Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22
specimens of the building ideals that
Hollanders admire

specimens OF the building ideals tina,
Holianders admire.
ro Because ays the land of Georgetown is
iour teet below high water marx. II
uiaInaSe system to take care OF the
excess excess water is absolutely necessary.
In the Ira .ir,aHersing many OF the streets
on the intcrtidal plan. Siuice gates
are ar, opened as the tide falls to permit
INC surplus water to drain on. and then
are smut az the tide comes in
The, drinking water supply Is 90
aaine9 from screened watts which are
attached to individual houses. II -
canned that the risk OF contamination
i rom cesspools is reduced to very
low degree by this vat method. But
the death rate In Georgetown is very
nish' and typhoid and malaria are FREE
the vat system and its reduction OF dis.
ease seem somewhat weak: Otherwise
GEORGETOWN should be as free from
epidemics as Port-au-Spuin. Trinidad,
but 1t is not as conditions now exist
Georgetown probably has moro dis
ease resulting from germs which are
world. Visitors find mosquitoes very
numerous and very annoying. Even IN
ps nus cGm ,stTh with nets ones sleep ~
due to the mosquito. undoubtedly, that
the infantile mortality is very high.
constant efforts to conquer the, mos
quito menace arc being carried for
ward but the task is huge. and the
progress made is very, very slow.
British Guiana's capital city is at
the mouth OF the Demerara River,
where the docks are situated. Boats
or large size are able TO get In end out
OF Georgetown only at high tide. be-
cause the water about two miles from
sels which arrive In the outer harbor
too late to go in with the high water
are forced TO ride at anchor for hours.
while passengers lose patience with
the long delay.
CIrY'S POPULATION
VERY MUCH MIXED
The population OF Georgetown is
now estimated at $4,000. IL is very
E,uese, colored people or all shades,
East Indians. Chinese and Buck In
dams. The East, Indian population is
very large. as ALSO is that OF the
Chinese. who have a small colony here
and control many OF the stores in the
smaller and cheaper settlements OF the
large Portuguese population. many o;
the richest families of the city being
of this nationality.
AS viewed from steamer entering
this port, Georgetown Is anything bur
pretty picture. The entire place is
low. the water of the river is muddy.
like the Missouri and the buildings
along the water front are very unat-
tractivc. Fost William. which is the
only defense for the town. stands at
the junction of the sea wall and the
very few guns of modern caiibcr. In
side the grounds Of the fort property Is
the public works department.
GARDENS ARE MOST
BEAUTIFUL IN TROPICS
The promenade gardens. located on
High Street, are very pretty. though
small. The botanic gardens. one Of
the finest in the tropics. contain lao
acres. They are just at the back oil
the town, on the east Here there is !.
large variety of plants, palms and
many other trees OF great Leau,y.
Here also grow the Victoria Regia
water lilies. Many Of these flowers
measure three to five feet in diameter.
The Victoria Regia is not cultivated,
and even grows wild in the bitches
about the city. They are extremely