Salvador of the Twentieth Century

Biographical--The President, Dr. Manuel E. Araujo--The ex-President, General Figueroa--The Cabinet--Dr. don Francesco Dueñas, Minister for Foreign Affairs--Dr. don Teodosio Corr...

Government finances--London Market appreciation of Salvador bonds--History of foreign debt--Salvador Railway security--Central American Public Works Company--Changing the guaran...

Outbreak of hostilities between Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Guatemala--Discreditable conduct of Nicaragua proved--Failure of United States and Mexican intervention--Digni...

The Army--Division of forces--Active reserve--Auxiliary-- Republic's fighting strength--Military education--Strict training--Excellent discipline--Schools and polytechnics-- Man...

British Minister to Salvador--Lionel Edward Gresley Carden--British Legation hospitality--Mrs. Carden-- Government indifference to valuable services--British Vice-Consul--No rep...

United States information for traders--Improved Consular services--United States and Salvador Government--Bureau of Pan-American Republics--Mr. Mark J. Kelly--Exceptional servic...

Latin-American trade and British diplomacy--Serious handicap inflicted by the British Government--Sacrificing British interests--Why British trade has been lost to Salvador-- Un...

British trade declines--Suggested remedy--Distributing centres--Trading companies and branches--Unattractive cheap goods--Former hold on Salvadorean markets-- Comparative statis...

British fire apparatus--Story of a British installation-- Coffee and sugar machinery--Cane-mills--Fawcett, Preston and Co.'s installations--High reputation enjoyed by British fi...

Systems of business--Long credits--British and United States methods _versus_ German--Making "good" stock losses-- Question of exchange--Effect upon business--Drafts and specula...

Mining--Ancient workings--Precious metals found--Copper deposits--Iron ores--Treatment of ores in England-- Difficulties of transport--Some deceased authorities-- Mines in opera...

Ports and harbours--La Unión--Population--Railway extensions--Lack of British bottoms--Carrying trade-- H.B.M. Vice-Consul--Port of Triunfo--Improving the entrance--Proposed rai...

It was in the year 1502 that Christopher Columbus, that remarkable and noble-minded Genoese, undeterred by the shameful treatment meted out to him by his adopted countrymen in S...

Early Days of independence--"Central American Federation"-- Constitutional Presidents--Executive power--Chamber of Congress--The Cabinet--Justice--The courts--Prisons and prison...

Biographical--The President, Dr. Manuel E. Araujo--The ex-President, General Fernando Figueroa--The Cabinet--Dr. Francisco Dueñas--Don Rafael Guirola, D.--Dr. Teodosio Corranza-...

Government finances--London Market appreciation of Salvador bonds--History of foreign debt--Salvador Railway security--Central American Public Works Company--Changing the guaran...

There is no question that but for the prompt and conciliatory action of General Figueroa the events which took place in the last months of 1907 might well have involved the whol...

Outbreak of hostilities between Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Guatemala--Discreditable conduct of Nicaragua proved--Failure of United States and Mexican intervention--Digni...

The army--Division of forces--Active reserve--Auxiliary-- Republic's fighting strength--Military education--Strict training--Excellent discipline--Schools and polytechnics-- Man...

British Minister to Salvador--Lionel Edward Gresley Carden--British Legation hospitality--Mrs. Carden--Government indifference to valuable services--British Consul--No report fo...

United States information for traders--Improved Consular services--Mr. W. E. Coldwell--United States and Salvador Government--Bureau of Pan-American Republics--Mr. Mark J. Kelly...

Major the Hon. William Heimké, who was appointed the Minister of the United States of America to Salvador in 1909, is a native of France, having been born in that country in 184...

Latin-American trade and British diplomacy--Serious handicap inflicted by the Government--Sacrificing British interests to American susceptibilities--The British Foreign Office'...

British trade declines--Suggested remedy--Distributing centres--Trading companies and branches--Unattractive cheap goods--Former hold upon Salvadorean markets--Comparative stati...

British fire apparatus--Story of a British installation--Coffee and sugar machinery--Cane-mills--Fawcett, Preston and Co.'s installations--High reputation enjoyed by British fir...

Systems of business--Long credits--British and United States methods _versus_ German--Making "good" stock losses--Question of exchange--Effect upon business--Drafts and speculat...

Tradition points to the fact that the whole of the Central American States were more or less mineralized, while some of them, such as Honduras and Salvador, have long been known...

The means of internal communication are perhaps more apparent and more systematically undertaken than in any of the smaller States, Salvador possessing at present over 100 miles...

Ports and harbours--La Unión--Population--Railway extensions--Lack of British bottoms--Carrying trade--H.B.M.'s Vice-Consul--Port of Triunfo--Bad entrance--Proposed railway--Aca...

It is only natural, in a country where agriculture forms one of the most important sources of revenue, that the Government should have directed its particular attention to the s...

The Republic of Salvador is divided into 14 Departments, which are again subdivided into 31 districts, 27 cities, 51 towns, 164 villages, and 215 hamlets. The following table sh...

There are few more pleasant cities as a place of residence for all the year round than San Salvador. The climate is very agreeable, while the situation of the city, scenically s...

Fully two-thirds of this portion of the country consist of mountain ranges, with long timber-covered spurs, very beautiful to the eye, running from their bases in every directio...

This Department, ranks second in importance to San Salvador, although its population is less than that of either the Departments, of Santa Ana, of Cuscatlán, or of San Miguel. I...

The Department of La Paz belongs to the group of central and coast (or maritime) Departments. It has a decidedly quadrangular form, and is bounded on the east by the Department...

Department of San Miguel--Portless coast--Indigo plantations-- City of San Miguel--Cathedral--Water-supply--Archæological interests--Projected railway connections. Department of...

of Honduras; east, by that Republic also and the Bay of Fonseca; south, by the Pacific Ocean; and west, by the Departments of San Miguel and Morazán. A great diversity of scener...