El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-14
Frank G. Carpenter
Copyright, 1914, by Frank
G. Carpenter.)

people, including the most of the sOOO
men who are employed in the uinas
The town has good homes, a church q
hospital, free doctors and plaza for
recreation.
When Don Cousino died his widow
was said to be the richest woman IN
the world and her income was over
S1,000,000 a year. She had not onIv
copper mines, bonds and stocks galore
She had also a large hacienda Dear
Santiago and a fine home in that cifv
She gave to the public Cousino mark
which is the chief pleasure ground Of
the Chilean capital, and she made her
self famous also for her palace and
park at LOta, not far from her mines,
They are wonders of landscape GARDEN
ing, that at LOta having many picf1Ir-
esque effects of both land ana sea.
The canal should also give an outlet
to the lumber Of our southern states
into all the Pacific coast Countries
Chile has a large forest region bUf
the woods do not compare with ours
and the country is now importine-
about 100000 feet of lumber Der an5
mum. The most of this comes from
California, oregon and Washington.
and it has TO go a long way farther
to reach the canal than would the
lumber of our gulf states. Indeed. the
increased distance would probably
more than offset the tolls charged to
the gulf state lumber for passing
through the canal
Many Opportunities Open,
Indeed, the opportunities for the in
PRODUCTION Of all kinds of American
goods are now at their height. orr
trade has been steadily gaining over
that Of England and Germany before
the war in Europe occurred. In 1918
the increase in American trade was
more than 100000, while during that
year the decrease in the German trade
was SS,6O0OOO, and that of England
S2,5OOOOO- At present the importations
from France and Germany are prac-
tically stopped, and those of England
are clogged by the war. In addition
there are the better TRANSFORMATION
facilities that will come from the lines
or shipping under the American flag,
the great advantages from the Panama
canal, and also the fact that American
capital to the amount OF $50, 600, 900 or
more has recently been invested here.
Outside this our capitalists have taken
options on other mining properties, in
Guiding gold, copper and iron, and the
invasion of such capital seems to be
only at its beginning.
took an American street car and
rode across to Talcanuano to see the
port and naval station. The road is
an electric trolley built by our firm
Of Grace & Co, and the cars run from I
one place to the other in thirty-five
The distance is about eight
miles. We passed the race track and
cricket and polo grounds, and rode for
some distance on the edge Of the sea
Entering TalcanuanO we found our
selves in the heart of a rapidly growing
city Of 10000 people. The stores are
good and there are large wholesale
esta blishments.
Naval Station Is Guarded.
The naval station is carefully guard
ed and had to get a permit from the
admiral to go over it. I rode to il on
a construction train, seated on a dirt
car. The main buildings are four or
five miles away, at the entrance to the
harbor or bay which is well protected /
from the sea. The bay is large enough
to float all the navies of the world, and
1t has deep water right up to the
Preparations are now being
made to improve the docking facili- |
ties and it will eventually be a great
commercial port
The naval arrangements are excel |
lent. Great Storehouses Of reinforced
concrete have been put up and some /
thlng like fifty acres have been COW i
cred with buildings and machine shops /
Tor repairs In some of the basins I /
saw them putting eight-inch guns on /
the older war vessels, and in the dry
dock one OF the cruisers, the Esmer-
aida was being cleaned and repaired /
Another dry dock, large enough to hold
a dreadnought, is now building, the con-
going on under the water. !
Inc station has the latest of modern !
improvements, including 4 large cleo
trio machine shop. electric cranes and |
all the necessary machinery for l
handling great weights
ChileEns Proud of Navy.
The Chileans are proud of their navy !
They have two dreadnOughts of $4,000 !
tons each now building. They have /
two armored cruisers, the Esmeralda /
and the O'Higgins. which are Of seven |
Or eight thousand tons, and three pro-
-ected cruisers. They have three tor ]
)edo gunboats thirteen destroyers, five !
modern torpedo boats and two sub
marines. There is also a mine ship
and a hospital ship. The total strength !
IF the navy is about 5000 officers and
men.
The Esmeralda, now in the dry dock,
s named after the little boat of about |
500 tons which fought so well in the 1
great engagement with Peru about !
hirty-flve years ago. At that time the
lsmeralda and the Cavadonga were !
wing off the nitrate port of Ioui0ue |
Vhen TWO much larger vessels belong
hs 70 Peru, the Huascar and Indepen- |
lencla, attacked them. The Chilean |
'essels were made of wood and the ,
ornament OF each consisted Of twelve !
our-pound guns Neither was over /
9U TONS me Huascar had more than ! ,
900 tons and its guns shot shells of
10 pounds. The Independencia was ,
n lronclad Of more than 1000 tons. and / ;