Semi-weekly herald., 1907-11-18

show promises to be among the great
est OF Its kind ever held in Dixie.
Wheeling. W Va, Nov. ia nine
| foot, all-the-year-round navigable stage
| from Pittsburg to Cairo Is the slogan
of the Ohio Valley Improvement asso.
citation. which began It's thirteenth ses-
sion in Wheeling today Delegates are
here from nearly every city and town
on the Ohio river and greater enthusi-
asm is manifested than ever before.
| Now that the administration has gone
on record as tavorng government APP
| propriations on a large scale for the
Improvement Of Internal waterways.
the association will attempt to prove
that the ohio, by reason of the great
| trnfflc II carries. should be among the
| first to receive attention when the
vaults of the federal treasury are ul-
locked. Tonnage figures for the Ohio
are enormous, when compared with a
majority Of the other inland water
ways of the country, and II is believed,
with the Inauguration OF a permanent
nlne-foot stage, would greatly increase.
No other tributary OF the Mississippi
has kept mp such a good river business
as the Ohio. and this will be called to
the attention OF the powers that be in
Washington when the river approprIa-
| tons come up for action. Plans for
such action, as well as for local i'm
provement work, will be considered at
the present meeting The sessions are
being held in the as fembly rooms of
the Wheeling board Of trade. and will
extend through tomorrow
Rio dc Jnleiro. Nov. Forgetting
for the moment the revolutions and
rebelliuns that have agltated the re-
public during the last year the people
OF Brazil are today celebrating with
the greatest enth Isasm the anniver-
sary OF independence. In Rio. once
the plague spot of American capitals
and now among the most beautiful
of the cities Of the new world. great
public demonstrations were held, In
which the president, ministers and dis
tinsuished army officials participated.
nm elaborate review of troops being a
feature OF the exercises.
The independence of Brazil dates
from November Is. 1889. when by
revolution Emperor Dom Pedro IL. was
dethroned and exiled and Brazil de-
ciared Il republic under the title OF
| the United States OF Brazil.
In this city the celebration partakes
also Of Il popular rejoicing at the COM
| pletion OF the magnificent projects of
civic improvement that have been car
ried out wlthia the last two years.
The old city OF medieval structures in
the Portuguese style has been liter
ally replaced with new and beautiful
city which may we'll lay claim TO be-
Ing the most magnificent capital of
America. The old city was compact
ly built, with narrow. mean streets.
most beautiful boulevard in the whole
world. now runs there was no street
ut nll-only u mass OF ugly buildings
which had to be torn down and cleared
away before work could be COM
menced. The boulevard was opened
to the public two years ago today and
has now reached stage OF beauty
and grandeur to which no other street
Ia the world can lay claim. The ave-
nue. is NIB and an eighth IN length,
lined with magnificent buildings erscL-
ed in accordance with fixed architec-
tural and hygienlc plans and with an
asphaltpaved roadway. In the center
Of each street corner Is an oval OF
flowers and foliage plants. with a Bra
I'll tree in the middle. From each
oval also rises an ornamental pillar,
being three arc lights. and the broad
walks are also lighted at frequent In
tervals with pillars bearing great gas
| Jets. These make the Ayenida the
most brilliantly illuminated street In
America, surprising even New York's
great white way" The sidewalks.
wider than those OF any other street
Ia the new world. are mosaics con-
structed of black and white 1ints i'm
ported from Portugal.
| The Ayenida Central is a connecting
link between great system OF boule-
| wards almost equally beautiful. ex-
| tending to every quarter OF the city.
and built on the sites OF old rookeries
| that once bred disease and plague.
Many miles OF other streets have been
| widened at cost OF $20,000,000 and
transformed from narrow, dirty lanes
to great business avenue.
All OF these improvements have cost
an amount Of money that would. per-
haps. have staggered any other cay
in America, but the government, state
and municipal officials. backed by the
people. have carried the plans unfa.-
teringly to conclusion. disregarding all
expense. The result has been that ths
death rate has been greatly lowered,
fever and plague abolished and Rio
the Beautiful mas become one OF the
healthiest Az well as the most beauti-