Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-08-22


marble pedestal I'm the center of the
square. being one of the finest works
of the Italian sculptor, Tenerani.
From the Plaza de Bolivar the main
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 bustlng Of the city. The for
mer, wide thoroughfare. merges into
Republic avenue (Avenida de Ia Re-
publica), fanked 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-
lions 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 Mutlz. 1t is octagonal In
form, 2,G36 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 Lam
guage academy recently took posses
sion of 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
halls was completed, equipped much
like the corresponding building of the
! University of Paris. Public instruc-
! ton is becoming constantly more wide
ly difruscd and Bogota Is the center of
secondary schools supported by the
government.
Cultured and Prosperous.
Bogota, by the refinement Of It's In.
habltants 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
uate progress. Unfortunately, owing
To the extreme narrowness of the
streets. many of the architectural fea-
lures of the city cannot be appre'
clated; nevertheless, upon contemplate
ing the constant progress of the cap
ital and it's development, one is forced
to the conclusion that Bogota will be
come an imperial city in the western
world, the heart OF the plateau which
extends Is leagues from north to south
AMI s from east TO west.
Economically Bogota Is on a SOUND
footing, being a commercial and bank
ing center of constantly growing i'm
poitancc There are five banks oI
large capital, the American Mercantile
bank O}unco Mercandl Americana
haS ng been established last year, am
Mt present the establishment 81 an
other Is under consideration. Severn
Insurance companies contribute TO The
success of financial enterprises. Large
export houses have founded headquar
terS there and Importation Is conducted
on rather large scale, Foreign credi
companies In the United States and Flu
rope are added factors in Bogota's de
velopment. Industry also is being eX
plotted. Thread and textile industries
compete with foreign establishments Ii
the production OF fabrics and cloth
! Stock raising Is increasing consider
ably on the plain, the strains havin
been carefully selected from stool
brought from England, and the woo
market Is plentiful.