Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-01-30 | Page 1 | Something About Barcelona

f. f U r 0 f ff f js 4 t f ff T M 4 H t t M tO 0 f 5 f 4 ABOUT BARCELONA A t 4 4 4 t. t 4 Th The city of ot Barc Barcelona lona elona in th thC 4 4 the of or that name is 4 4 miles northeast of Madrid Its f f- f population Is approximately half f 4 t c million The town IK Is really two 4 4 cities in one one the the old section wIth wih 4 Its Irregular tortuous narrow 4 f street s and nd the new with its line Une f 4 t- t modern structure comprising ellk 4 f- f cotton wool lace and shoo fac tac 4 4 Ii tories and ind handsome dwellings v in 4 4 the 4 the ext e. e quarter 4 4 The principal buildings are the f 4 4 cathedral the deputies palace f 4 f- f the customs house exchange and andS 4 S 4 prison which is also constructed 4 4 on artistic lines The theological 4 4 institute is also a 11 building which f S 4 4 attracts th the attention of or tourists 4 I v as' as as do the roy royal 1 academy of or arts 4 I r V and There rc are tour four our 4 f and two museums 4 f 4 Barcelona's 5 history runs back 4 f to the 4 of Christianity Tra- Tra f 4 has It that the 4 4 1 Barca settled In f the 4 the district When tho the Romans 4 f 4 became master of or the then known 4 f 4 world t the Roman troops annexed 44 4 44 4 Barcelona 4 f 4 Until 1877 tho the city was not a n- n af f 4 4 prosperous one It was as noted 4 4 merely for the ancient time time- f 4 scarred structures that had stood 4 4 for tor Great Improvements 4 4 were wore made on on Its harbor front 4 4 however r two splendid moles were 44 44 4 4 built IUt and und trade tride began belan to come com to t 4 4 the thc city Its population increased ed 4 4 rapidly Jt n was then only 2274 4 4 In February 1903 1902 Barcelona f t compelled the attention of th the 44 4 4 world because of ot the great strike 44 4 4 of or workmen which b gan an there thera 44 4 4 and spread throughout Spain 44 4 4 4 1 O 0 4 4 H 4 4 hH 4 t 4 4 M 44 4 t 4 H O 0 01