IT CO PANY

UNIT
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is shiplU~1Jts ul ttlrll<:5 ami aWRIt the a1TI\'ul uf Uti.:
esse!, Mr. l'-ciLh had built It large irou b.:ncc 011 the
where the allilllais could be feci, hilt as luck
IlEwe iL, 011 a tempestuous ni"hl tlH~ fury of Ute wave:,
down the fence and. tl1e turtles finding ElIl (;"L'i
I escuJll! rtid so. IlHllch to the 5urpisc 31]0 sorro,\ of their
\"110 awoke next morning to discover that hi.\> capi­
II ;,wept away in Lhat singular manner,
lis accident onl)' EcrVeG Mr. KciL'1 as an incenli\'
l'itb ~reatcr Cletermillation he Slllrted nc\, enterHis eHorts \\ere sUL'Cc:>sful and his name thencefor­
\as connected wiLh almost every DC,\' or important
'SS III the counLry: his property holdit]j{s llnd trasac­
were lIumerous. as can he noted by looking j ulo
k:> kept at the Hall of Record~. Aud the Books
lrRcls kept at the Ministers UfIices. where Ilis name
;~ very oHen as the contraclor of rnil-roalls. 1Jrid~:
L.., etc,
tere il' lIO doubt whatever t haL t hese UDdcrtakiJ]g-~
Iftetl MIlTounded by untold peri"i, privations auti &u{­
hilt the rei:iu1t5 obtained have fully L'Onlpcmsatc.d
ardsbips. Among his many enterpris.t!s W~L--a..b cile tht
iug: 'l'bc !.>uilcilag or the Atlanti~ Rail-road, - the
llys of t'UI lo~e and of CnrtElgo,-the .\g;ua Caliente
find hotel,-the markeb. -etc.: the scientific opera­
t ~e\'t:.fal valllaLle mille;;: mal1Y of the works of progrc~!
Ie of the provi nees and all of them al Port 14imon_
• which arc, the ilhnuillatiol1 of tht! city by
'jty,-lhe lIlakin~ of lhe sc'wl;r8~e syslctll, lh~'
I, ille li.lJin~ and raising of the streets. - the
lldion of U1C ,,-harfs. hospitals. UlL.'Charucal depar t ­
-the t:Slllhnshruen1 of telegraphic (ordiuary
s <tuo telephonic l.':oll1unicatioD~.-~orl
CLones, etc.: lhe cslsbli:.hment of new ball ks
other ,'sluahJc itnpro\'Cntents loo long- to enumerate.
't:alioD and I'i nancing of oue of the O1o:>l inlportan
)\\erf111 Companies in America. the "UllIted Fruit
my. " with it.:; ntallY branchesaudsub companies, COD"­
Oilt; of Mr. MinoT Cooper Keith's ~reatcsl wark. ..
! ex.istence of this great Company, Costa Rica owes
iJ and IJrcducliye gTowth of the Lanan:'l.. cucoa. and
IlltiVllLion 011 the Atlantic Coast. lind hence the pro::.­
of thal5eclioll of lhc ('ountry, and it~ developme'1
)oillt nevc.r dreamed of The e.normous CUltivation
~' tbe tiniled Frl1it Co., and b}' mllDY naLiv~ and
ers who fonowed their cXaJl1ple, made it nttossary
stnlct ne\\, mil-road lines or c1lteod several or the
les, to crOlls and recross the farJnin~ distric.l..s wLth
ml tramways, to huild hundreds of bridges. to erec
'illqges, to establish scientific sanit.ation, to import.
nds of labOTt!TS, to e~tablbh a great number of commis­
• to build rail-road stations. ~hUIchesand school!., etc..
