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Weaving in Ecuador.
^Prepared by the National Geographic So-
ciety, Washington. D. c.)
IF THE name of every country were
as self-explanatory as that of Ecua-
dor, geography would be simplified.
For "Republica del Ecuador" means
"Republic of the Equator," which, to-
gether with the fact that the country
Is on the Pacific coast of South Amer-
ica, locates Ecuador beyond all ques-
tion. But, though Ecuador lies under
the equator, It Is not in the main a
land of heat. Over the greater part
of the country rise the peaks, plateaus
* and foothills of the Andes, lifting the
land Into regions of pleasant tempera-
ture.
Because of unsettled boundary dis-
putes the exact area of Ecuador is
unknown, but it is safe to say that it
is larger than any state of the United
States except Texas. The population
Is about 2,000,000. Although the
country is comprised between one de-
gree north and four degrees south
latitude, almost every variation of
climate is obtainable, from the torrid
lands of the coast to the chilly plains,
at an elevation of 12,000 feet, at the
foot of the snow-clad peaks of the
Andes.
Both the eastern and western ranges
of the Andes traverse the republic.
Between these ranges lie extensive
high valleys yielding the products of
the temperate zone. To the west of
the Cordillera stretch the low trop-
ical lands on the Pacific, and to the
east the country gradually descends
to the low Amazon valley and the fron-
tiers of Brazil.
The principal cities of Ecuador are
the capital, Quito, and the seaport,
Guaynquil. The latter is the first port
of call for many ships sailing south
of Panama, and to reach it the vessel
must enter the Gulf of Gayas, and
then steamctup the wide tidal river of
the Guayas.
Guayaquil is a large city, of about
90,000 population, and for many, years
had the unsavory reputation of being
the worst pesthole on the Pacific
coast. This was due to the virulent
yellow fever which was prevalent
there and to the sporadic outbursts of
the bubonic plague, which kept the
city under a perpetual quarantine;
and travelers shunned it whenever
possible.
Guayaquil Well Cleaned.
The Rockefeller Foundation took in
hand the cleaning up of this city,
with the result that now yellow fever
has practically disappeared and the
bubonic plague Is kept* well In hand.
The quarantine against the port has
been lifted, Guayaquil is once more a
stop on the maritime itineraries, and
the Ecuadorean has a reverence and
a faith In the "gringo medico" almost
as strongly fixed as is his religion.
Coincident with this Improvement
in the hygiene of the city, new streets
have been built and new buildings
erected, so that Guayaquil Is rapidly
forging ahead. It Is the emporium of
Ecuador. All imports and exports
pass through Guayaquil. The houses
are built of wood, owing to the lack
of other material. They are con-
structed in the Southern style, with
balconies protruding over the. side-
walks and resting upon wooden pil-
lars, thus forming piazzas which af-
ford protection against sun and rain.
As fires under the circumstances are
particularly dangerous. Guayaquil has
perhaps a more extensive fire depart-
ment than any other city of its size,
iand ample reservoirs of water on a
|bill behind the town. It Is Improbable
4 that Guayaquil will ever asraln be vis-
ited by such disastrous conflagrations
as in the past.
Across the river from Guayaquil is
Duran, the terminus of the Guayaquil
& Quito railroad, a company incor-
porated under the laws of the fctate of
New Jersey. This railroad,«. built by
American engineers, extends to Quito,
260 miles from the coast.
Leaving Duran, the train proceeds
over the flat and gently rising country
to the foothills of the Andes. In the
level country are the great sugar es-
tates, stretching for miles on either
side of the track and equipped with
lines of miniature railway for hauling
cane and with large sugar factories.
Leaving the plains, the ascent is grad-
ual through dense tropical forests
plentifully watered by streams and
cascades which can supply unlimited
water power. The trains need two
days for the climb up to the capital.
Quito's Public Market.
The most Interesting feature of
Quito is Its public market, In an open
square. Scattered ever the ground are
groups of Quichuaf and a few Span-
iards with a great variety of things
for sale.
In one corner of the market are the
butchers, with beef or pork on dis-
play, the beef haggled and chopped
up with a complete disregard of joint
or bone, the pork not infrequently sold
as a whole roast pig. Next to them
may be the millers—women seated on
the ground with a row of opened sacks
before them, in which may be seen
flour made of wheat, barley, corn, or
peas, the dealer measuring out the
flour in a tiny cup or perhaps weigh
ing it with a crude balance.
