Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-29

equipped FOR sustaining itself lulcpan-
don't " the uuiH.1s world. ih1H l.rt1
IUc1 on she higher grounds European
corn and vegetables lrn cultlNi .u %
pUffrrt fu. and between % CONGO. c'.-
ION and sugar plantations and i1H
siurdy limos on ancient lrCUa, which
stand out In the lnulHulna llko O. run
around the uccks OF ga upmlsi peaks
rice o. grown. of a. peculiar mountain
variety which docs NOT require uI.l-
iuF and curraltWUa the ftnu u ilH
Cor the lauIring classes. Ih'tc orr
rlid 90 BE- something over 600 varied o.
% native trees on ihH Island aui ln The
iufiiar altltui.a apples. pears ana
other northern fruits might Dr. success
fully grown. Every wall ana h,Ist
row ls uvcrrun with vines aud blossom
iug crUopHfs. and every apE rHi de-
voted 90 artificial crops i4 CIv'r.l Wish
natural fruit bearing trees. 1r &C. MINIS
with flowers. such as ore carefully
frled 600 our northern c1na 'rN1lurl 81.
hero nrngrg in Wild and oI1fNua
when the discoveries named this fee
land The rich pore they believed lt o.
cuuHlu IuUHl0ulIhIU mineral riches.
Gold. uupp.I iron. zine Iri rlul tI'
igruWu o. exist ln several placer. but no
SERIOUS attempt hIH ever been made Goo
dHvCiu these rUHHureHa. l'HNhy uu-
d1 AmrrUln m1rH EemaF. they may
como tl thr front 100 th, mar future,
particularly "a. Iron and coal. which In
ih.s locality would prove more vllut-
Ole. 10 found On considerable uunutiuoH,
ihlu most gold mines The only iu-
dustry On shIH Dino which has been pur-
sud Co any rNfrnt here nrU The Hllf
mines, as Salinas. 600 Tho HHu'h coast
and nt cape ilajo. ou the W.at The
FpunEc-nrldf 600. are practically iu So
D. .HHHI ~. d D. d
touched. and thero Hro extensive quar-
rics 1f beautiful white STONE. rrlnliH
ana marble. which have been eftlrHly
neglected Or lack uf capital. hu, in
Yankee hnudH would r1y we'll.
4 god many AmariDITH are already
here. 90 book up the rrlHp Or Doe
yraimeff - capital and che bur noes
chHrufH % mru ~ smaller m"trH,
. They represent every element Hf rI.f.Ha
H1Hai. commercial. manufacturing ana
Industrial llfH. ana o. is H1fH On Hly no Ii
thry are Il rhrfw1 Dc who will make
H01rUhIur uud conclusive luvcHtiga.
iHHs.. I have talked with several u'
th1rn. md in every caFe N y cxpf0ss
/ dHHgH utmUu;. Thty ala not realize
a' u distance that Porto Rico Dr. rIi Dol
I enc l..U. lk. our western HufUH and
. Territories. Win extensive trbrif NJ uu.
occupied and unclaimed hands. Ur rvHf
} like Nvw EnfHui and our South 1r
rHtoa with thDr nbiudnnod farms aud
broken down plantations; bus her
very inch Of hrl o. owned BY some
body ana can only be- acquired by N.
/ payment NJ o good round sum, R'uHI
. Americans hfv~ taken the lHlmd
prices have ulyttavid o. an absurd cx
toe 81 being now pretty generally uu,
darttr.d that We nre a wealthy people
b and literally Inclined. Ever the lrnlr
I ant market people. HuyluF an American
nfar OF. Immediately jump on ihfl
prices fur che simplest thing. q hun
dred per cfmt more They Seem % thiul
thui. aH nation, We are literally
out of money aud have come 60 de
bgrfc y.
There 10 ~ doubt that certain man
ufoi1rIrs would d. well On Porto Rio
such uH a pager mill. Or Instance
nn iCr-mliluF plant. and uihcrs af sim
liar nature u supply the nco,iH uf thI
Island. Thrtr arv a few good 0peuluw