The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-21
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the climate IL hot moist and unhealthfhl
nshind that stand the foothills, and brhind
them the towering summits.
The country takes lts name from the
equator, Witch Insects u. tie AREA IL not
accurately known, but N may bs given 40
Approximately i7o,On squars miles, %
about twice tina, ~ the stats Of Illinois.
Much ~ II II u,kte hopeless for productive
1ses, but there Ia a large area ~ 40 high
n degree n fertility that " will some day
become m important source 81 supply Tor
special products The population of the
country Il about i.sDO.Ooo. two-tbirds OF
which 10 classed M indian and all except
a very small percentage 81 the remainder
a. Of mixed blood.
From the time 81 Spanish settlement
almost Until the present day Ecuador has
been q land Of political turmoil. The rule
Of the Spaniarcs was brutal and greedy.
With constant protest and frequent revolt,
the people bore their burdens until 1879.
when an independence movement started in
Quito. This was suppressed for . time. but
II was not stamped out. Il ~reappeared and
the struggle continued until the formation.
In 1919, OF the United States Of Colombia,
which included the present Venezuela, Co
lombia and Ecuador. This lasted until
1880. when 10 was dissolved by the separa-
ton Of Venezuela and the declaration OF
independence by Ecuador. The history
Of the country since that time shows a long
list Of Instructions, revolts and political
outbreaks.
What sugar is to Cuba and what coffee
ia to Brazil cacao is to Ecuador. She pro-
duces about one-hfth Of the worlds total
supply. Her output in 1904 was u ,43s tons
nearly one-half Of which was sent TO France.
The greater part Of this product comes
from the coastal plain. which is peculiarly
we'll adapted to this particular industry.
Another important export product Is the
ivory nut, the vegetable ivory Of commerce.
From 20, 900 to IS 900 tons Of these are ex-
ported annually. The shipments Of 1904
were valued at 81 100. 900. Little 10 done in
the way OF export manufactures with the
exception Of the so-called Panama hats,
which come from Ecuador instead Of from
Panama. These were shipped in sufficient
quantity in 1904 to add s4is $50 to the export
Of the country.
Guayaquil, a city Of some %, 900 inhabi-
tants, Ia the port city and the commercial
capital. 1t lies at the head Of a beautiful
bay, but the beauty Of It's environment is
a far better subject for favorable comment
than are it's health statistics. Quito, the
political capital, is up among the hills at
an altitude Of 9,37I feet above sea level, a
curious, isolated place, rich in lite ancient
history and poor in almost everything else.
It was the residence Of the last Of the Incas,
and has made no very remarkable progress
since their day. So far as climate is con-
cerned it is perhaps the most delightful
place on earth. 1t has been called a land
Of perpetual June. Living is cheap, the
market amply supplied, and the fruits and
the coffee of the country are delicious.
A railway from Guayaquil is being pushed
rapidly toward Quito, and another line Ia
projected from the coast town Of Esmeral-
das, northwest Of Quito. In the constr1lc-
ton Of the G~uayaquil and Quito line stu
pendous obstacles have been encountered,
but the heaviest part Of the work is now
completed and progress on the remaining
work will depend chiefly upon political
peace and available funds. In a report
made by the Minister Of Agriculture and
Industry two or three years ago the follow
ing comment appears:
mo- much time will have passed when
the inter-Andean railway, vanquishing all
the obstacles which have halted our pro-
gressive march. will salute the wall Of the
Andes and come with the whistle Of the
locomotive to awaken the spirit, almost
dead, OF OUR mountain populations to the
civilizing influence Of industry and COM
merce. The line Of iron and steel, covering
a distance of 500 kilometres $50 miles, will
traverse our climates and will go collecting
in It's train diverse productions to bear
them to our ports and deliver them to the
Of the world A plan is under
consideration to build a 100 mile branch
from the Guayaquil-Quito line, at Ambato,
running to the Curarey River. This stream
Joins the Amazon near lquitos, in Peru,
which is the head Of ocean navigation.
This line, by rail and river, would open a
considerable district Of tropical land east
of the Andes and give TO Ecuador a do
nestle line Of transportation for the rubber
and other forest products in which the dis
triot is reported to be exceedingly rich.
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