The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-03-17
W. II. Gold Talks
of His Recent Trip
Redwood Falls Residents Find Much
of Interest in Visit to Panama
and Cuba
Mrs. Gold Charmed With Beauties
of Gardens And Specimens
of Rare Plants
Trip Gives Insight Into Immense Work
Undertaken and Accomplished;
And the Vast Resources

1ocL6Q WITH our sTGCSHt Trip " dLi<l-
MAJ said w. III. Gold in an interview
with The Gazette, twas the sight of
hat mountain down there than Man
mas divided so that ocean ships may
pass from the Atlantic to the Pacific
IN about ten hours without going
away down around Cape Horn as has
been the case heretofore 1T is diff
ficult to realize the magnitude of that
undertaking until one ac-
tually gets on the ground. No priv
ate interests could ever hope to tackle
so big with chances of its
perfect completion in their favor. Only
a mighty government and the vast
financial resources at its command
could ever hope to attempt to do
what this country has accomplished
at the Isthmus of Panama"
Wonderful Achievements
Mr.. Gold mentioned briefly the Won
derful achievements that have been
wrought in the principal cities in the
canal zone in sanitation, civic devel-
opment, excellent police system, etc.
when Uncle Sam went down there
to dig this big ditch, he was forced
to cope with most discouraging
handicap, the mosquito" said the re-
turned traveller. These pests hatch
ed in the swamps and carried poison
which when conveyed to persons who
were bitten, resulted in attacks of
tropical fever. The United States
Government succeeded, after months
of laborious toll and great expense,
in draining these swamps and destroy
ing the breeding nests of these .viru-
lent pests by sprinkling oil over the
surface of the drained ground. Event
ually sewer systems were installed in
the cities and other modern improy-
ments so that the danger of disease
was reduced to minimum.
1.-THE natives down there are a
scurvy lot compared with those at
JAMAICA said Mr.. Gold upon being
questioned as to the moral fiber of
those people There are twenty
thousand people in the city of Colon
which is located on the Atlantic en-
trance of the canal, nineteen thou
sand of these are black"
"At Jamaica the natives are court
eous and polite. This highly desir-
able quality can be directly attributed
to the English, who have been on the
Island long enough to teach them
practical lessons in morality. This de-
sirable condition with the natives al
Panama is one of Uncle Sans dreams
and he is already at work doing his
best to teach them the correct mode
of living as well as giving them val.
liable hints as to morals"
Upon being asked as to the pos.
sible development of the two cities
that are located at the entrances Of
the canal, Mr.. Gold said that the,
were destined to become great cen
tiers of commercial activity, because
of the encouraging attitude that thu
! United States Government has takel
| in the matter The two cities, Pana
ma and Colon, will be great inter
national trading posts between tn,
United States and the nations of tn,
world. Amy nation can bring its com
mercial products to these cities an,
trade for American products withou
being taxed the usual tariff.
Many Points Visited
From Panama we went to King
ston, Jamaica and Cuba. Kingston i
the principal city of Jamaica and tn
English people here come nearer +
] realizing the millennium than at an,
other place that has been brought t
my notice. The business men of th
city have their homes out on the edg
of town, comfortable homes they ar
1 too, with flowers, creeping vines an
broad verandas These men clos
their business at four o'clock eac
J day. While the atmosphere of tn
city itself is one of activity and pro
gress, the people are not slaves t
their work. They work and play wit
/. eq-sal ENTHUSIASM
/. Real Beauty Spots
Il Mrs. Gold spoke briefly of the bear
j tiful gardens which they saw Their
One IN particular was six miles lon
and contained many acres an
thousands of beautifully tinted flov
ers- Mrs. Gold said, I've found
hundred forty varieties Of orchids an
J two hundred varieties Of ferns.
was sight indeed beautiful to So
Tbs ely itself has e pops Iati0n-