The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-10-09
Interesting Notes from
Holland.
Leiden, Holland, Sept. "a, 1909.
tor Garland Globe.

EultOr GhrlhDU tlODe'
am still among the Dutch people,
where the eye is constantly In view of
the big, round, red cheeses and the
wooden shoes. The queerly d"cssed
people come clapping along the brick
roads with their dog-cart loads of cheese
going to and from the market. Every
Friday is Cattle Market" day, called
in Dutch "Vce Market" and the town is
full of people from the surrounding
country with their sheep, cattle and pigs.
A good milk COW in his country sells
for 300 guilden or 800 in American
money. ard many cows change hands
every Friday. II is interesting to watch
the Dulchmen making bargains; they
stand spatling each other on the hand
with all their might, sometimes TWO and
three hours AT the lime. Cattle dealers
most all wear long black slickerS when in
the markc' They 90 first To II saloon
and you soon see them coming out arm
in arm and singing to the top of their
voices and taking the whole street to
walk in.
Saturday is Vegetable Market day and
the canals arc all lined with boat loads
of vegetables of all kinds which are sold
very ch zap. There is but little fruit
here-more pears than anything else
Most of the fruit is imported from Ger
many and Belgium The farming
country consists mostly of potato land
and it takes lots of potatoes to supply
the market as the Holland people live
mostly on potatoes. Thousands Of bushels
are consumed every day Nearly every
other door in he business portion Of
town has sign on Granddaughter
Handeler, which in American means
potato Handler" Another vegetable
used here i "Kleine BOOnerN or string
beans; they are sold at lac per 100 beans
The milk trade is another big business
NAt p m. you see dog-carts coming to
town loaded with milk cans, Each
dealer has special street on which he
disposes of his milk and it is l2 and 1
o'clock p. m. bsfore they get sold out.
This is the building season and many
new buildings are being erected, Al
work is done by hand and wheelbarrows
used to do the eXcavating. One Ameri
can could do the work of three Dutch,
men without hurting him,
IA "A orn In VIM ournn, horo M nrnoon
and the weather is very pleasant
Sept 81, Congress commenced in tn,
Houses Of Pertinent at the Hague ant
the buildings of the town are all decorat
ed in fine style.
Oct. 3 is the birthday of one of the oil
Leiden generals of the 18th century ant
there is to be a grand celebration her
big parade, band concerts, frework
and street dancing, etc.
Bp. Thatcher of Logan has just arriv
ed to succeed Elder J. II. Walker a
president of the Neitherland- Belgium
mission. The elders are all anxious t
meet him and most of them are on thei
way to Groningen, where conference
will be held Sept. % | am left alon
to care for the branch for few days.
We all feel well In the work OF tn
ministery and are having fine success
Last night Elder Benton and held on
regular Thursday night meeting AM
after meeting | had the pleasure o
baptiziag young man 81 years of age
This is the second baptism | have pei
formed and hope to be Bble to bapliz
many more before returning home.
| often receive card from Elder Lee
Coates who is having fine success in tn,
German mission. Catholic priests ar
doing all they can by writing articles l.
the papers accusing us of sending womel
and girls to Utah to make slaves o
them, but they can stop the WORK or tn
Lord as it only makes people investigate
My companion was coming home on
evening from tracking and on the corne
was sign with picture of devil on it
Some young ladies were passing and on
of them said "Did you ever see