The Monticellonian., 1915-09-30
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Macoris there are thousands of acres of land devoted to the raising of sugar cane and millions of dollars of American capital are invested in this enterprise. The plantations are all equipped with the most modern machinery, and the cane is cultivated and gathered by colored laborers from the English and Danish West Indies.
 Relics in the Capital.
 Seventy miles from La Romano and 40 miles from Macoris is Santo Do mingo City the capital of the repub- lie. In Santo Domingo we find our selves in the midst of modern eiyiliza- tion, surrounded by innumerable relics that carry us back to the fifteenth century. Here can be seen the ruins of the first church. San Nicolas. built some time in the early part of 1500, and three or four years ago the mahogany taken from these ruins was in a perfect state of preservation. Here, as claimed by the Dominicans. can be seen the bones of Christopher Columbus, left by mistake by the Spaniards when they evacuated the island, and who removed from the crypt in the cathedral to Havana the remains of a brother of Columbus, thinking they were taking the bones of the great diseovereF.
 The ruins of the house of Diego Co- lon, the son of Christopher, are still standing. where, according to history, a court was established whose entertainments riyaled in splendor those we read of in the Arabian Nights On the bank of the river still stands the massive cetba tree to which were tied the earavels of Columbus In Santo Domingo City Columbus was put in chains and sent home to Spain prisoner in disgrace. The city is built on the west bank of the 0zama river and is under the administration of the department of public works. A magnificent macadam boulevard bordered on either side with native elms, interspersed with tropical foliage. extends from the cen ter or the city for 20 miles in the di- rection of Bani the birthplace of the famous Cuban hero. MaXimo Gomez. On this same boulevard can be seen the well-preserved ruins of the Fort San Geronimo. which in early days withstood an attack of the English under Drake The entrance from the town to this boulevard is through an arch constructed by the government in memory of those who fell fighting for the independence of the country, and the arch bears the inscription "Dulce ct Decorum est pro Patria Mori."
 Life at the capital, while not as fast and gay as at the larger cities of the South is still very agreeable There are two well-equipped and con ducted clubs, Club Union and Casino de la Juventud where there are ire quent social entertainments. Auto mobiles are plentiful and the ride from the capital to San Cristobal along the new macadam boulevard is most attractive. Automobiles can be procured for $4 an hour There are several hotels in the city. of which the Hotel Francis is the best known. There is quite large foreign colony at the capital and in Macoris and Puerto Plata. The whole trip from New York including a stop at all ports, is about eight or nine days.
 A very erroneous impression pre- vails that the climate of Santo Do- mingo is unhealthy. From it's geo. graphical position it cannot be un- healthy. The winds have a clean sweep across the island, and there has been no serious epidemic there since the cholera outbreak some time in the early sixties.