The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-01-12
MOTHER INNOCENT nv.
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AR-BOrND switzerland has
\A/ has been confronted. prob
w ably. with the mort discuu'-
agiug economic difficulties brought
about by the world war foe any n"u
trial country; Tor It depends upur
other nations Tor most of as raw ma
%t"rinls. tor much of its supply OF
wares for home consumption and frr
the handling of an lts oVcr-sca bus.-
ness.
Although not quite ono.third as
large rs New YORK state. without m
IMPORTANT coal and iron deposits. ard
unable to produce enough food To
cover the demands of It's peopiq.
switzerland, nevertheless, mas. due TO-
several great advantages which ba'-
crossed In wealth and comforts ~
even terms with its powerful neigh
hors. II has become an industrial
country If first rank. aud. at the "ut-
break Of the al IT possessed an Inn
poitant and growing with
many countries.
Like Holland the remarkable prog
rcss of Switzerland must 1c credited
Ia IN. character OF h people and to
the encouragement of their ire" in
s'Htutiou- Nearly hall of the coun-
trr is largely unprodu,tiv" M 90
tina pat OF Switzerland winch lies tn-
ward ltiiN IN the south rs n bar.
-uov and 900 crowned mountain lprd
unexpected forests ana a
.fcw uigh pactures. In the north.
around Lake Constance, re found
.rioh vineyards. while above the vine
yards on In, middle s.opos oi the
Jurss aro pasture land whore M
COWS are kent from whose mir th"
famous SWISS chceses ana equally ia-
NOUS mix chocolates are made
Industrial switzerland forms Il MD
belt whi,h stretches from the Aus
tro- Hungarian border around to cen
,roideries, machines, silks. straw
plating, ribbons. locomotives, watch
-. clocks and leather wares are man
uiJcturcd Tor export. white ln the
Us and HAT lands Of the central plain
situated the swiss farms, many
of the important dairios, straw plait-
INK wood carving aud chemical IN
dustries The straw piaitiug ~ made
boy the ~pcasantry. IL - II home 20.
dustr,. rs rs hat at the swiss Noo"
carving. Despite It's Isolation IN ne
midst of great Industrial competitors
aud IT'S lack of ilmos, all oi The iio-
~portant raw materials. It IL To- is mills
and factories that Switzerland hain'y
owes H. wealth
Tn" mountain republic derives Joss
support ron its agriculture than u
country ~ Europe except Norway. tor
only about onc-siNth ut It cHu OBJ"
ulied Man of H. farms have been
ruuxcd into being on TIE nhrur.
mountain sides. and literally It a.
dangerous a task as that al ia" struc-
IuraI iron worker on q sky srraper o.
TN them lull, hnli ~ the country
les above he zone 81 astl J%ulture, and
much ui the soil that could be made
prudultro rs used ~ pasture hand.
switzerland gtows hemp nrN .tr1-
way. fruits. citron. lemon mulhcrr.
orange. olive and hnm-graunic. corn.
mas se. uats, pOrpics, p%utltoos. harl,
ryc. sp.lt. saffron, tobacco and whoa,
IN normal times II had 10 import from
Russia, Hungary ana the United
states three times ~ much wheat a.
Il produced, II produces consider
ahie value IN timber
Mnrooyv. there is no Importlr'
mineral production in switzerland, ioI
tho mountains belong To geologic
formations luproiuoti'c of valuable
minerals some Doai is fu. nd IA the
,antprs col. Nalo'. Vaud Frib"uu',
! Boruc Thursau and some irun ~ The
Iurr Rock salt ana building st"n"
form tho most important mineral
products The swiss have 10 depend
upon pIo and foreign Goals tor fuel
,l upon lnrcigu ores IN their metal
working Industrits. Germany an
France contributed coal metals wool.
lax ana cereals o. SWISS markets
Liverpool sent the cotton 10 the great
goods and embroidery factories at -.
Gail. while Itnlv furnished the sIl't.
struu Tor plating, grains fruits wool