The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-12

mere are mosquitoes n the low
idhoS' out farther y the country IS
."mparatively free from them.
iath Land In the Hands Of the
Germans.
1uaferrala has some 4, ~. aes
so!l OF Central America. Tn. ANA
Viii raise anything. / See TN. uuest
O grapes. oranges lemons and nine
apples N the markets. and also r4u-a-
toes IS big around as base balls. and
"pPieS which look like AlhtmarIe pin
pms. lh"re ar. papaN2 and melons
~ all Kinds and every sort Of l-s
table under Lha sun. The country i
one Of coffee and corn and the 1~,.t
part of It Will False cotton.
~ present, coffee IS the chief
money crop Of the republic. The mar
Vest amounts to from so. 600. 06u 10
I~oo,ooO.Ooo pounds every Year, and
n coffee IS SO good that il all goes
70 Europe. The plantations arc
largely IN the lands Of the Germans.
VINO are Gobbllns up the best lands.
and the best~husiness of all Kinds in
tins part Of the world.
During Il chat which [ had the 9TH
er night with q leading American. he
told ME hat the Germans already
W IS per cent Of the coffee plant3-
tons. Some of them have bought
their property during the hard times
or the past. and others have married
the daughters Of rich G~uatemaltne,
The Germans learn the language IS
soon as they enter the country, and
many Of them settle down and do not
leave until they have made fortunes.
They are more ftrseeins than the Am
orleans. and they are laying their
plans To mOnopolize the republic.
Here at the capital the Germans
are a close corporation. They have
their own club. and they do every
thing they can for Germany. Not
long ago some Americans got con
cessions for electric railroads mere
in Guatemala City. They thought
their rights We're exclusive, but they
found that the Germans, who owned
the electric plant, had some rights
also as to railroads.. The Americans
then tried to buy the light plant, and
failing that, to get the balance of the
railroad concession. The Germans re-
fused on the ground that they did not
van American machinery to come
into competition with the German
electrical machinery. The electrical
field here is now IN the hands Of the
Siemans-Holskte Company. and the
Westinghouse and General Electric
| companies Of the United States, will
find It hard to get a foothold. The
! capital Is lighted by waterpoNer
from the falls of the River Michitoya,
the insulation consisting OF four tur-
bines, operated by a fume 900 feet
long. The works have cost about
million dollars in gold.
Secretary Knox and Central America
And just here / would say tina
American interests AVE been greatly
benefited by the visit OF Secretar,
Knox to Central America. This is SC
not only Of Guatemala, but also OF
| CNncfS pic, and Ca1No6ar and IN some
extent of Nicaragua. | first met the
secretary in Costa Rica and ! saw
something Of him also during his stay
here in Guatemala. He was treated
like a king by all the republics. When
he landed in Costa Fica. the governor
Of Port Limon was at the wharf anc
a special train was ready to carry
him to the capital. There were signs
of welcome at every station, and tbs
Costa Rican flag and that Of the United
States waved side by side everywhere
At San Jose, Mr.. Kno was given
grand dinner in the foyer Of the four
million-dollar theater. n that night
the seats were taken out Of the or
chestra and the stage raised to give
a ball in his honor.
Honduras and Its FOur-ThouSand-
Dollar Carriage.
The secretary was treated witt
great respect in Nicaragua and The
same was true or lie was
not able to go TO Honduras. but that
country made great preparations fo'
him. The officials expected to brins
him from Amapala, their port on the
Pacific. over the mountains to Tegucl-
galpa, the capital, which lies three
days by stage in the interior, and e
do his they sent to Guatemala for the
best ruhber-tfred carriage and horses
that this country could furnish. They
I ronvyoctoI President Cabrera 70 nick
out the carriage and team, and he
bought them Of the American livery
here at Il cost of $500 in gold. He
sent them to San Jose, the port OF
Guatemala on the Pacific, frem where
they were to be shipped to Honduras
The arrangements were such that the
turnout would have cache there In
time. but. alas, in loading the horses
and carriage upon the ship the two
hind wheels Of the latter were over
looked and left behind. The next
steamer did not arrive until about q
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