Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1921-02-12
Tells ROtari0ns of Visit To
West Coast South America

Up 10000 feet before descending to the
RIM of the saucer on which Quito is
located 1t is the birthplace of snow
cap peaks. In one position I counted
high. Quito has the most wonderful
spring weather the year around, with
birds continually singing.
Trade for Americans in Ecuador is
practically nil. The houses are not
heated, 50 there is no demand for any
apparatus of that kind; but few have
plumbing, therefore plumbing goods
would have little sale. All the agri-
culture is done by oxen. They are
hitched to the pillow from their horns,
therefore little harness is needed. The
work is done entirely by the Indians.
"The stores are small. On the front
door of these stores one frequently
sees a sign reading that that store is
owned by foreigners. This is because
there are frequent raids by the In
dams on towns and stores in Quito
and there is little respect for the peace
officials. This sign informs possible
| raiders that If they modest that store
they will have to deal with foreign
| government.
Elm Lima they celebrated our com
| ing with a revolution. On one side OF
! the central plaza on which our hote
was located is also the club frequented
by the president. Along about II
o'clock the first night there was q
great rush of people to the plaza, fir
| ing Of guns and ringing of bells The
revolutionists demanded the head o.
the president The president went Out
on the balcony and in some impas-
stoned words which my Spanish would
not permit me to understand, quellet
the revolutionists for the time. The,
did not get his head. and two night.
later there were imported into Lima
f~fa ~ q, n =,
made an even larger demonstration OF
the plaza, this time in favor of tn,
| president.
/ Lima promises a large future fo
Americans. The harbor of Callao il
full of American and English good
which the people are not able to pa.
for. There are no docks on the ives
coast. The vessels stop out at sea
and the passengers and freight ar
| lightered to the coast. One buys
ticket to Valparaiso. but 1t takes on
only within sight of the city.
THE Indians of South America ar
the slaves. the servants of the high
class people. For three centuries the.
have been so. and as result tn
} high-class do no work at all. TIL
men would not think of carrying eve.
small package on the street.
1.-THE Indians are short and stock
and carry loads of from 900 to so
tpOunQS. "A caravan Is an entire In
, dian family in procession, the fathe
with a substantial load, the wife wit
larger one, and each of the childre
with large loads, even little babe
barely able to walk loaded down. Fror
! Quito to Ibarra Is 100 miles. An In
; dian, I was informed will leave Quit
: at sunrise with load. run all the wa
: to Ibarra. eat two meals on the wa
I and arrive there at shutdown"
t There was an exceptionally large at
' tendance at the luncheon yesterda,
4 Miss Susan Merle Baldwin, accom-
: panied on the piano by Mrs. Dan;
!, sang delightfully."-. A Rotary quartet
composed of L. w. Coggins, Waite
. Olney, DR.. j. c. Norton and job
r Brown. sang one number.
e DR.. J. c. Norton was chairman
: the day.