Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-04

competitors in the OH trade were a
trine discouraged.
As an example Of prlnooly execu-
tive generosity this would seem to
Do entitled TO the belt
Nicaragua's entcrprlsing chief once
upon "a time, rejecting perhaps upon
the beauties Of the simple existence,
decided that he would do "a mia
farming on his own account. thus
setting "A worthy example 90 his pco-
pie in personally assisting in the de-
yelopmont OF the country Sending
out his agents the president finally
located a suitable spot and purchased
q farm for $4,000, For the price IL
was good farm In short time
tho ground was tilicd. improvements
started and experimental crops were
la the ground
At this Psychological moment tho
president was seized with an inspra-
ton of pure patriotism How mag
nihccnt, cBramba. he thought with
pride. for Nicaragua 90 have an eX-
pertinent station similar TO those Ia
nous institutions Ia the country Of
my beloved Uncle whose protecting
oMnroc doctrine shades me as palm
| tree In the desert. quietly the sug-
gcstion was made to congress that %
ought 90 have an experiment station.
I A commission WIS finally appointed.
/ hy whom. doponcut saycth not
which inspected various ana sundry
/ farms and incidentally that of the
! president himself Tho commission
| WAS sinpularly struck with the beau
/ ties of this plantation ana when Ne
| layu WAS approached on the subject
/ dciiCatoly ne ntimHtod with some
/ reluctance that hc might bee Induced
! 90 part with the place for tho mod
! ost sum of 100000.
The commission went graycly nome
/ and deiberatcd. Three of tho i've
members were convinced tho prcsi-
dent was cNcccdugIy generous to sell
/ his place FOR the price named and
| that the government could not posse
| hIy afford 10 pass IL up \ fourth
! member was undecided but made up
| his mind suddenly between two days.
! Tho nth member stated emphauCally
! that StOo,o0O was rank robbery ana
| stood cut against the purchase. SIN
! rulurlv enough ne then entered an
iron barred Iusgado whore ho rec
! manned for several days and nights
untl I'm response TO repeated quos-
/ tioning he finally said that ne be-
Hcvcd after an the farm was worth
the money He Is out of jail the goy-
crnmont owns the farm. Zelaya has
j tho $500. 0OO--so IL Is rumored
By means of iunum,rablc aEonts
| the government Of Nicaragua keeps
] close tab on the financial standing of
! its merchants, planters and people
| who have money err can raise funds
! quickly This Information Is kept ON
| NE where n is instantly available.
! when ready made revolution breaks
/ out. tho government needs money
| badly and needs Il at once. Agents
of the government are sent out TO in
| tcrVlew the men who are known 90
! Dee well fixed. They are advised re-
! spcctfuily but firmly 90 cough up as
/ the government needs cash In hurry.
! Tho victim objects iu vain, lie AYERS
| hp hasn't tho sum asked. That Is
! useless however. us the agents are
/ provided with nrurcs 90 the fraction
of % cent. II the man refuses point
! blank. which is foolish and ill ud-
ANfilH INN. Ir IfIfiNf .fA ~ tAf'h ff' h'''f 'a
| vote AN his timc 60 working out his
financial problem until he finally sees
! clearly that the government needs too
/ money worse than he does. Tie nnal-
| ly secures the money and turns IL over
! TO tire agent, receiving plain re-
! cciut stating that the government
/ has received from him $50 muen
money There b. not % note nor q
/ bond nor the scratch of pen To show
] that the government owes anything
! 90 tho Gender" n the amount is not
J large enough 90 seriously cripple the
! victims business hc Ia soon the recip-
/ lent OF % second similar demand, In
, case hr goes Go the wall he lis soon
] called upon hy representatives, of "A
. person or persons unknown and offer
! cd 30 cents or go cents ON inc dollar
| for his little receipt he rs hard
I pressed and gladly accepts the offer
After largo number of these rec