The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-02

III 1
measure the knowledge of others by my
own. In order to learn something of
Ihls section we came northwest from
1onstantinople through Bulgaria. Ser
VIA and Hungary
we passed through European Turkey
III the night. and morning found us in
bulgaria, where nothing but an occa-
Slonal minaret remained TO remind MS
OF the Orient Strange that so great
ulHerence exists between two popula-
luis separated for centuries by moth
ing but an imaginary linel No more
inc TURK with his wealth Of leisure. his
oagSy trousers and his gay headgear.
DuI the sturdy peasant working in the
heid With his unveiled wife or trudging
along the road carrying his produce to
market; no more begging for baksheesh
Dy lame and halt and blind, but a busy.
Iluustr lous theons. each laboring ap-
patently with purpose and a hope
All DAY long we rode past well cult
Nated fields and watched tidy villages.
Inc Bulgarians. judged by appearance
Iieht De thought a mixture OF German
ana Italian, but they are really Slavic
III their origin. had the good fortune
70 meet FORMER minister. a very in
leHIgent man with a good command
OF English, and learned from him that
,heIe IS a strong democratic sentiment
III that country. and that the people are
making constant progress i'm the mat
yer OF education and political intelli-
gence.
He said that during his ministry he
mad introduced into Bulgaria the Amer
lcan homestead law and that Il had re-
suited IN an increase in the number of
peasant proprietors. II was gratifying
10 know that American example had
been helpful to people so remote from
us He also spoke OF the establishment
In his country of state insurance
against hail, that being one of the
greatest perils the farmer has 10 meet
he said that the system had worked
well The railroads and telegraph lines
are also owned by the state i'm Bull
garia and are operated very success
fully
The capital, Sofia. is a prosperous
looking city. viewed from the railroad
and has an elevation Of some 1,5O0 feet.
We crossed the Balkan mountains
and the second morning reached Bel
grade. the capital of Servia. The city
has fine location on n bluff at junction
or the Save with the Danube a days
visit here gave an opportunity TO see
something Of the population. as It was
sunday and the streets and parks were
filled with well-dressed well-behaved
end intelligent-looking people The
Servians. who are also Slavic in origin
are members of the Greek church. and
NJ the principal church OF this denom-
lnation there was that day a large con-
gregation and an impressive service.
King Peter. IL will be remembered. Is
the present ruler. having been called to
the throne three years ago when his
predecessor was assassinated. The
brutalities attending the murder of
King Alexander and his wife were
widely discussed at the time. the
bodies of the king and queen being
thrown from the window OF the palace
into the park. While the new sover-
eign was recognized by most of the
powers of Europe, England refused to
send representative 10 his court be-
cause the king retained some high Off
Gals who participated I'm the assas-
sinaton.
As Servia has parliament which
controls the ministry. and as this par
lament was hostile to the former king,
King Peter was powerless to comply
with the conditions imposed by Eng
lsnd-a- least this was the explanation
given me. I heard next day at Buda-
pest. however. that some satisfactory
settlement had been reached and that
england would soon be represented al
Belgrade. King Peter is not OF humble
ancestry, as l had supposed. but he is
grandson Of former king who was
conspicuous In the war for indepen-
dence. Peter himself was i'm exile i'm
Switzerland at the time Of his eleva-
ten to the throne. and having during
his residence there imbibed something
OF the spirit OF constitutional liberty.
is much more popular than was his
predecessor. There is quite a close
connection between Servia. Roun1anfa
Bulgaria and European Turkey, and II
VIII not be surprising If the last REM
nant Of Turkish territory I'm Europe Is
before many years. released from the
sultan's rule and federation Of Bal
kan states created. A majority OF the
sultan's European subjects belong to
different branches OF the Christian
church, and but for their quarrels
among themselves they would long be-
fore this have been able TO initiate
Servia and Bulgaria In emancipating
themselves.
The ride up the Danube valley from
Belgrade 10 Budapest and from Buda-
pest to the Austrian boundary gives
one view of one OF the richest sec
tons of Hungary. While the Danube
hardly Justihes the poetic praise that
has described its waters as blue, it is
a majestic stream, and it's broad valley
supports a large agricultural popula-
ton.
No American can visit Hungary
without having his sympathies enlisted
In behalf Of its people for theirs is a
fascinating history. Their country is
one Of the most favored i'm Europe so
far as natures blessings 60 The Car
pathian mountains, which form wall
around il on the north and east, shut
out the cold winds, and, by turning
back the warmer winds from the south.
give TO Hungary a more temperate cli-
mate than other European countries in
the same latitude and I'm few countries
has agriculture been more fostered by
the state.
The present minister OF agriculture.
DR.. Igma thus Daramyi. has been at the
head Of this department for ten years,
and. being an enthusiast on the subject,
he has introduced many new features
and brought his department into close
contact with the people. During his adj
ministSat ton the annual appropriations
for agriculture have increased from
about S. 600 900 to about $4,000, 0O0 and
the income from his department has
risen from So 900 600 10 $4,000. 600. leaving
the net cost to the state at present some
4 $4,000 900 per year.
Hungary believes i'm furnishing tech