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GRIFFIN, GEORGIA, U S. A.
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Grifflu is the belt and most promising little
i ty in the Soath. Its record tor the past
half decade, its many new enterprises in oper¬
ation, building and contemplated, prove this
o te a business statement and not a hyper-
UuriLg Umttimeit has built and put into
most saaresMl operation a I100,000 cotton
actory and with this year started the wheels
of a second of more than twice that capital,
ft h«» pat «p a large iron and brass foundry,
a fertiliser factory, an immense ice and bot¬
tling works, A rash uni blind factory a
broom it>CMI0mm§0*O tkp fltl ™ ( 8™ uit ®
1 States, and now has
onr large oil mills in more or less advanced
stagesof construction, with an aggregate au¬
thorised capital of over half a million dollars.
It is patting 8p the finest system of electric
irhting that can be procured, and has ap-
plied lor two s arters for Itreet railways. It
has secured anot her railroad ninety miles iong.
and while located on the greatest system in
t «io«74 he South, the Central, has secured counec-
it* .prnWt nval, the East Ten-,
iietse**. Tli^giiila and Georgia, It has obtain-
d bvMt, gtp mb con action with Chat
lanooga and ti» West, d will break ground
•k a few days fora fourth road, connecting
with a fourth independeatsystem.
With,its five white and four colored church
«, ithre recently completed a *111,000 new
IfrM%torianei>nreh. It;has increased itepop-
qjutioa by nearly oae fifth. It has attracted
around its borders fruit growers from nearly
every Stats in the Union, until it it now sur¬
rounded on nearly every side by orchards
aad vineyards. It has put up tlie largest
ruit evaporators in the State. It is the home
ol the grape and its wine mating capacity has
doubled every year. It has successfully in
jaugurated a system of public schools, with a
WtT-wmWitpSWWP- MovMt vMLra curriculum, second to none,
u V:. . half decade „ , -
‘ of a
an , already , .
d advantages
climate, summer and
wifit#,#«IWWiM. ». *-
Griffin is the county seat of Spalding coua-
above sea level, ,By the census ol 1890, it
trill have at alow estimate between H 000 and
7,000 people, and" they are all of the right
aort—wide-awake, np to the times, ready to
welcome strangers and anxious to secure de-
airable settlers, who wiU not be any less wel
some if they bring money to help build np the
tra. There is about only one thing we
• 3 d badly just now, and that is a big hotel
We have several small ones, but their aecom
modatious are entirely too limited for our
nsine s, pleasure and health seekig nguests
If you see anybody that wants a good loca¬
tion tor a hotel in the South, just mention
Griffin.
Griffin is the place wbere the Griffin News
a published—daily and xrekljr-the best news-
paper iatheEmpire State oi Georgia, Please
enoiosAstamps in sending for sample copies,
and descriptive pamphlet of Griffin.
This brief sketchis written April 12tb, 1889-
and will have to be changed in a few months
o embrace new enterprises commenced, and
ompMed, —
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TEMPLE.
Hen Dndei The San
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ething new under the, sun,
f, new f<w young folks and old,
j [ysiunble new now Autumn’s begun,
even as geld,
between Winter nnd Spring, wrought,
___„ _evr test FteWon has
Tilings which charm Oun Earn. Opekino.
AU fashioned a* Mature has taught.
bate to the heart,
fairest most fair,
SEED!
i bast varieties, bought divert from
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i.liCKI BLACK
HOW A RUSSIAN EXILE SECURED
MUCH VALUED PRIVILEGES.
A PnMiiit tv tho « lfo of u Usrtl Hearted
Official Win* Hi, ®ivo.—leaves from
the nvmiuiscunvca «rf Ceunt Adolf Xor-
ruikuvr.
