The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-22
MOROCCO AS
IT Is TODAY

Continued From Pare one.
extends along the Atlantic coast rs
more than 200 miles and Comprises
series q fertile plains and mountains
covered with olive groves, almonds an,
various kinds OF gums, etc, with ricI
mineral deposits, especially copper.
Inc port OF Agadir was open Il
trade and was well known some 90.
years ago. At that time it's trade wa,
nignly important, as 1t was the con
vergenf port Of the Sahara and the 10.
per Senegal, and consisted Of diver.
ricn products OF those regions. such AZ
ivory. gold dust, ostrich feathers etc
roIftlcai events and the continued state
Of tribal revolution in that district led
the sultan, Sid Mohamrned Ben Abdal-
ian, some $50 years ago, to order the
closing OF the port OF Agadir to inter
national trade and the building or 4
i port at Mogador. The results of this
\ action We're most disastrous to the
1 FFovince or Sus, and practically all of
lts prosperous trade and Industry were
| Paralyzed. On the other hand. Mo-
saoor grew rapidly, but the rich trade
| Of the Sahara, on account OF lack Of
transit and safety, vexatious delays
ana extortions, took another direction
and sought scattered markets in Trip
OIL, Tunis and latterly in Senegal.
conditions generally In the land OF
the Moors are not such as to invite
even the more intrepid foreign com
mercial travellers Of progressive Amer
lean business houses"
The fufnrfNw ~ NEn~@ane
consul general although generally
open to travellers, is not permanentIv
occupiable as yet on account of lack OF
security to both life and property
immigration Is confined principally to-
the so-caiied French zone or influence
along the coast centering especially In
and about casablanca, but the influx OF
Germans is also visibly increasing in
the vicinity OF Mogador.
Morocco, therefore, is still in the
rudiamentary stages OF both economic
ana commercial development. Only
Foreign capital seems available for the
development of trade agriculture. the
mooted Irrigation, projects, railroads,
etc. In the coastal regions some prog /
ress Is being made, but the vast. rich |
interior remains unexploited, with a
large section actually unexplored.
With a population variously esti- /
mated at 10000 to 10000. 900 inhabit- |
ants, embracing a territory in area an
proximately that Of the state of Texas. |
OF which perhaps SO per cent is tillable.
Morocco has less than 10 per cent Of it's
soil now under even the crudest kind OF
cultivation.
In addition to its unbounded agri-
cultural resources, rich mineral de-
posits OF copper, iron, lead, anthony. /
sulphur, silver. gold, and petroleum are
also said to exist In various parts of
the sultanate. The hostility of the in /
terror tribes prevents any extensive
european mining Investigation or en-
terprises, but several companies have
been organized In anticipation of early
results.
Large quantities OF land are now be-
ing transferred by the natives to Euro
pean buyers (whose right OF purchase
Is guaranteed by treaty. and while ur-
ban property is often held at specula-
tive values excellent prospects are In
store. especially for those who ACQUIRE
such interests for bona fide purposes
The soil Is rich and would be suscep-
1900 - ~NSA GAC&NSA uUQ6E
skillful management, the climate is
healthy and suitable to Europeans, and
he country Is intersected by numerous
'ivers. The development oS such re-
slon cannot be much longer retarded.
The PRONUNCIATION of a mining law
applicable to Morocco is now under in |
ernatlonal consideration, and its pub
ication lie being anxiously awaited.
While all the European powers are ac- .
I've toward securing the advantages
under the Algeciras act, il {
deplorable that no inquiries ernanate
rom the United States. where all NJ {
crest In the prospective development !
4 Morocco seems yet to be created,
There is little doubt that large deposits
4 copper exist in the Sultanate, as the :
Jus district previous to the complete a
INVASION OF the markets by European q
roducts supplied the Moroccan needs Z
or copper, which have always been
considerable. At the present time GER g
ain articles of copper are still made in t
hat district from the native product.
Tangier and Casablanca are the only I
Wo Moroccan towns that have tele- Il
hone service. The Moorish govern 8
lent Is considering taking over both q