Arizona republican., 1910-03-07
ARIZONA AND ECUADOR
 FURTHER DISCUSSED
General Sampson Oisaerees In Some Respects With the Views of An other Correspondent of The
 Republican

To the Editor of The Republican:- Sir: The caption, Arizona and Ecu ador." appeared in your issue of the 2Sth followed by an interesting article on Ecuador. in the main cor rect, but in several important mat ters very far from correct. After more than eight years residence in Quito. the capital. every day of which was much enjoyed. l feel that il is my due and Ecuador's also that | point out the errors in said article.
 Take the 365 days Of the year. and l question if there is d more delight ful climate in the world Most of the days are such as we have been enjoying in Phoenix the past week. Said article gives the impression that the amount of rain in Quito is a great disadvantage. On the con trary, 1t is great blessing, for 1t thoroughly washes the streets of the city better than any city authorities could provide for. Three large ray ines run under the city, which has been built over these and into these Is thrown the garbage of the city. which is carried off by the heavy flow of water that rushes down, car rying everything before it The city is on the slant of the mountain foot hills. The rainfall is about 200 in ches a year. It may rain in torrents thirty days in succession. but there will never be one Of these days with out sunshine As rule the rains are Of short duration. not without ces- sation as the writer says, after which ,k.g., s.. one hour one can go for miles through the city without muddying even the soles Of his shoes.
 The death rate per thousand in Quito is much less than in almost all the cities of the United States. This could not be so if said article was true. as to the health of the city. IL is, undoubtedly, q good climate Tor consumptiVes. but no better than Ari- Zona, which can be reached with it tie danger to life or expense, while to reach Quito is very expensive and to make the journey there one runs the greater risk in travel by land and sea and a fair chance of death by yellow fever or bubonic plague en route No danger from either after arrived in Quito.
 He says, The cooking Is frightfuli D" I admit 1t is not to the American taste. The only way that can be obtained is to get your own house and cook when you can have just what you want and at little expense. We had five servants in the house. including one of the best of cooks and the best dining room boy ever saw and the whole five cost S25 a month and that was really double what other families were paying for like servants and nearly double what ours asked when We employed them. Without any request for increase in wages We nearly doubled them when We found how efficient they were Native families said We were spelling servants by paying them such high wages. It did not cost as much 10 feed the five as to feed .one in Phoenix
 I endorse the following from said article: Those who have written of Ecuador as q beautiful country can not be accused of congregation. To exaggerate in that respect would re quire a wonderful command of Ian guage"
 Again he says: If American tray elers who go wild over Vesuvius could see Cotopaxie, Tangurhua. Chim- boraZo and other mountains in Ecu ador they would realize how inferior Vesuvius is" l endorse this for have seen Vesuvius and those of Ecuador as well.
 The writer says much about the superior products of the land spoiled in cooking, the polluted water, tine filthy houses, pest holes" etc
 The answer to all these is, if you go there, get your own house and servants and life will suit the most fastidious taste. for you can avoid all these ills.
 We found life there most enjoyable and had it not been so far from home, say only two or three days in stead of forty, We would have enjoyed spending all of life there.
 We join the writer in predicting a much brighter and prosperous fu- fture for Ecuador.
 Respectfully yours,
 ARCHIBALD J. SAMPSON.
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