New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-04
THE PASSING THR0NG.

THE PASSING THRoNG.
Ex-Alde-man James Vernon OF Detroit VAS at
the Gisey few days ago. his way returning
from Central America. 1T The emf
PANAMA OF a ten weeks trip. 4 went
PEOPLE SoJtn." said Er. Vernon Ito escape
JUBILANT. :he severity Of the winter were
having ga Michigan. 4 found the
climate of Costa RIGA and Panama very eneryat-
ing but the conditions IN Jamaica. where stayed
for three weeks on the way returning. were ideal
The first point 1 touched In Costa Rica was I4mou
where the magnitude Of the shipments Of bananas
makes IL clear that their production is the CHEZ
no1slS o. e % u e IS IS M 5 bi,nrbes or
the fruit exported from Costa RIGA and other
banana producing countries last year all but one
million came 10 the United States. visited san
Jose and noted the generally depressed condition
spstiai rrea rrsreenlerlt hat arrived at Panama
OF the day that Or. Amador. the first President Of
the new republic was inaugurated. Enthusisssi:
over the assured success OF the canal project was
exhibited in every possible form OF expression. and
that Dr. AmadoI was the unanimous choice Of the
isthmian people WAS abundanty attested. Vas
served tv everybody as a festival occasion Of me
Fourth of July order. The hlare Of bands and the
seeD ar irnpossi5iiny FOR forty-eight hours. and
during the whole course Of the demonstration mere
that the President was the one man OF al
men for The place EEerEpoay N ~. I TappS. Ii
The thing in which became most deeply inter,
20 become an Important Industry the island. The
experimental stage was passed last year, when hNe
POUNDS were produced. and it is confidently pre-
dcted by those engaged IN the business inat an IN
side u i've years an annual pToaue'.i"h, I, oL
pounds viii he attained. Each year IN Deeethoet,
the plant is cut on ABOUT eisnt iaeRes aooSe Ilg
Fearing shoots the buds are nippod of every TWO 4
sarmartinc ana curing processes contribute the
making of the marketable product mat u meets
have been fGlly demonstrated for the expansion Of
Facilities on a large scale is in progress.
louis K LuT secretary and treasurer Of the |
Chicago Rock Island and Gulf Railroad at Fort 4
Worth. Tex is at the Hoffman /
GROWTH OF House. Fort Worth" said Mr.. |
FORT Lun. is in a thoroughly prosper !
WORTH Gus condition. She has enjoyed a 1
material growth in her population |
since the census OF 1900. She was at that time 1
credited with than 27o and 1t is insisted that
she has now not less than 5000. The establish |
snent or two packing plants has afforded employ
s. 70 ne eS,siv - sitlIates in the mat
,er ~ rsilroas facltes and its future IL is safe
- say is most promising. Eleven lines now enter
fe-ert directions from the central point Of radia-
ton The extent a. winch ne sgII9unoi ~ COM m;
portant jJUbng point. The city has seven national
renuraS - be IN strong condition. The people OF
Fort Worth are public spirited and progressive.
Fort Worth sttests the generally satisfactory con-
Giti0us o. business.
Herman Thomasscn. a mechanical engineer Of
Symegen- Holland. arrived few days ago from
Paramaribo. Dutch Guiana, where
ooIDIN he went five years ago. the
DUTCH manager OF a Holland company |
GUIANA. that contemplated the construction |
OF a railroad from the coast into |
the interior Seen at the Victoria. Mr.. Thomassen
Replying 20 questions concerning the natural re-
Of the country. said: 1t is my prediction
that Dutch Guiana viii develop into OF the |
greatest Of gold producing countries. The com |
pany for which went 70 the country had a con- /
hectares OF about 10000 acres. OF land in con
gauge railroad from Paramaribo, l2o miles south |
% promote The opening and development Of the |
reverted 10 The government which IS building /
the road. On the collapse 81 the company's enter
rettg values fn gold bv the primitive methods OF
the aliuval deposits IN the valleys along the creeks
rivers 10 which the creeks were tributary. and |
ottained some river correspondents OF them be-
Caramacca River. and including the whole water |
6s SeaIy my g up . tae 'yf ee, IeR f5st
TOOK Dutch Guiana. and within sixty days. be- /
lie gravel in the liver bed This g-as a mere eT-
Perrnertal OPERATION ana demonstrated a value o. /
decomposed shaved il of with the dredge bucket |
was high as S a cubic ward In the first weeks |
work 7 found a nugget that weighed ten ounces /
Hud worth 500. have also demonstrated that 1
the gravel IN which the gold is found is IN Itself
q ton in gold values. Dredging Is the only prac- /
veal method Of recovering the gold from the /
courses. Capital and practical mining men are the
COMMUNION that are NEEDED 20 bring out the Tlch
that the country is unheathfu is chiefly founded /
,he tinted states and neglect the necessary pre- |
csuuons against malaria. To provide against the /
blinking only boiled water and taking few grains /
Sns u ne once TfA r WI bese,s one immune
an certainly a satisfactory example,