{Special Oorn?*ipondeace.J
new York, Oct. 10.—Tt was in the
year 1871 that the minister of interior
sent ihco orders Archangel,? to th$ governor of he the prov-
of which in turn
communicated to the ispraviuk (chief of
“ — K23£ ®
! capital city in the company of a
number Of exiles, wljo, having served
out their terms in tho prisons of tlie
province, were to be sent to help colo¬
nize Siberia. It was a rather roundabout
way in which to reach their destination,
but they were forced to proceed in this
way from the fact that at that time no
state prisons existed along what would
be their line of march across the north-
; of the Russian possessions.
THE BIRD SAVED HIM.
Thus, to reach Siberia they were com¬
pelled to return to Petersburg and take
pp their journey from that place. The
exiles travel slowly, never more than
twenty-five verst3 being passed in one
day, and every fourth day is devoted am
titoly to rest. It is only afc every
station that an etape officer is
and these are the renting places.
other stations the gendarmes, who ac¬
company the exiles perform the part of
that official, I soon became weary of
this* slow, monotonous way of traveling,
and the prisons where we were forced
fall ill if I oontimied to occupy theny
Tlie prisons arc cleaned but once a year,
and the accumulation of filth and ver¬
The min walls found and in them floor is pimply damp appalling. and alto-
are
together unfit for human habitation.
My only hope in bettering my condition
lay in finding some means of separating
from the exiles. This I could only do by
feigning sickness and letting the others
proceed without me. Twenty-four hours
after their departure found me conva-
lescent and ready to resume my journey,
Ag maH of rankj hy Jw j wa3 titled
to the privilege of one horse, amj by tb.e-
klndness of the ©tape officer I Was en¬
abled to obtain a second horse far tlie use
of tho gendarme who accompanied me.
Thus equipped, I had no difficulty in
overtaking the party on foot, in addition
to passing three etape stations in twenty-
four hows. At the last of these, I de¬
cided to spend the night, as J WftS becom¬
ing exhausted from hard riding- When
ahout to resume my journey fn the morn¬
ing I was informed by tlie etape officer
that I would find much difficulty in place, pass¬
ing the official at my next halting delay,
without experiencing considerable
as he would in nil probability detain me
until the party from which I had parted
would reach there. He said tlie office*
at that station was an old soldier, one of
the guards of the time of Nicholas I, and
a man known throughout the country for
his brutal treatment of prisoners.
It was with no pleasant thoughts that
I parted with the officer who had volun¬
teered such disagreeable information.
During my short stay under lug roof he
my guard and prepare mo somewhat for
the reception I was likely to meet. I
was within fifteen versts of the prison
pver which Ivan Dimitrievitch Dura It off
exercised such absolute control, and
while busy with my thoughts as how
way, carrying in his hands a live black
grouse. It Sashed across my mind that
it would be a good idea to secure ths bird
omuers ue art, tur it is seiuwui tuat a
black grouse is caught alive, and is there¬
fore regarded as a curiosity. Stopping
the mujik I inquired how much ha would
take for the bird. “Only fifteenkopekas, So the
your honor,” was the reply. mujik
got his fifteen kopekas and I the bird.
Fortune favored me,, for on reaching
the station the much dreaded official
was absent, and my first meeting was
with his wife, into whose good graces I
ingratiated myself by presenting her
with tlie black grouse. I told her she
must keep it in remembrance of a pris¬
oners visit to her home. I then ejp,
plained to her the situation of affairs,
and also related in detail my fear of be¬
ing locked up by her cruel husband and
reach Petersburg as quickly as possible.
Mmc. Anna Durakoff was fi stout mid¬
dle aged woman; she had kindly gray
eyes and beautiful long hair. She
laughed at my fears and assured that no
such direful calamity as I predicted
TSf sar^.
tin and tea. You surely l
notning better, sod after you have
GRIFFIN, GEORGIA. FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER li 18H9
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a good meal you can proceed on your
'to be. It
is true ha is strict strict in to the the discharge <
of duty, but withal kind, hearted and
generous lerous to » fault, andyou need fearnc
barm at his WH1 ypu please b«
seated white! attend to the dinner?" And
with a smite and a soft “excuse me,” <jb«
departed.
