Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-16


tons 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 tlIe trains from the interior
come rght down 10 che sen so THAI
freight ceu be taken ON board the ships
almost direct from fbe cars.
\ slO,OOe.ooo BOULEVARD
Now turn your back 10 the sea. and
take "A look Al The city us il climbs I he
hills all about YOU You must throw
Your head back and rest It wen ola
Your shoulders or you can't sec II TAT
all. The city begins with a wall about
"a feet high IL consists of vaults aud
finest streets of the world over
them The pavement OF the
street forms 1hc roofs Gr these
buildings and hack and above
" rises the rest OF Ihe city The street
il the Bolt avard DE- liz Republique.
With the warehouses below, It's cost
was more than $40. 06u.00e II was
constructed on n long time concession
by an English company. and ! under
stand chat II pays big dividends today.
1t ~ Il wide avenue facing the busiest
part Of the hslrbor With a stone b9lus-
trade running along It, On the other
side OF the boulevard there are build
lngs which contain scrne OF the chief
banks, shops and business establish
nehts OF the City, The stores are on
the ground iioor only, above them are
apartments with iron balconies along
the front. The buildings are of yell
low stucco of the even height Vt six
stories. and they are so constructed
that the ground floors open upon an
arcade like that of the Rue de Rivoli
In Paris.
Foot passengers climb to this poulc-
ward from the whaTVes by stone steps
which wind their way up. and a each
end OF il are long inclined roadways-
up and down which the stream of
wagons and carriages steadily moves
On the boulevard itself gayly dress
ed Europeans, mixed with stately
Arabs In turbans and gowns, walk
to and fro, Street cars filled with pas
sengers are continually passing, and
for l cent a man may ride In them
and have magnificent view OF the
harbor and shipping.
MODERN AI.GIERS.
beginning with the Boulevard lie Ia
RepnbIique is the French quarter, or
what might be called modern AlgieTs
the white catacombs containing the
Moors and Arabs are Oh the hill nigh
ar up. Indeed the streets near the
harbor would not be out OF place in
They are smooth and paved with
wood blocks They are walled with
French buildings. nearly all OF which
extend out over the sidewalks. SO that
the shoppers are protected from the
fierce rays of the African sun. This
is the case with The Rue Bab-Asoun.
which runs lust behind and parallel
with the Boulevard de la Reprblique.
IL is the fashionable promenade Of
the business section, and from !, to q
o'clock every day II Is filled with peo
pie buying ana selling, The best shops
are only along the moth side Of the
street. They have plate glass store
windows, filed with beautiful goods,
and the avenue walled IN by pillars,
looks like museum.
ON THE RUE Bah AzouN.
The promenadcrs are stranger than
any TO he found AT any national expo
sllion on earth, They comprise men
and women Of all ella sses from The
Islands and shores of the Mediterran-
can sea. as well as the oriental char
acters OF the Desert Of Sahara and th G
Atlas mountains Europe Is wen rep
fesnted- There are French officers, In
'helr gay uniforms; jaunty French
| soldiers, IN high red caps blue Jackets
| ana TAT 2OuaYe pantaloons the color of
| brick dust: and French Iades wear
/ ing the lat 9sl costumes from Paris.
The French dandy Is here. also the
| gIrset1e-
The Mohammedan world walks along
Win the Christian, Yelled MOhamme-
dan ladies who have lust left The har-
rln Of some rich Ar9o pass by. wear
ing white pAntaloOns. eAch leg OF
which u as big around as a Hour bar
rel, Their pantaloOns hang In folGs.
and ! ann told that 1t axes IA yards
Il cloth 70 make an ord mary pain.
| They are tied IN al the culseF ~ the
antilles. and are sometimes oadcd With
shot To keep them IN shape. BaIe-
faced Jewesses dressed IN Say oolors,
with bright shawls. aud with thin
black handkerchief glued 10 their
loTsheads. walk along IN couples, and
kRDyle women, bronsefaced and tat
tooed, ragged and dlriy-goMned. come
close behind. As he hour OF Z O'Clock
approaches the Rue Bab-A1onn Ia
packed and II Then looks Ike u great
cave with a stream OF an colors How
ms through IT,