New Britain herald., 1923-11-13
SALVADOR IS BABY
 OF WESTERN WORLD
Has Smallest Area Of Any Country
 On Both Continents

Washington. n. C., Nov. t3-Sal - tador. the latest Latin American re- public to reach an agreement with the tHited States for q sort Of financial umpirago hs the latter. is the subject of the following bulletin from the Washington, p. C.. headquartcrs of the National Geographic society:
 I'll salvador, whose name Wr Of rourso shorten to Salvador is the smallest Of tho republics of Central America. More. it is the smallest touu,ry. Independent or dopondent. on tho mainland or either North or south America. inlt it is more donsely ronuiAl,i than any other country on either rontinrnt. and measured by trade balances. it is more prosperous than any of the other Central Amcri- Gan republics,
 Has arm-Ouning Middle Glass
 Surrounded hy neighbors. the goN- ernmeats of some of which have not oe.n marIeG for their stability. aul whose soils have moi Lcen notable fer freedom rom war. Salvador has lrsi < comparatively peace fu, eNistenca in recent NtaIr. This is one factor in Salvador's prosperity, Thoughtful Salvadnre.ns also poi1t out that. just aS an 9diA idllars success is likely to tt due n,or" to 'perspiration than 10 inspiration. % it k with states. aad that colocu1rly Salvador has gone nn generating prosperity through inc precipitation of industry rom year 10 veal.
 "Eeonomis'e can poipt to othcl lac t'rs. Sa3F4 l"r Is allnost unique in l.. part Of e NoHL in hdviuH td.N wetl-s.,' clopcd middle class. aaaji farm, Hho rur;i'atc then own little farms Finally salvador has 0. Irom.d o.3 protrct"' Gore'eH rtpi- la1 a 'act 70 r hich il 'Wrs EooG 'ra *- putlttluu }'c.uh.s .1d uuu.rr3o,r ;uriAw@ rndu>t.1'S.
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 "IU H~S. sairg the ~ia.HiuE tUaf >1,- ,aior has aGe it mact bo k srt N mtud that u t"nsidertnia par tl lh'' rcrubIic's l.,"Qt square miles is brol er A molHiains aud tten act.H" ,";' canoes. Yet the population it sup ports is so dense that if the samr rate were applied to tine United States eur census figures would show nearly s5o. GOO, ,000 inhabitants. And th" country not only supports its hoa'y but las favorable ifaa2 hataHcc Of three dollars for every Iuhabitant. ruis is twice as great Ps ! the favorable Der capita trade bal- i. ancc Of the United States, as shown hs the latest figures, 1
 "l.tttle Salvador is tucked away on i the Pacific side Of the Central Ameri. . can isthmus. Ii is tho only country between tho North Pole and South America that does not touch both petunA,
 R way firLct~ rnr Horse and Man
 q'nirnr Is tine most valuable saliva der4tn product Not a caftfc tree r,istra there before iS4n, Then 2 taagiiiau school teacher who had aeerd 10 Salvador brought a ire" trom his own country. Hhrr this first trnr was planted in tho teachers gar. asu. ArcoIdtHg 10 cnthsniHstic Fal'a' koreans. tho earner-Htour of the nB- tfnHal prosperity was laid. Now there are tah. .en0.onp t-oes in tho republic and hrrrtus worth millions Of dollars arr shipped out ahuually, most of them 10 thr | nited states.
 "rhc man ou horseback though rcscafut nnp still rNirts in SalN abor and even shapes railroad policy Nearly rvar, train haa in il an animal ear, The horsrman often buys tickets for hnth himself and hie mount ts tanIed tn thr end oi his ja1rnTH climbs into hts saddle and rides on his way"