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t'i' ti! 01: V f Bfllfilfllfllfll‘lf flf Glflfllfllls HISIBBY The city is divided in almost two etyual parts by the Golden Horn, :1 narrow inlet from the Bos‘phororos. Over this are two narrow bridges built 50 years ago which have now beetjme so rickety that they threaten collapse at any moment. The road- way is of‘rouq-h planks which are usually not even nailed down. The Sultan collects ml] for every person and every Vehicle which cross- es the bridge, and this way takes in about $1,500 a day for each bridge. but ~s‘tiil them is never mo- ney enough to own 1111” down a plank. iiith the iuris iieieated itwuuid tie a City at Big Enterprises Says American Diplomat The Western promoter who (‘Olllt‘s here has his mouth water at every- thing he sees. In no plan-on earth are. there so many nmflvvted oppor- tunities. yet there is no use trying to accomplish anythinc under the barbarous Turkish rule. Like Cat Chasing Its Tail. There is one railroad running out of Constantinople whidi might be valuable property. but as the peo- ple who built it were paid a sub- sidy of so much a mile they made the road twist about like a cat chanting its tail. until it is about three times as long as necessary. and just so much more expensive lor freight and passengers. Once a year (11-0 Sultan grows to u partivular momup. and a Street lewd- im: from the Yildiz Kiosk to the mosque is then pawn] and put in fine condition. In the foreign few fairly wood S bulk of trading: 1' tiny little shnxm more than lmlvs Yet the poop] poor, and the reaches a Very l; Constantinople. of glorious his- tory. situated in the finest climate in the world. in the but strategic position of any city of Europe or Asia. which might dominate the camera: and the naval armaments of two continents. lanmnishm in the hands of barbarians. The day the Turk Iran‘s-s Constan- tinople there will be nure opportun- ities for big enterprises: alum in any city the sun shines on. 'Nlcre were no electric cars. and for the matte-x- ut' that nut a decent road for any which: 'thc- stl'wts are so mug-h that the usual way nfcnn- veyim: goods ishy pack trains of horses and mules. tack he is just where m WA 1 (300 He ahmlutolv ca;):1:°it\ for husimss his um affaiis nl‘ in ment of his criuntry. he is a child half w the stone age. Were 11( class fighting man he been crowded out of F tury ago. .\'0 bette Gould be found to h efficiency than this cit; tinople. "On to Constantantinople!" is the cry of the Balkan allies. who have entered on a war to the death :- gainst Turkey. their ancient foe. And well might this great city he the bone of contention of nations. For the blight of the “unspeakable Turk" hu check-3d. for more than four mnturies. the progress of what should be the first and fairest city of Europeâ€"or of the world. was So sown- thnt nuhmly llswl them unless. tlu-y mukl nut help it. There was no telephone what- ever. and only two buildings in the whole of Turkey had electric light. him Constantinople. with its surburhs. which are really an integral part of it; is about th-thirds as large as Chicago. But it resembles Chicago in almost nothing except its oupor- tunities. Both cities are at the centre of great land surfaces and 0()ntiguous to inland 50:15. There are some penplc- whn predivt hhnt ll") wars after the 'l'urk has retired tram l'jumpe (‘imstantinople will he the lirst Pity in the world. 'I‘he- pnssihilitivs nf (' :uv chiefly («mud in a li Hhe hasnm um. 'l'o electricity was an aim force in Tllrkey when I a few years mm. The: telegraph lines. but 1 was so soven- that Almost merv article of comes from En lish and Except 'mu (nan [10105 In [‘"C St the people are not and the trade of s a very large tutu? ,.-\rrost«'«l hmmhmnn What 1110 for bus“ afiahx r his (‘ml 1 chfld h: d out of Europe a cen- .\'0 better manument found to his general in- an this city of Constan- quarter thorn toros. but the s conducted which are r in the stl‘m‘ a of (‘nnstuntimplc in a liét uf things To hmrin with 1n almost. unknown itfi' p wnuld I was tzhere n- wm'o a fmv thv t‘onm‘ship :1 ck 5 modern It 110! daily use ) l'c‘ mt much >t walls. specially m citv the year LICK upmm‘ suppli 1111111 32'1“ mm 3.03} 1V iel‘man great 11H“ from have 1n manufacturers. The butt: of Stunboul. Turkish 11am for the city of Constantinople. are full of ton-in Dots. kettles. cloth andhm Western Europe Weuld Be But of? from Important Source of Supply t I l l , l I H the Balkan war t‘ulltltlucs to he ,mntinml tn the parties now implicat- ml. nu M'l'lt's’ impairment of wheat -.~upplie.~ thrumrh the Ilartlanelles is anticipated, and thus the market situation of Western Europe will suf- fer no material change. Nevertheless, that grave apprehension is entertain- etl generally in financial circles that further complications will follow was made manifest by the slump in the stock markets here and in the. Bour- 505 of Europe last weekend. The London correspondent of The New York BVening Post reports that over there the situation is consid- ered grave. nitm ln case of further complications. the Balkan war presents a new and important factor in the world's grain marketufm' all grain markets are becoming one now. Situated by itself in southeastem Europe be- tween the lllaek and Adriatic Seas. the peninsula. including all the States new at war. is exeemlingly fertile. the [)l'lNlllt'llUll of wheat 11- lune ranging from l'5ll.lNNl.0lNl In ‘JIHUHNLUUH lma‘llels‘ a year. or al- artit ewmmmm bushels a year. or al- most as much as Canada produces at the present time. Of this Rou- mzmia yields from fifty million to sixty million