Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-03-23
Former Associate Justice
Abbott Writes From Panama

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- the Fruit company l. No slmpie /
iis aims that Il hoids attention. v.he
once YOU think ~ IL IL n 10 sunni
demand. which sctmh H. be prae
icHif unlimited ln the northern mari
uf the world. with bananas from m
tropics Ihirty-nYe millions q
nunehes per year lt pfovldes-not IN
tin1h punches. such as we bus fo
our homes but those which sou eal
iind ia the back rooms ~ the frul
stores aH thcl come from the plnnta
uons, about sixty pounds 10 the bunch
"s nn average. They handle about two
ihifds Of nil, I understand. ana tina
The company mnlu business. 4
takes Fume oranges from jamaica 1,
the United States and IL has two I'M
u'nse sugar plantations Ia Cuba. bu
that WAS not ~ first Intention IN,
ianh Nas acquired fof the purpose ol
growing bannnna but for some ren.
won. that did not prove successfn
ih"re-henee iLq sugar business III
order e. be sure q bananas the com.
panY must have plantations of ita own.
/ which 4 does on 10 large scale. bat II
also contracts for cfole with those
Who undertake 10 grow them. ] ex-
peci io see some of those plantations.
and. after that. may return 10 the
subject.
Their boats. which are primarily
Tor the transportation Of their fruit.
carry also, limited number ~ pas
trnEefH. This boat. the santa Marta e
which is nearly new. carries about one
hundred passengers. Il ls staunch.
Nj b. NHH. IIfa aH.| 40
ls compared with the Atlantic liners
generally. and much slower than they
are. lif usual running speed not being
much Over twelve miles AN hour But
The number 0f passengers Ia large
enough for sociabllity. and when the
conditions Ia which we find our-
selves are agreeable. why should No
desire % he taken Out Of them at
high speed
our first stop wis az Port San An
tonic. on the north side OF Jamaica.
Some of the passengers wenf by autos
across 70 Kingston while the santa
Marta WIS going around 60 the same
place I kept with the ship and was
rewarded bf about six hours view Of
the beautiful mountain scenery Of the
Island. which ! think could not pos
slbly have been as good isy land. BE.
fore / went 90 New Mexico think
it was in i903-l made q tour ~ the
West indies. on the Hamburg Ameri.
cnn buat the Princess XIetorln Lou.
lso which / found most enjoyable.
had noticed since inv return to the
east that the Princess Louise wns stin
carrying parties % th.s waters and
supposed IL was the same ship. but as
We neared Kingston. on thls trip, wc
passed the wreck ~ the Princess
Louise un which J had been Z passen-
ger. aud ! learned the tfugie story of
her loss ia 1907. Her captain was to
bc promoted on his return from that
trip 10 another ship. he was about 35
Years old, had made a chart OF those
regions. which WIS recognized as nu-
thOrlty. and wiihal he WAS 40 venture
upon the sea 0f mntrimuuy--W where
every one needs an individual chart.
have sometimes thought--upon his
return. lie WIS late IN reaching
Kingston. and undertook to enter the /
harhpf at night. without a pilot. sent /
hiH shin upon reef from which he
could not free her. went to his room 4
ana shot himself The passengers and (
property On the boat We're sawed, but I
The Princess Louise thaf WAS now /
barely shows above the water. even /
Ia calm weather The name was +
ttansfeffed to another ship. Since ] I
WAS there before. Kingston has been
wrecked bF an earthquake 1907. a +
ltw days after thc loss IT the Princess
Louise. Connected with the earth.
quake WIS conflaErauHu. and the
Wo together nearly eNefmiuaicd the
business part 0f the eite. which has.
however been rebuilt 10 It's great
fHin IN appearance az we'll as sub
'tanee' The owners Of buildings de-
'troyed claimed under their insurance
policies. which aid not insure against
'urihqnake LOSSES. They said "a fire
vas Ia progress before the earthquake
ind that It, Ia lts spread destroyed
.hclr buildings The Insurance com
PAINTS resisted the claim. and litipa.
ION enAuea. which went 10 England
ana back, and finally WIS decided
isainst the Insurance COMPANIES. So
lt least the story was told 10 me At
kingston there came to my mind the
lcrount | heard given when / was
here before. Of curious trunsfOrmn-
ion hN which q locality some miles
iut on the railroad. aud which tuui.
sis visit for its rural beauty, cnnie
@ be known as BOG Walk A small
'tfram ISSUES from tho earth thcro.
u "a guleh ur urruNu. ana the Spanisn
icppie call the place "Huca de Arun.
naturally enough When the English
'ane into possession thev made no
lttompt % use nn English word ~
no SAME meaning VERY likely did
iut know the meaning. but gradually /
hansed the spanish by first leaving