Show p o W ll I Ir I I r c c's s 1 Ott i Hanging Gardens of Pedro do Alcantara Lisbon Prepared by the National Society So- So D. D C. C Lisbon Is running true to form It Iter very er seldom gets Into the newspaper headlines which almost almont dolly daily carry the names names of Paris and amI Rome nome and Athens and even Madrid Its Latin sisters True Lisbon Is not an outstanding figure eIther politically or commercially commer- commer though In the latter field Its Importance Is ver very much greater than most persons would guess But Dut If beauty and attractiveness and clean clean- civic lIness-civic virtues which rank with the were greatest ot of news value Lisbon would probably lead all the test rest Sun kissed on Its eleven hIlls Lisbon has aU all the delights of a salubrIous climate stretching for five mlles miles along the banks of the mighty Tagus It it the offers the finest In EU ipe seven miles from the open sea It Is protected from the Atlantic's gusty storms It Is th the center of a rich and province the capital of a nation nation na- na tion and the seat ot of culture and learn learn- lag Lisbon Is all this and more It Is the largest and most strategIcally located located lo- lo seaport on the remunerative ocean trade lanes between London and the Mediterranean and between London London Lon Lon- don and Cape Town Lisbon Is also the central metropolItan Itan storehouse for Portugal's outlander outland outland- er colonies Into Its markets pour the trIbutes of the vine clad Azores the I rich wines of the tropical delicacies of the Cape Verdes the vilest vil- vil e est t of tobaccos from Dakar dyes and gums from Guinea cotton gold and ru rubber ber from Angola ebon ebony ivory I and grains from Mozambique teat rugs and ivory from Gon Goa In India i imoe more moe tea silks and fabrics from Macao Macno In China and choice drugs and spIces from Malayan an Timor Lisbon Is far from being decadent It has hns increased ased In population more than 40 per cent to In 20 O years ears From a ships ship's deck the whole waterfront waterfront water water- front of Lisbon Is vIsible 12 miles of clean shoreline stretching out before before be- be fore one To the west one une can s see e as asfar asfar far down the coast as the green gold of Paco dArcos d'Arcos and the little little lit lit- tle town hill of perched a above ove It although a mile or two be- be yond ond To the east cast up the Tagus the eye follows the city until It sweeps out of sight In a great bend to the northward north north- ward be beyond ond the lie noble buildings of the Af lo de Donn Dona Maria Marlo Pia In direct dl di- tine line beyond the Ajuda palace loom the three hilltops each between Leween tOO and feet one high topped b by a beacon for the benefit of mariners comIng up UI tile the river channel chan chan- nel and ond one by a wireless station whIch keeps Lisbon In ha touch with the world h beyond ond the seas Fine do Once ashore and striding acress tile the hugo huge square flunked as It Is on three sides h by colonnaded buildings s n a trIumphal arch ot of monumental mental proportions on the sl side e opposite opposite op- op the river hunk hank and a striking equestrian statue In the center one wonders w why oth other r lore lame s seaports do donot donot not do these R and wh why beauty and practicability are not more often wedded In municipal undertakings esp es- es p waterfront undertakings The do dIJ once famous ia fa- as the t I do Pace or place or of the palace known to sailors the world over o as Black Horse Square this last because ot of the statue statue-is one of the rebuilding projects of the afar afar- quez de Pombal to whom LIsbon owes her rebirth after the catastrophe of 1755 5 The bronze horseman and steed In Inthe inthe the are effigIes of ICing Jasp land nd favorite charger The great government JOV- JOV t buildings 8 which flunk flank tb the square on three side sidNI are the Ier of commerce the Palace of Jus- Jus uCE tice the customhouse the House ot of India the post office the war office and other administrative depart meats ments Passing under the triumphal arch one immediately finds himself In one of the cleanest and most Interesting clUes cities In Latin Europe It Is clean In more respects than the mere absence ot of rubbish In the streets To be sure the streets are clean for tor Lisbon has one of the best sewerage s systems stems of an any European city It also has hns n a wonder wonderful won won- der ul water supply system thanks to Pombal The buildings are clean t the e shops are clean so are the shopkeepers ers and their stocks The street urchins ur- ur chins are clean yes and so are the ragged beggars But Dut what counts most r Lisbon as Latin or southern European cities go It or sInless but no large city abroad abroad has fewer homicIdes less thieving thle or orIs oris is troubled with socIal problems ot of such Insignificance In comparison Lisbon Is interesting as a study in municIpal planning It Is an Index i of the versatile mind of Its builder I Pombal who was In mental combination tIon an en engineer ineer an architect a a financIer finan- finan cler cIer an administrator nd man of vIsion His civic schemes were n. n century century cen- cen tury and In some details two centuries cen- cen I tules In advance ance of contemporary building methods His laws for thE construction of bull buildings dings to forestall damage by earthquake tremors and shocks are still enforced and the they have ha saved sa the city several se times since his day Cidade Baixa and Alcantara From the Triumphal Arch of the to the or de Dom Pedro Quarto one that part of the new city the Cidade Baixa planned to be the for genteel shops and high grade mercantile i I houses Eight parallel streets running north and south crossed by eight others oth ers running east and west male make a 8 checkerboard district accessible from all sides and ond In the mind of Pombal who gave e a the streets names su suggestive es tIve of the trades and Industries to be I housed therEon this would be the tho shopping section de of Lisbon Until about 1890 Pombal's plan was wa adhered to but since that date the adoption and extension of electric car carlines lines has made other parts ot of the growing city regional trading centers and fine shops are scattered here and there along th the avenues enu and In less les congested s How v to gain aln the heights on either Ither side of the Cidade Is a matter of saint concern to strangers One may of course walk but to the casual visitor this Is a back breaking method Other Include more Intriguing meth- meth Cogwheel electric cars ply up and ond down the Inclined portions of the hillsides hut but where the banks are or sheer and ond hu huge e eleva elevators tors hove have been installed district of To s go from the shopping the direct to the upper eleva elevations of the Alcantara distrIct to west on One need only hoard the nn sore In the Rua Hus de Santa Justa and take a hop up to the Iron bridge I lead ad adIn In lag to the Largo do J Lisbon's most beautiful street ct lt is the A Avenida da Liberdade In Its broad expanse are alleys ot of trees myriads of 01 flowering shrubs plants palms kiosks flowe b beds ds fountains statuary promenades grottoes and every enry ar ap construction and growth to attract nt at tract not only human beings but nl Dr manner of birds antI and Insects fit Th Avenida shrills with the songs ot of bird and hums with the drone ot of bees hut but vivid blooms nn an teethes flit among Its o ored fish sport In Its pools pool an fountains Bordering the A Avenida are bete theaters cafes shops and nl as or 01 leaves Cs the vicinity of the Obelisk rP dences and clubs |