The sun., 1919-10-13

step by step, the business men, the
property owners, the office holders, the
doctors, the dentists, the professional
men. housewives, servants, poems,
laborers-all were brought into the ioio
of sanitation.
The municipality appropriated money
for modern sewer and water SYSTEM
streets were paved, the water front
cleaned up, and citizens, trained into
health experts, started their campaign
to rid the city and surrounding country
Of the deadly yellow fever mosquito
This mosquito Is q distinct member OF
the mosquito family, and when he was
eliminated yellow fever ceased to be.
The campaign, launched November 20,
1918, In the increditably short time OIL
four months, stamped out yellow teVer'
and since June 6. 1919, not even sus-
picion of fever case has appeared In
GuayRquil.
One of the most powerful factors IN
the campaign was the hearty cooperation
extended DR.. Connor by ]. Santiago cas-
tillo editor and owner of EI TELEGRAPH,
the most powerful newspaper In ECUADOR.
Senior Castillo made an educational Or
gan out of his newspaper and reached
the entire city every day with his edi-
torials and news articles advocating the
sanitation methods employed by the
American doctor and put Into erect
| through the aid of the citizens. DR..
Conner declares that the aid Of this
newspaper cut the length of the cam
paign and insured a propaganda which
could not be effected through any other
means.
Work of Rockefeller Foundation.
The campaign has been without cost
| to Ecuador. The International Health
Board of the Rockefeller Foundation, CO.
operating with the National Health
Board of Ecuador, is financing the cam
paign and Is standing all expense. Too
much credit cannot be given the founda-
ton for its work here, which. while
started in the line of humanity. will re-
| feet itself to the benefit Of every Ameri-
can doing business in or with Ecuador.
| Guayaquil Is situated on the west
bank of the beautiful Guayas river
about SIXTY miles from the sea, and Is
| two degrees south of the equator. As
/ in all tropical countries, there are two
seasons. the wet with temperature vary,
ing from 2s to "a degrees Centigrade
and the dry season, which always IL
cool, free of humidity and with a tenn
perature ranging from 16 to 80 degrees
Centigrnde. The average precipitation
during the wet season, which lasts from
| january 10 June, Will not eACeeu o'
inches.
In common with all other countries
Ecuador has suffered from the worl(
war. Its principal export, cocoa, cou,t
not be shipped TO the markets of thu
world, with the result that imports wsr'
less, and consequently the income of tn,
country was reduced, causing re
trenchment In all public activities, IN
Guiding sanitation. 1t was during tn
last part Of this financial handicap tina
the Rockefeller Foundation did its san
itation work and stood all the costs
The municipality of Guayaquil. in ap
probation of the services DR.. Como
has rendered the city. has presente'
to him a beautiful gold medal. 1t 4
worthy of note that this Is the first in
stance of an American having been hon
ored by Government in Ecuador.
With the eradication of yellow fever
Ecuador is bound to come to the from
rapidly. II il land of unlimited pos
sibilities and is especially attractive I
the home seeker on account of its VA
riety OF climate, wonderful fertility o
soil. natural resources and its nearnes
to the United States and the great mar
kets of the North. The country
anxious to welcome homeseekers OF tn
: right class. and every inducement 1
offered TO them to establish homes i
Ecuador.