nl. to build a O1sgl1ifice:nt fleet to of steamers to carry
et m:ts of Lbis country into the American and I';l1ro­
markets. bringing back such articles that l1eed
,ed, All of these neeCl~ which repr~ent untold wealth
:is country llnd its rapid dcvelopeme.nt, otherwi:;",
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mucho esfu nos
dine 0, po arle e empr •
-~obj • DO d ~ rrornrril del
• orl uo progresaha. y antes por e.l cou ra io, e de III
dia po f-,
qu~ 10 lomo por ·u Cllenta Mr "Kelth,
q llIen t 11i 6 la~ 1 'c 1111
e . d;~, con lUC se l1n~ a
Puerto Barrios, en el A wntico co la capI 1 de 1 Rep 1­
IJlica: C ·l.i. can -trnyendo 11+ rnilllls e ferrocarril par' 1111 ir
a Zaca
(en Co uateUl 1 ) on 1 iudal1 dt: Sllll Salyador;
talnhien e.:;;ta COl stru eudo ofro fe roc rril qu ,I b
Puell L-a -ui6u (
1 acifi 0
0
Ill. ciL1da
e '11
sllh" ur' cn (.sl1ilil' aln
han sem Tada mil.; Ie -111111
dneo mil) bee Meal:! de banana. dando ocupacion a nl1~­
d rC- m1l hom 1( ''", <:u Hond II ' '. ~ -hi haciendo iRmu
t ahuJ Y OOh1rlJ}"1Jdo crrocf\rril ~t tranvia', UJu<.'l1~s, e c.,
para faClli ar la e.' porta ion del banana sembr 11
11 I:
co 'ta dd Iar Caribc; n Cuba ~~ han s-embrado millare de
beet reas de 1 de 11211
r leVl.ltltauo rand. i ng Il io... 4,; n
los cualcs $( dabonm diari tuen e sobre 150lJO I]uin ales de
9.zliNi : ell 'Brasil 'e e contra os r concesiol e. JS
on l if
1LO(.l millas de ~rrocarril; ('Jl El .'al\rador y eo Co tEl gasta
me -tHl me e il1}:!enl
'unl s n pago de obrcro qu~ rabll.­
jan las n iuas ilU tiC e en . lata Ion; 'r eu todo 10 d ma
I aIses la T nil
Fruit (l e ellcar
de cl1Il1pHr 111 ei'l il I­
I -jones can ignadas ell 'us '\ arias cootratos coneesione~,
~
Lo lJ3JT3do . nl lorml!uh: solo b~ relaciona con la
\'wI.1idad - lndi" uti!>l s de
itll, COll 0 hamur ~UPl:­
rior. que ha lcazado tanto progreso ma eriai. perc e
0
Illi P d "cor quc -e<,t menm; i~no de ellCOIJlIO par 10 (lne a
Stl , arte UlOl-at se re!aciona .-\ muchos con a qu
I ~al ,'­
a~om anad de su virlUo"a "po "3, hacell sin mlen a iou
11 uilJ!-:un cuero, tado '11'1
• laNe para alh·iar las 11 •
cesidade Ie un ~an numc.ro de f Clilia~ pol r s: ~II los
PObO' Kl!itb 10: primcro ~n pon r bU bobil1 II eli po 'j ion
la!i j Ie iss., h .pitalc'. hO'lJicio de hu&fanos r d IU­
uralll S, 0 Ii quiet'! solicite r Dr a rara, lltla ollra pfa ()
de or 90; .. es Mr Kel h el 'IU apare e ca~j siempre
31l11e.nte a facili r los merlios par que p f60I1a.: de m·rito
y desecsas de lra alar. puedau emprende:- en I· 'n n ocio
La' SlIm3 qu~ en 'ta fo ma I u
perdidas, harlan 11/
, I ledi doce
de han e os 8 io ale .
_ parte de todo ~ 0 puerlE= aseg'Urarse que iemp ~ lIU~
,rr ~ejth se 1J. lHLent do dip. f· por nlgnn tempo. II
regTe50 se desea con vehemencia por 10; par i uia! •. par
rnU 11 s unlci io ,y n f ecuem::ia hasta por 10
,obier­
'10. mi.!1 s,-pu~' odo~ collfia e u g cro"idad 0 en 1
'puitu empn:_aTio atz in eresar 0 en su_ 3!'ol1f1 0 Y ~alir
o
'On ~. -j 0
d
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difi 11 ta
e
• en 0 ras ocasione- refiri~ndo-~e' IT. Keith 'e Ie
ha itulado d Loloso o'tarricen:e, y en yerdad que bay
ra.zau var;) ello pue' no ue
0
ro modo puede )lam r 'C at
homll e ql e II Ull pe iorlo d ClIar uta aoos rna,: 0 mel1o:
ha logTado hacer tall 0 .' de tau b 111ant~s r 'ultados. La
~ma con. plclla . t! ese notable em presario nec-esariame.o e
descans.a so fl.: cl elevado ped ·ta.l dp. u~ grand • 1Ucr<~d­
I i~nt
':obr I ~ Is • dmimci n, eariiio y gra i lid U
por 'I i 11C'11 10- "\111' i en- f.
1''6
sri"
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alatHlhlc, liml "hl4;11 hlt!> ellhallCcd tlH: iu~'ml1c d the
rUl'l1ent, are the natural \'Ol1sequenr..:c~ of the wumh.:llli
tive abjlit~· and r,owerful Un3glUatioo of illAI hht~
Oler, Minor C. Keith.
~lll il is ool COSla Rica alone wbo h[\~ receincl Lhe
'its of Mr, Keilh's ability, a~ otlu:r COlllltries like CltrL­
la, Salvador. Honduras, ~ic-aragu3. Panama ColulIl­
~enezuela, Cuayanas. Brazil, Cuha, J8maica. etc,
fell lhl:. ini111eI1Ce of hili mental and II nancial power,
contrltcts a.nd concessionfo have Veen cranted 1111.11 to
• OUI important underlakings_
Hi:- Dame j:; famolts in lhe finat1l'ial ell des of Canau..,
~d Slale~. EnlZland, Fnmt.'e aud I ~ermany \\ here l1i~
cts are given cardul cOtl!>ideratiot1. Due Lo IllS \ llluahlL
tions In forei.~ll markets he f,ncet:ec1ed i 11 ma1.ing ,
~ranKet1lent of the forcign cleht of Costa RicO!, lIy ",hid!
