El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-06

| x 40 PAULO, Brazil, Nov. 9Th
| worlds largest coffee plantations
- are TO be found here in Brazil
This country has the richest coffee
soil of the world 1t outranks all other
lands in this crop, as the United States
outranks all others in cOttOr- Its cot
fee areas are unlimited Il has now
less than 5000, 900 acres under cultiva-
tiOn. and this is less than one four
/ hundredth Of the tillable land in Brazil
Much of the remainder will not raise
coffee, but il is safe to say that ten
acres more could be planted for every
one that is now titled and that the
coffee trees might be multiplied indefi-
At present the trees in bearing num-
Der more than 100000, 600, and they
occupy a space about one-fifth the size
Of Ohio They cover. all told, less
ground than 1iassa chusetts.
Great Coffee Plantations Numerous.
The trees of some Of the Plantations
run into the millions. and one which /
have visited has more than 6.00o,e0O
trees, with 100000 acres under cultiva-
ton There is another plantation that
contains 100000 acres and Monte Ale
gre. one Of the estates Of Francisco
Schmidt. has $1,000 acres, OF which
about 10000 are devoted to 100000
coffee trees of the Bourbon variety
They produce something like 100000
pounds of coffee every year. On that
estate there are drying grounds COW
cred with tiles which have an area OF
something like so acres. and the clean
ing and grading machinery has been
imported from England The animals
on the plantation include 1000 horses
and mules, and over 5000 cattle. The
labOrers make a community OF almost
5000. and the tenant buses number 1890.
In addition to this estate, Francisco
Schmidt has about 20 others scattered
here and there throughout the coffee
raising area He has altogether mill
lions Of trees and is the coffee king Of
the world. He is a German who started
as poor boy, ana Is now rich beyond
the dreams of avarice.
Plantation - Miles Long.
Another big plantation belongs to
the Barao Geraldio de Renzede II is
40 miles long and 30 miles wide. and
connected with the house is rose gar
den which is said 10 have 500 varieties
The FaZenda Santa ThereZa has more
than 1000 600 coffee trees. and its an
nual crop is about 5000. 600 pounds. The
Guatapara estate has almost 100000
trees. 1t is lighted by electricity ana
the coffee berries are carried to the
drying grounds on canals and railroads.
Nearly all these large plantations
are equipped with railroads, and many
have machinery driven by electricity-
Some have model settlements for their
employees, including schools for the
children and hospitals for the sick
Many of the owners have stock farms
connected with their coffee lands. Some
live in beautiful homes equipped with :
all the luXuries and cOnvenienccs of (
modern city life
One Of Worlds Finest.
The Dumont is one Of the finest coffee .
estates Of the world 1t lies more than
800 miles inland from this town Of Sac
Paulo. II Is about Il miles from Ribeirao
PretO and in the center Of one Of the richest
coffee growing regions Of Brazil The es-
tate was originally founded by Dumont the
father Of Santos Dumont the famous aviator.
II Is now British concern operated with
capita; from England. and its profits in
some years are as much Of $500. 900.
In going 10 the Dumont fazenda 7 passed
through hundreds Of thousands Of acres de
voted 20 coffee ! went by plantation after