The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-01-02
TRAVEL. IN
FAR BRAZIL
Frank G, Carpenters
Letter.
COLONIES OF GERMANS
Place Where Climate and Sol are
Like Those Of North lem
perate Z0re,


perate ZOre,
have had a long chat with oui con
sui general TO Brazil, Mr.. Eugene See
ger. concerning a remarkable journey
wnilh he has just made through the
southern part OF that country. Consul
General Seeger has been representing
the business interests of the United
States for several years in Rio de Jane
iro He was appointed by President
Mckinley and during his term has
done much to advance American trade
on the eass coast of South America. lie
is now in The United States on snort
leave of absence and is spending some
time in Washington.
i ne rip through sAe southern prov
inces OF Brazil which Mr.. Seeger made
was largely by means OF wagons, car
rlages and on horseback. His wife
went with him, and they Travelled by
slow stages from one town to another,
visiting the leading cities and looking
ND the chances for American invest
ments and American trade. In many
of the large places ~ (which they stop
ped the people had never seen an Am
,erican; they did not know the colors OF
the American flag until one was dis
played by our consul general, bat they
nevertheless gave cordial greetings to
The representative Of the United states.
Consul General Seeger describes
southern Brazil as by far the best part
of The country. He says that lis SOIL
is exceedingly rich, and that its climate
is line that of California 1t Is vast
country, full Of possibilities for for
tune-m making and investments. The
best things are now owned by the Ger
mans, but there are many oppoT1Nni-
tiles for Americans and American cap
ital.
Colony of Rlumensu
Southern Brazil" said Consul Gen
.eral Seeger, "is largely populated oy
Germans. The first OF them came 20
the country abont two generations ago,
and their houses and customs are like
those of Germany fifty years ago.
can't describe the simplicity and
alla5ntness of the civilization. | went
through many colonies, visiting VII
lagos and cities, in which the houses
were like the old-tine houses you see
in Germany There are no locks on
the doors. The cities have no such
things as telephones, gas or horse cars.
k.ectriesty is almost I'm nnown, and
ichere are none of the modern improve
nents OF today ! remember one hotel
at when ! stopped in the town of Blu
menau. This is in the state Of Santa
Catharina. 1t is the chief city of the
colony of Elumenau, which mas. per-
haps, $4,000 population. When went
10 bed at night ] asked my landlord for
a key. He told me that none OF the
rooms had any locks, and that they
meyer thought of fastening the doors
there. found that che bar in the ho.el
was eft open all night, the bartender
often being away for hours at a time
If man wanted a drink he took down
the bottle and poured II out, and left
LIE money on the counter THE Gus
toms Of eating were refreshing.
we sat down at the table, at the
same time mine host wishing us 'guten
appetft,' and at the close OF the meal
ask ing us how we liked TIE food My
room in the hotel was right near the
public school, and at the noon recess |
saw the master, a tall, gaunt German,
in old-fashioned clothes, come out and
walk up the street between two rows
of beautiful palm trees. He had In his
two hands a cheese sandwich, which
must have been foot long and about
eight inches wide. He bit gargantuan
mouthfuls out of the sandwich as he
walked along. Behind him came the
scholars, who numbered more than
hundred, each holding smaller sand
witch. They walked up the avenue and
back again. thus eating their lunch,
and then returned to school. Blume-
nau is n very rich town. There rs
practically no poverty. | visited the
Jail and was told it had only had one
prisoner within the last five years.
The Germans of Brazil.
There are colonies of this kind seat :
tered throughout Brazil" said the
consul general The state of Parana, !
which first entered, has about 10000
population. OF these $4,000 are Ger |
mans and about 100000 native Brazil |
ians and the remainder Italians, Poles, |
e.c. The Germans own the property !
and control the trade. J., is the same
in Santa Catharina province. and also
in the state OF Rio Grande do Sui. The
chief city of the latter state Is Porte
Allegro. 1t has about 10000 people, and
Oh these at least 10000 are Germans, /
The city is n large trade center. 1t has
extensive factories and Is the chief
commercial point for southern Brazil. |
The Germans own all the stores. Tuey
are so prominent that in the principal
street the signs are German only. The
banks are German, and | understand
that the German Brazilian Bank of Rio |
de Janeiro will soon establish branch |
bank In Porte Allegro, To give YOU
some idea OF the money which can be
MADE in banking in Brazil would say
that this bank had capital OF about
100000 and that 1t paid last year
dividends of II per cent. Ii could have
paid 20 per cent, but did not do SO, for
in that case its taxes would have been
materially increased"
The California of Brazil.
here asked the consul general some
thing as 70 the crops in this part of
Brazil.
He replied: THE climate and soil Is
such that the people can raise almost
ANYTHING The country rs more likel