The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-30

Henry TyrreH in the New York World.
UF you observe saffron-coored
stranger leaning against one of the
/, II old bronze lions in front of the
stevens house at Bowling Green, smoking
a corn husk cigarette and inquirng in
Spanish where the subway runs to, don't
be too hasty in sizing him up as an I'M
pecunious European Immigrant seeking
his fortune in the cold western world.
He may be tin mine monopolist from
BOLIVIA, with possessions footing UP to
100000 600 at lowest estimate.
Not every swarthy looking individual
who buys mangocs and alligator pears
from fruit stands in South William street
or breakfasts in some obscure hole-in-the-
wall restaurant with Latin-Americau
name. where they have frijoles and chilli
con oarne. is necessarily actuated by mo-
tives of economy or unacquainted with
Delmonieo's.
He is quite likely to be a rubber mag
nate from Brazil seeking Qn vain) for
what he considers decent cup of coffee.
or perhaps a sugar sultan who could cor
ner good part of Cubas 1918 crop OF
900 tons of the sweet stuff.
The average New Yorker, indeed, would
be simply astounded at detailed state
ment of the number of widely known or
influential persons from Central and
South America and the West Indies who
are almost daily coming into town, with
world famous political or military rec
ords. or countless millions of money be-
hind them. or stupendous commercial
propositions up their sleeves without ever
getting the glad hand or a welcome to
our city"
Here, for instance, is Senior Don Angus
to b. Leguia, ex-president-also exiled
president-of Peru, stopping with. his two
sons at the Ritz-Carlton this week-and
not Peruvian flag in sight, nor the ma
tional anthem played by the orchestra
in the palm garden, so that you'd no
tice it.
Sonora Dickinson, belle of Buenos
Aires, and one of the wealthiest women
of South America. has also looked in
upon us. Being the daughter of United
States parents, though herself born in
Argentina. the sonora did not pass quite
unnoticed or uninterviewed. She said;
"Your New York is grand magnificent
but love Argentina. You estimate me
worth s4o,000,00O? hope we have as much
as that-but / don't know. You must ask
my husband
Gen. Enrique Terry, special envoy of the
Chilean government. comes with the i'm
portant mission and, huge governmental
appropriations of increasing trade rela-
tions between Chile and the United States,
and with plans for the immediate estab-
lshment of bureaus of Information and
exhibition for the products of the republic
of Chile in New York. as well as for the
products of the United States in Santiago
de Chile.
Senior Iatino slipped in on fruit
steamer and put up so modestly that
Hudson Maxim and Robert Lee Dunn .,f
the Pan-American States association got
lost in the crooked downtown streets try
ing to locate his hotel.
Come UP Broadway with us and see
some of the rest Of the town" they pro-
posed after they had finally unearthed
him.
Patino, a sturdy. keen-eyed, jovial boy
of 45, who spoke nothing but Spanish.
and had never been so far away from
Cochabamba before, went along cheer
fully but questioningly, and had the time
of his life They took him to the Knick-
erbocker hotel 1t appealed to him in
stanty, although he was frank, enough to
own up that he had never been in a pas
senger elevator before, except the kind
that go up and down mine shafts.
How are the rates at this posada
dnn)?' he inquired, presently.
Something was said about rooms at
from 50 a day upward.
"Oh l mean suites.' the senior ex-
planned. MY family is coming on, with
quite party. Lets see. There is my
self and wife, and our two sons and three
Daughters; and then Sonora Patinos sis
ter with her two children and maids
besides the men servants and valet also
three secretaries, and interpreters for the
English. French and German languages
a correspondent of La Prensa, the leading
newspaper of Oruro-which own; and
the young Seniors Nalvaviva, and Grund-
lach, and Nogales, collegans. whom
am taking to Germany; and--well. we
shall be 20 or so altogether. This fonda
can conveniently accommodate us all?"
The hotel peSple-after hastily finding
out from Mr.. Dunn that senor Patino
owned the chief tin mines of Bolivia
and whole principality sf rubber plan
tations, to say nothing Of railroads, banks.