Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-10
GIGANTIC FRUIT COMPANY.

The United Fruit company Is a nam.
moth concern. IT owns or controls all
the banana lands OF this republic, Of
Honduras, OF Nicaragua and part OF
Guatemala, Jamaica and Cuba. II owrV
the largest sugar plantation in Cuba
and several OF the largest cattle ranches
In Central America. It's own banana
orchards amount now to over hun
dred thousand acres, and as many more
viii soon be planted, But the banana
trade is increasing, and will perhaps
continue to increase for many years.
On the western coast, or rather
southern coast, while there is
much good land for bananas
there is not the market and hence
not the development in that industry.
But With the building up of the West,
and the opening up Of new railroads
from the West to the East. there is no
reason why there could not be large
banana trade on the Pacific side.
our stay at Pasohondo was pleasant
and restful. We did not leave early,
but took time TO dry our clothes from
the Wetting they got the day before,
While some OF US embraced the oppor-
tunity Of riding over the plantation
with Mr. Meiggs.
Here we parted with another OF our
companions. Artist Fairbanks. II was
thought best, In order 10 give him more
time TO sketch. that from San Jose. he
should take steamer TO the Magdalena
river while we proceeded more slowly
overland, This will give him at least
three months Of good working time,
while the photographing along the
lsthmus can be attended to by Mr..
Tolton. He viii take coast steamer to
Punto Arenas. thence by train TO the
capital, and await our arrival.
We rolled out at 2 p. m. and though
we had but three leagues TO make. were
until after dark in reaching our next
camping place. A league from the
hacienda We struck soft roads. the
muddiest and softest we have encoun-
tered Often the roots Of large trees
would cross the trail, adding addition
al difficulties. Our animals labored
nobly, punging, stumbling. sticking
fast at times. falling at times. then up
again. and after a brief rest plunglng
at Il again. Twice my mule fen with
me, but | succeeded In getting OF be-
fore she u ew me- Twice Mr.. Kienke's
went down, on the early part Of the
trip, and he walked or rather waded
the rest OF the distance. The little bur-
ros went down three or four times. the
last time refusing 10 rise until their
packs were taken OF and transferred
TO the riding mules.
Wen, we got through; despatched |
and daubed with mud from head 10
foot, and feeling that we had passed |
through one experience az least we ala |
not care TO repeat. The only thing /
lacking 10 make our experience COM /
plete In one way was heavy doWnp0ur /
Of rain The weaihsr however. took /
pity on us and remained clear.
At dusk we rolled into the little town 4
of Hotel. and as we came from an un-
frequented direction. we caused. for a /
few moments no little excitement
among the villagers We found 4
/ place 90 camp. and
potraro for our animals. and turned In
without supper. The morning was N 81,
and beautiful. our worse roads were
passed, al least for a while. and at
i,05 we were on our way again feeling
lluch better than We did the night be-
lore The little town looked better. too.
hough the houses were all thatch. an
Except the one we occupied. which was
" lumber. and there was a neatness
bout the gardens and little orchards
them. The people were an
courteous and ! suppose by this time.
hough Il was early morning, all knew
who We were and where We were going.
LIKE THE AMERICANS.
The people. as a rule, in Nicaragua
md Costa Rica like the Americans.
Sot unfrequently We have been spoken
4 as the brave Americans" The
'oung men aspire 20 talk English. and
me man, the owner OF the wealthy ha-
ienda OF Santa Clara. expressed him
ELF that his only regret was that he