The room in which I was seated gav«
evidence of considerable taste in the far-
evefy
TWh;
were adorned with phi
““Ideef M f
al
ploy . painted,
wa& and simplv ant
clean as amp water Could make it
Wfiae waiting madaatos on^f child ap¬
peared on the scene, carrying in her
arms the bird which I had just presented {
her mother. - »- * .....
The daughter, Elena, was a pretty, in¬
teresting girl of perhaps 14 years. She
was very, much pleased with the black
grouse, calling >t moy miloy (my love)
and in every way evincing her pleasure,
door suddenly opened and Officer Dura¬
koff entered. His Appearance was suffi¬
ciently fierce to make the stoutest heart
quail He was a tall, powerful His man,
who wore his 60 years lightly. ijMto
taclie, iron gray, was heavy and
looking. Added to this he had dark,
piercing eyes, #hieh seemed to search
tbe depths of your inmost soul He wag
dressed in a full captain’* uniform,
,st< wrr&.txx
Durakoff, the man I so much feared and
of whom I had heard such frightful
things. ■%-
His appearance did not at all reassure
me, and I believed him capable of all he
had beenacousefi of. He met mein a
snyjsas
would cause mono delay, butperait I had been mr
to continue my journey as
doing. I told trim I had some money
with me sufficient to pay for anothei
horse. I told him, as I had his wife,
that it was absolutely necessary for me
to be in Petersburg at the earliest possi¬
ble moment. I had scarcely finished
law. You will have to remain here un¬
til your party arrives, which willbesomt Ssl
days yet."
At this juncture the black grouse en¬
tered slowly from another room, stem
possible, ingly as if aware of my danger, and, ii
to assist me. Looking at the
bird in astonishment; Durakoff ex¬
claimed: “What is that?" I explained
that I brought it a present to his wife.
“Oh!” lie said, taking my hand and
shaking it, “my wife te so fond pf birds,
and she has never before had in her pos¬
session a live bjack grouse. A thousand
rubles could not make her bird." ns happy Dura- at
the presentation of this
koff’s whole manner had changed; sc
there was, after ail, a soft side to his
character. This man, so cruel to others,
had at least a tender regard for the part¬
ner of his joys. With a smite he turned
to me and said: “I think I can arrange
everything in a satisfactory manner foi
your departure. I will see that you have
fresh horses and all you require until
you reach your next resting plate,” tc
He then ordered cigars and vodka
be brought, with the remark that he kepi
pphe but the best liquors. The daughter
came bearing the refreshments, anfi Ai *4
the same time to look after the bird.
my request she seated hereelf at the
piano and «to4 Wfig to 1 # 6 Russian
songs. The bird, surprised at the pjp
usual sound, remained perfectly motion¬
less for some minutes, its attitude sug¬
gestive of listening, whioh gave it a very
wise look and caused much amusement.
Dinner was soon served; it was good,
gnd being hungry I did ample justice to
the tempting viands, washed down by
copious vodka draughts did mine of vodka. host force Indeed, sc
much upon
me that I soon found myself in scarcely
a fit condition to continue I caused my the journey. officer’#
When ready to etar* by clumsiness
wife much merriment my
in getting into the taraatas.
On parting with Officer Durakoff he
bonded idea me me a a tetter letter to to the tne next next etape etape
offloer, oer, and in this Wite l passed from
station SIS
_ „ the discomfort of
ob my journey and
etape prison travel. When crossing
Lake Ladoga I fell ip with some of my
“BUT TOC CAIWO^SECMV* TB* TBSC*
KERR.”
old Acquaintances, whom I bad not seen
for more than five years, having spent
the intervening time in exile. Among
others I met tlie Polish Princess BroniU-
skl; we had been good friends prior to
the imprudence which post me some of
tbe best years of my life. She possessed
considerable influence at court, ana
tobmteed, it need be, to use it in my
behalf.