The common tra<re balance of Ecua
dor is a short stick carying a suspend-
ed pan at each end and held up by a
cord about the center. The weight
is a rock about the size of a man's
fist, and, while no two of them are
ever the sam& size, the merchant is
always prepared to pledge his honor
that the stone weighs a full and ex-
act pound.
The price for a commodity is almost
never fixed, and as the Ecuadorean Is
always prepared and expects to come
down somewhat from his first price,
it speaks worlds for his optimism that
he invariably tries to get more. The
bargaining does not actually begin
until you have disregarded the first
figure and asked, "What is the last
price?" ("el ultimo preclo?")
Quito Is almost as large as Guay-
aquil, but because of its invigorating
climate it has a far more healthy en-
vironment, and the city Itself .seems
to disclose more vigor among Its clti
zens.
It is built in a bowl-shaped valley
at the foot of Mount Pichincha. The
altitude of the city is 9,600 feet
above the sea. The mountain rises In
the background to a height, of 16,000
feet. The view which presents itself
from the summit of this mountain is
one of the most superb and imposing
possible to conceive. Twenty snow-
clad peaks rise before you, ranging
from 15,000 to 22,000 feet. It Is truly
a Council of the Patriarchs of the
Andes.
Panorama of the Streets.
The direct rays of the equatorial
sun are white as limelight, and the
first impression of Quito Is that of a
snow-white city, relieved by roofs of
rich fred tiles. In the streets and
plazas are thousands of people, con-
tinually moving. The majority are
Indians in scarlet or orange ponchos,
wide white cotton trousers and broad-
brimmed white felt hats. There are
Indians from a hundred different vil-
lages, marked fcy the cut of the hair,
the turn of a*hat, or the shape ol
poncho. The streets are thronged
from morning to evening with mules,
horses, oxen, donkeys and llamas
with loads of every description.
Ladles in smart victorias, drawn by
Chilian or native horses, drive to and
from the shops filled with merchan-
dise from Paris, New York, London,
Vienna and Berlin. Handsome officers
in full regimentals stroll along the
streets. Gentlemen in frock coats and
top-hats are everywhere.
The city is traversed from east to
west by two deep ravines, through
which Pichincha sends down its tor-
rents of melted snow. The land upon
which the city is built is, in shape,
like the inside of an oval bowl, at the
bottom of which is the Plaza Mayor.
Because of their inaccessibility the
interior towns are apt to be more pic-
turesque, more untrammeled by civ-
ilization In Its final manifestations.
Such a city is Loja, the modest metrop-
olis of southern Ecuador, with a popu-
lation of perhaps 10,000 or 12,000
souls.
The educated class of the Lojanlans,
the Spaniards, are very punctilious
In the observance of dress, and It Is
a common sight to see a citizen clad
in very proper Prince Albert, with a
tall hat. cane and resplendent shoes,
picking his way over the uneven cob-
bles, rubbing elbows with a scarlet-
ponchoed Quichua or crowding by a
group of Canari Indians, with their
hard woolen hats, which look like
dirty, disreputable derbies.
The majority of the people one sees
in Ecuador are Qulchuas, a sturdy
people rather short in stature, but
well built and stocky. In color they
closely approximate our North Amer-
ican Indians, but their features are
less stern and warlike. They do most
of the labor of the republic and serve
as porters, drovers, farmers, etc. The
women labor as hard as do the men
and take their places alongside then
in the fields.
Texas Items
J. D. Smith, Cherokee county car-
penter, has been appointed state build-
ing inspector, succeeding the late Cap-
tain Hendrickson.
For the first 11 days of September,
31,108 square bales and 2850 round
bales of cotton were exported through
the port of Houston.
Morris Granville was elected presi-
dent of the La Grange Chamber of
Commerce at the annual banquet of
the organization held recently.
At the meeeting of the city com-
missioners the tax rate for the city of
Marshall for the year of 1925 was
i et at $1.96 on the $100 valuation.
Cotton continues to pour into Mar-
shall from the country surrounding
Marshall and receipts from all sources
this season are far ahead of previous
years.
An issue of $500,000 Galveston Coun-
ty special road bonds bearing 5 per
cent and maturing serially was ap-
proved by the attorney general's de-
partment.
Seventeen cars of stock cattle were
shipped from Dilworth recently for
a point near Missouri City where
they will be put on the grass and fat-
toned for the market.
