Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-17
Rich Country.

Como with me down to tile wharves and
see something of the enormous trade that
Algeria does with all parts OF the world
Its commerce is worth having, for 1t
amounts to more than $125,OOO0OO a year.
Four-ffths of this is with France, AL
geria buys from $5OOOO,OOO to $6O,O00.0o0
worth of goods from its mother country
every year. and It's sales to France are
only about $4,000 600 less. So far the
balance of trade is with France, but the
resources of the colony are being rapidly
developed and in time Algeria will be in
the lead
Running back from the harbor for a dis
lance of perhaps 500 feet is a level space
covered with acres of warehouses. We
reach this by stone steps and make our
way I'm and out through mountains of cargo.
Enormous wagons, hauled by from three 90
six horses are moving about, directed by
drivers in turbans and gowns the railroad
engines are shunting cars this way and
that, and an army Of bare-calved, big
trousered Bisllris are loading and unloading
all kinds of goods. Cork bark, which is one
of the chief exports, is stacked up like cord
wood; hogsheads Of wine numbering thou
sands are piled one on the top OF the other,
and there are great mounds of bags Of
wheat and other grain ready for shipment
There are boxes of dates packed for Paris,
and there are also numerous quantities Of
goods coming I'm.
Both on the wharves and out IN the har-
Dor are immense loads Of coal. Algiers is
one Of the chief coaling stations Of the
Mediterranean and nearly all the ships
which call here take on fuel The shipping
arrangements are OF the best. The harbor
has steam cranes and the trains from the
interior come right down TO the sea so that
freight can be taken on board the ships al
most direct from the cars.
rty-MTIiOn-DoIInr boulevard.
Now turn your back 10 the sea, and
take look at the city as It climbs the hills
all about you. You must throw your head
back and rest 1t well on your shoulders OF
YOU can't see It at all. The city begins
with. a wall about 100 feet high; Il consists
OF vaults and warehouses, with one Of the
fine streets OF the world over them. The
pavement Of the street forms the roofs OF
these buildings, and back and above It rises
tthe rest Of the city. The street is the
boulevard de la Republique. With the
warehouses below, its cost was more than
siOOOoO0O. II was constructed on a long
time concession by an English company
and l understand that II pays big dlvi-
dends today 1t is a wide avenue facing
the busiest part Of the harb0r with ston,
baIustrade running along IT, on the Other
side of the boulevard there are buildings
which contain some OF the chief banks
sbops and business establishments Of th'
CITY. The stores are on the ground hoo
only; above them are apartments with iron
balconies along the front. The building
are OF yellow stucco OF the even height O
six stories and they are so constructed
thot the ground floors open upon an arcade
me that OF the Rue de Rivol in Paris
Foot passengers climb 20 this boulevard
from the wharves by stone steps whicl
wind their way up and at each end Of
are long inclined roadways, up and dow
which a stream Of wagons and carriage
ateadily moves
on the boulevard itself gayly dressed Eu