Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-24


swamps. and that he had less sickness
and malaria than he would have had
| had he been running a survey In Viz
| gnia at the same season Of the year.
| can give you similar quotations from
every traveller and engineer who has
been over the route. We are en-
from malaria IN any dangerous form"
AMERICANS IN NICARAGUA.
is Nicaragua such country that
Americans could prosper In III"
u think so, without doubt" was the
reply. "a At answer to that question
is that many Americans are now doing
so. We have been having quite an i'm
migration from your country. Three
hundred and fifteen young Americans
came In last month and get at least
so letters a week inqulring about the
canal and the chances for securing land
near Il, Already number Of planta-
lions have been set out by americans
who expect to make fortunes theS In
raising bananas, pineapples. cocoanuts
and rubber"
What are the opportunities for such
men,"
They are very great II they can only
walt while for their crops TO come in
10 bearing. In rubber Il takes about
seven years 10 raise the trees, but after
that time they pay very we'll / am
interested in plantation which has
$4,000 trees. They are now five years
old. and VIII produce rubber about 1904
The trees cost but trine 10 plant and
care for We grow the sprouts In nur-
series and have the Indians set them
out at 25 cents per task. A task means
the setting out OF a certain number OF
trees. The Indian may do II In three
hours, four hours or eight hours. but
he II paid by the task without regard
10 time. After the trees are once set
out they receive but little attention un-
III they are ready for cropping"
"There are good opportunities for
making wOnev in cocoanuts and bana-
uas, and also In coffee. About one third
NJ our coffee estates are now In the
hands Of the Germans, but II the
United States builds this canal we ex-
peot to see many American planters
come In, We raise a very fine coffee.
as good as can be raised IN any pare
Of the world, and II brings high prices
NEW RAILROADS AND MINES.
''The mineral resources OF Nicaragua
are great" continued Senior Corea. I'VE
have some very rich gold mines, and we
ore now building railroads 10 open up
the mineral parts OF the country. We
have also large areas fitted for cattle
raising There are now hundreds Of
thousands OF cattle upon these lands.
hut there might be millions. We ex-
port many hides, and OF late have been
exporting meat 10 Cuba and others OF
the West India Islands
"Our people realize that the canal
would benefit them. They believe It
win double the value OF their lands and
greatly increase the prosperity OF the
country. We have no doubt but that Il
win eventually be built through our
territory
a CHAT WITH THE COLOMBIAN
MINISTER.
I had an Interview on this same sub
iect with Senior Carlos Martinez Silva,
the minister from Colombia. who left
Washington some weeks ago Tie told
me that Colombia was very anxious
hat the canal should be built. AMI
that II was willing to give any oonces.
sions which would lead to the choice OF
the Panama route Said he:
I've feel that a canal VIII eventually
20 through the lsthmus OF Panama,
and that n your country does not make
IL some other parties will What we
want is 20 see the United States buy
out the French, and We believe that
you viii lind Il to your interest TO do
So"
PANAMA VERSUS NICARAGUA.
Suppose the United States does that.
Senior Silva" said l, what will she
get that she would not have on the
Nicaragua routeg'
"she would have the difference be-