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the structure had by less artful hands been greatly spoiled from 

 an architectural point of view. It is only since the last decade, 

 that the building has been restored and brought into proper form 

 and style again, and enlarged to accommodate the larger staff of 

 officials required nowadays for the largely extended city. 



Amongst the modern structures which, from an architectural 

 point of view, are worth mentioning, may be stated the General 

 Post-Office and St. Elizabeth's Hospital (/?. C.), the 

 latter commanding a nice view of the Rhine and country south 

 of this river called "Betuwe" (bet-uwe = best old soil). 



And amongst the various estates in the environs of the city, 

 open free to the public and which are fully worth a visit, we might 

 cite "Sonsbeek" (property of the city of Arnhem now), 

 "Rozendaal" (dual = vale), " Marien daal", "Oorsprong", 

 "Westerbouwing". "Hemelschen Berg", "Duno", 

 "Doorwerth", "Biljoen". 



At a distance of about 8 miles in the north-eastern direction, 

 passing through the village de Steeg, we enter on the magnificent 

 "Middachter A 1 1 e e ", a splendid avenue with beautiful beech- 

 trees on both sides of the road, unique throughout Holland 

 and in summer a great place of attraction for foreigners and those 

 fellow-countrymen, residing in the low-lying, flat and watery parts 

 of Holland, devoid of woods or any such tall trees and a 

 similar dry and healthy atmosphere. 



On Industry And Business Matters. 



Would any-one wonder at such a town as described above to 

 become a place of attraction and resort for those, who in business 

 have born the heat of the day, either in H o 1 1 an d -itself or in 

 its colonies in the tropics? And would any-one wonder furthermore, 

 that in the absence in the direct neighborhood of any raw materials 

 or mines, a city of this description does not lend itself to any 

 industry of a certain importance ? 



For what does it mean to a city of over 62.000 inhabitants, if it 

 can point in that respect to a ship-building yard where a little 

 over a couple of hundred hands are employed; or to a tobacco- 

 factory, although with magnificent connections and a fairly large 



