The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-31
Fa "a he Salsth

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aAA tAs kaeEsA loAgsSt ia the West.
ssM Ae4MsspAegS White crested
! hsaAkera CRASHED aleng sae he&eh
NRd nv Aaw Saare,llAe 81 Colombia
as wS @ppgSAehea, A narrow chan.
nel MIA 4 sci et iestses greeted US,
Wasess esaM shs MagAaeiena were
ssassk&SA ANe those os the MsSsisstp-
pk and y rln.tiae formed where the
river met the Caribbean
SaewN. almost InperSeptihly. we
glsaea insa the stream, Huge aih-
gatazs slid az legs inso the water.
gssgaleS Slapped into the sea. pel-
cans Saaawksi, L.ong eel,like boats,
each with two big ohleng dirty sails
and manned hy nearly naked ma
tlseS. slid through the water. The
beats resemhled tanks in the Wang
POO. s0gstA a. Shanghai. before the
Gays q me rising sun. Marshes
with naagorroots spread cut On all
sides,
An hour later We deeksa at Bar
ranQaiila, Around US were dozens
AZ shiny corrugated iron sheds, kegs
q OIL. inns az gasoline and millions
a. bales ef eotFee Tiny electrical
powered trucks built in The United
States, set busy with cur cargo
TAey seeded il and eue Of great
bales az merchandise with the alae,
rlss % kiSSy cars But each Of
AeSe nseSeFn versions is eapAele ,ot
hfting "a s0aS. and Of 6rawlag twice
tat aamaey. Seen We wepe unload
ms tractors. truSkS, automobiles,
pipes. ssoNSS, ce-eoxes, radioS. and
taking oa easee. oh plants. fruit
sa5os al sAsngs monkeys,
Julio GeElein. wealthy realtor,
toek sae ca Selt-appoiated tour Of
hss essy Of l5a. ooa--s complex city.
Residential Secsaoa lies ON . hill:
Business seesloa along TIE slopes.
Former -maSera. latter pass
lng shroaEh sAs process Of growing
pans, I've dirty brown oissee build
E mes saar ssarses hlga. Toe rest yel
8easS. srsegs, pSnks ard creams Of
o.s saS TWO stories Marrow streets
SararssS VITA srassie- Most ssares
waaA open treats Fantastic array
al a&rsS with no ssEnhlAGSe cs eg-
Ger. Sss-es gxalost American made
zzsa-sessass. Zee bsSes. radios type
WRITERS. cAeWaNg g4rn. and IN the
szrae uS1Saw German p22nes> cam
E-@sr psFas and ps2sneaag supplies.
IA11 rs q 5rvE ss0Ess chiefly carry
ms Ce--naa rseS 5e5nsS A few sgR1-
.Ses fer German cars Singer sew
NJ ra7ehzne las tAe neS- modern
a..zasSzg. C1o@A2Ag II tAs shopS ehast-
Standard American makes. Few
sAcns selling wcznen's clothing. ]
Nss s0al Eacsk women make tneir
y&n- Few restaurants. and 10 SIDE
AJAX cafes. Al the town's principle
intersection a lznehessEla where
BUSINESS men ard cEsee workers eat
Only han6sul Cd wcnen work N
zEssss. Thus unemployment 5 At .
minimum
Every type Of transportation ca1t-
erred the tnoroughfareS. There were
thousands Of automobiles. mouse
sOAored bnrros with their owners
sQustfing akinho. mule-6rswr wag-
ons. bicycles. Every gentleman
1as a chauffeur. Few owners drive
themselves. and 10 wonier. Every
me cuts corners tears about az
oreakneck speed. Horns toot and
screeeh and below. The humidity
Is acute.
Air travel spans the countryside.
TO Bogotz, the national capital Is
but twc hours BY arr $50: il takes
ave days by beat and train To
cartagena is IS minutes by air. $l0s
oy hoat II takes Eve hours.
! Policemen wear Hindu sopi bel
NETS and dress IN khaki. One CT
shen, not over four feet tai. was
directing 1aEae at . main inESrsec-
ton ard aAo0gh be gest1caastei IN
the orsho6ox HsnneF. drivers paid
moi the slightest heed "a him TAey
tore past = every direction at
hre2kneek sped
SxasEzxas are painted O. some
buildings he Nzzis have large
clus house and . TIVE story school
ana kindergarten IN Barranq1illz-
J Germans oMn coffee plantations, oil
weals. banks. stores. airplanes and
real estate. No one seems % know
the exact German population. but
The estimates rSn between ID and 2a
thousand
Just new in BaFvsn2nills. because
a shse European war. eRlg AZnezi-
can and few japanese ships CAL
al me part cosomhians are losing
rzaililoas Of dollars worth Of cofEee.
traass and oil wA5eh formerly went
70 Germany. Franee. italy and 9th
e. waTgsAg cOlntries.
So
SEEING THINGS: Jesus Rodri-
qae1 nay drawer. assisted ] see the
aszA sgois q as town Tee highest
spcs was the ruins Of . monastery
reached BY > siliaincss. shiny dirt
rsao4naaaa road aa the edge Of a
pEseiplee. II cost three eents apiece