Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-10-26

pers. Certain 81 these regions are
said 20 DE among tie most fertile ia
.he world. producing In abundance not
only the finest Of wheat and barley.
but grapes. apricots. peaches. nectar.
ines, pOmegTanates. figs aud melons
which are unsurpassed among the
fruits ~ the temperate zone. Cotton
and tobacco thrive. end roses. as well
as other flowers. gloriously deserve
the frequent association OF their
names with that Of Persia.
Now Has Chance 20 Develop.
The day Is az hand as one OF the
hy-products IL the war. when Persia
has the opportunity 20 begin 10 learn
from British experts. not only how
10 reclaim more desert land by build.
Ing better aqueducts and By throwing
barTnges across mountain georges 10
store the surplus % the spring fresh
e:s. but how TO establish closer CON-
munlcatIon with the outside world
and to develop her great potential re
sources
Lacking In the energy. initiative
and cooperative spirit necessary 10
develop their country themselves. the
Pcrslnns have suffered from the jeal-
Gus rivalry ~ their neighbors. and
from seclusion forced By nature. but
helied by their central geographical
location. Ia an the recent history-mak-
ing disturbances In the Near and Mid
die East.
In spite OF her position as n YER
liable Asiatic Belgium. Persia il
strangely cut on from world inter
course by those same natural bar
rIers which 50 affect her climate.
At the opening 81 this century not
single highway suitable for wheeled
conveynnces pierced the mountains 20
the plateau. A few foreign officials
aud lnfrequent ventures0me travellers
made their toilsome way by caravan
over tortuous passes 20 the Persian
capital or 20 other Persian cities, and
the Persians themselves for the most
part stayed at home. But about 1900
a Observation-Disclosures Russian COM
pnny opened a post road. as mill
tary-commercial venture. which
climbed from the Persian port OF
EMAIL. on the Caspian sea. TO the
capital city. Teheran.
Five years ago three or four post
carriage routes and a narrow-gauge
railway running five and half miles
from Teheran 20 a suburban shrine
were the only competitors OF The pie
turesaue but slow-moving carnvan-
Teheran's Fine Location.
No one knows how long there has
been "A city where the present capi-
faI OF Persia stands. II has not al
WAYS been called Teheran. nor has u
always been im The same spot; hut
civ has existed In the locality as tar
hack ns Persian history reaches.
such a suitable site could hardly be
overlooked. II Is nj an altitude OF
nearly 1000 feet. az the foot ~ tower
inc mountains. M the junction OF three
great Asiatic caravan routes, near
mountain passes. and beside an ample
SrpDlv OF water. Favored In these
WAYS. II has accumulated population
NJ more than 300.O00 since the begin
ming n the Nineteenth century.
The latitude j. that u Cape HAT
teras. The thrce summer months are
exceedingly hot and dry. hut II one
wishes the luxury Of a summer resort
Il Is at his door.
Although occupying an ancien' sue,
Teheran is modern city. IL has
been the capital 81 Persia only lit-
tie more than century. and has been
an important metropolis for a mucn
shorter time shan that.
In iourneying to Teheran from the
casDlan sea. 81 sudden is the tran
Sltlon from desert To city that before
one realizes that the Journey i 81
an end he finds himself gathering
across the stone causeway over shs'
noat toward the most surprising or
s-ntewavS. a great multlcolored facad
overlsid With n CAV mosaic ~ g''~ on
Ing tiles and topped with numerous
minarcis ornamented In the same
fashion.
Teheran Is one Of those numerous
cities he,sveen the Near and The IA
rass which calls for n mobilization q
Klnling's of.-quoied line; for h."
PAS, and West have met hut "aS'
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