The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-09-16


and II nov practically monopollEes
the business OF this Mediterranean
coast Despite IT, lack Of natural |
harbor. the geographical location 81
the city IL 10 favorable aud ita enter
prise has been 80 fruitful. that II has
developed into one Of the FIRST ports |
upon an the inland SEA
Trieste Ia tremendously successful
business town. and. therefore. largely
a modern one lts harbOr facilities
are the best that modern technique
can devise and many millions Of dol.
lars have been expended In carrying
their undertaking TO conclusion In
1910. nearly 1900 vessels. represent.
irg total tonnage u about 100000
entered aud cleared at the Trieste har.
Dor The value OF the Imports when
these ships brought was abeat iil7-
600 900 while they carried exports
amounting In valps 10 about tiO2. 900.
900 The ehIef Imports are coffee.
rice. catloh spices. ore. coal. olive
81 and l.eyantine fruits chief among
the exports are sugar. beer. wool. tim.
Der and many yarietics Of manuiac
turcd goods
Together with surrounding area
Of about 30 square miles, the city u
Trieste forms an Austrian crownland.
The municipal council " the city con.
siitutcs At the same time the diet Of
the crovuland. which ls little more
than mountainous she'll around the
immensely wealthy. life crowded port
The population numbers 22gA7b. OF
whom about 100000 are Of Italian do
scent, 81 900 Sloyeucs aud I 200 Ger
mans The old town 10 series OF
steps upon the hllln.dcs while the new
town lies ON a Dat area that extends
around the hay ln crescent form. The
new part 81 the city has been built
lArrrly upon land reclaimed from the
sea. its streets are broad aud straight
and its buildings are substantial aud
modern In architecture The old town
on the other hand. consists OF narrow.
irregular hill scaling streets. and ia
buildings preserve many quaint arohi
teotural conceptions
Hunoary's Outlet TO the Sea.
Fiume ls the only outlet OF the Hun.
garian kingdom TO free water. and tho
llungarians have spent millions Of dol.
lars To- their ondeayor To make Il n
model port There are several hA.
/ hOrH one for coastiug vessels. one for
timber. aud a general harbor, begun
In 1872. and capable OF accommodate.
iRg about 200 large vessels Il IL pro
tocted by breakwator more than
half mile in length, and Ia flAnked
by a great. modern quay more than
two miles long The wharyos aud ele.
yators are equipped In the most up.to'
date fashion for the handling OF huge
inflow and outflow Of trade The Wa
ter front, a. vas the rest OF the city. IL
lighted by electricity
Fiumc Ia picturesQuely situated al
the head Of the Cult OF QuArnoro. al
the southern base Of tho lstrlan tri
angle 90 miles southeast OF Trieste
OF about "a miles away 10y the rail
road through the mountainous coast
land The ciiy has more than 10000
population Tho Italians constitut,
the largest part Of the pnpulaco. and
together with the Slavonians. com
prise about 9u per cent Geographic
ally Fumo belongs 20 Croatia In
1870 however II finally became a par
VI tho Hungarian kingdom Flume oc
cuples seven square miles Of Ian,
carved out Of Croatia Around its wa
ter front there IL narrow. level plaii
upon which the new town II built viii
It's convenient. modern groundplan
ilno business structures and generally
substantial architecture. The oil,
town climbs the hills back from thl
shore. struggling In a quaint disordo
, n Irregular. narrow streets and haI
, hazard houses Views Of the city an,
its surroundings from the deck OF al
/ approaching steamer are delightful
and there are a number OF pleasan
, tours 10 be- made In the neighborhood
The county of Trent il fascinatin
bit Of country nesting In the southern
hills and mountains OF Tyrol. llnguli
tlcally. cultuully and geographical
: at one with Italy over the border tn
4 county embraces about GOO squar
miles. a region rare In its scenic beat
=, ties. aud one, within whose smilin
4 valloys-oftcn nearly mountainlocke
more than 100000 people house.
!. large part Of this population. abou
!, $4,000. h concentrated In the capita
!, city. Trent a place that supports ltse
: more by It's relics and the charm
a It's surroundings than by its con
= merce or industry The city stand
i ON the AdiFo river on the Bronze
!, railway. 81 miles north OF Verona.
Trent Is powerfully fortified. Som
N, SOS feet above It's streets. the mo'
orn redoubt DOss Trent0. looks on
oy.r fha CITY The othpF defense