The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-18
CALLIO. GLyiSGOB NET YORK
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5. n. Taylor had not seen lightning
NJ heard thunder or even s~~n an uYnhreNn
for three year, until he came up On Panama
recently. For nine years previous IN
that time he had carried an umbrella
almost every day.
Mr. Taylor, It may oe explained. u
the United States Consul General az
Callao. Peru. where IL never rains For
the nine years antedAtinR has present
job hs had been serving in a similar
capacity AZ Glasgow. scotland, where
q seldom does anything else
-lt's . long jaunt from Callao up here.
said Mr. Taylor at the Hotel lmperla.
yesterday 1T takes from twelve -
fftesn DAYS. hut when went down
there. three years ago. Il took twenty
fvs days to get there. still Il - an ex-
pensive trip. coo ting sac foT a ticket
from Panama To Callao. more than for
a voyage across the ocean. though Callao
- only 01O miles away from the lsthnlian
port.
They are having hard times down
there now You SEA- the panic nj 1896
did not strike Peru as soon as Il did al
most everywhere else owing to the fact
that the country was experiencing great
prosperity at that time Things were going
on pretty well until tho revolution Of
Nav 20 This lasted only half a dAy.
but u waa time enough IN which To do
q lo' OF damage The President was a
prisoner for two hours and "a malt. and
his Tescu. was In the nature % an acci-
dent A crowd had seized him and Was
making on with him when a company
Of twenty -thres soldiers came along
commanded 10y young OtfiC~T. who
had been commanded To dispersa crowds.
He ordered h.s men to fire into tn. crowd.
and lot OF persons were killed, tut IA
the midst Of the thrOng the President
was found untouched.
4 make my home IN Lama Callao really
being Its seaport, and only Few miles
away In fact | can reach nv once
within fifteen mInutee by trolley car.
which j. good deal better than most
commuters living near New York can do.
Not great many Americans get
down 90 Peru. except thos-' who have
10 do with the mines or the railways.
The tourist - staying away untl after
IN. completion ~ the Panama tanal.
tAllaO now has a population II about
IS go while Lima has about lJn.OOo
The trolley poad was built by Americans
and Uses trolley cars manufactured IN
~ Louis whle the most important rail
road from LAMA To C~ro de Pa~CO. was
also built by Americans In i2O miles
70 attaIns an elevation Of l7.DO feet. GO
ing zap every foot.
That climate down there u one 81
the fne-t IA the world II never gets
above - degrs,-- ia -ummsr or much
below IS degrees ia winter u never
rams. and there u a. much irrigation
carried on 40 the supply of water IN the
streams will T@rInIt. The soil near the
coast - rich and some cotton ~ raised
and good deal of sugar The sugar
comes here
The Peruvian Government has sub
sidized a steamship line. for which two
new ships have been completed and have
t-e,n delivered. These will run from Cal
lao Ia Panama, probably making stops
az Paita and Salaverry. and will comp~te
with he Pacific steam Navigation Com
pany which ~ kngllsh and the chilean
line Lima - an expensive place Co 1--we
IN. but they have the best hotel on
the west coast - south america They
don { sell umbrellAs IN any 81 the shops.
mn IN summer there - a demand Tor
para-ol- The nearest approach To ram
there on that part of the coast -
precipitation ~ moisture like a heavy
fog ON winter nights