The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-24
THE LAND or COFFEg
Guatemala Crops GO to waists
for Lack of Haryesters.
The INDIANS STRONG sur lay.
A Hereditary Ansipathy 60 Taia-rs cas,<
Almess Nothing se live me lseaun
Has Arrived.

Guatemala Cosrespcnden<e New Tcsk Tss&r61
The new laws Tor the ersonraxeusens q
fsrning ara already producing TaluAh1a ~
sugs2 The agricultural colnrniasIan -
pcisted ssst year vas composed. not a
politicians or sAeoFists. bat of naen al ~
perienre In farming. who are nj the psssunk
time actually engaged IN that pursuss
They have accordingly gone 10 work IN ~
most practical manner, desssinx pa2nz foe
developing the resources IL TIE country II
the m0ss effective way. The syssen
adopted On their recommendation includes
the establishment 81 agricultural conneils
the different departments. all under tie
general charge og he minister ~ putlio
works. The governments uksers liberal Nil
IN the requirement ard the improvement
Of Land. and also assists the farmer III -
curing IabarerS 10 work far hixa. Tho Ea4-s
Ter i yeaIly the greatest difficulty TIE pros
prietcfs have - confsnd with. purinE tn
past year Moru than 10000 qeinl4la il
coffee. or cne-hfth of the entire pro-
duet. was lost for lack oE hands e r&khsf
the herstes. Ga every larxe fAfn thsre i
an agent, whose sole duty IL IA d. hQak -
workmens and be Is generally fha husiesf
man about the place. Some farmers c4d~
slider il 90 their advantage 90 uffer extFnors
binary high wages, wifh view 70 in40e<
ing the hands 10 remain. Others endeaveQ
70 anticipate their wants hT trnin{k8
young hands. or engaging w0gkmcn yea
IN advance in other towns End derax<v
menfs. Those who do nos pursue sh<qo
plans, or who trust entirely 90 guyprnnant
aid. are frequently disappointed. sad ~
themselves IN the busiest seEson en<zrofx
without workmen. The government &ooe
It's best. In the harvest seaAeE Il sends u
the farmers those men who are oblfxsd ~
Law 10 work on the public roads. excuaiex
them from that obligation In order - ~
the farmers. But even thiz II &atiresy ~
sufficient 10 meet the demand. Many q
these men are also employed al eshcr ame6Al
in destroying the loeusts ard tie kf>ees /
hoPpers. which have been : serious plako1
throughout al the country. buf mhick h&g1
now been almost exterIninafea=
The main reliance OF the farmers FER Labor
Is placed upon the Indians. Thasn wcuzd
be ideal workmen Il they enly had ! Mind
70. But thsy hAvsnss. Many ct them -
faRe outright 20 WORK on auy ttrm2s and
those who viii work alRoSt always inxlst
upon being paid In advances. Hasinx ~
cured their wages IN advances tAeY kze eexy
t&AHW
which they hare been paid undonss x1f,
although such As ara caught are IfurrjSs
onea, tAis circumstances d0ez mot xeeru a
llssourage seriously tha others frosns ko5ox
and doing ukeWisa. The indiana are g
strong and hardy race. and. aIthoaeh 1ns
IN ststare. nra eapafae IL AinzpM -
amount al work. But tksy seom 81 hAS9
an antipaihy 20 progress. and xlsh 30 b.
neither pFoduceys nor consumers. exc<z4
10 the smallest poskibie extent They ore
unwilling 70 80 Seriously 10 work. wskeg
and moneysbeing no lnducemsnt ~ theua.
Many Of them have their httie plots a
ground on which they keep fen sheep o.
pigs and fowls. ard raise q MExtA soSn.
some Of this live stock they sell. but th<y
have no sense Of accumulation and aefe1
seek 10 do more than supply their psss<nt
wants. To live costs them mere tri1ie.
and they are satisfied e. spend their ez-
istenee in thiz way. looking after i'm
domestic animals. harvesting rev h&Azt-
fuIs Of corn, and Tor the rsst diving upon
the proldsion Of fruits which nafuse pro-
vsdes for thern. When they can DO ~
3ueed 20 engage themselves for farm Wcfk
il is zeTer for mora than naenfi, and -
dom fer more than q week &C ina es74 g. ID
which time they return 70 their x -
So : farmer no sooner gets eeDaxf nnn69
20 fork his land than liz has to be1fM
looking about for others 80 take theik
places.
These Indians are often engaged a
considerable distances. They viii ~ CT
long before daylight In the morning ~
their place Of labor. Men. womsn knd
children allke viii walk perhaps twsnky~
Eve o. thirty miles 10 the plsntatlen whEso
they have been engaged. carrying weehN
provisions on their heads. They nsu Axs
rive At the fasn 81 about Bonn. ard bex18
thsir duties es once. working 81 The -
msinsieE aE lbs day ia the bot Sun without
resting and withous seeming 70 he In nse4
Of rest Fatigue seems unknosn 70 eheuss
and their capacity 70 carry heavF Enr3sn1
Il probably not exceeded, II eqpalIsd. ~
that 81 any ether psopls IN the world.
Their wagers ordinarily range from = = =
esrss day on the coffee plantations xx4
farms. bat = considerable proportion g
work Is done BY the piece. under wiicA
system they earn much refer wh44
an Indian does take IL into BIZ ssad -
work he can aeoasnpllsh an amazing
amount between sunrise and sunset.
AgricuIture Il. of course. the fnoat im-
portant Interest e GnssemAia. IL affords
titE ttA*Az34 ~ tttt4A&Aft&A ~ 8A1k@t
% the population. And deapats the ron1~
tksnons character o. much ef fte eo1nlfY
tue land IL wei sutasd ~ this parposc- Tbs
soii Is almost universally teFfile AID 80
climate il &C varied as 70 aliow y Efee4
range Of products Wikhin ths past Gre
years the amount oil land Under ealtlysr
lion has more than donhied, and the eks
TENSION and improvement 81 roads AM
oafex means q commmnfeatlon haa beea
eqnAlly great The value of property k4t
doubled within tEo years and tre1ls4
within sonr Years. Average farnIluf izx<4,
at al elevation "a sag 1000 feet ADORE -
sea EsTes. Il now WORTH rather mors th41
500 al acre. &nd i IS nos often thai tAe<9
il mueh Of IL for sale cven as thai pss11.
Coffee IL q course the chief crop. and nete
yeag wsil aoabtlnae zee . mneA lkrxef
acreage than ever before. IL = thnaEat
that more than 100000 qafnt4is VIA =
pre4ncsd. are that tie share Of kh.e tke1
2Esi bs exported VIII bring meFs AzE
Sc 10000 IN cash into The seuntrv.
Pretty tetsaw Pebbkse.
vAne019ez y ord
Mr. W.. r. Andex&yn. Of CaTsbpp. wsHk
-. $3.50