Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-11-16
SANTA FE, N. M, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 16. 1906
YOUNG GERMAN
LIKES NEW MEXICO
John c. krauss on Tour Of World
Talks Interestingly Of
Travels.

John G. Krauss, formerly lieuten-
ant in the German army, and a mem.
Der of an old German family in the
fatherland, spent yesterday afternoon
In Santa Fe driving about to points of
Interest and then boarded a Santa Fe
train at Lamy for Kansas City, where
he will visit relatives. He will then
go to points in the East and South
before leaving for Germany. Lieuten-
ant krauss, who is still young man,
left the army because of an injury he
received. While directing the move
ment of a field gun in practice ma
neuvers, his horse fell with him and
the young officer rolled under one
wheel of the cassion, which passed
over his right leg, crushing it. He is
still a little lame in that limb and says
that he does not ever expect to regain
full use of 1t. The young man is on a
trip around the world, having already
visited most of Europe and parts of
Asia, including the Holy Land, which
ne found very interesting. He does
not speak English perfectly but never.
theless he makes himself understood
readily. He has two slight scars on
his face which he laughingly re.
marked were Sword holes The
scars are the result Of duels with fel.
low students at the military academy
which he attended. The duels are not
dangerous, the only object being to
scar the face.
Americans are right in saying they
should see their own country first, :
he remarked to New Mexican re-.
porter. America is the most wonder
ful country have ever seen--except,
of course, my fatherland. Germany.
have been in the United States and
Canada for nearly two months and 7
would like to remain for year but |
cannot. heard so much of New Mex
leo and Arizona that came here
from New York. | am glad that
did for it is a most wonderful place.
81 knew that here there was lots of
land not under cultivation but | did
not expect to see such quantities Of
it. Here you have big, big plains.
mountains that are very beautiful and
many rich valleys that you irrigate.
In the middle of your country are
large farms, much too great for one
man. Your people are all rich but
some of them do not think so. Ger.
man farmers are wealthy on smaller
farms but that is because they cult.
yate them very closely American
farmers I think waste too much.
81 should like to live In New Mex.
leo. Its scenery is beautiful and its
climate is the best on earth. 1t re-
minds me greatly Of the Holy Land
Santa Fe is in some respects like
some Egyptian towns. Some of its
little houses are fiat and low like
those of the Egyptian people and here
the farmers must carry water in
bitches TO their farms like those
strange people do from the Nile.
"Your town is not all adobe houses,
however, for the capitol building is a
fine structure and your high school
is handsome building. did
not go to see your government build.
ing should like to stay for month
in Santa Fe and learn more about the
city and its people. saw my first In
dians on the streets here and befo
leave for Germany will visit one
their towns. think they are the most
interesting people in America"
Herr Krauss said before leaving
that he would come again to New
Mexico and if he again had the oppor
tunity. would spend a year in the
United States, studying farming meth
DDS, in order to introduce some of the
methods in Germany, if he found them
aDpliCable,