New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-09
ATTRACTIONS IN HONDURAS.
THE GOVERNMENT FRIENDLY TO AMERICAN GAP
IrAL-soIf. CLIMATE AND WEALTH.

THE GOVERNMENT FRIENDLY TO AMERICAN CAP
IrAL-soIL, CLIMATE AND WEALTH
l.. Hirsch, of No. pa Centre-st., returned
recently from an extended visit to Honduras Cehta
America. To TRIBUNE reporter he said;
although Honduras is only seven days from NeW-iorh
and four New Orleans Ihayo been surprised 10 u
that IL was less known than the Congo country OF Aca
have been away from NewYork on my trip 10 hoh"u "
for three months and half was induced 10 maKe ''
trip, for business purposes, through my "cl""h,,io
with two ex-Preyldcnts OF tho Republication marco
Aureia Soto who lives in New-York, ana Don fioI"uo
Ievai-and with the present President, General LUIS
Bograu am also acquainted with his cabinet ana "nio
in Honduras made my home with MS Mlh'S'o, VI
Foreign Affairs. / have been requested Dy froS'uo"'
Bograu as far possible, TO spread kno"e''Eo VI ~
Inducements offered to American capital to ma invest
nent I'm that country There IL no induceneht Ior eh
grafton at present But capitalists taking advantage OF
government grants and utilizing the cheap laoor o INC
country can unnuestionaby reap great advantages
"Is the country peaceful enough to warrant security
10 capital 7" ~
For ten wears there has been OF the revolutions
and uuarrels that previously disgraced Ccntra AooN
Republics The prospects for ten years more arc Pe"
full and It mast be that after twenty years Of peace 'o
country will appreciate is bcnents and remain so or
all time During two administrations, prior 10 "ehel"
Bograus election the military element was chief tacto'
but stil the administrations showed sufficient strehe"
TO prevent revolution. General Bograu was cocteuo
an almost unanimous vote last October receiving 4''V0'
votes 10 5000 given for his opponent Gcherai hI"S
The President is loved by the entire people, as nave
reason TO know by constant association WIN tleni'
They Give him their entire confidence and he VIII DC
roeIocted when his term expires lie is poor man
and highly patro,ic when be went into Office he iouu
5000 in the state Treasury lie lives plainly ana man
ages the public affairs with great economy HIS lhst"
ton In November unattended by even the slightest
sign Of the customary revolt. General AriaS' VINO 10
quite wealthy saw the i'll effect. that would result from
commo;ion, and acGuiesced gracefully Contrary 70 al
prccedcuts, the military Is only represented III the Coi
net by the President himself Tie policy OF the Admins
traon is the improvement OF the Industries OF tne 'o"n
try Tie President is an intelligent educated 5eheh'h'
and has high regard for the citizens OF the Unted satc
The country being poor in financial sense Dur lleh III
minerals and fertile lands his inducements to capIa
will be in the form special grants and exemptions from
taxation"
.'What are the products OF the country"
1.-THE soil produces an almost endless variety with
scarcely any labor It is rich, deep loam nave seen
corn planted in hole in the ground made WIN
the finger which IN three months gre" ~ Pol,
lection They get three crops OF corn a year anu
never Use hoe IT, Other products are conee TOBACCO
sugar cane cocoa sarsapara, rubber, eOcoannts ana
sveet potatoes They get two crops year from all
edb,cs | have had strawberries and TaSpDeIrle7 III
January IN the central districts have Seea sugar eJe
twenty feet high, with the stalk as large az y VIII
re finest caur In the best region OF Mississippi wouid
scarcely used sprouts III honduras n o
Of crushing OF the ctud@Sl NNh. II Is rn ne
tween twO wooden rollers, which merely bruises lle
stalk. and the largest proportion OF JVe ~ tS ioi,
away They do no refining exporting the sugar pllf
ua ,'i & ,I, l,ro,,nls Cot are raised in great
' AMI o,nosi the entire Wost Indies draws its
sIlics of beef from this The beet Is teer anu
y .Ag goa"a uc. Ta ara rd1S sat G@o @'F horses
bring only SO to 25 in o her W R6rEcop W coS in
aud other woods much sought AFTER
There are large gold mining districts on both coasts
where American ayors nave rG'S n dE'i ar Tciag
opcnsd by Americans and one by FrcnGhncn. LIS9
plants OF machinery are being 'aaG NJ n t o S C br
July / The Potosi mines are being opened III new
rolnd but al around them ore QUANTITIES Oh uotil9
rom old Spanish workings Inls DUMP mas per "a S5
and yields from $40 to S29 PET ton ao ~ $50 rbepc
are i've placer mines in the Department OF l02 rInS
from TrIyillo toward the inferior from which nave
Zen n1gEs 1 as on IBe Old BAN Natives are hired to pan
Tie dirt and paid fifty cents per dy ::
day per laborcr he IS well satisfied though with IN
proved methods the same dirt would yclu -. or 80
iin ,br fnc .t colorcd marble. IN the Central strict
two days from The capl ore oP inn'I Tho .rc c,a T
healthy contagious diseases unknown ana yeo" lcVer
what are the specific inducements offered to capital
b Government will give lands Of the richest descup
op entirely free the working Of plantations or other
nUrn,.r. Legitimate eutc. priscs viii be given the
rictr OF free importation for al provisions tools and
cbpcry necessary for the successful operation Of any
annrnycd ENTERPRISE. This Is large Item, ~ may De
realized by the fact that the duty Oh barrel OF hour
l. "a n barrel of pork 81 80 and other articles IN
I1rouortnn The locating OF mining claims and Sc
cIring titles Is by much the same process az our
homestead laws 10 show you how liberal the
Goycrnmenti II have here copy OF grant Of twenty-five
cabacros Of land II Henry T. Painting, with The plylese
az cutting 900 mahogany AID cedar trees In consdera
NON Of investing 100000 In 4 sugar plantation and
mill Ihcrc is new line OF steamers Just stating De
tween New-York and Honduras, leaving every three
week. inc return Of profits Oh capital egtmately III
vostod udcr the Government Inducements that nave
onnnot fo IA be large and the matter Is one that
iee,yes 70 he brought widely before the public atten
ton"