Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-04-14

American tourists whom the great
steamship companieS-those of the
International Mercantile Marine com
pany and the others--carry each year
to Europe, Visitors find the city par
ticularly interesting for its combination
of modern prugreSsiveneSS and artistic
achievements living example OF the
vigorous civic life which has put the
German cities in many respects fm
ahead OF cities of the same class in
the United States, Dresden has I'M
dergone a remarkable growth in re,
cent years. Its population, which IN
1884 amounted to 66,l00, is now 400
500. The number of houses has in
creased proportionately whole dis
tricts have been newly built, new and
beautiful avenues such as Kingdom
street have been laid out to the two
ones have been added, a whole series
of monumental statues and Other
sculpture have been erected in tho
city A modern system of waterworks
has been installed, electric light in,
PRODUCED the principal streets paved
with asphalt electric ear services ex,
tended in various directions through
the entire city
The picturesque situation of the city
has made the task Of the engineers and
architects easier than it might have
been elsewhere The background in
any direction is one of low mountains,
spurs of the Erzgehirse on one side of
the river and OF the Lossnit2herge on
the other. SO that the city seems To he
in great basin.
And through ii runs the Elhe, the
main artery of Dresdeu's life, The
loyal nresdeners say there is no 9th
er German river equal Ia it--not even
the imperial Rhine The beautiful
blue Danube people praise because for
suoth. Strauss has called one of his
tins-altug walt2os after it, but tho
Danube is not blue and means nothing
to the NieneSc Occupying ground ON
both sides of the river, Dresden and
tine Elbc are very intimately associat
ed
Looking up the river from below The
city one sees at close hand the wire
spanued arches of the elegant Garcia.
Bruckc In the middle distance are
the thick characteristic piers of the
renowned old Augustus bridge 70 the
lett, along the Elbe. extends the cele.
brated Brnhlshc terrace, with the Bel.
where stretched along it, and rising
above it numerous towers the impos,
ing stone Cupola OF the Women's
church with its peculiar cruwning lar
tern and the two towers; close by
it the tower of the art academy, and
farther away, the sharp spires of the
Gothic Sophia church and numerous
others. 1t Is city of beautiful vistas
Only within the last few years has
Dresden taken its place in the same
rank with Berlin and Munich as Que of
the important art centers of Germany
In the year 1897 the Citys large eNhi
bilton palace received its first interna
tional art collection This was follow
ed by the first German exhibition in
1899, and by the second International
exhibition in 1901. So admirably were
these exhibitions handled that Dresden
became model for similar art shows
in other cities
One of the institutions which has I'm
questionably done much to promote
these International affairs is the union
Tor the Promotion of Dresden which
has tn hon n - nf 10
full organizations of the city. The
union has set for itself amongst other
objects-the task of making the city
pleasant to strangers AT its offices
See Strasse No. 4, are found programs
and announcements of various kinds
and advice on all matters likely to con
Germ the visitor.