The Crittenden press., 1920-04-30
. CONSIDERING the fact that

II Rhodesla Is merely baby
among the nations-it has
only just passed the thirtieth
anniversary Of its charter-it can GER
tainly be described as remarkably
healthy infant, and the curious anoma-
ly Of rule by a chartered company
seems to have Justified itself rs fully
In this case as In the historic instance
OF the East India company. 1t is, in
deed, remarkable feat to have taken
vast tract of country-larger than
France, Germany. Belgium and Hol.
land together-the home Of continual
warfare between savage tribes, and
In less than thirty years to have intro
duced there law, order and security for
natives and settlers, and many Of the
refnements Of high civilization, says
the Sketch Of Landon.
TIL the pioneer column entered the
country In 1890, to take over the con,
cessions which had been granted "a
the chartered company, there was moi
so much as practicable road into the
Interior. Today there are 4,O0C
miles Of good roads, while the railway
stretches north and south and east
connecting Rhodesia with the outer
world through both Capetown and tn,
Portuguese port Of Beira. From Bula
wayO II runs northwarls-a link In tn,
great Cape to Cairo railway, which
Rhodes visualized-till II reaches Bel
gian territory, taking the Zambesi ir
Its stride, and crossing II by bridg,
which is one Of the engineering won
ders of the world. A network Of tele
graph and telephone wires links up tn,
scattered communities and brings then
into touch with the rest OF the British
empire.
Communications were rightly seeI
by Rhodes and his associates to he IN,
key TO the development Of the country
and millions Of pounds have beef
spent by the British South Africa com
pany during these 30 years In improv
Ing them, in order to render accessible
to British settlers the natural wealtl
and the wonderful climate Of this 10
vored colony. The climate Is such a
TO make II particularly suitable 10
European habltation, the fact that III
country is within the tropics bein
counteracted by the height above sea
level, the plat alch constitutes til
bulk of souths'l |odesia being at a
average altitude Of 1000 feet. Tn
winter months-June to August-ar
dry, most Of the raIn falling betwee
January and March. Even in the he
season the nights are cool. The ten
perature In the shade rarely reache
100 degrees and In winter there is Jus
sufficient frost 10 be OF service 10 tn
farmers.
Fine Country to Live In.
The proof Of the pudding Is In III
eatng-the low death rate and III
sturdlness, not merely Of the settler
but Of their Rhodeslnn-born and bre
children. There Is no need to send III
latter home-the separation whlc
makes India, for example, so painful
PLACE for parents-elther for health {
for education. There are betwee
thirty and forty good schools In Rh,
desla, wholly or partly maintained b
the government, and several Of thes
educate their pupils up to the stnndar
] OF entrance to the University Of Cap
town. while three carry on educatlc
TO the oxford and Cambridge matric,
lation examinations.
There are plenty Of opportunities 4
sport In Rhodesin, there being sou
twenty-five varieties Of antelope alon
Large game, In the shape Of lions, el
plants. rhinoceros, etc, II also plen'
full. Sport Of other kinds is cater
to by the provision OF clubs for pol
golf. cricket and other games.
In addition to mlnlng-for gold, COT
chrome iron md other ores-the chi
Industries Of Rhodesia are AgrIcultu
In It's various forms and cnttlc.ralslr