The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-11-29
DR.. COON VISITS
CAIRO, EGYPT
Tells Of Carlo, Spain, France and Italy
and the Great Gibraiter and Its.
Fortifications
PASSENGERS SENT 10000 LETTERS
A Trip to Monte Carlo Where Many
Of the Party Tried Their Luck,
Win or Lose.

The Review received q very interest
ing letter from DR.. Coon this week
which, no doubt, will be of great in
terest to readers of this paper. DR.
Coon and family were in Cairo, Egypt
November 9Th, and he has many in
teresting things to tell of Gibraltar
Spain, France and Italy, where he and
his party visited. Below is the letter
in full:
Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 3, 1911.
Review:-Well, we left you in the
beautiful little island Of Madeira, so
will now take you some 400 miles east
to North Africa, then northwest, pass.
ing Morocco, which is being so siren
uously contested for by Germany and
France. France will win, however, and
then fortify the great rock on the
south side of the channel toward Tan,
gier, and then goodby to the Great
Gibraltar of the English. This rock. is
higher than the rock at Gibralter, the
rock at Gibraltar being 1857 feet high.
The city lies at the base of the rock
and to the west, and the old Moorish
castle, built by the Moores, who
founded the city in 719, A. D., still
stands. Gibraltar is certainly the
most strong and wonderful fortifica-
ton in the world as 1t stands today,
defying the world to came and take
her. She might be taken, however, but
she is not worth the effort, as no coun-
try Of sufficient power to take her
has territory commanded by her guns,
and why England wants her is a mvs
terry when one knows at what cost she
maintains her.
The passengers on our ship mailed
10000 pieces of mail at Gibraltar and
It took the postoffice three hours to
stamp our mail. That seems almost
Incredible but it is so.
We next go to Spain and find its
surface mountainous, its people mostly
poor and its gosGrnil.nl Aot voIy s.
cure. It's railways are back numbers
and run trains very seldom and at
speeds intOlerable to Americans.
France is visited next, and here we
find everything different from Spain.
The French are very enterprising, very
proud, though very courteous in man
ner. The steam railways arc not at
all up to our ideas, the coaches have
small apartments holding six or eight
persons each, and you must unlock
the door to enter. but are unable to
do so to get out. The conductor
punches your ticket and hands it back
to be used as receipt to get out of
the station, when you are to get out.
Al you pass out your ticket is taken
and the man who takes it thanks you
o. he receives It. Think of that!
Nice, In France, is typical southern
seaport and a winter resort for Eu
rope. The streets are well laid out
and well paved, but did not inquire
which they prefer, Brick or btu
nthic." All the cities of France are
electric lighted and have both electric
and tram cars, run by cables. One
may 60 all along the coast by steam
or electric cars, and fares are about
like ours, only three classes, of which
second is about equal in price to our
two cent fares. Each city along the
coast is on beautiful little bay or
harbor and has it's fort, in most cases,
and some soldiers as we'll. We visited