Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-12

confident Of the future of the country that
ne has established a company for the min
eral development of Bolivia. This is char
tered IN Portland, Me-, and its authorized
capital is S25,0OO,OOO. 1t has its engineers
ana prospectors, who are travelling over
.le andes looking for good propositions
ldHds ana mines, which, when found. are TO
be developed by Bolivian and American
capital Mr.. Knowles is the president Of
the lncaro Mining company, which he
teiS me- is DONG wonders. have already
sPoNen OF the gold bricks-rea1 gold, not
lrnitatlon-that he showed me from this
nlne' and his story is that it grows better
ana better. Mr.. Knowles does not hesitate
10 urge the investment of American can;taI
IN Bolivian mines. He thinks this country
IS TO De the treasure vault of the next gen
Grafton; and it is part of his business inst
now to induce Americans to come to i
personally believe every man ought to in
VeStlgate such propositions carefully before
putting any OF his hard-earned American
dollars into them.
IN Bolivia along the lines of education
nave already written of their Indian school
on the banks of Lake Titicaca. This is
thriving and it promises to work revolu-
ton IN race that sorely needs it. Here At
La Paz is the American institute. This ia
college for the higher education Of Ro-
llvian youth that is making big impression
upon the country. 1t is supported bv the
Methodist Episcopal church of the United
states, but the Bolivian government es
teens 1t so highly that it makes an appro
Prlatlon every year for it and encourages it
IN every possible way. This school was
founded in 1907 at the request of the Bo-
AVian government by the missionaries and
II IS under their control 1t is not sectarian
IN its teaching. When it was first opened it
had an attendance of 100 pupils, and since
then the number has grown to 800 and
more. The students come from all parts
OF Bolivia and even from over the borders
in Brazil and Peru. Not few of the bows
have to travel month by mule, stage coach
and train to get to La Paz.
During my stay here l have visited this
institute and had talks with its teachers.
They are all Americans and the school is
run on the American plan. The head is
Professor Mcbride, and among the teach 3
are the graduates of the best of our col
leges.
The American institute is situated near
the Prado and not far from our legation.
1t still occupies rented grounds and build
lngs, and it would be good investment for
some one who wishes to lay up treasures in
Heaven to give from $4,000 to 100000
to the buying of land and the erection vt
buildings for the institute. When Secre-
tary Bryan was here, six or seven years ago.
he started movement toward the raising
of this money; but so far as l know he was
not altogether successful. l know of no
place where money could be better spent
AS it is now all of the buildings are crowded
and there are more applications from stu
dents than can be filled. The Methodist
church has established secondary school
at Cochabamba, city of 10000 in the
heart of Bolivia, about three days journey
from La Paz. This school will have like
appropriation from the government as that
of La Paz.
The American institute is organized after
the model boys boarding schools of the
United States 1t has all the features that
make school life pleasant, and it has taken
to some extent the part of Young Mems
Christian association in the encouragement
of games and the development of athletics
1t has its literary society and its school pub
locations. 1t has a Boy Scout movement
and athletic tournaments, with running,
Jumping and foot ball matches I have
hafora me- The rrnorra n, of 4Lo .c..-.. 49,.