The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-09-18

var the Liberator, which rises upon If!
marble pedestal in the center Of the
square, being one of the finest work!
OF the Italian sculptor, Tenerani.
From the Plaza de Bolivar the MAR
thorOughfares extend in every direc
ton, almost all paved with asphalt
and kept in excellent condition by the
municipality. Gale Real, the principal
business street, and FlOrian street are
the most busting Of the city. The for.
mer, wide thOrOughfare, merges into
Republic avenue (Avenida de la Re-
publica), flanked by modern buildings
and traversed by electric cars.
Called the Athens of the South.
The Colombian capital has long
been the patron Of science. The as
Economical observatory, National Ii.
brary, the academies, museums and
| universities form group Of institu-
t1Ons which maintain the right of Bo-
gotta to be considered the ATHENS Of
the South" the name with which Eu.
ropean scholar christened her.
The observatory owes its existence
to the efforts of the naturalist. Jose
CelestinO MutiZ. 1t is Octagonal in
form, 2,636 meters above sea level:
hence, Is one of the highest Of the
world and possesses a valuable set of
instruments for taking observations.
The academies were established by
devOtees of science and art. The Ian.
guage academy recently took posses.
sion Of a new building. The Museum
of Bogota contains objects of beauty
and considerable historic worth. A
Museum Of Natural History founded
by the Christian Brotherhood (Her.
manos Christianos) possess exhaustive
collections.
The universities happily own ade-
quate buildings. Recently the build
Ing to be used for anatomic lecture
halls was completed. equipped much
like the corresponding building Of the
University of Paris. Public instruc.
ton is becoming constantly more wide.
ly diffused and Bogota is the center of
secondary schools supported by the
government.
Cultured and Prosperous.
Bogota, by the refinement of its in
habitants and the luxury in evidence.
might be taken for European CITY.
Culture Is marked; foreign news is re-
ceived promptly; desirable features of
Paris and London are initiated to slim.
ulate progress. Unfortunately, owing
TO the extreme narrowness Of the |
streets. many Of the architectural fea.
lures of the city cannot be appre- !
ciated; nevertheless, upon contemplat.
ing the constant progress Of the can.
ltal and its development, one is forced |
10 the conclusion that Bogota will be-
come an imperial city in the western
world, the heart Of the plateau which
extends 10 leagues from north to south
and 8 from east to west.
economically Bogota is on a sound
looting, being commercial and bank.
ng center of constantly growing inn
portance. There are five banks Of
arge capital, the American Mercantile
NA'"iNO AHprlcHn0l |
having been established last year, and
't present the establishment Of an
timer Is under consideration. Several
insurance companies contribute to the
uccess of financial enterprises. Large
xport houses have founded headuuar-
ers there and importation is conducted
N rather large scale. Foreign credit
ompanies in the United States and Eu-
ope are added factors in Bogota's de-
elopment. Industry also is being ex-
loited. Thread and textile industries
ompete with foreign establishments in
he production of fabrics and cloth.
took raising is increasing consider
bly, on the plain, the strains having
cen carefully selected from stock
rought from England, and the wool
larket is plentiful.