The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-09


considered the Hrsi oG Them Al
p',rI"pinE Agricultural Resource.
rfg " GgnS,uuIs. American Consul
4. .,r...~.I-s. SnIth Africa returned
,..-. . .,tFr a few w..kS ago. and -
u-u .- b." improved his time that b. ~
a.. .tr~ a hrid" To South Africa to-
". .u>.Iuns was married Last WeClnes-
o. . rHnto, whore he used To h., sta
u.... 'n Miss Alice Maud Schooley 90
". ri ont. They will he for a week IN
Lrt. when" they expect to vtst Mr.
U. -. ..r-.s hrothe.'. the Rev. DR. Frank
G.r,..'.s e chicago.
'.- r,'usulate az Johannesburg. said
". uuusaulus at the Belmont yester-
D.. has about the lar geSt district of
az. ,r-t Il the kind we hav. II ~ re-
o., .r>ipla for the whole 81 the TranSVaAI.
-. range Free State and Rhode-ia. IL
h. ~cum" more important sine. the
administrative capital Of the South Afri-
car Federation has been located at Pre-
tc~1
he chief work OF the Office is con
ce-n-d with commercial trade matters. |
although We have a great deal more 20 !
o. with imports from the United States /
ar~ not considerable except 30 far as the /
indirect shipment Of diamonds is con-
c~-n~d
What do they import Well. some ~ .
practically every line Of goods manu-
featured in this country. BY Tar the big
ges' items are mining. electrical and az
rcultural machinery. There ara i.cD
motor cars IN johannesburg alone. and
slthough many Of these have come from
France and Germany a large number -
th"rn were bought from the United states
m the last few years. Some 81 the Am"ri-
Can cars Of medium price are having a
hig sale there.
Then American carriages and other
vehicles have "A good market and AmerI-
can canned goods though the Australian
rnrned besl comes into competition with
them. because Of its low price Never
lhelees there ~ large sale 81 what are
called American timed beef products
In the city % Johannesburg itself are
s@veral hundred Americans and On tho
Rand. the gold reef that crescent shaped
tN'ends through the town and thirty miles
OF -i'her side. there are fully Loo. Aneri
Gar mining men still are consi d,.red tn.
l--' m the Rand and they hold most Of
the more responsible positions
The gold industry down there j. likely
n last many year Last year they took
or oue-third Of all the gold prodtlC..d in
the world. or $3.50 ON. 0GO worth. and the
output will increase this year Most 81 ,
IN" Americans there are IN the mining
business one way or another. though tho ,
number NJ tho-@ VIII" represent tug Ameri-
an r'nt-~rns - large
Thames burg IL much like an Ameri- ,
car 'nNn man who goes there dos-S A.,
r'r feel nov that he - 80 far from the !
centre ~ thlng- IL II progr"S-IN" and :
H. O. Hat" There are about iOO.Gn " hitaS
% ~" city and an equal number - Z
Cl1rsd people. while in the mines thars ,
srs !?S -! kaffirs and Zulus Practically
Al the domestic servants are blacks
10 latter are not allowed on the side
n s,lss "r IN the street cars IN johannes
burg and all Who ar" employed a. dum.---
, = may not remain ont after dark unless
ih"v An show passes from their EN-
ploysrs
The servant question Is not such a '
9 'r"plf problem down there as n is here '
) ou have 10 have more Of them 20 get the 4
All" quantity - work accomplished hut y
.f paw li'tl@ less You usually hAy.. .
a COX a kitchen boy aud = horlset.ov. y
arr Won pay them from 81. ~ g. So a :
n"n'h h
Tn" Beers seem pretty we'll satisfied
ous Botha, the Prime Minister - the .
"deratIon. Is highly thought - by
} glishmen a. well as by Boeru -
The climate ~ Johannesburg ~ fine =
got by any means 50 hot At any time a. "
- m New Nork to-day. and II dos not
Sst so cold in the winter. Usually there
. very little snow. on August - last ]
TeAr though. when the trees were lust
.Ng1nning tn put ont their leaves. thara d
EAs . snowstorrn that Covered the ground
N depth OF eight inches and caused the n
pispension ~ business for = time h
There - no distInctively American "
'luo down thars Lots 81 Americans
oA.ong 10 the English clubs some ~ =
: hich are very fine. But there - = Martha a
AshinRton Club composed n fiftv or n
MY American women. whose annual
'sil - 1uits the fashionable event 1T tho ~
TeA-
hey are beginning To pay - lot ~ u
ht"n'lon IN developing the agricultural 80
eroiroeS ~ the country. There are q
nAnv Experimental farms. and several
trn"1can sxp@rtS are employed Nv the
tov"rnrnent and are taking M the grow
NJ ~ tobacco and cotton and other staple u
~ ducts ~ This country. They ara not
'ong m 80 siiy great extent for Irriza-
~. being more inclined To take up the
w 'a-rninR rnsthofs ~ parts of our West nc
} ksr'S are rather high in JohAnnesburg Of
M everything imported is high But tn
h@v rAs"v"getable- ~ the country there az
fHW FOR The Johannesburg tables. 80 "
h"' "h'i@ jI-t after the war prices were OF
'r''T high they are getting bark 20 a IN
Al basis They ARE raising NOR. ar
- j" Ard sheep. all ~ a Inch are needed
supply Tho home market
roy ar" not man ufACtIrinR 80 Anv
TO- S'i"n - on" reason for the coun- ~"
Y '".ng SUCH = good market for Amer "a
v goods On" thing they do max" ~ mi
y - . 'iC I'Nfn ~ N. mines a.,