Show Rl RICH H ASIA SI SIM M MINOR f R p-R PROVINCE viNCE Smyrna Blessed With a Fertile Soil and Temperate Climate Is Pleasant Pleasant Pleas Pleas- ant Dwelling Place The modem modern province of Smyrna Is the most favored of all aU the provinces of Asia Minor It cc Lins ns three of the tho most considerable rivers of the country Including the Meander whose serpentine course has given the English Eng Eng- lish lisp language an expressive verb Fertile Fertile Fertile Fer Fer- tile soil and temperate climate have added to the fhe he regions region's attractions while the possession of a port and city the city the city of Smyrna unequaled Smyrna-unequaled unequaled by any other other oth oth- er In Asia Minor Minor- has contributed another another another an an- other Immeasurably Important asset ass Though Imperfectly tilled during its control by Turkey the province of ot Smyrna has nevertheless been noted for Its fine fruits For a long time It has furnished the best figs and raisins raisins raisins rai rai- sins which reach the tho markets of Eu Eu- rope Poets and travelers have sung and told of the beauties of the ilie city of ot Smyrna throughout the ages The nucleus nucleus nucleus nu nu- nu- nu cleus nestles in the lowlands about Its harbor and behind the city tier above tier against the neighboring high high- lands Unlike many cities that have survived for long ages Smyrna has retained the same name from the dawn of history This city should be dear to the heart of the modern feminist for It took Its name from an Amazon ho rf-ho f is reputed to have played an important Important Important Im Im- part In Its early life Nation Nation National al Geographic Society Bulletin |