The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-26
HOME FROM TRIP
AROUND THE WORLD
George w. Engelhardt and Son
Return From Long Jour-
ney Abroad.
GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION
GIVEN or THE TRIP
People of Philippine Islands
Are Becoming Americanized
and Educated.

OCplpe W. anu ulS obu
Henry of New York, are guests of the
Knutsford. They are on their return
home from a trip around the world, and
stopped over in Salt Lake, whore Mr..
Englehardt has some valuable real es-
tate interests. He was agreeably sur
prlsed upon his arrival here 10 be in
formed that Salt Lake had launched out
on an era OF business expansion which
marked Salt Lake for the largest in
land metropolitan city in this country.
1t is not at all unlikely that Mr.. En-
glchardt may be induced to contribute
in no small degree to the upbuilding of
Salt Lake. Being a keen observer, he
readily saw upon his arrival here on
Saturday that Salt Lake has n great
future, and is destined to become an
important business center, and one OF
the most attractive and desirable cities
in which to live that can be found any
where in this or any other country on
the globe.
Trip Around the World.
In starting on their trip around the
world, they went via the Mediterranean
and the Suez canal. From Cairo in
Egypt they ascended the river Nile
distance of 600 miles. This, Mr. En-
glehardt said. was one of the most in
tcrestiug trips of the journey. At
luxor, the site of the ancient city of
Thebos, we visited ancient ruins Of
great interest, and stood beside tombs
Twain, and despite our undoubted re-
lationship to the dead. far removed tits
true. even farther than that between
Mark and Adam, but nevertheless
lunship, we didn t shed tear. Couldn t
do it. In fact, didn't think of such
thing.
''Since England has exercised
suzerainty over Egypt and control OF
the Nile, the country watered by that
mighty river is no longer subject to
periodical droujhs The waters are now
controlled by dams which render
dTouths impossible. England extends to
Egypt a good government and under It's
law is respected and the people are
more prosperous than for generations
past
''We visited Jerusalem at Easter
Jerusalem is lively old place at Easter
time. On every recurrence of Easter
the Russian Government sends several
thousand peasants to Jerusalem to keep
up the interest. On Easter the Church
of the Holy Scpulchre is the shrine
where Christians from all the civilized
Nations of the earth assemble for wor-
ship, and the amusing part of it is that
these Christians are guarded by Mo-
hamedan soldiers. who stand guard with
loaded guns and bayonets TO keep those
frenZied worshippers from scratching
each other s eyes out. Wore 1t not for
these armed non-C Christian soldiers those
Christians would kill each other in their
maddened efforts for place in which to
worship where it is said the Savior was
buried. Even the tower of David is
guarded by Mohamedan soldiers.
City of Jerusalem.
Jerusalem is in no sense a business
city and its only connection with the
outside world is the railroad which runs
between 1t and Jaffa on the Mediterra-
nian sea- The country around Jerusa-
lem is not altogether barren. They raise
some good crops there, notably olives.
II is certainly the greatest olivogrow-
ing country in the world. We visited
several noted places around Jerusalem
Bethany, Bethlehem. the river Jordan,
and other interesting points under the
pilotage of Bedouln guides. All that
country under Turkish rule is more or
less dangerous. as we found by ex-
perience while camped one night on the
shore of the sea Of Galilee. Our camp
was attacked by Bedouin robbers, who
succeeded in running off two of our
horses BY making a desperate fight we
Gnally recaptured the horses. We
broke camp near Damascus and there
we met W. J. BRYAN. There as else
where, Mr.. Bryan made good impress
sion as representative Of American
citizenship.
"Ceylon we found to be ,1eauti-
full country, where all kinds of tropi-
cal fruits grow to full perfection.
The inhabitants of that island are
prosperous and happy people.
Cities of India.
"EThe cities of India are interest
ing, but the country is barren, and
the people are poverty stricken. The
railroads are in dilapidated condi-
ton and render poor service. The
English are in control of India, and
have been for some hundreds of years,
but the Hindos are not English, and
is in English rule in India and Ameri-
can rule in the Philippines. In In
dia the natives are the same that
they were when their country was first
invaded by the British, only they arc
today in worse condition. Under
American educational methods the
Filipinos will be American citizens
within the next thirty years,
Through China.
Canton, in China, is city of
100000 or more inhabitants. The
streets arc six feet wide and the
houses are nearly all one story high.
ne 1sldOu al Snemeen Is lne nome
of European and American officials
and missionaries, $50 all told. The
island is separated from Canton by
narrow canal. The natives of Canton
have no use for foreigners. In fact
they hate them. The men on the
island always go armed, and at all
times are ready to run the women and
children on to nearby warship, a
number of which of different ma
tions are always stationed there. From
China we went over to Manila as
patriotic duty. The American Gov
ernment has done wonders for the peo-
pie of the Philippine Islands. The
efforts being put forth to educate the
Filipinos are beyond all praise, and
are greatly appreciated by the natives.
They are rapidly becoming an edu-
Gated, Americanized patriotic people.
When the band plays at Lunetta
large space is devoted TO the purpose,
and the ''Star Spangled Banner" is