Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-11

$50 and after the theater the main
station will vie in crowds with any
that have seen In the world. Even
San Francisco ferry station. New
York. Philadelphia, Chicago or WASH
ington depots are not more continuous
ly busy. The city IL built on both
sides of tho Yarra river which ha.
been dyked and drcdEcd until good
Tzed ships come up into the city.
Wharves and Industrial plants extend
six or eight miles down the river and
shores OF ths bay. Tho Yarra river
does not drain a large water shed but
il as crooked stream as ono can i'm
agine with narrow or no valleys but
often between prccipitous bluffs. The
founders of the city were men of vision
and retained large tracts OF land for
gardens. parks and recreation grounds.
Within ten minutes walk of the main
railway station ono can reach parks
In which are moro than 500 acres of
land and beyond those. gardens and
parks are generously scattered all
thru tho city and wide streets with
parkings are common in all the subur-
ban .ections. Tho houses built within
the last few years nre OF brick and
stone or concrete and tile toofs and
nre modern except in electrical ap-
pointrnents. tho thcy do have electric
lights Australia n only beginning to
harness her water power OF which she
has no great abundance but this state
tNictoria) has some cheap brown coal
that gives fairly cheap electricity and
these good people are alive to the need
OF II. They have not tho high noun
tains nor the large mountain streams
OF Colorado but have n few rivers tina;
may be harnesssd as the Mississippi is
near kcokuk. They have inaugIra ted
which have come UP to expectations
as carrying water in wide bitches with
little fall long distances. over porous
soil under n hroiling sun has given
but small percentage TO tho crops. but
these good people have tho backbone of
the Briton and the courage OF the
pioneer and many OF the desert wastes
are now gardens and fields a. her
great wheat. meat wool and butte.
exports prove. Like New Zealand she
must export to live. for her raw ma
terisls are far ahead OF her own pco-
pics needs but they are becoming alive
to their own interests and arc manu-
featuring more and more OF their own
raw materials into finished product.
one of the members OF Parliamen, on
tho floor said Everything I have on
my body in Australian grown and made
and this suit of clothes all wool cost
mo only five suineas." tTwenty dol
larsl | do not believe tho Hon Mem
hor wore eye glasses or diamonds. tho
always one of tho very best dressed
Tho price of his suit raised n great
hue and cry for we of the common
herd have not been able to buy such
clothes at this price so I have con-
cluded there was collusion for I paid
seven Fuin-as for an indifferent suit
and good one stu costs twelve to
fifteen Eiiincas. Many things are
cheaper here than in America e.1eciaI-
Is shirts and shoes. Shirts that cost
81 there can be bought for 81 70 mere
and shoes selling there for i12.5p to
SIS can be bought here for s. or less.
Hats there IS, here 81. Living Is cheap
or also-A breakfa.; o. porridTe. ycs
porridge yesterday. iod3c and forever,
s,evcd fruit. chops. COED steaks. not
too good sages. or bacon and eggs
I toast. tea or coffee. bread. butte,
marmakadc and honey for two shiil-
I inss aocl. a luncheon OF soup. = choice
of fish entree or roasts almost uni
versaIly Eoodp with three vegetables.
choice of three or four kinds Of dos-
sert. tea or coffee for two shillinrs.
Thsn there are restaurants with seven
course dinners with wine for five mill
ings and Tho best hotels charge rryeu
shillings six pence ti.,1l. Melbourne
and sydney are well supplied with
hotels OF the medium grade all of
vhi6, have two uars. public and a
private bar. In the private bar YOU
pay double price. Many of the hotels.
in fact most of them arc American
plan tho ? few will allow you bed
and breakfast rate. but tho purely
European hotels are called palaces or
coffee palaces and have their own
ideas of what hotel kefpins i~ when
one registers you src banded boy for
which Won nay one ur two EhillinEr
and srf told your ROOM ruHl and
the floor 4, is on. You take yUuT bag