The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-03
C. Y. BOCACkI,
Dealer In Sash, Doors and Blinds,
Phone $50. "a cemm.re. 81,

ings. The main street, Syetlandsk.,,,
named after the frigate upon wbio.
Grand Duke Alexis visited the mort A.
!. 1873. Follows the curve of the Golder
morn. Lying between the street an6
the snore, on rising ground, are tbs
residences of the commandment of 49,.
port, the public gardens, the admfralty
gardens, the museum of the geograpi.
cal society, the residence of the Gov.
ernor OF Primorsk, the grounds of tbs
Maritime Club, the native bazars and
the steamboat quay. At one poin,
there is magnificent granite monu,
ment surmounted by a bronze globe
on which perches an eagle with out.
stretched wings. This monument com.
memorates the memory of Admiral
Nevelski, who made several voyages
In the East in the early SOS On thu
aorth side or the street there is the
Cathedral of the Holy Virgin, and there
are also the offices of the municinaI
council, the post and telegraph bureau
an the railway station.
The Sevetlandskaya is crossed nv ths
Aleutskaya, and the point at which
THESE two streets intersect Is the com.
mercial centre of the town. The main
street Is well paved with granite. and
IL Is efhcfently drained. The sidewalk,
are raised and asphalted, the houses
offices or public buildings, as they NAV
be-are imposing and lofty structures
OF brick. The pretensions to architec.
tural beauty which vladivostok boasts
come to those who know Siberia and
the untfdy wastes of the towns there
as pleasing contrast.
Labor in Vladivostok is nattye-Chf,
nese. Corean or Japanese-the Russian
AlthOriftaS An tIa<
cheney is procurable at the hands OF
these workmen than is the case wher
the work is given over to Russians
There is. therefore. a very large native
population. alien to Russian authority
but contented, peaceful and Industrious
This section of the population not only
supplies the labor market, but con-
trolls large proportion of the trads
which makes Vladivostok its centre
The trade of vladivostok is compre.
hensive. Its imports include most OF
the products of the West. while its ex.
ports are characteristic of it's position
and quite local as regards their desti-
nation. AS a commercial centre,
Vladivostok is superior to Dalny, al
though the wonderful city which is In
process of completion in the vicinity
of Port Arthur threatens one day to
eclipse its northern sister.
There is a very cosmopolitan popu.
lation in Vladivostok. made up of ad-
venturers from all chimes, English,
French, German and American business
men from the West and a sprinkling OF
pretty women from San Francisco
Upon the whole, II is a motley, unin.
viting community. in when the prin-
ciples of morality are strangely want
ing. However the days speed lmer-
rily enough in Vladivostok; there is no
little social gayety, and although thu
place is a military and naval centre,
there is little harshness of discipline
and much good feeling. The country
around Vladivostok is bare and n.Ilyi
there is no timber; yet. excluding the
reservation given over to the military
authorities. 1t is quite possible TO en-
joy sport in the immediate vicinity Of
the harbor. The authorities Offer
few obstacles TO such means of re-
creation. Indeed. they welcome the
stranger with a frank and open hospi-
tality so long as he preserves discre-
ton. exercises tact and conceals his
camera The camera and curiosity
are at the root of any trouble that
occurs in Vladivostok.