The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-08
HARDLY EQUAL IN S'zE
TO STATE OF NEW YORK
Has Small Population But Is
Capable Of Great Material
Development

Everybody seems TO be asking. in
Jew OF present developments. what,
exactly. is Nicaragua. how large Is il,
what aie It's resources. commerce and
climate2 Some interesting compari-
sons and facts, prepa ed by the IN.
tcrnaiiona Bureau of American Re.
pubics. will help 10 answer these
pertinent natural questions.
There is only four square miles
difference between the area of Mica.
ragua and the state of New York.
Take Connecticut out Of New Eng
land. and Nicaragua would cover the
rest OF il. II is approximately half
the size of the state OF Washington
To be exact, Il covers 1920 square
miles. which is larger than Holland,
Belgium and Denmark combined II
has a remarkable extent OF coast line
on two oceans On the Caribbean, II
reaches nearly 200 miles due north
and south; on the Pacific. II extends
s25 miles, It's greatest width Is ga
niles OF approximately the distance
am Washington to New York Its
least width Is i25 miles, o. approx.
mately the distance from Chicago to
the Mississippi river
Il has the smallest population OF
any Central American country, bat is
ccrrcspondingly capable Of great ma
teiial development There are only
about G0No0o people within its limits
OF these iive-sixths are upon The
western OF Pacific side The eastern
cr Ca ibbcan shore Hes low and Is
drained by many rivers. The only ia.
dusiry Of this section ~ The growing
OF bananas whica were shipped In
1873 To the Number Of 100000
buncGcs. valued at SO cents bunch
The principal town here rs Rluedelds
little south ot the center, having
5000 inhabitants Il IS liS6 miles
from New Orleans and $40 miles
i,om Colon The only other impOr
tant places on this east coast are
Greytcwn. al the southern point with
2000 inhabitants. near The mouth OF
the San Juan river which was to
have been the course Of the lsthmi
an canal If built through Nicaragua
and Cape Gracias Dios, al the
ncfthorn point, with only i,500 peo-
Pile On the populated Pacific slope
The chief cities are Leon the historic
e"a interesting old capital With CO..
600 inhabitants: Managua. the pres
eat capital with 10000, Matagalpa
with 1900; Granada, WITH 10000,
and several other towns OF from s.
900 to l0oel The principal port on
tie Pacific side Is Corlnio. near the
northern end with only about 1000
people At tho southern end ~ the
hafbor OF San Juan del Sur.
There Is one railroad in Nicaragua
which starts al Corinlo ana runs 10
Manapua and thence across To Gran.
ada on Lake Nicaragua, which Is the
largest inland body Of water In all
Latin America ii one wishes TO 70
70 Nicaragua. he can take steamers
on the Atlantic side from New York,
New Orleans or Mobile. Going BY
Pacific he will take steamers from
San Francisco o from coast points
Of other countries Perhaps the
quickest way to reach Il today Is
eitaer through Mexico By rail and BY
steamer from Salina Cruz to corinto,
or BY steamer from New Orleans di.
rect to Bmehelds The latte. Jour
ney generally takes four days, II,
however. one lands on the east coast.
It IS practically impossible 10 go 10
the west coast on account of the lack
Of railroads and other facilities A
common way TO 90 10 the west e00st
IS via Panama and the Pacific side
The total Vaiue OF lhe foreign trade
of Nicaragua IN 1908 amounted 10
81 800 900. Of which exports were ST.
500,of6 aud imports s3,000.000 Nc.
aragna bought from The United States
textiles, clothing. machinery etc,
valued al si.300,000 She sold 10 the
United States. bananas. coffee. rub
Der. mahogany. cattle. hides, etc,
valued at si,15O.000
Nicaragua has a president a cab.
inet with five minister's OF secretaries,
thirteen departments OF sfates. and
fYp divisions like our territories rs
national assembly consists of only
one chamber which is new IN sessl0n
Lying between 10 degrees, As min
uics and "a degrees, s. minutes no ia
latitude. aud hetween SO degrees. II
minulSs ami 81 degrees fl miAHlcs
west longitude Il is ieeated all with
IN he tropics but II has q consider
able variety OF climate. Although
thr east roas "a low lying and very
warm, the central and western sec
liOns are IN parts 50 mountainous and
elevated that the temperature never
reaches high point and the climate
can be considered salnb ious The
western section IN which tie create.
I part of The population Is located. has
ssaeh q varying latitude. and the o0un.
try is 50 broken with fakes and 50
close to The sea, that il is not by ans
means as hot as 4 would appear e