Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-11-15

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An Old Craft tor N Niagara RapIds.
reigners travel by kelek different
~ from natives. The latter carry their
bag Of bread. and their bundle OF.
clothes or rugs, and perch on the car
80. regardless Of the kind of weather.
What an oriental can stand IN the
hard conditions 81 life here passes q.
westerner's knowledg ga her, at
rare intervals, a foreigner, either q
consul. a missionary, an archaeolog
4or an adventurer, goes down the Tig-
ris and they average about one a
month he builds 9 hut or pitches g
tent on the kelek. Of course my tent
4 files the American flag. III 81
The journey from Diarbekr to Bag
dad takes from ten days toia month.
! according to the state 81 the water.
4 It is really the acme Of delightful trav-
Eel, provided one has proper equipment
The motion is altogether restful ex.
cept for the mild thrills OF going
through # the numerous rapids, when
the raft twists and bends IN "a fashion
that seems more dangerous than #
really Is, because OF the fexibility Of
the construction.S There are numerous
whirlpool n and IN one OF these my,
raft was caught for a time, and when
the two Arabs 81 who man the huge,
sweeps got II put they thanked Allah
with more sincerity than Il had ever,
before w1tneSSed In them. NJ
be
mind OF an American, Why could not
IL Akeleks be made that would ride the
Niagara rapids The experiment.
|. would be an inexpensive one, and 1t
could be made without risk Of life
by sending down an empty kelek It
would be Of interest If the wisdom
Of the very ancient ancients should
surmount this problem, which. as q
mere proftless feat. has long held
public interest. a. III =. rs Is.
In the new day that is surely COM
Ing the Tigris, with, Its Incompatible
scenic panorama, and its wealth OF
historical associations, will be IA
yorite travel route. Some American
will come along shortly, have no.
doubt. and be the flrst to go down the
gTtgris in canoe. The river is teem-s
4 Ing with fish, which the natives have
not ambition enough to catch. and
there are millions Of wild fowl upon
which he cannot afford to spend pow
der. Most interesting OF all Is the
panorama Of life, from the Kudish
women that battle themselves and
their clothes BY the waterside, not
wearing even so much as an Atlantic
\ City bathing suit, to the shepherds
with their 3nocks Of fat-tailed sheep,
and the women filling the same sort
Of water Jars that Rebecca carried.
\ Markets That Are Waiting. "A
AS one passes scores of villages,
many OF thems amid the picturesque
ruins of once great cities, which could
rise again to lie under proper condi-
tons, he is impressed with the fact
i that here is virgin market for al,
most everything. It IS true that the
scale OF living is low; some of the
1 villagers are still living in the numer-
GUS cliff dwellings Of prehistoric man;
yet the appetite for foreign fashions
is as strong as that for strong drink,
and, like the latter, grows by what 1t
feeds upon. The house, even II it ID
but cave. needs lamps and lamp
chimneys that viii not break easily.
Il The man needs tools, and especially
forming implements, and he and his
whole family need various kinds OF
cheap cloths to be made up into cloth
ing.
The vail Of Diarbekir, In long and
earnest talk with me, made really
eloquent plea for better roads and
electric and steam railways. He, like
& most OF the other enlightened persons
with whom have talked, perceives
that the immediate need of this part
Of Turkey is transportation. People
talk to mo about the need for educa-
d ton, and for modern Improvements in
all lines-everybody seems interested
in these things-but always say, Let
us have transportation for our prod
ucts first. We can grow unlimited
quantities Of grain here, but we have
no market for It. What is the use Of
a modern plow when the old way pre-
pares the ground for more grain than
you can use? All the improvements
for which our people are eager will
come with railways. Then followed
the plea which have heard SO often,
for American engineers, American cap
ital and American enterprise. The ev-