Produced by Adrian Mastronardi, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) GUATEMALA THE COUNTRY OF THE FUTURE [Illustration: PORTRAIT OF HIS EXCELLENCY PRESIDENT DON MANUEL ESTRADA CABRERA.] GUATEMALA THE COUNTRY OF THE FUTURE A MONOGRAPH BY CHARLES M. PEPPER WASHINGTON, D. C. 1906 CONTENTS. CHAPTER. PAGE. I. A Brief Description 9 II. A Progressive President and his Policies 20 III. The Soil and its Riches 30 IV. Trade and Markets 45 V. Climate and Immigration 56 VI. International Relations 64 VII. The Land of Travel and History 70 * * * * * LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. Portrait of His Excellency President Don Manuel Estrada Cabrera Frontispiece Monument to Columbus opposite 16 President and Members of Cabinet " 24 Vista of Aguna Plantation " 32 Bridge over Motagua River " 40 Street in Escuintla " 60 Plaza of Jocotenango, Guatemala City " 68 Landscape of Guastotoya River " 72 PUBLIC OFFICIALS. _President and Cabinet._ Señor DON MANUEL ESTRADA CABRERA, _President of the Republic_. Señor DON JUAN BARRIOS, M. _Minister of Foreign Relations_. Señor DON JUAN J. ARGUETA, _Minister of Government and Justice_. Señor DON JOSÉ FLAMENCO, _Minister of Public Improvement_ (_Fomento_). Señor GENERAL DON LUIS MOLINA, _Minister of War_. Señor DON GUILLERMO AGUIRRE, _Minister of the Treasury_. Señor DON J. ANTONIO MANDUJANO, _Minister of Public Instruction_. MINISTER AND CONSULS IN THE UNITED STATES. Señor DON JORGE MUÑOZ, _Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Highlands, Washington, D. C._ JOAQUIN YELA, _Consul General, 2 Stone St., New York City_. D. KINGSLAND, _Consul General, 1521 N. 11th St., St. Louis, Mo._ FELIPE GALICIA V., _Consul General, 421 Market St., San Francisco, Cal._ C. MORTON STEWART, Jr., _Consul General, Baltimore, Md._ JULIO NOVELLA, _Consul General, P. O. Box 1374, New Orleans, La._ SHIRLEY CRAWFORD, _Consul, Louisville, Ky._ GUSTAVO NIEDERLEIN, _Consul, Philadelphia, Pa._ EDWIN R. HEATH, _Consul, 218 Rialto Bldg., Kansas City, Kans._ BENJAMIN PRESTON CLARK, _Consul, 92 Water St., Boston, Mass._ VICENTE J. VIDAL, _Vice-Consul, Pensacola, Fla._ MANUEL MARIA SAMA, _Consul, Mayaguez, P. R._ M. MERROW, _Consul, Galveston, Texas_. ANDRES J. BALLIET, _Consul, Seattle, Wash._ ORMOND W. FOLLIN, _Consul, San Diego, Cal._ UNITED STATES MINISTER AND CONSULS IN GUATEMALA.