Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-27

Rio de Janeiro extends nine miles |
from north to south and ten miles from |
east to west along this beautiful har- |
Dor. To a foreign tourist coming up |
time for a strangers arrival, the city |
is at first unseen, its dim outlines be-
ing in the shadow thrown by the gigan-
tic figure of the sleeping Titan whose
feet are composed by Sugar Loaf
mountain with his head and body built
up of the Tijuca and adjoining noun
tains. Away in the distance on the
north side of the bay, dominating
everything else, rise the gracefully
slender pinnaeles of the Organ noun
tains with the Finger Of God" con-
spicuous among them. AS the ship
steams up the long and deep channel
the great city slowly breaks into view
and masses and crescents of light
spring into sight. The encircling city
glows and radiates.
Time to See Rio at Its Best.
1t is between sunrise and eight or
nine o'clock that Rio is seen at its
BEST at least from the steamers deck.
The best simile is that Of pearl which
gradually displays its orient to the be-
holder. Gray gives place to rose, and
rose and celestial blue. 1t is as If Al
mighty God had breathed on this fa-
vored spot and hidden it come forth
endowed with more natural beauties
than any other on earth. The city rises
in terraces, not in huge masses Of
houses hiding the rock, as in Lisbon,
but in fairylike groups of habitations.
half lost in the verdure of the tropical
vegetation. On the sea level the great
er part of Rio stretches in vast cres-
cent turned toward the northeast,
broken here and there by spurs of the
mountain range at the back, throwing
out gently rounded foothills. covered
to their tops with feathery palm-tree
ferns and bamboos. In the middle Of
the crescent the suburbs stretch away
inland for a great distance.
Money Lavished on the City.
The far-sighted statesmen of Brazil
have spent millions of dollars in max
ing Rio beautiful and sanitary. They
transformed the former narrow and
congested streets into wide avenues
which rival the historic streets of Eu-
rope and the United States. Groups
of beautiful public buildings have
arisen, among them the Monroe palace
dedicated to the memory Of the presi-
dent who enunciated the doctrine of
America for the Americans. The old
Imperial palace has become the Ma
tional museum, and among other fine
buildings are the city hall, mint and
chamber of deputies, etc. The Botanic
gardens are especially interesting, con
tanning rare exotics from all parts OF
!. the world.
OF those things which make a great
and progressive city Rio has it's full
share and today is making the most Of
them. Its future is rich in promise Of
even greater development. 1t will grow
as the nation grows and every indica
ton points to the marvellous develop
ment of Brazil'S resources during the
coming century. With 100000 people
Brazil is today, next to the United
States, the most populous of American
, countries. 1t is capable Of supporting
population of 2OO,OOOOoO and it's nat
ural resources are simply enormou!
Z with the greater part of its territor.
yet untouched. With the construction
! of more railroads, the Harvesting o.
limitless water power, the improve
, ment of ports, the establishment O.
new industries, the extension of agri
, culture, the opening Of mines, the ex
, plotting Of timber, and with the mas
J tering of vast jungle areas, Brazil il
: destined to take high rank among th'
: nations of the earth, and with th
r destiny of Brazil is bound up the fu
ture of Rio de Janeiro.