On leaving the steamer nothing would
have been easier than for me to escape,
of thw very cheapest kind of vodka. It
, M I had not the
' would be done
hii life would have.........
reached Petersburg about Ip. m., and
calling the most respectable ishvostchik
l stssfhz saw, I put my tnebriated soldier in his
“To the isstss chief of police,”
deliver me up.
Arriving there, we were told We toust
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Mils! clerk ordered
emor general, where the
us to the forwarding prison, distant
about five miles. This I reached about
8 p. in., and was received by a® officer
of the guard, who opened the great .iron
gates leading to the prison and conducted
me to the prison itself. Tts appearance
was the reverse of prepossessing, with its
heavy iron doors it was as though some
great body had bean wrenched out oi
place, emitting groans of mortal agony.
I entered and was taken the up two flights of
stairs to the office of governor of the
prison. He was a man of brutal aspect,
short, stout, with little beadlike eye#
which guttered with vengeful ire. he
Scarcely deigning to aottea me,
ordered me in brutal tones to pay the
ishvostchik eight rubles, which he de¬
manded for our long drive in search
of some one to whom I couid deliver
myself up. I replied that I had no
money left wherewith to satisfy the de¬
mand, and that it was the duty of the
government to see that all my expenset
were paid. This exasperated the brute,
and he ordered the soldier to confine me
in cell No. 800. I found myself con¬
signed to the very worst part of the
prison, a place set apart for the exclu¬
sive use of the Bcoptsi sect It was a
large cell on the ground floor, but sc
filthy scarcely and foul smelling" It that I could
breathe. contained no fur-
nitura, On the floor some straw had
been spread, but from long use it had
become black with dirt.
Tired though I felt, I could not recon¬
cile myself to resting on It. So I brushed
a space clear and, spreading my oyer-
coat on it, slept soundly until 7 o’clock
the next morning. Tlie first sight thal
yard. They were both large, powerful
men, dressed in the customary red shirt.
Qne pf them, Maxlipoff, had murdered
his mpther, and was sentenced to hard
labor for life; the other, Paoloff, had
brutally murdered his aged father, and
had likewise received a life sentence.
Both men on being admitted to prison
declared their wish to become hangmen.
Their request was gram
are apparently happy in pu
ghastly food, and occupation, allowed ed fi They have goad
are cigarettes and
three glasses of vodka daily. They alsc
have the privilege of selling tobacco and
cigarettes to tbe other prisoners, making
a profit of 800 per cent, in their transac¬
tions, When the gendarme entered my
cell I demanded to know the reason of
my being placed in such a filthy place.
He replied: “The governor was displeas¬
ed at yqur manner pf speaking, and or-
dered you here for pimisbment. ‘fflotell
your governor that 1 demand that he
sand tor that prince have Suwaroff, the govemoi
general; f a very important
state secret to communicate, one which
l must tell to him and him alone,"
In a few minutes the governor (brute
of the previous evening) appeared at my
cell door and, smiling blandly, said;
“What te this state secret you wish tc
communicate? Make me your confidant,
and J will Bee that you are soon a fret
man; you I will ajsq peceive a large co¬
ward.” answeped: “Tq Prince Suwa¬
roff will I communicate my secret, and
to him alone, and it is necessary that 1
see him at once." The governor remain¬
ed quite half an hour, endeavoring to
persuade me to communicate my knowl¬
edge to him. I was proof against all
will have you removed to a better cell/
But I resolutely until I had refused to the change my
quarters seen governor could
general. No amount of persuasion
Alter Prince my Suwaroff determination. ®®nfc /QT, tc
was canie
my cell and was much surprised to find
an surroundings. old acquaintance My amid succeeded; such horrible I had
ruse
no state secret to communicate, but I did
have a serious qomplaint to make against
Che governor of the prison. The prince,
officiate, after severely reprimanding immediately the prison
ordered that I be
conveyed to the department for politicals.
