
right on the river.
It comprises about z.5s keres Of land and
water bounded by floating t~siitases in the
Ebe and by the customs canal on the side
of the city.
The port contains almost Leo acres Of
land. and this space Is covered with vast
warehouses OF red brick, which look more
X cur fats than anything else.
The land is cut up by canals so that ships
can come right TO the warehouses. There
Is q customs canal separating this harbor
from the remainder Of Hamburg, and this
IL crossed by many bridges. at each of
which z customs officer stands TO examine
what is brought out. / was even cues
toned as to my camera, but was not made
TO pay duty. as / could prove that 1 had
taken Il In a short time before.
1 went through some Of the warehouses.
They are packed with all kinds of goods
awaiting shipment In one l found coffee
from Porto Rico and Brazil. being sorted
by about one hundred German girls, who
sat at long tables picking out the bad
beans and grading the good ones for ship
ment.
Another warehouse had American reap
ers. mowers and thrashing machines and
another held thousands Of dollars worth OF
American -four.
QUANTITIES OF CHICAGO
MEAT IN COLD STORAGE.
Then there were Quantities Of CHICAGO
meat and Grand Rapids furniture In boxes.
/ met SOME Of the American agents, who
informed me that they found II better 10
leave their goods IN bend uhtn they were
needed.
This is a good place 10 see something Of
the shipping Of Germany.
You can take e boat and ride for several
hours from enc great wharf to another,
passing sailing vessels and steamers from
all parts Of the Nufid.
have done % several iffnss during my
stay in Hafnbufs. and am afhasea at the
enormous strides the Germans are taking
on the road Of ocean commerce.
TheTe are many great steamship eonlpa-
mics here. some Of which are almost IN.
known in the United States.
There are companies which deal only with
South America. some which have regular
vessels to Africa and a large number which
trade with the Baltic COUNTRIES.
The German Baltic feet low AMOUNTS to