The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-24
A LIFE in HONDURAS.
The Experience Of W. NJ. Bambere, Late Of
Houston,
NOW LIVING IN SPANISH HONDURAS
lie Tells of the Products of the Coun-
try-The Politics and other
Interesting Things.

Houston. but who left here in 1894 to seek
fortune and a new home in Spanish Hon
duras. Central America.
Though Dame Fortune has coquetted
with him in his new home he is in no.
wise discouraged and expects to return
shortly. He says that while he would
not advise any poor man to go to Central
America in search of fortune, yet there
are splendid opportunities there for the
investment OF large capital He regards
the FIVE or six years he has spent there as
being worth a great deal TO him in the
way OF experience, by which ne expects to
profit in the future.
"Bamb," as he is familiariy known by
his friends in Houston, went originally to
Centrar America expecting to enrich him
self in raising coGee and in this enter
prise he and his associates sunk several
thousand dollars before they discovered
that the native labor of that country could
not be depended upon. He is now engaged
in raising rubber and he thinks he sees
a fortune in the far glimmering future.
Il am located" said MIR. Bamberg to a
Post representative yesterday, while they
were discussing Central America under
an awning during the rain storm, near
San Pedro sula, town Of about 1000 in
habitants. IT is a wild. picturesque couu
try and like most tropical countries there
is heavy un1sreroyytb and ma wagon
Ioads' ne only fdilroau anywhere heal
me is little stretch OF seventy-fve miles
that runs from La Pamiento TO the coast.
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bananas, all OF wnlcn are exported ana
we raise a little corn and fruit Of differ
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their own consumption. Cocoanuts are
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