Taxes in Anderson county for the
year 1925 amounted to $404,926, dis-
tributed as follows: State tax, $117,-
941; county, $122,554; road and bridge,
$97,173; county schools, $63,439.
Work on Galveston County's $500,-
000 road improvements, featuring the
paving of the Galveston-Houston
road, as provided in the bond, issue
voted June 20, will start about Octo-
ber 15.
The game, fish and oyster depart-
ment will pay $1 each for live grown
squirrels and 50 cents each for live
young squirrels of weaning age, in an
effort to conserve the animals. Com-
missioner Turner E. Hubby announced
this week.
A committee has been appointed to
have circulated throughout Waller
county a petition asking the commis-
sioners court to call an election on
a bond issue to put hard surfaced
roads on all the highways through the
county. It was estimated the roads
would cost the taxpayers $1,250,000.
Dates for the Texas Mid-Winter
Poultry show at Waxahachie have
been set for four days, beginning
Thursday, December 31, and continu-
ing through Monday, January 4, 1926,
according to John V. Singleton, secre-
tary of the Waxahachie chamber of
commerce.
Eight thousand new ^ families have
moved to Houston since January 1,
Charles J. Kirk, public service com-
missioner, estimated this week. This
is based on the report of the Houston
Lightning and Power Company that
9000 new light connections have been
made this year, Mr. Kirk said.
The San Antonio and" Aransas Pass
Railway Company of San Antonio was
granted an amendment to Its charter
by the secretary of state to construct
an extension from Edlnburg to Harlln-
gen. Hearing pn the proposed exten-
sion is to be held by the interstate
commerce commission and the Texas
railroad commission in October.
Rainbow trout will be placed in
Lake Cisco by the Btate as an experi-
ment. These trout never have been
successfully propagated in Texas, ac-
cording to the state game and fish
commission. The commission believes
the depth of Lake Cisco—128 feet—
provides conditions suitable for the
purposq. Fingerlings have been order-
ed from Neosha, Mo., to stock the lake.
Texas' oyster crop this season Is
expected to surpass all other in quanti-
ty, and the oysters are of good quality,
Commissioner Hubby of the game, fish
and oyster commission, said this week,
following a visit to oyster beds on the
gulf coast. Oysters in the Corpus
Christl and Rockport beds are excel-
lent, Hubby said, and he is satisfied.
He declared Texas oysters are free
from pollution.
The railroad commission has issued
an order adding Brooks County to the
list of counties in the drouth-stricken
area entitled to receive shipments of
feed stuffs at a 50 per cent reduction
in freight rates. The commission has
also ameneded that provision in its
original order that provided that the
reduced freight rates shall be in Mc-
Lennan County, "south of Waco," by
eliminating that provision, and sub-
stituting "Waco and south." There are
now perhaps 50 coiyities embraced In
the drought-stricken territory of Cen-
tral and South Texas that are receiv-
ing the benefits of reduced rates.
The Orange County truck growers
estimate that they will have between
fifty and sixty carloads of sweet po-
tatoes to market soon after September
15 when the' digging season starts.
Due to the recent rains the sweet po-
tato crop prospects have brightened
considerably. Most of the potato
crops, which are of the Porto Ricaa
yam varieties, will bo marketed
through the Orange County Truck
Growers' Association. G. C. Ellison,
county farm agent, will assist the
farmers in the matttr of Ei&rkaUng
the new crop.
TEXAS OIL FIELDS
Big Well in Mexico.
Chijol, Vera Cruz.—The largest well
to be brought in in the heavy oil dis-
trict in many months and the one
with the best prospects is the com-
pletion of well No. 218 of the Mexican
Seaboard Oil Company in Cocalilao for
an estimated initial production of 25,-
000 barrels at a depth of 1,760 feet
Luling Well 3000 Barrels.
Luling, Tex.-—The United North and
South Oil Company's No. 3 Tiller, in
the western extension of the Caldwell
County end of the Luling field opened
up by the recent bringing in of the
McKinney well, has been completed
for an estimated flush production of
300 barrels.
Pipe Line Gatherings.
Oil gathered- by pipe line companies
in Texas during July totaled 13,344,542
barrels, an increase of 660,406 barrels
over June gathering, a statement is
sued by the oil and gas division df the
railroad commission Saturday shows.
Wildcat in Duval County.