It was on the third floor of the prison
and possessed at least a few comforts,
the greatest of which was cleanliness.
The taining cells were large, light and airy, con¬
iron bedsteads and a few other
necessaries. Hare I remained, waiting
orders for the next step in an already
eventful career. .
Prince Suwaroff, of whom Ispeak, was
the governor general of tbe province of
St Petersburg* Hewasoae Pf Bussiqte
greatest Characters, and so greatly was
be beloved hy the emperor that when
rtalmcd him, 41i i sndei Q refused
to place another in his office position, but chose
rattier to abolish the entirely. His
kind heart and genial m a nn e r caused
him to be the recipient of numerous let¬
ters from politicians, begging that he in¬
tercede with the czar op their behalf,
toowtoi tito to be toe pereanal awl friend of
Ihd unt o r ru ft oi Binrit, per*
haps more influence over fate imperial
matter than any other man in the em-
CotrsT Noa gotxow.
James letter, s veteran of tbe war of
Itlf, laMssugfit fo bs tbeoj
in Connecticut. He llvei
te fa his nipety-ninth year.
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SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE.
WHAT THE DELEGATES TO THE
GREAT CONFERENCE THINK.
Ths Bjmnl»h-Aruerto»a Countries Are U*-
reloplng fret, but Their Trad# Core to
Kuropo— English, french, German anil
Dot«l> Investments There.
[Special Oorrespomleooe.J 1
Washwotoh, Oct. 10.—As I mingled
last week with the delegates from South
and Central America who were in this
city attending the American congress,
heard them talk of their countries and
industries, and noted that almost met with¬ wun-
out exception they were men of ’ superior
education and attainments, tho to lesson
was brought home to me, as I dare are say it
was to many others, that it Is the height
of coaoeit for us to call ourselves, as we
do, “the Americans.” There are other
great countries and peoples on this con¬
tinent We are not the only ‘Americana
The United States has less than one-
half the population of the western hemis¬
phere, and by no means all of the cul¬
ture, progress, literature, art and ma¬
terial resources. Wedo well to cultivate
the acquaintance of our neighbors to tlie
south, who are just now blossoming and
blooming both industrially and politi¬
cally. The delegates from these southern
countries are now seeing what we some¬
what narrowly term America. They are
visiting our cities and towns, our manu¬
facturing establishments and our forms.
Doubtless they will see much and be
greatly interested, but with some curi¬
osity concerning the commerce and in¬
dustries of their own countries I made
Inquiry of one of the South most intelligent of
the delegates from America, one
who has traveled from Patagonia to
British America.
“This te a great country, a great coun¬
try,” raid he, “but we hare some great
countries, too. You people do not know
«s; we do not know you. It is not so
easy to get from our country to yours.
We go often to Paris, to London, even
to Berlin, but rarely to New York or
New Orleans, which are much nearer.
Just now the English appear to be closer
to us than any other people. They are
investing in our railways, our mines,
our stock farms, our steamships, our
factories. __________ water for all They pour securities, out ..... |____P money corporation like
our
as well as governmental. There is ap¬
parently no limit to the confidence they
have in our future, as there seems to be
no bottom to their purse. Will they
lose on some of their investments? Ah,
sir (And the delegate twisted his black
mustache and shrugged his shoulders),
no one can tell that. Some have already
lost; others are likely to lose. Bat, no
matter. Ia it not so In all ventures? And
if the English and French lose some
getaflof money in our trade? enterprises, do they not
our
“We think you people of the United
because
jut with
and French, For instance, I was talk¬
ing not long ago with your consul at
Maracaibo, Venezuela. For a long time
he endeavored to persuade capitalists of
the United States to invest in a proposed
railway from Maracaibo to Merida, trav¬
ersing the rich coffee regions of the CJor-
dillera. But his suggestions bore no
fruit, except in Paris, where a company
Venezuelan was organized to build fhe railway. The
government guaranteed 7
per cent, interest on the capital and
granted other extraordinary privileges.
