The Arvada enterprise., 1910-11-25
.Aryada Boy
So. in Belgium.

On Belgium and the four cities
visited: Antwerp, Brussels.
Client and Bruges.
From the Hague in Holland to
Antwerp in Belgium it is only a
matter of three hours ride or so,
yet felt conscious of the differ
sncs between the countries as to
the topography of the land, the
appearance of the homes and the
life of the people.
Ipassed through Hollands busy
commercial city. Rotterdam. ]
had a good view of the city, as
The train passed through the cen
ter on an elevated track. The
southern part Of Holland loses
the characteristic canalsandwind-
mills. The houses are not as
homelike in appearance as the
Dutch homes. | was provoked
at the frontier when the customs 6
officials made me pay duty on q
little picture / got in Dresden,
however, should have no COM
plant as / have had no difficulty
that way. At many of the from
tiers / was not even asked to open
my suitcase; they often said,
Are you an Americana" AL
right pass on
Antwerp, the second city in
size in Belgium, has a population
Of about 400, 1000. Its situation
On the broad and deep Scheldt,
although fifty-five miles from the
sea, makes it one of the greatest
sea ports of Europe serving as
IN outlet for German CONNER
&c as we'll as that of Belgium.
Today l read in the London
Daily News that the kaiser, who
With his wife ond daughter are
visiting Brussels, has been very
eoolly and indifferently received
by the Belgians. The report
goes on to say that the Germans
dislike the Belgians for a num-
Der of purely sentimental rea-
sons, yet perhaps the gravest
reason is the rumor that has
gained ground that the kaiser
Is responsible for the Dutch pro-
iect of fortifying Flushing, the
Dutch town at the mouth of the
Schledt controlling all entrance
TO Antwerp. The Belgians claim
that Kaiser William has forced
che Dutch government to do so
under protest. Then too, the
Dutch and the Belgians fear that
Germany will ultimately take
Holland and hold Belgium at it's
mercy. l imagine the rumors
and reports are quite false.
Antwerp is an old city, being
Arst heard of as far back as the
seventh century. In 1856 it was
destroyed by the Northmen. Its
situation is so advantageous that
It grew very rapidly to be the
greatest commercial center and
seaport of Europe, it has passed
through periods of prosperity
and decline. On account of re-
ligious and commercial wars the
population fell from lbs, 900 in 15-
68 to 40, 900 in 1890. Under Ma
poleon Bonaparte the city saw a
happier dawn; in 1900 1903, real
izing the strategic value of the
port he caused a large harbor and
new docks and quays to be built.
Through ups and downs the value
of Antwerp's exports reached in
1909 the astonishing figure of
o415, 100000 while its imports
amounted to nearly $500, 900, 900.
The principal imports are wheat,
coffee, tobacco, wool, hides, tim
Der, and petroleum. The most
important industries of the city
are lacemaking, diamond cutting,
brewing and distilling, sugar re-
hning, and cigarmaking.
1t is in many ways an interest.
ing city. There are numerous,
unusually wide and beautiful av.
enues and boulevards plantedwitf
rows of fine trees and flanke6
by attractive buildings. It has 8
magnificent cathedral an inter.
esting stock exchange, splendio
docks, a Royal museum contain
ing a wonderful collection oi
paintings, among which are nu
merous masterpieces of the South
Netherlandish school which he
came so famous for its brilliant
eoloring and it's realistic treat
nent. .aatsys, the two
Teniers, Van Dyck, Jordans de-
Fos and Peter Paul Rubens
lived and worked in this city
Nowhere else can the power anc
influence of Rubens be- so. wei
studied as in Antwerp.
think the handsomest of the
many fine railway stations
have seen in Europe, is the cen
tral station here. 1t is a huge
structure, beautifully designed
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