Alice, Tex.—The .Associated Oil
Company, drilling on the G. W. Suth-
erland ranch, in Duval County, about
16 miles northwest of Benavides, re-
cently encountered an oil sand at 1780
feet, and is now erecting a storage
tank preparatory to making a test.
Big Well at Pierce Junction.
Houston, Tex.—The No. 1 Settegast
well of the Associated Oil Company,
subsidiary of the Southern Pacific, at
Pierce Junction, was completed Fri-
day for 2,000 barrels at a depth of
3,875 feet.
Burning Well Put Out.
Nocona, Tex.—The Texas Company's
W. W. Jones gas well that had been on
fire since Monday in the North No-
cona field, was extinguished with one
shot of nitro-giycerin and other ex
plosives.
Drilling Near Palestine.
Palestine, Tex.—Drilling in the Elk-
hart test oil well which has been de-
layed for several days on account of
the breaking of the pump has been re.
sumed.
Lightning Strikes Oil Tank.
Electra, Tex.—Lightning striking
one of the Magnolia Company's 55,009-
barrel tanks located about four miles
north of Electra Thursday caused a
spectacular fire with a Iobs estimated
at close to $100,000.
Smithville Wildcat Gassing.
Smithville, Tex.—Gas was struck in
Cardinal Oil Company's Ott No. 1 well
drilling near String Prairie, in Bastrop
County at a depth of about 4165 feet.
French Start Heavy Drive.
Fez, French Morocco.—The largest
operation yet undertaken by the
French in the Moroccan war opened
Friday with an Intensive artillery pre-
paration on a forty-five-mlle front in
the central section of the French line,
in the valley of the river Ouergha.
Break In Levees.
Brownsville, Tex.—Breaks in the
levees of the Rio Grande between here
and San Benito on the American side,
and near San Benito on the Mexico
side have held the stream down some
Friday, but the lower Valley still
faces danger from overflow.
Plague Near Harrisburg.
Houston, Tex.—The hoof and mouth
disease Tuesday was discovered on
the Molk dairy farm between Park
Place and Harrisburg. Eighty head
of cattle are involved, and the Park
Place road has been closed.
Patrol of Border Planned.
Fort Worth, Tex.—Preparations for
a more intensive patrol of the Mexican
border in an effort to check the flow
of foreign liquors into the United
States are being made, Roy C. Camp-
bell, collector of customs at San An-
tonio, said here Monday.
How Chicago Police Get tWe Bandits—Sometimes
This picture, made at the field day
of the Chicago police, shows a detec-
tive bureau squad demonstrating how
bandits are cornered and overcorye
with bullets and tear and gas bombs.
Samoans at Pago Pago Visited by American Fleet
Former Premier of France Dead.
Paris.—Rene Viviani, former pre-
mier of France and twice his country's
representative ou important missions
to the United States, died Monday in
Paris.
Texas Quits Post.
Washington.—Harrie Cloonan of
Texas has resigned as secretary of the
international boundary commission,
United States and Mexico, effective
October 9.
Advanced Youngster
Little Ethel—"What shall we play7"
Little Willie—"Let's play we are go-
ing to get married." Little Ethel—
"Oh, there's no fun in that. Let's
play we are already married and are
going to get divorced."
Where Oil Kill Birda
The Isle of Wight county council
hare appealed to the British board of
trade to stop the less of bird lite on
tile coast through oil from vessels.
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Jackies from the American fleet ashore in Pago Pago, the beautiful Samoan island that belongs to the United
States. The natives entertained them with kava and dances. ' v i
MYSTERY OF A BEACH
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Miss Michellne Resce, a French artist of New York, with her portrait of
Admiral Sims which has been bought by a group of officers for presentation,
to the Military Order of the World War.
Little Vessel Crosses the Atlantic
This masked, blond bathing girl
has been mystifying the bathers at
Long Beach for some time. She re-
fuses to reveal her identity, and never
appears unmasked.
TEN-POUND BUNCH
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Miss Fay Wilson Mays of Los Ange-
les, Cal., holding a ten-pound bunch
of grapes which is believed to be a
record and is to be preserved by the
Los Angeles Chamber of. Commerce.
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This Is the 45-foot yawl Fadrelannet on which three men sailed from
Norway and followed the route of the Norse discoverers of America across the
Atlantic to New York in 66 days. Oapt. Andreas Gienlso and his two com-
panions are now preparing to return on the same little vessel.
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