Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-18
AMERICANS AnE MADE oDIous.
central American Trade and Favor
Alicnated.

Gualan, Guatemala, Nov. i6.-Many
New York commercial houses have
offices in this part of the continent,
and occasionally they receive orders
from them which whet the appetite
for money. Sometimes they send
agents here to drum up trade. but
their success Is limited.
The reason Is simple. with notable
exceptions, Americans coming TO live
In Central America seem to make It
point TO get money rapidly-too often
dishonestly--and leave for the states
This has made the people distrustful
Of everything American.
A railway was projected In 1874 from
port on the gulf coast called Puerto
Barrlos to Guatemala City. The con-
tract was given to Americans. the en-
gineers were Americans, and most of
the laborers were negroes
brought from New orleans. At
ter sixteen months of work the CON
tractors. having drawn all the cash
possible, left the country. The ne
groes were rescued at large expense
DIV the AAlAth EAAAAH kANiA hAtANsN $500
ing n warshlp to take them home.
The railway scheme was revived
about eighteen months ago. ana the
contract was given to another Ameri-
can. This was done against .hs wish
az the psople. but Presllens Barrlos.
having been educated and having mar
rled In the United states, believes IA
the good faith of Americans, az "a rue,
This contractor finds he wiil aolne OUT
80 h.Nn
nletes ma contract. AlthouHh cpulih-
ming to draw money from he govern
ment through mis- partners tspan-
inrds who have business interests herel'
he is doing very little and n large num-
Der OF negroes are thrown out OF en-
ployment, ., oro
More than sixty OF those negroes are
living on charity In TINS town Oh 80
nonuiatlon. These negroes were luit'
| Nv glorious promises from New Ut
leans. the contractor paying SIS head
| 10 HE steamship company. charging
| Tho amount to the negro and making
| him work II out.
The rate OF mortality In the port OF
Parrlos Is high on account OF coast
ana malarlal fevers. The medical AZ
tendance is given by two young men
| mere students. having TO cover forty
miles of country and attend three TO
tour hundred patients at n time.
~ ,,on,,g man named George McGlynn
,ro,, New York came out two years
ngo 10 san salvador as an electrician.
III formerly was connected Win lne
| Tholnsnn- Houston company ana WORK
Cd in Newark, N. j.. He was taken
sick and one OK tnese 90 ~ W ~,
attended him. The medicine was DIS
tasteful and McGlynn complained ire
nnentiy OF Il. The young doctor told
MIN ha could take II or not. left MIN
nnA refnsed to see him again-7and TWO
davs afterward McGlynn was laid N
an unmarked grave. This Is one IN
stance OF many. ,.,,a,,..o,,.
The poor care taken OF tei9W-1ouu.
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methods have given rise ~
-. "a "Only an American, as. i'A-tu
th.s raj. 81 the Genital An y "a, ,s
,',,,,nns " m whatever Is loose. us
hnnegl and immoral ~ M,
- ali the coffee lands IN this
country. get all OF the native Iaoo'
,ha,, want shin coffee to Hamburg ane
i've here happily. The German keepl
Ma word. The Engllah nave nsal ~. y,
of the machinery and lmplei'i',,t, -, 60 y
isse,,sa they furnish staple articles
~ nea, CLASS at lower prices thAi
A,ns,.Sean manufacturers furnish pop
Her IN Guatemala. after leaving IN
| - tbe lard rises 20 the Central An
sa.' 'r,n~e both slopes OF whlcn VI
oo.erea with flne coffee plan
ey r,s, an occasional wheat field IN IN
,tshnr attitudes. There are many soo,
e-irr.s for capital and for young ~
,1,aiiieeut labor. skilled and o,ner", x
M any one corning here now rom rom %
, snr,h must i've so as TO convince sysr.
ne y, M determination 20 DO pusnies
an a straightforward business pasis'
fire nj whitney.
,,-A,...,. Tex. Nov. i6.--rhls morn
nha,,, O'clock Cornelius a Meme
~. IA al thls place was consu' i,',,
a. also several wagons ioaas'