The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-24

half of Liberia is settled by Maudingoes,
who are natives and Mohammedans, and,
to tell the truth, sometimes | think they
are more civilized than we are. All this
exhibit is the product of their industries
and they are fine, intelligent and pious
people The Veys and GrebOes are the
other tribes at present included. The
trouble with Liberia is it needs manu-
featuring capital, both in brains and
money. We have almost omanufacture.
Our business is entirely farming and
trading. Our government is most anx-
ious to have more Americans come
Americans with capital to invest in man
ufactures. We don't want more farmers
or merchants, we have too many now
"Have you the best climate and soil on
the face of the earth, Mr.. Naumbaughl"
Mr. Naumbaugh became modest cop
per color as he gave his broom a vigorous
push and replied. Eyes, | must admit
we have. Our soil is one of the richest in
the world, and can produce not only
everything grown in the tropics, but
many of the fruits and cereals belonging
to the temperate zones We have two
seasons, dry from November till
April and wet from April
to November; but we have
many fine days as your Indian summer
is said TO have. in the wet season. Ninety
degrees lis the mean temperature on the
COaSG DOb IL IS DeLUef INLAND. -
what do you think Of sending the poor
American negroes all TO Liberia!"
NO ROOM FOR POOR NEGROES.
Mr.. Naumbaugh's eyes grew big 81
don't see where we would get room for
them. Besides that would only help to
decivilize certain portions of our state.
Why should we take auybodys poor when
we are struggling ourselves? Send US as
TTrll f.f tod
you want. We will more than welcome
them
Liberia also,sufTers from lack of the
artificial advantages of u good seaport
Steamers must anchor far out from Mon
rovia, the passengers aud freight landing
by cargo boats, and even this method is
attended by danger sometimes The
chief exports are coffee, palm oil, rubber
and ivory. The last two they get from
natives in the interior. Palm oil is ex-
hibited in hogsheads which loudly make
their presence known. A curious siphon
is employed in filing these barrels. 1t
consists of horns Of the elephant or hip
pOpotamus fitted into each other, the tip
of each being first being sawed of. Ii
berian coffee is, by some trade, consid-
cred the best in the world Owing to the
peculiar influence on the soil of
I tree indigenous to the country,
the coffee has peculiarly agreeable
taste Coffee is one OF the states
best paying crops, although troublesome
to raise. 1t takes some time to get cot
fee plantation under way, and with
the greatest care it will only bear in the
third or fourth year, while the first full
crop comes at the end of seven years. The
crop will run over 100000 pounds this
year The tree, however. repays care
with long life, an old veteran in the gov
eminent square in MOnrovia antedating
the American settlement
Liberia has four countries. Montser-
RADIO Grand Bassa. Lione and Maryland.
and their capitals, MOnroeville. Grand
Bassa. Lione ana Cape Palmas, are the
only large towns. Liberia is governed
by president, vice president and abb
nets consisting of secretaries of state, in
terror, treasury and war. these two being
conferred in one person, as Liberia does
not indulge in shooting its neigh bors /;
postmaster and attorney generals The
presidential term is two years. and the
present ruler is large coffee planter.
sOAIE CURIOUS EXWHBrTs
The Liberia flag, Of red and white