The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-29
ROST0V ON THE DON
HAS ALL EAnMARKS
or AMERICAN CITY
Located in Southeastern Russia,
II Closely Resembles q U. 8.
Municipality; Is Great Amuse.
msns and Shopping Center.

SPECIAL t1rfffponafncf % The Herald
tet~nn-thc-Don. a thriving city Of
fcuthcastnrn Russia where there was
held recentiy OF the strangest
mass meetings In h~lstory--a mas
meeting Of thievee who demanded a
share ln Ruesla'r new frecdom"-is
described IN the following geography
bulietin issued By the National Geo.
nraphlr society:
"rrobpblv no other city in the rus
sian empire resembles ans American
municipality a. closely a. hoes los
toy-pp-the-De situated thirteen miles
above The mouth Of the great river
Nhith flows into the Sea OF Azoy. a
foreigner walking down the main
street 81 The town IL impressed with
the ldcn that there are more Amerio
can ana Fheiish shops on every side
than there are Russian Establishments.
TOR this u the rreat tntreport for
rrain-produciur Russia. and il u said
that. with the possible exception OF
Marscifies. more Agricultural imple-
menta arc brought into Rostov than
into any other port IN the word.
-Rosiov * the amusement and
N3ItfNktI1M EfAtAtI INI - HAANNNa fARH
r;al towns scattered throughout
soaihcass Russia. and from these
places come the pleasure seekers on
the three great railway lines which
radiate from this point 20 the north
east, and TO the southeast into Cau
casla. And when these visitors reach
Rostor they ind NOT only the wares
81 America. England 81 Germany In
their shops; they eniey The privileges
OF seeing theatrical companies which
aro brought here at great expense
fromf Moscow Rnd Petrograd. The
legitimate theaters are not nearly 50
well p~atrenised. however. as the dozen
or more movie palaces which are
thronged nightly. the mos popular
programs being French films which
abound in meiodramatic situations.
hnlr-rislnm murders. and pictorial re-
citals Of domestic tangies.
~Rostov has more than trebled in
population during the last forty
years and Il Is now the ninth city of
European Russia. II the revolution
does not upset all calculations IT VIII
be the third city OF the republic In
1897. even SURPRISING Odessa. And
this wonderful growth has taken place
in spite OF the fact that the harbor
IL extremely shallow and h vessels
which bring machinery here and take
away grains OF all sorts cannot ap-
proach within sight OF the city. OWING
10 the lack OF sufficient dredging.
Furthermore. the Don ~ frost-oound
for more than 100 days out OF the
year.
with the exception OF Kiev n
Odessa, Rostov is ne best-built city
OF southern Russia, but Il gains no
architectural distinction from its two
cathedrals which are built in crude
imitation OF 81. Basii's and ST. saw
ior's NJ Moscow.
.sThe street railway system Of the
towr il operated by a Belgian COM
many and the tram cars are notorious
for the activities OF thieves and pick
pockets-the delegates TO the mass
meeting recently held. at which an
opportunity TO turn over a new c
was dep-aded.
~Ar,5ng the chief industries OF
Rostov are It's bodybuilding yards,
-four mills. tobacco factories. iron and
soap works. dlstilleries. bell foundries,
timber and paper mills. Al n sea-
son Of the year he population Is IN
reasea By 6 0.000 workmen who are
brought in 10 handle the loading OF
wheat on the grain-bearing ships.
Apparently English IL much more
popular than the French OF German
language. and it IL n of the los
popular courses In the schools. In
true western fashion, the women OF
Rostov find ready employment n
both Offices and workshops.
"Rostov is 7f2 miles southeast of
Moscow by rail-