New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-04-09
Central AMERICA
LQAFERS' PARADISE
Sleepy Natives Move Slowly in
Mind and Body

own home town. but when he goes to
Central or South America and tries
modern craftsmanship methods, he is
out OF luck. according to Major
Frank II. Johnston. president of the
City Coal & Wood Co. Major and
Mrs. Johnston and daughter Mrs.
Clyde Olin Fisher of Middlctown,
have just returned from a trip TO
Central and South America, Major
Johnston, being n director OF the
state Chamber of Commerce and one
OF a delegation which recently went
TO Rome and Poland TO an intcrna-
tional Chamber OF Commerce session,
has made n study for years of bus
mess conditions throughout the
world. He has made several trips 10
various parts OF Europe and South
America and plans to go to Stock
holm next June 10 the International
Chamber OF Commerce convention as
a delegate from the United States
Chamber.
According TO Major Johnston, the
hustling salesman who drops off be-
tween trains. lays few samples OF
his merchandise on the buyers desk,
hands him a paper with 4 request
Cor his signature on the dotted line"
and closes the deal In time to grab
the next train ont OF town. cannot
90 business among the Latin Amer
leans.
Must Have Their Nap
All Latin Americans must have
their daily slesta, which means that
between IL noon and . p. m, no.
body does anything except sleep.
The rest of the time business is done
IN such a lazy. easy going manner
that the salesman must first max"
the correct impression and actually
becomes first the social visitor and
eventually the businessman, business
being the least important OF the two.
The local travellers left here March
s. making their first stop at Kings
ton. Jamaica. A motor trip was
taken TO nearby towns where trop-
ical gardens were seen. Cocoa, citrus
fruit rubber. nutmeg and vanilla
trees were inspected.
From there they Travelled to Girls
tobal in the Canal Zone, where they
motored to Gatun and inspected the
lock, power house, dam, and spill
way. Then the journey was by train
to Panama City.
Much interest was manifested by
the travellers in stop made at Car
tagena, n quaint fishing village with
a wall several hundred years old.
The wall is 100 feet wide on top and
freely permits of driving on its sur
face. The city was the source Of q
large gold supply 800 years ago
Its history indicates that there was
much piracy among the Spaniards
who controlled the larger ships and
native gold miners often were plum
derod OF their entire output by the
pirates who took their gold and ship
ped It to Spain.
Need Uncle Sans Advice
Regardless OF the status OF the
Monroe Doctrine, men who reside on
the ground believe that the United
States government must MAINTAIN q
spirit of paternalism over the Cen
trail American countries. Racial in
aptitude is such that without the adj
vice, counsel and active aid OF Uncle
Sam there will be no progress. Il
literacy prevails among the natives.
The only bright spots We're those
built with American money places
where so to 100 years ago it would
have been impossible for white men
to live.
United States money, Major John
ston found. is being poured into Cen
trail and South America by the hun
dred millions Of dollars. Fruit and
oil investments lead.
The United Fruit Co. has a fleet
of los ships. A of which are ply
ing between South American and
European ports. American money,
Major Johnston learned. not only
develops the land but deyclopes the
people, something European in
vestors arc not doing, The United
Fruit Co. builds its towns. it schools,
churches, theaterS. inStallS modern
plumbing and sanitation and in gen.
eral raises the standards of the COM
munity. European investors pay no
attention to the human needs OF the
people. he says.
Pier Half Mile Into Ocean
4 Puerto Colombia, n pier eX-
tends Il half mile into the ocean.
Here the temperature ranges from
s. to % degrees the year round, al
though the northern End OF the
Andes mountains. with its snow cap