The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-13
FLEET ARRIVES
 AT RIO IANEIRO
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It's center are handsomely designed ovals serving as refuge for passen- gers crossing and each one carrying an exqutsiteiy designed pillar with three large electric lights. Alternat- ing with these at the side of the road way are decorative gas lamps. ulum- nation can thus be arranged to a nicety at any time of the day or night or for any function. Facing the Aven- ida arc handsome buildings of harmon ious design. Here are many of the clubs. newspaper offices, the National Library. the homes of the most import ant commercial bodies and large de- partment stores. At the north end is a pier for passengers who are coming and going from the steamers. At the south is the National Opera House with the Mnoroe Palace, tn which was held the Third International American Con ference and which is intended for pub lie meetings of great importance. Other avenues parallel or at right an- gIes to this Avenida are now in course of construction. The boulevard system is extensive and causes admira- tion. This begins at the bay near the South end of the Avenida and skirts the water around the crescent of Bota- fogo, beneath the magnificent peak of Corcovado and finally continues on to- wards the open Atlantic fifteen miles
 
 driveway presents a variety of, beauty at every turn and has no equal in Eu- rope or the United States.
 Parks and Villas.
 The mountains back of and sur rounding the city are rapidly being converted into parks, vtllas. and loca- tions for handsome residences. Tram ways run to their summits, where panorama spreads before the eye not to be found in the immediate vicinity Of any corresponding great city of the world. Rio Janeiro possesses sys- tenn of waterworks, sewerage, electric tramways. electric lights, telephones, telegraphs. cts, equal to that in any city of North America. Automobiles abound and on every hand there are evidences of wealth. The city also has its commercial and manufacturing life that show it's material growth. It's libraries, colleges, schools and hospit- als are conducted with up-to-date methods and are housed in capacious buildings with the latest facilities.
 Brazil. of which Rio Janeiro Is the capital. has population of nearly 2o.- 000, 900. The most startling fact about the country Is that 1t has larger con nected area than the United States proper, extending over 3,200,000 square miles. The total foreign trade of Bra- zil in 1906 amounted to $43oo00, 900. of which exports were vaIue0 at Szo0,VVO,- 900 and imports at $i65.0o0,00o, giving a remarkable balance of trade of sl0s- 100000 in favor of Brazil. These to- tals, moreover, represent an advance of $s5, .000 over the total trade of 1905, . positive indication of prosperity. That Rio Janeiro is a busy port Is in- dicated by the fact that the total num- her of ingoing and outgoing vessels In 1908 amounted to nearly 4,700. with . total tonnage Of about 100000.
 Although Rio Janeiro is often classed as tropical city, being just north of the tropic of Capricorn, 1t Is situated 90 near the sea that 1t has the benefit of constant breezes. Close at hand, moreover, is the summer capital of Pe- tropolis. at an elevation of several thousand feet. and resorts in the sur. rounding mountains where everybody can go to cool of if 1t gets too hot In town. Careful attention to sanitation has minimized the dangers from yell low fever and typhoid. which so long scourged Rio Janeiro and gave 1t a bad name in the world. An unlimited supply of the purest water helps to promote the physical welfare of its in- habitants. The latest health statistics show that the mortality rate Is only 1s.66 per thousand, which is lower than the averagei of Washington and many other leading American cities.