The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-07
Gives His Opinion cf King
sion Jamaica to Reporter
OF News aper There

Of Newspap There
Ehe following Interview with Or.
i.Aieigs ]. Bartlett, OF this city, which
vas published In the kingston, ia
taatca. Daily Gieaner af the issue Of
Decenlber 80. win Sc ofsintefest to his
many friends here:
Or. N. j. Bartlett. accompanied ~
his wife. mr.. Fred Allen and ALISON
H.artlett, arrived at Port Antonio on
December 10. They remained at the
port two days, then coming on to
Kingston.
Dr. Bartlett is a physician and sur
geon from Clarksburg, w. va. and
lis making an Inspection of the island;
having come here for the benefit OF
! his health,
What do you think Of the city OF
Kingston, he was asked BY a
Cleaner reporter.
Arriving here about noon Decem-
her q my first Impressions were
these: as a very beautiful tropical
city and extremely hot fbeing MIDI
day.. The thermometer stoobs about
l@ degrees in the shade. The houses,
yards and gardens looked very com
/ Portable. The gardens, covered with
shade trees and blooming flowers,
nladng the air fragrant the homes
situated in back grounds with stone
walls surrounding the fronts: built
latter Colonial architecture with high
ceilings and open ventilation, ver-
andahs surrounded with vlne{ roses
and trees, protecting the same from
the extreme heat, are very nice.p
Have you visited our ports and
suburban resortsT'
Eyes, have made a few trips on
the commodious street car to Con.
Slant Spring Hotei-a very large,
commodious and beautiful hotel, sur
rounded by gardens, tropical trses,
and beautiful flowers, which certain-
Ily Is haven Of rest where the
Northern tourist could spend the win
tier in perfect comfort. also spent
one day. at Hope Gardens.
I Ata sanitary Conditions.
j what do Vol think of our sani-
I4aTy condftions2s 4
Now this strikes me as very
delicate question, but as you ask
the question shall attempt to ans!
swcr. AS compared with the modern
cities of tbs States, would say
there is very much room for improve
meat here. Your streets are far from
being kept clean, and so tar as 1
have investigated the sewerage is
very imperfect, yet there seems to be
some excuse for the management Of
the City, owing TO tn destruction Of
the city in the year 1907 by an earth
quake which necessarily injured you
financially. 1t looks as though four
fifths of the City had been torn to
the ground. In order to keep your
city in healthfui condition it will be
absolutely necessary to cleanse your
cesspools, promptly remove the gar
ibage, cleanse your streets and i'm
prove your sewerage.
$50 far as / have investigated the
water supply is good, as learn the
water flows into an artificial lake
from the Blue Mountain streams
which head in these picturesque
mountains seven or eight thousand
feet above the sea.
A Delightful Resort.
Doctor, you have an object in
this Investigations"
ayes, 1 have been for some tina
of the opinion that the island Of ia
maica would make delightful win
ter resort for Northern invalids, who
cannot stand the extreme cold and
damp climate of the States, knowing
that bronchial affection was not pre-
valent here, and further that the
sudden changes of climate are rare,
Iof persons SO severely should have
sudden changes which affect this class
Ia warm climate, especially for. the
winter months"
About the Hotels.
What do you think of our hotel
accommodation?
"The hotels are very beautiful,
with large rooms, we'll ventilated and
service good, the proprietors very ac-
commodating. and make every effort
to make visitors comfortable. The
fruits and coffee which have made ia
maica famous always in abundance.
There are many hotels-Quite a num-
Der have visited. The beautiful
Myrtle Bank situated in a garden OF
flowers and cocoanut trees on the
southern waters edge built entirely
of concrete l. n lovalv D1ana