The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-01-21

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The Cities of Salvador.
Secretary Knox took a run through
Salvador during his stay i'll Central
America, and he has proclaimed il n
of the prettiest Of our sister republics.
The lOwlands and sides of the noun
| tains are covered with farms. The
villages are quaint and the cities have
many beautiful buildings.
The biggest town is Santa Ana, with
about thirty-four thousand; then
comes San Salvador, with thirty-two
thousand, and then San Miguel, with
twenty-three thousand. Sonsonate,
where the railroad shops are, has
twelve thousand, and the port Of La
Libertad is almost as large. The total
city population, including towns. rang
ing from three thousand upward, is
about one hundred and eighty thou
sand.
\ LOOk at the Capital.
The capital, San Salvador, is one of
the beautifully located towns Of Cen
trail America. It lies in the foothills
Of h mountains, right under a mag
nificent volcano and about two thou
sand feet above the Pacific ocean. In
some respects it compares with Mex
ice City. Near it is Lake Ilopango, a
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a shore line of perhaps thirty miles.
All. the. country about is volcanic and
this lake formerly had islands which
some years ago dropped out Of sight
at the time Of. an earthquake, while
another island 500 feet in diameter
rose out of the lake to Il height Of
$50 feet. At the same time the wa
ter became intensely hot, although it
is ordinarily cold. There are now vii
lagos and hotels about T1onan 700 onA
1T is the favorite resort Of San Sal
vador.
The capital Of the republic is we'll
built. It's. streets are wide and we'll
paved. n it's public offices compare
with those Of the great cities of Eu-
rope. The new cathedral is magni-
icent n the White House, or Casa
B!anco, the university, the theater and
the National Institute are worthy of
mention. There are fine homes, con-
slstlng OF n Or two stories. sur
open courts or patios. Most
OF these W beautiful gardens and
not a few have fountains. The
houses. are painted in bright colors
n the roofs are of tiles. The side
walks. are paved with slabs or rocks
from the QuarrieS nearby and there
are tramways which Give a ten-min-
ute service. A new theater is now
building which is subsidized by the
city. 1t will cost about a million
francs and will seat 1900.
President Araujo.
San Salvador has numerous parks.
IN which the people walk about dur
ing the evening. when the bands play.
II Is g great club center, and is the
social hub of the republic. It is
where the president lives and where
congress meets. The present execu-
ave is Don Manuel Enrique Araujo.
VINO was v~ice-president under the last |
administration, and who, I am told.
Is very popular. He was elected by
both parties and great things are ex-
young men Of the country and has
long been noted for his fairness on
all public questions. He is a ply |
sician by profession. and is well
KNOWN as a surgeon. He is also an
inventor, having designed some very
delicate instruments. which are now
IN use in the big hospitals
of Europe. |
The Congress OF Salvador.
The government OF Salvador. as is |
the case with all the Central American |
states, Is modelled after that Of our
country. The republican government
Is divided into three branches, leeis- |
lative, executive and judicial. The
legislature has but one house. which
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OF deputies. This consists Of forty
two members. who are elected by pop
ular vote for a term OF one wear.
All males have the right to vote after
they reach the age of eighteen, and
they are compelled to do 30. There
Is no mugWumpfng or Sinking the
polls In Salvador.
The executive branch consists Of a
president and vice-president, Who are
elected by popular vote. The presi-
den Is not eligible for reelection un-
tai four years after the close Of his
term and he cannot succeed himself
as yice-president. He has his cabf-
net. consisting of four secretaries.
each with a large number of clerks.
The army OF Salvador is small. but !,
quite large enough for the country. r.
numbers about $4,000 men as a regu-
lar force. 1900 as a first reserve and
1900 as a second reserve. In case
or war. military service is compulsory.
and the country can put into the field
On snort notice, something like So
coo men.
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