New Britain herald., 1927-05-13
bRUSA LOOKING ID
 BECOME POPULAR
Turkish City Wants to Be
 Watering Place

suit of the governments plan to es- tablish modern bathing facilities at Brusa sulphur springs to attract foreign patrons
 For years Brusa's population, about 10000. has been slightly in- creased during the summer months equipment of old-style hamams of Europeans who have frequent ed the baths. but foreigners have avoided them because of . lack of privacy.
 The contemplated Improvements call for the replacing with modern equipment of old-style hanams where bathers steam cleaned them selves in full view of curious villaz- CTS.
 City of Mosques and Minarets
 Perhaps nowhere In Turkey could the government find more attrac- tive setting for a resort, for Brusa, is the garden-spot of Asia Minor. The city lies in a grove of stately expresses on the northern slopes of the Asian Mount Olympus. Its hun- dreds Of gilded domes of mosques and lofty white minnrets rise above the red-roofed houses and present a colorful sight against the massive green mountainside.
 Brusa has been called the City of Mosques and Minarets,' a title no
 isitor will question. They proclaim hat Brusa is Moslem stronghold,
 nd are evidence of the truth of the
 d Brusa proverb that there is a walk for every day in the year and a mosque for every walk
 Some of the Moslem churches and tombs of Turkish emperors recall the days when Brusa was the capi- tai of the Ottoman Empire, before Constantinople was captured by the Turks. Othman, for whom the Otto- man Empire was named, made Brusa his capital shortly before his death in the early part of the 14th century, and it was from Brusa that Orkhan, son of Othman, led his Turkish horde across the Darda- nelles to seize Gallipoli, thus setting foot on European soil for the first time. The capital was later moved to Adrianople, and then to Con- stantinople. but Brusa remains to- day venerated city where Moslems worship at the shrines of their former rulers.
 Is Capital Of Rich Vilayet
 Brusa's chief drawback has been it's location off the beaten track of travel. It lies 55 miles south of Con- stantlnOple. To reach the ancient city from the late capital, one must travel by boat about 30 miles across the Sea of Marmora to Mudania, the seaport of Brusa. and then by slow train over a beautiful, but mount ainous route.
 Brusa's commercial and indus trial importance recently won for 1t consideration as the location of the capital of the new republic, but it's comparative inaccessbility was an important factor in it's failure to be thus honored again. It is the capi- tai Of vilayet, Turkish Province) by the same name. which is one of the most prosperous in the country, The narrow, cobbled streets of the city which are kept clean by trlckllnS mountain streams, are filled with commercial traffic from the rich agricultural and mineral regions of the neighborhood.
 Standing on busy corner or on the .lcony of one of the Brusa hotels that are as modern as those Of most European cities of the same size, one sees q procession of slow moving bullock carts. laden with grain, silk, cotton, tobacco, or olive oil, or 1t might be chrome. manganesesor meerschaum. all of which are important products of the vilayet. Now and then a donkey bearing heavy pack of produce will stop and show it's stubborn dis position, while Turkish woman. perched so high that she can cross her feet on the animals neck, ap. plies the lash. Cancels also are oc- caslonal visitors to Brusa. carving their share of the freight that keeps the city's markets and bazaars teeming with business.
 Where Silk Worms are Royalty
 "Dodging between this almost endless stream of ancient transpor- tation are groups of holy men. scholars, dervishes. eunuchs, and tourists, all trying to talk above the rumble Of wheels and hoofs on the cobbled streets while beggars sit motlonless. crying out their monotonous appeal. Wherever peo- pie gather. whether at the market 1 place or on the public square, there l is babel of tongues, for Brusa.s trade is a magnet for Armenians, |, Jews, Circassians, Creeks, Persians. l Arabians, and Europeans.
 The name Brusa suggests silk to 1 Near Fastener just as Kimberley l oonnotes diamonds all over the | world. The little spotted silk worms have been called the sultan and :: sultana of Brusa. The city is filled l With silk worm raisers, and silk mills: and mulberry trees. the leaves Of which are the choice food of the crawling insects, are cultivated with great care.
 Many engaged in the silk industry oo treat the worms as royalty to the extent that they turn their houses over to them during the feeding season. The floors of their dwellings. from roof to cellar are covered with mulberry leaves and the hungry. crawling creatures while the owner sleeps Tn the open. Rug and towel manufacturing are also important Brusa industries"
 NEW YORK-PARIS CABLE
 New York. May 13 CP-Drect