The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-21
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A MUCH NEGLECTED.
Richest Section Of New World
Langtlishes III Poverty for
Want of Development.

SANTIAGO De LOS cABALLEROs.s
DOMINICAN REPuBLIC.-Santo Domin-
go, one of the richest sections of the new
world discovered by Columbus now Inns
as s direct
Its revolutions and the lack of stabilitys
s oS toek mdns ~
scrudest OF methods are now lost In theE,
wilderness Of tropical vegetat ion and tlelrSs
there are few habitations and almost al
the fallow land Is going to waste. Desnlla
GaailSs sears IN this
nection Mr.. Louis u, Bogaert, Be giaii
ConsulSin Santiago, said:
Ing interests in this country. The entire
centre OF the Island remains practically
Ses pon SHOWS sSs spsnsd
Fpeclally In gold and copper. Messrs. J.ssss
Is NaM Y Hnh SaSraE
be e operated On q larger s. Scale than any
5.;s si nna IN the northern section OF the
Liberal Mining Law. u
THE Dominican mining law Is eSeep.S
general features It resen bles the Mexieans
ton as long as the taxes on them ara
pnid. These taxes are very low, Amounts
Ing to ten dollars yearly FORE 4, gold Claim! rs
tho government docs no T require any $ pe-sS4
ss amtoun s. s5eS m Is
soon as three. hundred feet of dlsches have
ng one Soaaana ss5
iohlnely has been imported, for the deye &,
.opment of other mines The sdenosit.sio IS
saaiuantlty. w. 1'.E }. ID ],
date To = develop min, mines where the SeonsSs
gditlons arc so favorable Us that the men Ss
who have prospeetea here have Ia not nag
york Plaas hs pfopsrlS inning
rI row the ratification Of the protos
col Is not u necessity for this eharacteEf
OF snvestments, Is
| ,liso n saio Of Mente christi
o oaIairo ths de le tic til Rvsr
Very similar to the irrigated plains; o.
Arizona: there 4are tho same Vegetati on:
the amount OF wat en- ayailn BILE is at least
twice as great as Is required for proper
'ifhe plan Is to; start on a big scale
truck farming for the winter Il ma rketsa
ths United stsf sa Nh
lows the irrigattngS comp ny To bnild :its ss
own railroad, to sconstr q pott a
zanllloj Is;ty and por q schlrssss
81 tnls mature rs Is sub
JeCt to- the fallllGittQit W SHs's ptSsoSOisi
being, In the opinion OF banker s,, more
affected by revosionasy IS
the opinion Of bankers, as the fact N ls sts2
that tho four thousand acre plttntatlelts
Of the United Fruit Company y s tlsyea's
si,fIered from any lack OF llahor ttloaxli as
IN tho neighborho0d where the mos q dess I'M
nerate lighting has occurred.
il In my opinion once the cuatoni-h nnaa III
problem has been sol ed 4 he count fy
ahsolutel 81 he ruled undc or ~ 81 M
nni Wit hot1t the need 81 the ntmnT0tiSS M
which were a feat ,ire ~ N
former reyNluti lions: 4. N sSs
ss,'I believe that the daVelo pnlent + OF Frasss
ident Roosevelt S policy, not only by take
Ing GlNtrgc Of the Gus tom houses. nia IL by
imposing certni rcstraint pon I'LL lHeSs
loans, ss thes Unite States did atn ClIln3 s@A
and by lending lid and nd vice ~, ttuestt ions
OF internnl admini ion WI I'D ala,ussSe NJ
tom the ppminicanS To- Alnertea an TiAt bos,Hsss3
and tend to qfspel the fear IA
arisen hat tleN Nor hsyn repn int
10 sa MILL oeea lon phe sftnct s S6
this poll Noul be ia ma te tlta A6fnt s8j
cams look upon he I'M ted 81 al 1SS