The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-23
A COFFEE KING IN TOWN,
CHARLES T. MANNING OF MIC
ARAGUA TALKS
Of the Central American Republic,
Its Business, Resources and
Wealth-The Nicaragua Canal.

MIR. Charles T. Manning. a prosperous
coffee planter and mining operator Of
Matagaloa, Nicaragua is in Salt Lake
on his way TO Salem. Ore. to visit his
parents. Mr. Manning intended staying
| in this city only day. but he was so
we'll pleased with its attractions that
he concluded to remain over sunday
/ The visitor is an old resident Of Ia
| coma, Wash, but left there six wears
ago to make his fortune in the Central
/ American state. He is combining bust
ness and pleasure in his travels through
/ the United States.
| Mr. Manning relates that his young
coffee plantation produces a high grade
berry. and he is. therefore, unframed
( by the slump in prices on inferior
: grades OF coffee. Last year he shipped
/ 1880 bags. and in three years hence
the trees will yield 10000 bags an
nually.
/ As to mining in Nicaragua. Mr.. Man.
/ ming states that an inviting field is
there presented to the prospector. such
/ as he has never before encountered in
/ his extensive experince. Only recently
/ did Mr.. Manning prospect for gold. but
/ he has found plenty OF it in a free state.
Water is abundant. the gold lodges are
/ of good size, and developments are cas-
/ lily made with capital and intelligent
/ effort The mineral resources of Near
/ aqua are absolutely UNEMPLOYED.
/ of the resources, trade relations and
social end commercial conditions IN
]
/ a Herald reporter last evening: They
are practically unknown to the average
I citizen OF the United States. No one
/ has any conception of what a magnifi-
I cent market is afforded there for The
manufactured goods from the northern
zone on this continent. Just think OF
it, the United States sends US only
/ flour and coal oil. and Great Britain
ships cotton goods and edged tools and
I hundreds OF other articles for our use
All this trade should 20 10 the United
I States. One OF my purposes in visiting
my native country is TO excite an IN
terest in Central America and to invite
an inquiry into the possibilities there,
for l have demonstrated to my own
satisfaction that there is no better
country in the world for profitable IN
vestment-
NICARAGUA CANAL.
THE Nicaragua canal will be Of i'm
meEse value to Central America, but
the benefits from its construction. con-
troll anc maintenance by the United
States government will be vastly mOce
to this country. It will revolutiOnizs
the commerce of the world. and make
the United States the most powerful
and the richest of all nations. The SEN
timent in Nicaragua is favorable TO the
United States taking hold of this prop
oSitiOn, and L believe no difficulty would
be met in securing all reasonable con-
ceSsiOns from the Nicaraguan govern
ment. Private corporations are not now
in favor down there since the present
promoting company, with its dOg-in-
the-manger policy failed TO keep its OBJ
legations. ! believe congress Will soon
act favOrably on the canal question
I The cost of the ship canals cOnstruc-
ton would be a mere nothing, compar-
ed with the value OF the land and
money bonuses given TO aid the build
ing Of the Pacific railroads. and
see what immense benefit they
have been to the country. There would
be no difficulty now at the Nicarausan
end to renew the F'reylinghusen-Zava
treaty for the construction Of the canal
under the auspices Of the United States
government. This proposed treaty was
pigeOn-holed by President Cleveland.
There are many exceptionally fine
opportunities for a young man with
$1,000 or more in capital, energy, INTEL
lect and stability of character TO make
a large fortune in a comparatively
short time in Nicaragua. The climate
at elevations of 1900 feet and upwards
is eQuable and healthful. Matagalpa.
where 1 live, is 2.200 feet above sea
level. There are 120 American citizens
there, and about so AnglO-SaxOn for
eigners. and in all my six years resi-
dence there not a single case of sick
ness in our colony has been known 10
have been caused by climatic cOndi-N
tions.
CHURCH AND STATE.
In 1898 there was a separation OF
church and state and two years ago 4
public school system was started. The
natives are courteous to Americans,
but more SO since the war with Spain.
Every encouragement is given TO for
eign capital to come there to invest
We have 40 miles of railroads. but
more will be built in the Development
of Central Americas marvellous re-
sources when we get the canal we are
hoping for. Silver is our money 1t
pays the peOn laborers but when We
buy imported goods or pay outside
debts gold is the basis, and we must
give 81 or more for 81.
There is a mistaken idea Of the
revolutions in Nicaragua Our pres
dent. ]. Santo Zalaya, and his cabinet.
have brought order out of chaos, and
we now are enjoying an era Of prosper
ity. The average revolution does not
disturb business any more than the
general elections do in this country.
These revolutions, sO-called, are polit-
ical changes.
When asked if he We're acquainted
with a Mr.. James. who visited here in
1893. the Guatemalan planter and
brother c. Hon. William F. James Ct
Salt Lake. Mr.. Manning replied:
Yes. know Mr.. James very we'll. He
went there a Door boy. but ne is now
immensely wealthy and a prominent,
influential man in his state"
Mr.. Manning is a most agreeable
gentleman. He is overlooking with
American patriotism. and longs for the
day when the flag of the United States
will wave over Central America, as il
does now over Hawaii and Puerto
Rico.
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