Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-09-02

n cocoanut, tea and several other 4
e dustrfes. Colombo has a populate
a of over half million. $4,000 of whit
: are white. The population of the i
Y land is nearly 100000 and occupi
space so to $50 miles wide and 81
= miles long. The people look prospe
: Gus and happy, which is quite cor
trast from the cities just visite
: through India. After day of carriag
: drives through this beautiful city, Wis
iting the museum, Cinnamon garden
Victoria bridge, which spans tn
Kelam river, returning through tn
native quarters. we boarded a com
Portable train for a run half wa
across the island to Handy, the oil
capital, and now very pretty littl
city of about $4,000 people, 1000 fee
above the sea level, nesting in one o
the palm-shaded valleys which are 81
numerous in this beautiful island.
Randy is noted for its botanical gar
den, which has a worldwide reputa
ton. 1t comprises several hundred
acres and contains more varieties ot
trees, shrubs and plants than any
other garden in the world.
Magnificent Scenery.
The scenery from Colombo to
Randy is like continuous garden or
park. On either side are large groves
of cultivated cocoanut palms and rub
Der trees, with the sloping hills grown
with the fpa MI uyhiI ha
lands are covered with rice fields. The
country is just rolling enough to give
1t a beautiful scenic effect. We, of
course, made the usual visit to the
elephant quarters. During our visit
they were taking their daily baths,
and for a few pieces of silver they
were made to stand, so we secured
good pictures. The government con-
trolls the elephant market of this is
land and keeps a few tame ones at
Randy which are used as decoys to
gather in the wild ones. When a
roundup is made every two or three
years the captured ones are sold into
India and used there as beasts of bur-
den.
After a three days visit in the is
land of Ceylon, with many regrets that
our stay could not be longer, we
boarded our steamer for the three
lays run north to Bombay, where we
arrived on Saturday, April 23, at 2 D. |
n. Bombay has a population of about
100000 and is the capital of the prov
nee of the same name. 1t is located
IN what was Bombay island, but is
low artificially connected with the
mainland. The island is eleven miles
ong and three to four miles wide. The
tty occupies the entire breadth of the
outh end, thus giving her two water
rOnts, which have an area available
or shipping purposes fourteen miles
ing.
Bombay is the terminus and depart
lg point for various European steam S
hips and mail lines and of the great [
eninsula railway. 1t possesses one of
lie finest railway depots in the world,
1tensive docks, basins and ship build /
g slips. [
The government dock yards alone q
'ver about 200 acres. The principal v
ortion of the city, with long, wide t
reefs, traversed by street railways d
I'd lined by fine commercial estab- o
'hments of every description, pre- n
nts thoroughly European air. The h
Ly owns its own water system, sup f,
led from Lake Jansa, sixty-five miles Il
nth. 1t is lighted with gas and cleo d
city, owned by the city. The city Il
so owns and maintains public alb ii
toirs, markets, swimming and other d
tbs, gardens and parks. The streets 2
the native quarters are narrow and
nding, but remarkably clean, COM
red with other cities in India we
We visited. The well-stocked ba-
hrs, temples and curiously-painted ~
uses, thronged by the mixed ORR ~
al crowds, presents a picturesque -
Dearance. Besides three native news eN
1ers, there are three published in CT
glish. North and east of Bombay is
great cotton country and most of
product is marketed here. One of W.
interesting sights is the thousands a.
two-wheeled bullcarts passing in lh'
endless chain, night and day. load lie
with huge balls of cotton being ni'
1sported from the cars and boats n u
he weaving mills or storehouses M
lore than eighty of these weaving mt
IS are in operation now. contain no
100000 spindles in addition to me
90 looms, which employ over 1O0,- COZ
people. mel
he street scenes are interesting Ut
ng to the numerous races and ne
es OF the many different people Of oO'
East who throng its ways. ''i'
he Hindoos are distinguished by
gaudy-colored turbans the Mo-
medans by their white caps or con
turbans and the
ees by their shining black turbans.
Parsecs PredOmInate. ,u's
lie Parsees predominant in a bust bre
way, although they number only stor
I $4,000 in the entire city. ner
erything In Bombay is dominated Won
'e Parsee element. and every pub dow
ospital and other charitable in tax,
Ion. public station and drinking toni
iain is benediction OF a Parsee. San
e mansions and finest villas are di
e homes. the leaders OF club life a m
Parsees and almost every bank Is a
commercial house bears Use
rsee name on It's door. stre,
ase dominating people are Indians qua,
by adoption Twelve hundred
ago the Modammedan con- p,
~ of Persia prosecuted the dis PAS
Of Zoroaster 10 an extent that
Of the strongest men and women
e faith ned to India for safety. "A
'arsees of today are the descend writ,
of these refugees. Most Parsees Wis
ighly educated and speak Eng doct,
uentiy- Their equipaEes are the laid
ST IN Bombay. and every walk Salv,
h led by them The method o. faurt
z with the Parse dead Is start salt
original and sid 20 Be- IN strict Burn
ig with the teaching % their re- ali al
ordinE % Parse tenets. ere i n
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