Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-01-03

This, says a correspondent, is ulFlueu
as follows: English and Americans
5000; Germans and Austrians, 4'9OO;
French, 300; Italians, $500; Mex
cans, $500; Spanish, 1920; Portu'
guese, 1000; all other nationalltles'
1900. OF this number it is fairly es-
timated that one-half came here to en-
gage in legitimate business PURSUITS
while the remainder are forced exlles
from their native Observation-Disclosures
who are safe here from any POSSIBLE
ity of extradition. Here are men from
Chicago, New York, Boston, Philadel-
phia, New Orleans and other great
American cities, who, by their enter
prise and brain force, backed by a
goodly amount Of money which they
brought with them, are growing
wealthy. The gold mines of Hondu-
ras, which under the most favorable
circumstances are but half developed
and not half worked, turned out over
$8.OOO.OO0 in yellow metal
II is in the vast rubber forests. how
ever, that the greatest wealth is ac-
quired. Their are recorded at the cap
ital by the treasurer something like
100 national concessions to Americans.
Each one of these concessions ranges
from 5000 to 10000 acres, and each
acre will average 1000 rubber-produc-
ing trees. The average grown tree in
one season Is capable of being MIXED
to the extent of forty pounds of pure
rubber. Il will be readily seen, there
fore, there is an enormous profit in
this business. The cost of producing
melting, carting to the coast and eX-
porting to the New Orleans or New
York market will not EXCEED 25 cents
per pound.
This sum also represents the proper
tionate cost of the concession, which
in ali cases runs for twenty years.
The cost of concession depends al.
togethep upon the condition of the
national finances. II the treasury is
depleted-which Is the case most of
The time-then concession can be
had for approximately $50 per acre
and a yearly tax of Sc per acre. No
500 acres and this allotment is made
by the surveyor general If man
has discovered a particularly fine lot
OF trees, which have not been taken
up he may file his claim to them, but
If granted, 1t will be at an exorbitant
figure.
No one of the South of Central
American states possesses so many
varied and constant resources as Hon
duras. Were it not for its backward
state of civilization there would be a
bright outlook for investors from all
over the world. The following are
the industries reported for taxation
for the year 1899, and II is safe to as.
sumo they are largely in excess of
these figures: Gold, $S,0O0,O 600: silver,
$4,S02,45S; lead, SS17.223; stock and
agriculture, SAL 100000; rubber and
lumber, $16,S11,27t; fruit. $2,45O000;
total, 94,7SO,947.
In country like this, where flowers
have no fragrance, and women wear
no petticoats, everything goes by con.
traries, Civil rights are vaporous
and life decidedly uncertain. AS to
the men, their eyes plainly read, 81
am dying, Egypt, dying" They make
me feel like the ruthless hunter am
"a hunter OF sensations and mere lit
erary material. whom the quest OF
sport has swept to this country to be
in at the death
With the women IL is different
While the men are very much dor
mant, the women are correspondence,
alive. the married women, or sonora
particularly so. find the educated
Honduras girl physically attractive
physically sympathetic, ami altogether
enthralling.
II is easy to tell the married from
the unmarried women wherever yor
meet them here by the manner In
which they wear flowers in their hair
the senoras putting them ON the right
side and the senoritas on the left
Thcr is no country on the face of the
globe where men hold women in great
er respect than In Honduras. Not
'' w NhVS SudIu luem with al
earnest solicitude. but they accord
them the distinction of outward def
erenoe. They protect them from ever,
care, and bear every burden that mar
can carry for woman. The chivalry OF
olden times survives among these PEG
pie and this is doubtless one reason
why the women are SO contented with
their lot
There are no married fiirts In Hon.
duras. no scandals caused by unfaitb.
fui wives. no ambitious women pininr
IN their secluded homes. so far as
known. There are no woman's rishto
conventions, no woman's temperance
societies, no mothers meetings There
is not even woman's card club in the
country The wife knows nothing Of
the family finances; she is not con.
suited in serious business affairs. II
we're esked: What do they do with
their timer? | should say their days
are ute as full Of activity. both mental
and Physical, as those of their sisters
in the United States. Honduras wo.