Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1921-02-12

That the west coast country Of South
America, under present conotioiis' -
not a particularly inviting field TOT
American trade was the impression
gathered from a very interesting adj
dress by Dr. r. B. Won KletnSmid.
president of the University of Arizona,
before the Phoenix Rotary club at
their luncheon yesterday at the y. M.
&c. A.
Or. Won KleinSmId talked at snort
length about his recent trip TO tlat
part of South America and described
most entertainingly Ecuador and Peru,
their people, climate, industries-what
there are-and opportunities Inc al
dress was given in DR.. Won klelnSmio 3
usual splendid manner and was one OF
the most delightful features for many
meetings.
A former Rorarian himself. DR.. Won
KleinSmid had among his interesting
experiences that of attending a gath
ering 81 leading men in Panama,
meeting which is to develop into the
! first Rotary club in South America
| Also at Valparaiso he assisted in an
| organization which already has ap-
Piled for a Rotary club charter.
| The time to go to the west coast OF
| South America. Dr. Won kaeinS1Aid
said, is in October, November and De-
/ cember. Then it is spring in those
small countries and the climate is de-
]
Port Said in wickedness, the speaker
declared The passage of ships
through the canal is almost continu-
Gus. and the soldiers are given shore
| leave. They pass up nothing in the
way of diversion.
Il was Interested" declared the
speaker, ito learn how thoroughly
Americanism has permeated to Pana-
/ ma. The inspector of schools is ar
| American. as is the chief of police
/ Panama is IN exporter of pearls They
! ship out but few cattle, although there
are thousands of acres of the fines
grazing land at hand. But the market
which at present causes little or nc
demand for beef products. is the rea-
son for these fine hills being almost
denuded at present.
Ecuador was my next stop aftel
Panama. Guayaquil, the leading city
once was the plague spot of the world
but it has been cleaned up by Gorgas
and as result his name is reveret
there. There is no glass in the win
dows of the houses at Guayaquil. TIL,
windows are merely blinds, and as
result this is the open-ai city of thu
world. Many of the houses appear t
be made of marble, but they. proves
TO be merely a covering over bamboo
Ecuador has much sugar, but export
little. She is bankrupt.
The population is 40 per cent In
dams, so per cent low caste, and ]
per cent high caste cultured Spanish
1t is a country of tremendous ex
tremes. Home conditions of the 3
per. cent Indians and low caste are de
, plorable. Every variety of climate an
soil is to be found in Ecuador. 1t
tropical on the coast The twistin
railroad from Guayaquil UP the noun
tains to Quito, the capital is owne
: by an American. The trains do nc
run at night because they have pient
of time in Ecuador. Getting off at
station on the way up to Quito no
: ticed the engineer. a small stocky mai
as he got down from the locomotive.
Ct see you're an American /
n greeted me. / thanked him and in OF
: conversation he asked me where can
from. | replied Arizona, the garden
spot of the world.
81 quite agree with you there I
answered. IF you happen to get
{ Douglas. just ask them if they kno
' Shorty
Later. as the conductor was takir
. my ticket. I discovered he. too, was q
y | American.
= "Shorty is a sample of large cla
\ on the west coast known as TT. T. t.,
: or travelling tropical tramps. The
work their way from one end of Il
coast to the other at this job and tina
Z Not long after that I again met Shor
n in Peru.
y From Guayaauil UP to Quito Il
Il grade averages per cent. althous
Z there are plenty of stretches where
!, is per cent. Half way up we stopp,
; for lunch at a perfect little Viii
= Mountains resort. From then on
l. was a steady climb. Quito is 90
y feet above sea level. although we we