The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1922-03-31

\ conference on European hhauces
Il G., uua suggests revival oi the
ity'S home Industry. remarks II bulie'
30 issued D, tae National Geographic
.ociriy ella ",.enova la Surperlia," "a
lr itaiiaEs call their great coinner-
lal doorway. a porn for 1000 years.
''tal.0a Was one OF tie pioneers In
.urop an finance" says the bulletin.
IL hd one eli the irst full-liedsed
arEs in the Banca III San Giorgio, the
wal and for long Zine the peer O.
he great bank ol Venice. The Banca
Il San GiorgiO, more than 900 years
lgo, had such modern trimmings as
real estate department which took
-harge of conquered territories. admin
stored them somewhat AFTER the fash
on of modern trust company. and
utter putting them on Il sound economic
BASIS. coded them back To the Genoese
government Later when Spain had its
wonderful development OF power and
came near dominating the world. Ge-
gGa served as banker to IFS kings and
as a sort of general manager and out
litter To its armies and navieS.
Greatest italian Port.
Unlike the people of some of its old
rival cities. the GenOese have managed
To keep much of the financial and busi-
ness ability which gave their city great
wealth and. world importance III the
Middle ages. Today its busy harbor
with its forest of masts and tunnels
testifieS To its position as the greatest
Italian port. the second port of the
Mediterranean, and the fifth port on
the mainland of Europe. Forty per
cent Of Italy's commerce is said to
pass through the harbor of Genoa.
1.-The wealth that the business ability
Of the GenoeSe brought to their Golfers
has been recorded in stone in the city's
many palaces. larger and more numer-
Gus than those of any other Italian
city. From the harbor Genoa sweeps
before the observer in great semi
circle, it's buildings rising tier above
tier on the slope of hills which extend
almost from the waters edge. Be
vond the closely built foreground ia.
hillSideS are studded with gleamln,
villas set in their terraced gardens. IL
he background. on the crest IT the In
losing hills are the ran'parts That tell
f the days when Genoa, supreme nj
"a. must protect her rear from hostile
eishhors on land.
Viewing some of the most nobly
Quilt streets. the visitor is ready To be
ieve that Genoa had Zoning laws and
strict building regulations. For block
lfter block the cornice OF one palace Is
IN line with that of its neighhor. Civ
ng consistency most pleasing Ia the
eve. Spacious external marble stairs
are features of many oi the !HNuriOus
dwellings i'm ether streets. due - the
;tccp slopes on which the hI,ldings
we're erected. I'm some of the aacicnt
palaces ScienS of GenOa'S famndS old
families still live. but many have been
turned To public and Semi-puhlic uses
nd house municipal Offices museums
and schools The famous old palazzo
Ii San Giorgio. first residence. then
home of the bank. now houses the har-
lor commission.
Though i'm the very middle of the
tnlian Riviera. winter playground,
;enoa is not itself winter resort. But
is Il convenient doorway and tranSi-
ion pont for the numerous resorts
both To the north and south. The very
suburbs of Genoa, reached in few
minutes by electric trans from its
squares. are well-knOwn Riviera re-
SORTS. And the sojourner may find
much i'm Genoa itself To interest him.
Eole-lil<e Tram Cars.
1T is paradise for the walker and
even for his less strenuous fellow
>ightseer Roads and paths wind along
the shoulders of the hills over the city
and afford wonderfW views of the pal
aces. the busy harbor. the blue sea,
and far to the south, on clear days the
biz island Of Corsica. which little G. 'aoa
once owned Carriages and motor
ears cannot negotiate all these vantage
points. hut tram ears popping in and
out of countless tunnels, seem 70 bur
row llltlI WY 10 uldIiN vi l4t' ga III
funicular railways reach others.
Genoa lays claim To having = ven
the world some of its foremost citi-
zens. Columbus has long been believed
to have been native of IA little village
near the city. y stately statue of the
great diScoverer occupies square
near the harbor from which he * said
10 have sailed 10 take up the life of a
mariner. Amei'igo Ne>puchi. whose
name has been given To the continents
os the hemisphere that Columbus dis
covered. was also a GenoeSe. In late
years Genoa produced MaZZini. Italian
patriot. who devoted his life Ia making
Italy free And ~ a foster son.
through force. Genoa lays claim - still
another celebrity; near the portrait
Of Columbus on the walls OF The Mu-
nicipal palace hangs portrait Of one
IT he worlds premier travellers Marco
Polo. He was taken prisoner IN one
of The battles i'm which the GenoeSp
fleet defeated that Of Venice. and while
in prison in Genoa dictated 10 fel-
low prisoner the narrative OF his IA
nous travels"