The company lias made a very nice
thing of it, and you Americans might
just as well have had the profit, for it is
an actual fact that it was the suggestion
of your excellent consul, translated into
French and republished in Paris, which
led the Frenchmen into their highly suc¬
cessful venture.
“By the way,” continued this delegate,
“Venezuela is a very interesting and
prosperous country, as no doubt Dr.
Francisco Antonis Silva, the delegate,
would revwa* w be ft**** glad to tell you if he could
speak English. There is op© district of
Venezuela lu which the breeding of
goats Is tho chief industry. In another
distriot nearly all of the inhabitants find
employment In gathering the brushed beans of
the dividivi tree, wlficlpare and
distilled for the large quantities of tan¬ ■
nin which they contain. In still another ‘
district many of the people earn a liveli¬
hood gathering gums, balsams and or¬
chids from the forests. Petroleum, as¬
phalt, gold and silver are some of the
treasures to be found in the earth in that
country, and the forests contain vast
quantities of mahogany.
“American engineers stand high in
the estimation of the people pf South
America. Since Meigs constructed those
wonderful railways in Peru our people
hare thought nothing too difficult for
the genius of the United States engineer
to overcome. In San Salvador, a little
republic of which I dare say you have
heard but little in this country, an Amer¬
ican engineer, Mr. Bregma, is dqmg
some remarkable work in railway build¬
ing. American engineers are employed
on many works in Chili, Peru and the
Argentine Republic, and an American
company is building a railway in Hon¬
duras. Probably it will not be a dozen
years before railway communication
will be established direct from New
York and Chicago, via the city of Mexi¬
co, with all the central and South Amer¬
ican capitals. A new era has dawned in
our life, and it is the erg of rapid prog¬
ress. We also have much confidence in
the completion of the Nicaragua canal,
now that an American company has
earnestly taken hold of that great pro¬
ject that this
“It is my belief congress,
and the visit we ere to make to your
manufacturing centers, will greatly
stimulate commerce between toe United
if States nothing and onr souther^ tangible than countries, even in¬
more a more
timate acquaintanceship comes from it
I am sure if Americans knew the oppor¬
tunities for money making ■bbxksb*.^ that are open m
■»*- li*. — - —
.ttb* to t&em, - -- in rscmin
they would bo more ;
tara With stone pestles.
the jsijiUlwvc not the money with
which to lrtijr bulling mmdjinerv. Much
of onr Wheat und other small grain b
harvested with primitive appliances, he-
cause we Imre no machines at hand tc
do tlie work with. There are mine*
which promise rich relurns.
“Already the people of the Argentine
Republic owe » debt of gratitude to you
Americana It was from your country
that the first ad vances were made toward
Improving the breeds tf sheep and home*
down tlg-ro. The pioneer in that busi¬
ness was a Mr. riels, of Vermont, whos*
merinoes quality have oiready the wool greatly improved
the of on many big
farms. A man from Michigan, Mr. Sum¬
ner, arrived in the Argentine not
ago with a herd of magnificent i
cattle. Your horsemen may be int
tn knowing that ’
fatuated with Ai _
which find a ready market there. Fabu¬
lous prices are paid for some animals by
gentlemen of Buenoi Ayres, but I am
sorry to say that when last in that city 1
was told a number of gentlemen lute
been shamefully imposed on by Yankee
horse headers. The *»ld them
had long and brilliant pedigrees, traced
back to distinguished thoroughbreds, bul
when put in races against Argentine half
breeds they failed to get a place. As you
may easily imagine, Buenos Ayres te not
now a promising market for American
trotters. Tlie Argentine gentlemen whe
have paid from *3,000 to *10,000 per ani¬
mal for the refuse of New York auction
stables are now pretty careful what they !
buy. "A
singular fact with reference to ths
recent great boom la building, railway*
and manufactures in the Argentine He-
public is that practically all of the lum¬
ber And timber used there has been
brought from the United States. While
there are large forests of softwoods In
the country, they are so remote from tlw
rivers and the coast that it has been
found cheaper to import from North
American ports. Buenos Ayres has o
splendid harbor, which is constantly
crowded with shipping from ail parte of
the world. I say all parte. Perhaps I
had better except the United States.
