The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-14

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What Coils =. Huntington Would DO II
lie Were Young Again.
Taking down map Of Equatorial
Africa and spreading IL across his knees.
Coils +. Huntington laid his forcfneer
on certain spot ani remarked;
III ! were 4 young man with $4,000
or 100000. Id 90 there and make mill.
ions"
The spot he touched was tho town Of
upoto. on the River Congo. near the
northern boundary Of the Congo Free
state, distant about 700 miles from the
Guinea coast
What would you do there. Mr.. Hun.
tington?' inquired the reporter 70 whom
his remark was addressed.
Trade, was the brief answer
Ivory. skins. precious stones
Rubber. You can buy rubber nv
to-day At a penny pound Ayo
man might 20 there and pay five y
. pound for IL and make fortune.
would you advise young man tsta
there with less than 100000, or N, I
than 500
'''Af- ~ rNhtH NSifs7ttt VII tA' A'uAk
man. ! went TO California in 40 with =
party Of young fellows from my native
state, Connecticut, and when we rcaclel
Sacramento the first thing they did was
to 60 to the hotel and spend 81 apiece
for dinner. My dinner cost me less than
a sixteenth Of that sum. II was always
my rule TO live within my income. Any
young man who does that will get
along"
Gould young MAJ live IN the Como
Free State long enough to make
fortune?"
''Oh, the climate Is excellent after yon
get back hundred miles or SO from tle
coast. There is no fever ON the
lands"
''IIow is he to get his rubber % mar
ket?'
AT present most OF 1t Is carried ON
the backs Of natives. and the lack "
transportation facilities accounts for y
cheapncss in the interior. but ycN
know the Congo is navigable for many
miles. from kinchassa, in fact. % >tai
ley Falls. and BY and by VIC shall ha'e
. railroad down there which will max
travel easy all the way 70 the coast.
have recently put s5o.oao IN
the road and may put little
more after awhile When in Europe
last fall I received note from King
Leopold asking me 70 call on him when
arrived az Brussels. I did 50 and We
talked over the situation in Africa.
pretty soon discovered that Leopold
didn't know quite as much about rail-
road building as | did. 50 gave him
a few points. am going into the rail.
road business in Africa simply because
| want 70 break up the slave trade.
have been opposed to slavcly all my
life. and gave good deal toward abol-
ishing It in this country. Down there
in the heart OF Africa Is the beginning
and the end OF slavery trade. and the
time Is not far of when VIC will wipe
II from the face OF the earth. have
also invested $4,000 in the pro-
posed Berbcr-Suakim railway and 500
900 more in the British East African
railway. Thus have si50. 900 in the
three roads. don't look for any profits
but II any should come they will be re-
invested in Africa"
The price Of rubber in Para. Brazil.
ranges from 30 cents 70 81 pound. j
4 young man could only get hold Of Sio.-
300; II he could only buy rubbcrin the
Congo Free State at penny pound
II hS could only get II down to the coast
Tor few pence more pound; Il he
could only get II TO Havrc or New York
Tor still few pence moro pourd ~
az could do all this he would
make tremendous profit. Then, Il he
:ould live within his income. he would
certainly grow rich. Tho principal
hing with most young men i The So
700. or rather the want OF II. There are
plenty Of lusty young white slaves b.
hind the counters in this city who would
ike to be cmancipatcd. And lots q
hem would 60 70 Africa on much les
'apital than $4,000. In the present
'tatc Of the market 50 princcly sum q
hat would purchase gross Of NoFin
american Congo Free Statesmen. -N. "
Tribune.
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