. The lower Amazon; a narrative of explorations in the little known regions of the state of Pará, on the lower Amazon . verybody ismisled, from the members of the Congress tothe representatives in the foreign countries. Itis such erroneous information scattered abroadby travellers throughout the civilized world, thatleads to the investment of foreign capital andsubsequently to the loss of that capital, simplybecause a wrong understanding exists about the realconditions. There is a great opportunity on the Amazonfor the judicious employment of large capital andthe returns will be great and perm
. The lower Amazon; a narrative of explorations in the little known regions of the state of Pará, on the lower Amazon . verybody ismisled, from the members of the Congress tothe representatives in the foreign countries. Itis such erroneous information scattered abroadby travellers throughout the civilized world, thatleads to the investment of foreign capital andsubsequently to the loss of that capital, simplybecause a wrong understanding exists about the realconditions. There is a great opportunity on the Amazonfor the judicious employment of large capital andthe returns will be great and permanent, providedsuch enterprises are managed by men who havedemonstrated for a long period their practicalvalue in the field. It is not advisable to put anoffice manager to direct work of clearing virginforest, but it is continually being done. A college PROSPECTS OF AMAZONIA 393 boy is as useless to direct plantation work as ashoemaker. The former may be the better men-tally equipped; but the learning and breaking inare too expensive and take too long a time. CHAPTER XXII W^hat is Government Doin^ for the Country?. HERE exists in the State of Para twoagricultural departments, one sus-tained at great cost by the FederalGovernment, the other maintainedas a sort of ornament by the StateGovernment. It has been made possible for methrough close connection with the above-men-tioned departments to state with certainty thatabsolutely nothing agriculturally useful is beingdone for the State. I have diligently searchedto find as much as one deed of usefulness, onepractical act that has been beneficial to the Stateand its agricultural class, or even one man whohas been honestly and professionally must again ask the question: How can ashoemaker teach chemistry? Both departments are being governed by gentle-men, who, no doubt, would make an impressionin any social affair, whether it be a banquet, or afive-oclock tea, but their practical agriculturalknowledge is embryonic. Their
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