Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-07

der American contractors. The river
channel, which sits up rapidly. Is be-
ing deepened and jetties built to open
it to ocean steamship travel. From
Puerto, Colombia, Mr.. Collier went By
steamer to Curacao and then to Puerto
Cabello, Venezuela.
II went inland by automobile to
Caracas, visiting Valencia and Maracay
the residence of Gen. Gomez, President
of the country and one of the great in
duStrialists of South America, who Is
setting wonderful example to his
countrymen in the development of the
resources Of the land" Mr.. Collier con-
tinued. He has large and well man.
aged farm near Maracay with not less
than 10000 blooded cattle. He is own
er of large slaughter house and meat
refrigerating establishment and butter
factory. He also owns a modern cot
ton mill which probably is not sur
passed by any in the world for this
purpose It is well lighted and venti-
lated and of exceptionally high archi-
tectural merit, Gen. Gomez saying, 1T
costs only little more to build a beau
tiful building than an ugly one and
beauty of surroundings is an incentive
to the factory hands to do good work. y
Modern Sea Resorts.
After visiting many spots of historic
interest connected with the career OF
the great liberator, Bolivar, Mr.. Collier
spent three days in Caracas and then
motored to La Guaira, the port Of
Caracas, and Macuto, where modern
seaside hotels have been erected which
he said would do credit to Palm Beach
or Miami
Venezuela, he said, has one of the
great highway systems of the world
thousands of miles having been con-
| structed on the most modern engineer
ing plans, more than half being con-
crete paving.
st was gratified to note the excellent
feeling toward the United States DEM
onstrated in Venezuela" Mr. Collier
said. THE prosperity of the country is
in large part due to the maintenance
of perfect order by the government un-
der Gen. Gomez. Since his accession
to power 20 years ago there has been q
complete cessation of the civil wars
which devastated the country. 1t is the
boast of the government that there is
no lawlessnesS and that an automobile
containing quarter of million dollars
| in specie can be sent to any part of the
country with no guard but the chauf-
feur. This was confirmed by American
business men.
/ Rich in Oil.
"The second cause of the prosperity
of Venezuela is the great development
of its wonderful oil resources. especially
| in the vicinity of Lake Maracaibo.
met many of the oil men and all De.
clared the oil laws Of the country are
most satisfactory. The government il
receiving large sums in royalties anc
| taxes and is spending them on roads
and other public works"
Mr.. Collier visited Porto Rico less
than a week after the recent hurricane
there and, accompanied by Gov. Town
er, visited large portion Of the island
The local authorities, he said, are strug-
Cling to repair the havoc and restore
| economic conditions so far as the
Islands resources will permit. Press
reports of tremendous damage on the
island are in no way exaggerated, he
said.
MY general impressions Of the three
great South American republics visited
so extensively" Mr.. Collier concluded
lis that their resources are enormous
and that there is great desire to de-
+, velop these resources and a conscious
ness that foreign capital and foreign
technical skill is needed"