. New Boston; a chronicle of progress in developing a greater and finer city--under the auspices of the Boston-1915 movement. , works out very satisfac-torily in Germany. Possibly it mightprove a solution to the vexing licensequestion in the United States. As an illustration of the varied ex-cursions upon the Alster liasin may betaken the one given t(» the Boston partyby the American Chamber of Gommerceof Hamburg, a body of business menrepresenting American interests started from the landing stage inthe city late one afternoon on one ofthe passenger steamers chartered forthe purpose,
. New Boston; a chronicle of progress in developing a greater and finer city--under the auspices of the Boston-1915 movement. , works out very satisfac-torily in Germany. Possibly it mightprove a solution to the vexing licensequestion in the United States. As an illustration of the varied ex-cursions upon the Alster liasin may betaken the one given t(» the Boston partyby the American Chamber of Gommerceof Hamburg, a body of business menrepresenting American interests started from the landing stage inthe city late one afternoon on one ofthe passenger steamers chartered forthe purpose, which very comfortablycarried the party of one hundred. .Vtour of the Basins at this hour wasparticularly pleasant, for they were co\-ered with boats of all kinds, dartingback and forth across the water, andhundreds of ])e()plc were strolling in theparks and gardens along the were thus able to obtain a very goodidea of the extent to which this waterpark, so accessible to all the citizensof Hamburg, is used for recreation andpleasure. After encircling the basin and pene-trating one of the canals we returned to. ONE OF THE CA^AL^ 208 NEW BOSTON the pavilion on the point, where we wereserved an excellent supper in a privatedining hall overlooking the lake. Themoving sails on the rippling wateragainst a brilliant sunset formed apicture long to be remembered, and themidsummer twilight lasted late intothe evening; for Hamburg is far to thenorth. Later there was a remarkabledisplay of fireworks over the water,a regular semi-weekly feature, but givenon this evening especially for the this was but one of the many un-usual acts of hospitality accorded theparty during the tour. When we came away every member of the party, I amsure, was convinced that the develop-ment of the Alster Basin was of inesti-mable value to the welfare of the citizensof Hamburg. It was of especial interestto us because, owing to the similarityof its natural advantages, it may betaken as a m
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