bushels. l'lul‘g'nria and eastern lloumalia about siXty mil- lion bushels: Sei‘via, fourteen mil- llun; 'l‘urkey. tifty-eiorlit million. and comprehension. from his ideas should be run 0 gets revenue h Ullicials Whu are suspected of tren- son or wiiwthing of that sort have a way of mysteriously disappearing via the old and simple process ol trying a man up in n such and throwing him in the llosphoms. (,Tonstant'moplv was founded in the your 330 A.l).. by chc Roman Em- peror Constantine the Great. and was built on the foundations of the ancient city of Bygnntium. It has been lmsieged 30 times. hut captured only three times -â€" by the Venetians and Crusaders in 1203 and 1204. and by Mohammed II. leader of the 'l‘urkish invaders. From the {all of the Roman em- pire in the west until its capture by the Turks. Constantinople was t2he vapital of the eastern empire. and the atmnghuid of learning and Christianity in the east. 70min pot "Constantinople" means “City of Constantine." The 'Nrkish name of the city is lstambul. nr Stambulâ€"a corruption of the modern (Brock phrase. “as tam buliu." meaning “to the city." The Turks always heard (Brooks talk- ing of taping “tn tuwn.” and oddly adapted ”tn («nm' as the nanw Hf the [11:100. ' lat am: w when“ l‘ii'axslil. “1th immy surplus crops in other parts of the world. \\'QSIQI:II Europe Would proâ€" bably only suffer by inning to pay high rates. It would come hardest on England, Liverpool being- by far the heaniest importer of wheat in the world. Last year exports of corn from the Danube were 70,376,- 000 bushels. DUES WAR MEAN N UT I) t {Uh mllllon HIGHER WHEAT? he fact (HMHHKI 11‘ \V s were Closed fr With Il' Stun 0t tomar .1! ll n‘ WIN p (JOHN fr 'l'lu- Httuwa Mint llil.‘ a capacity of almnt tummu i'uills pei' «la3'. and this year the output pruniiws to run near- l3' twenty million (with, aggregat- §iiig in value nearly three million (lol- glars. 'l‘ltc isstte of oneâ€"cent and live- cent pieces will probably run well o3et‘ li\c million dollars eaih. with fitenâ€"cent pieces neatly as. much. 'llhe :ieooi'd issue of one- cent pieces was "made during the first week in June 3when 210,000 were minted. Last week ['00 000 one-cent pieces, 33,000 tw'ent3-fi3e cent pieces 87,000 ten- lcent piece, and 101.000 live-cent Epieces were coined. l Accovding to the last annual re- vport of the Ottawa Mint, the total value of coins issued 'to bhe Dom- iinion of Canada is over sixteen [million dollars. fa rule are not very sympathetic“)â€" ‘wards the popularization of a Cana- adian (Old coinage. They prefer to keep their own notes in circulation. as being easier to handle and at. the same time more profitable in “hem. i'l‘he gold coin issues of the Mint. as 3Well as the silver and bronze coin Tissues. depend largely on the de- 9mands ol the hanks (ls transmitted {to the Finance Department through :the lieceiver-tieneral's nllices throu- ilthout the Dominion. i Could Replace American Specie. There is at present a very large amount of American gold coinage in circulation in Canada and some tens of millions' worth of the American gold. pieces are held in the Federal Treasury here as security for bhe bank and Federal note issues. That seems to be no reason why a'portion at least of this specie should 'not be replaced by Canadian coinage. BAMBI”! BULB The silver coin issued since the adoption of the dollar currency in 18:38 averages in value $1.95 per head. and the bronze coi'n nearly 1?. cents per head. At present the an- nual'issue averages nearly '30 cents per head in silver coins and 16 cents per head in bronze coins. Even Uttawa lint Wants It, and, Ilas Coined Much Since . 1... April Ist Bridge Construction Delays Railway The completiun of the railroad branch to Elk Lake is going to be sexiously dela3ed h3 the delay in connection with the constxuction of the bridge over the Montreal RiveI Several Times the water has invad- ml the. caisson built to enclose the Ottawa. ”ct. lS.â€"-â€"Since April lst last the Royal Mint has. enriched Canadian currency by mintimr eight hundred thousand dollars' worth of Canadian gold coin in demminations of the and ten dollars. There is a steady but not as yet very large de- mod for the new gold pieces. and the the output is now averaging about $150,000 per month. The hanks as mncrete pler the work :1qu will be to t bout the end but it will 0 end of the 1 The gold minted hero so far comes principally from the Yukon and .\'0\'a Scotiu. Porcupine gold has been for- warded for minim: purposes. but it has not been accepted because not sulficiently relined to he handled at the refinery at the Mint here. The establishment of an adequate refinery for the Porcupine camp would enable the g-ultl output to be handled here instead «if being ex- ported tn the American refineries. An evidence of the increasing: use uf Canadian guld cuin.‘ is the fact that many (fulllllilllit‘n. esiwcially in Montreal. are item using them to pay ilil'ct'tura' fees at lmaril meet- mg". when l'nrmerly American geld "But it's a blonde hair, and my hair is black." “I know. dear, but you must re- member I ‘haven’t worn this coat before in a month.” inus‘. when furnwrly America pievcs af English smvwigns used. your coat Ill tilt. Henry wvnty Milliun (‘nins This You: int S I 1 IC CH A X( 2 El) OF'I‘E caisson will certainly the year be [)IGI‘S a alread Need uf Refinery. ,1 1‘ .ll~ here it's one of yours blonde hair, and a nd ka TH E PORCI'PINE ADVANCE bv the delax in the constxuction of 111-.1ir on your the pr rendered done. '1‘] for IN flEMflNfl :0 enclose the ldercd useless 1e. 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