Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1889-05-10
E1CARAaUA's RESOURCES.
IRON tho New Yorl Horala.

cahhl unNeE eOuhNfuGtlon ms hWANtneu .
the people in that little understood coun-
try, said geutlemsn who has just arr. |
we'd from Central America. He has view
ed Nicaragua frou OCEAN 10 ocean, and lie
thoroughly informed on the characteristics !
Of the republic md its people.
"AS a general thing Americans have
haEy impression that the government |
stays in power only by the aid Of troops,
and that the country is in continual
state Of turmoil. That is far from the
truth. Property is AZ safe there as it is in
Brooklyn for instance, and education has
done great deal tO make the people ap-
preciRte a settled condition Of AFFAIRS in
matters Of government.
Take for instance, the city Of Granada,
on Lake Nicaragua That was founded by
The spamards in 1923, only thirty-one
years after the discovery of America by
Columbus. Althoug the second in size,
It il the 6rst in the republic 10 point of
position. enterprise and riches, aud was
until recently the capital city. 1t has
been almost totally destroyed three times
10y pirates.
During three hundred and Fifty years
the republic has made little advance
ment, owing to the bad government. and
consequent heavy taxes. But with the ex-
ep lou Of few weeks of turmoil caused
By the War Of the Union, declared by
Guatemala in 1884. the country b rs enjoy
. cd fourteen years Of peace.
Nearly tenth Of the country is cover
I'd by the two large lakes, the largest lake
Lake NicaraguHbeing about one hundred
miles long by about hall as wide. The
country is about as large as the state of
Ohio and has 260, 900 inhabitants. There
arr tweuty-seven volcanoes in all, but
earthquakes seldom occur Since tho de-
,truction Of old l. con, known as Mono
lombo. III 1910, none have been serious.
( ins broad yNlieys are productive and fer
tile, the foothills are rolling or level table
lands, cultivated IN places TO the foot or
! higk np ihe face Of the volcanoes. which
usually nse abruptly with even profile,
clear cut against the sky, to the height Of
! thousands Of feet.
The climate 's splendid, 1t is warm uear
! the coast but emperate and agreeablr on
:hc table lands or mrsas, as well "a near
tho lakes. The brrezes from the two
oceans, and those produced by the proxini-
ity of such large bodies of water, are sell
dom absent. Owing to the lay Of the
country it roduces the fruits Of the trop-
les, and the grains Of higher countries
grow on the table lands In the depart
lnent Of Chontsles the mining indusiries
bid tnir tc rival those Of Honduras and
Mexico. The export of cedar alone, was
in 1888 and 1886 nearly 40C0, 900 feet.
Coff'e is Of course the principal export,
and the average of trees has increased
since 1886 fully 30 per cent. In Nicara-
qua and Honduras combined tho pro-
suction was 1876, SOS hundred sright, val.
urd at 81 209 495, and this year 1t will, It
ia estimated, be worth 81 500 600,
Referring to Granada again. that city
is ia the center OF the civilized part Of the
country. The tepiperaturs rarely raises
above 90 degrees Fahrenheit, and the eli
mate, for city directly in the tropics, ia
remarkably healthy, 1t is vt the terminus
OF the National railroad, ninty-two miles
IN lsngth, that extends from Carnita, on
the Pacific through Leon. Monotombo and
Manaqua. The people are largely OF Span
ish extraction, with few negroes. Many
own the property on which they live and
travel extensively In all Central Ameri
ca from the City of Mexico to Lima, Peru,
no city supports 80 m1ny pubic coaches az
Granada. A dollar a. horr Ia charged,
or Gity cents to the lake, cnly mile from
the center of the city With the same
charge to get back.
Here are a few of the institutions
Three hotsls, cathedral and fouI
churches. two daily papers, one club, tn,
"Granadino, one national institute with
$50 scholars, young ladies' college and
the military headquarters and barracks
The National railway depot is the 6nesI
structure OF its kind in Central America
The government has granted valuabl,
concessions to an American company fol
tramways, both steam and animal, fol
markets and other improvements.
Las Cruces Democrat: The wine com
. nanv ,vbiob has baan oroanizad hpra hsl