Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-16

iut country. Most serene Prince uf
such mg~ i1us beauty thIi 70 SUR
puFr0a aI, others In charms lud urucos.
as dlN IIih ,hc uirht iu lHstDf / have
been Hu overwhelmed ut tha ught of al
much beauty that I have mot known
how Co rotate 10 to your gracious mai
csty' The apurcclntfH visitor u Co..
Jay finds himself similarly overwhelmed
Tor iu u1 other part W the world can
luFDIlnr view Doe found than that OF
nar1nu1. whether seen from the sea. 1r
ifum ih. hills that rise behind TO-
tta'oiul palms fringe the shores and
alum The slopes. and mountains rIfe
IKE Islands lu ael uf forest which
seems tu retain an liH IrIm.
cv1l freshncss and majesty And
this is the port which H fW
years ago was the greatest htnrp4-
n1 e'su of such au Industry rUW..nd
in no rllmy days Oh. bIUIur r'Inl-
i'n4 WOI" mot seen from 90. ..H TUHy
Won. back lr lhc lrtufIlr I.runl the
INF.. fUWHfkIhIU terraces which fIea
abruptly from the coast llnH tu a haIrht
OF 5000 feet and then gradually lsccrd
il %. mountains. C00l f..t HIGHER. lu
lh. Ola days of activity 90. arrival Ht
iiu.t steamer iu che pHfl UaH time
nnune.i hy telephone tD Central points
beyond thU mountains FrHm ihUat
points horse back riders conveyed tho
ucWa 'H thH banana plantations. Wh.u
the bananas wUte ,ui with roo POSSIBLE
speed and transported Boo harness. uu
tho backs OF mules and CONS tn ih.
edge of the plateau. overlooking tho
coast Thence they wUfe rum down hy
wlrc trnl'aya to tha bank of ihH Yumlfl
river whore they were loaded upon
small llrht0rs
Ncrr'. pooled the lighters out ~ the
ilvcr nnu through N surf 90 the walt
ing frwi0raa dangerous and uncertain
performance. ln which thD lighters were
often ur and tho cnwuUt lost Tho
mouth Ui the YumiH river Ia eighteen
miles from bararua. After getting her
load. iHH fru.t steamer had tu return
Co., tAH town fur nor clearance pHuHra.A
which The accommodating American
consul, though not obliged ly the duties
90 Die Ollie, 60 Do ap.1lNuya gave nt
once. 90 amy hour ui She day or nlrht.
o. New York. philadelphia ur Ulnton
90 quickly ns possible 90. planter re-
cHiyrd ao cents bunch f.f Dbl. hinuuHa.
and iO cents bunch ,Hr Maid tl ths
trolley concern Tor hriurIHe tha NOR.
chlnilre 90 M rivers cdE. Tho fruit
was slowed IN the hold vi tha yossfL
t#n lunches dcup. stood un uuH. upun
o. false deck. a man stood ,i ths
hu'rhWny tu examine every bunch. Hut
any That showed thy HiIrhI.at slam ~
rlp1n'ns were thrown away 0r sIy.n t6
The lHrk0y The lnhlraff ~ thIs zoe.
tl0n, hv ihH way orr 100 uUHrH#a and
apparently tho hlpu'UEt people ON
earth. They sling wild songs brought
by their ancestors FROM thH heart ~
Africa, while passing tho bananas.
rhnln.fl hIun. from the lshtrr tu me
dock whom the vessel was lnIdUI ihr
rnrfurs WurH given frHH r.T. 90
Ulncoo. Every one ~ thrm pHsrsHrol
o. pct animal or two. which Dr. takes
nluuT wherever he EnTFs and I Im told
that the collection N dogs. rHlfa. pIra
parrots, chickens ana mHnk.yH which
went ON this frequent irir was sight
o. behold.
IN fp.ia NJ an expedition in GETTING
The cargo ~ a. Co. destination. Do Ia
said that fully " per cont on 10 was Lost
IN 'rnnHi'aw1Htlv due. however 60 lack
of caro- on the part or planters Tho
least hrulHc on The skin Uf banana.
YOU know, upidly develops into n
black spot. which ruIuH Doe market
value. Those that roach their deailna-
tlon In good order hfus Iu 'hl United
stntoa from 81 90 So tha bunch.
Do the plimy days 1f cuban fruit
TRADE. oiFht thousand hunchca ~
bananas were shipped from nnracun
every day from Apfl iFt IN October.
tulrr good American management
thrrH r. mo- reason why the quantity
should not be many times Increased
ar The possibilities qf the region arr un-
limited.
FANNIE BRIGHAM WARD.