i'huto by M. L. Millard 



ALMOST EVERYTHING IN HOLLAND IS TRANSPORTED OVER ITS NETWORK OE CANALS 



Even the mountainous hay-wagons of other lands here give place to the single-masted, 

 flat-bottomed hay-scows, upon which the farmer brings all his product to market and carries 

 supplies back home. The loaded fleet in the picture is tied up at a Dutch hay-market. 



vere as to shake the entire nation. Bulbs 

 were dealt in on the exchange in quanti- 

 ties impossible to furnish and in varieties 

 which never existed. 



The growth of bulbs is a very impor- 

 tant industry to Holland, as from Haar- 

 lem the markets of the world obtain their 

 supply. 



It is told of Said Pasha, who had a 

 great love for flowers, that he placed an 

 order in Holland for a very choice as- 

 sortment of these bulbs, for which he 

 paid $5,000. When the bulbs arrived his 

 "Secretary of the Interior," who received 

 them, not knowing of the bulb order, 

 sidetracked them to the kitchen. Soon 

 after their arrival the Pasha was to give 

 an important banquet, and his chief cook, 

 wishing to serve an especial treat, grilled 

 the new variety of onions and served 



them hot. Evidently as an article of food 

 they did not prove a success, since the 

 only comment the recorder of the inci- 

 dent made of the result was that the 

 Pasha's interest in gardening received a 

 severe body blow. 



The two hours' car ride from Amster- 

 dam discloses much characteristic Dutch 

 scenery, which includes many large wind- 

 mills standing guard like sentinels over 

 the numerous waterway approaches to 

 the great city of Rotterdam. This town, 

 located 14 miles from the North Sea, has 

 been a prominent trade center since the 

 thirteenth century, and is today the most 

 important shipping and commercial city 

 of Holland. Based upon the recent in- 

 crease of its population, it is predicted 

 that it will become the metropolis of the 

 Netherlands. The push and business ac- 



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