Evening star., 1914-04-11
GUATEMALA RAILWAY
TO FRONTIER FINISHED
Nation in Closer Touch With Outside
World-May Furnish
Beef Cattle.

john Barrett, director general of. the
Pan-American Union, today issued a
statement announcing the completion of
the railway which has been under con-
stfuction for some time between Guate-
maia City and the frontier of Mexico. In
TINS connection Mr. Barrett points out
that the country is so situated as to be
IN the near future an important source
of supply for beef cattle.
Inc statement is. in part as follows:
Guatemala is rapidly solving the prob
rem oil getting into closer touch witt, the
"oilu beyond the confines of tho repub-
i'' ihat IS the completion Of tho rail-
"dS between Guatemala City and the
frontier OF Mexico. The Pau-Amerjcan
raiiWay "a comes down through the star, or
Chiapas tMexlco) to the GlIatemaIan hor
uel' ana touches there the Suchiate river
across which a bridge has already been
built eauS peeh
Wl.hin Guatemala the line from the
1api .ai mas been extended toward this
mexican terminus. The last rails have
e'e,, go , .a,u ~ tado Ancho. by which trains
can now proceed as far as AyutIa From
thls statlon there remain onl, y short two
irlies OF construction to the bridge above
mentioned, when through connection viii
ue inade. IL can be only a short time
therefore. until direct communicated vii,
be established by mail from the canita1 nf
Guatemala, through the capital of Mexico
TO the capital of the United States II
should be added that within the past year
1haleIlai improvements have been COM
pieted at Puerto BarrioS to accommodate
the increasing commerce of tha. port so
that steamer traffic with the res; of the
world has thereby been greatly facili
tated. Altogether. at the first of the
year, Guatemala had practically 500 miles
OF railway in regular operation
Source of Beef Cattle.
LAS Guatemala becomes so much moro
approachable its natural advantages will
be decidedly better understood. For in
stance, the country is SO situated as to be
In the near future an important source OF
supply of beef cattle. Pasture lands are
excellent. only one to three acres per
head being sufficient to fatten cattle for
market In fact, all live stock thrives on
lands at all appropriate for it. hog rails
ing giving at present very profitable re-
suits. The coffee product of Guatemala
is well known, and the coffee area is as
rich as that of any portion of Latin
America Agrculturally the country Of
fers soil and climate for the cultivation
of many grains and vegetables, unsur-
passed in the world.
Guatemala. through President Estrada
Cabrera. officially announces that the re-
public will be represented at the Pana-
ma-Pacif1c exposition in San Francisco at
the Pananna-Balboa exposition in the city
Of Panama and at the forthcoming PAN
American conference in Santiago. Chile.
Delegates have been appointed for all of
them. An interesting note taken from
the message of President Cabrera, just in
the hands Of Director General Barrett, is
to the effect that Guatemala has now de-
cided to make of October IL in each year
n oil h0Ir - L~
day, in honor of the discoverer of the
American continent.
THE republic, especially since the pres
idency of DR.. Cabrera. has given con-
tinuous attention to the question of pub
lie school education. There are now in
work in the schools is being constantly
extended. New buildings are under con-
struction and the teaching force is being
increased.
Scholarships offered.
AS English is largely taught in the
public schools, this instruction to the
youth of the land helps most directly
to prepare them for closer intimacy with
the United States and all English-speak-
ing peoples. Guatemala has within the
last few months offered several scholar
ships, for both young men and young
women. to students from the United
States. and it is to be hoped that in some
way a reciprocal privilege may be grant
ed to the youth of Guatemala to come to
this country. Friendly relationships OF
permanent character are certain to re-
suit from such arrangements.
There are now 233 telegraph Offices
in the republic. operated with the ma
Gonal post office, and GiT klometers
(:SS4 miles, of telegraph lines. with ,037
employees in service. There is also a
col fnr tau tela nj fb6,
control of the government, from which
six candidates have recently been gradu-
ated and appointed TO duty. An outfit
for wireless telegraphy is being rapidly
installed. SO that Guatemala will soon he
in touch with her neighbors by this
means also