Though a largo number of sailing vessels
from American ports arrive at Buenoi
Ayres each year, but a small number of
fly the flag of the United Staten.
Among hundreds of rteamen in that
port I have again and again looked in
vain for the flag ; of of your your country, V White
the trade of the A rn-qnHha Puhnhii/t with
the United States tea is is growing growing rapidly, rapid 1
believe there are not more than one
dred Americans in the whole
There are thousands of Englishmen,
Frenchmen and Italians.
“Every time I sit down to dinner here
and drink a cup of coffee I think Of the
faqt that you are the greatest coffee con¬
suming country in the world, while th#
Central and South American countrid
represented in this congress are the cof¬
fee growers for the whole universe.
Therefore if we should‘over the coffee'
reach a better understanding of our re¬
ciprocal trade relations, it would be most
fitting. I am told that the people of the
United States consume mow coffee each
year than Germany, Great Britain, Aus¬
tria and Franco combined. Pour-flfthi
of your requirements are produced to
Brazil and Venezuela, and nearly all of
the remaining fifth in Guatemala, Mex¬
ico, San Salvador, Columbia, Costa Rica
and Hayth Brazil alone supplies one-
half of what is regarded as tlie average
annual coffee crop of the world. I be¬
lieve American enterprise and American
machinery are needed in this industry.
Why, the best Brazilian plantations de¬
pend almost entirely upon the hoe. They
use the plow very little. The coffee
farmers know little or nothing about
conserving the soil. It is never en¬
riched, and the art of rotation in crops,
so commonly practiced by yodr farmers,
is almost unknown to ours. Coffee is,
in many sections, the only crop, and
when disaster comes to that, as it does
sometimes come, both planter and mer-
d»„. tad themselves on .ho.,,,, ol
mn-
“During a winter’s residence in Cuba
I became somewhat familiar with the
coffee industry there. It is a wonder te
me that a greater number of Americane
do not engage in that business.
“AU over South and Central America
there are fine opportunities for yourcapi
tel and your men of ability and energy.
Take, tor instance, the Argentine Re¬
public. is confined American chiefly trade with that coun¬
try to lumber and
petroleum, though something is betel
done in agricultural implements and
machinery. American pianos, cook
stoves, beer and salt and canned fish aw
also finding a market there. But in thi
whole of the Argentine Republic there ii
not one distinctive American importing
house. A number of wealthy firms
American goods, but they are either
lish or German houses, which do
with the United States amply be-
cause it pays them to do so. o. Consul
Baker, of Buenos Ayres, told me last fall
that of more than a million dollars' worth
of cheese imported by the Argentinians
last year just a thousand dollars' worth
came from the United States. Youi
country sends great quantities of cheese
to Europe, and Europe sends cheese tc
South America. So with hams. You
export hams by the shipload, but you do
not export to us. Of 216 tons of hams
shipped to Buenos Ayres last year only
thirteen tons Came direct from the United
States, though nearly all of the imported
hams were grown and cured in your
country whom and people exported purchased. to England, of
our
“You ask me how American trade in
Central and South America can be best
promoted. of regular My reply lines of is, by the establish¬ between
ment steamers
vour ports and ours, giving certain and
rapid communication. That is the first
easier for us to cross the Atlantic to Lon¬
don or Paris than to come to New York
cr New Orleans. Tbe Europeans have
sought commercial uz out with their steamships, Englishmen and
their ascents
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