onditions as to lhe payment 01 priucipal and interest
,~r{!atlv modified. To the."e ~a1l1e iullueDcL:ti hI.:
111\~ Jrreal success lhal he lIle~tb "ith lor his variom
IJrises. Al11on~ these. of JaLIT J~lte. we call menlion the
illation of 18R lmlcs of rail.wad hel wcell plu~rlu BllTTios
he CIty of Gualemala; a COlllrocl to huild I I I miles 01"
011<1 to unite Zacapa II ',ulILl:nlola) wilh SaIl S.'Ilvaclor;
!cr to uml~ port La {onion (~ah'adon \\itll the capllal
~ country; the planlmg of oy~ 5(111~' hL'Clareas \.If hana
t1 G ualemahl, and altQul lh~ ~ame amounl iII llondmati
el1lployill~ O\'el' 6l"IO laborers l!lt: e.labli~lnnent ,,,.
sugar mills and relinerie,; ill Cuba lh,ll ha\'c alt oUL­
1 'i\llJI.1 qUltlhlls of stl£"ar daily: in Bra:l.il he: has COil·
i anti l:once,.;~ion!t to build !ZOO 1Ui1t:~ of Rail road.
the stalements made aoovc harelv cover some ot Lhe
~trikiD1-\' Joillg"s of Mr. J.;.~ilh·s lonlo: ano interesting
r. amI only relale to his llUsin~s :ldi\'itic". His aclua­
L5 a llill1l 01 fine moral prinC'itJlt~. as u humanitaritlll
hantablc pCrfiC)I1, is not ao, tlJ" l~> imporla"t,
I)ver I haviug A!> he ha:> II mo:;t vir l110US wHe. \\ ho
es lUuch of her t houghtt> Ilnd time to ItettL:ri l1g lhe exi~itl1e snffering or needr p1..'rsons. Mr. :1l1d !\frs. Keilh ~
i~ always at hand and without any >i~D or de.....ire lo
[It: oste!lsible, whcreveT comfort. advise or pccl1niar
tlncc is tC'll1 ire,]. The churcllcs. the I'haritault or hu­
trtry institutions, and l'U1:1c1roos of person:; in wan1 0
"r shelter, receive periodic:ally lhe hlllds sct apart by
IkssCll couple. lo fOi1ler the pl'O!Sperity or the Iln,t.
,tJ'lll1a~ sufl"L:rilig of the latler. Many WOllh~' yoUng men
1J.een aided with ML Keilh s money, to make a start ill
,{any cnlerpri!!iD~ persOll!' and 110 few MUDidpalilie.. ,
t times even the Governments watch" ith inlt:rest for
!turo of Mr. K.eith, after a long stay out of thecouotrYi
is support.-which tlley \'ery often secure -is gn~atly
:d. Sums of l110ney which would make the happiness of
of the ~o ('.ailed bankers ha.ve been lost by him, IhrollJ,rh
lod heart. 1'.fr. J.;.eitll's per:,ona)ity stands high. v~y
on the p~eslAI of his 0\\ 11 merifs amI deecl~, hut abo\'"~
auds forth theadmiialfon and lo\'~whic.:htheinh:luilll11··
icD. have for him. It is to be re,:rreted thal Costa Rica
hlesl\t..>d willl many me11 like Mr. Minor C. Keith.
UNI
OF UIT COMP NY (Costa Rica
flT,in..
Divisi6n)
iudlan
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ALDLt
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Mr. WILLIAM EDW
E:. IJIIO tI 10' hOll1br~. quI.:: Ul~i.s han cont.ril uidu til
[J iCIILo \ desarrollo ] I
ril \1e~a~ dt:l pai;;, 'lJ ue uu an e
It I g-'
t!.fma.n~ncj~ en
o!>ta Ri'a se ha. capLarl
ered,
l1aUlell la iuwal y e.l apr io dt: odas las d:u; . ;:;odales,
Xaci'
i ord,
n
(Jnl i
1 12 U a~o ...to
UC ;0, hijo del hODorahle ciior Edward Edm ltd Mullin
,. I. re n abl' ,hum rs. "alb r'oc ullin',
Edoc' ~e e I I i'uiver idad de 'l'owlllo, C nH(V, d I1lk
ohtu '0 el tiLnlo de I n~el1iero
Mr. iulJim is om: of Lhc wen' ho have greally ;mkod
11 lhe u.e"e]o lIIent of hC' \ 'eallll of
O!'>l Rka and
durin' his long- . ta' in tbi.- RepuLli. e \, 11 for \timscl.
WMUl c 0 io lhe hearl 0 C\' Y one in CO'la Rica.
\d 11 whom he alU iu olll
, eilhe in ,I I u in .
\\ ay r ·ociall'.
He \\"a'
ill 'lral ord Oota io, l:anada on h'
i_th. of 'toL r 1 I I hemg till! SClU of r. and Mrs, Ed", ,
I': I bn
lullin.... and \a!
a til 1 i \'ersi t. of
Tor I1to CanAda, where h
obtained his liltl: oJ (l vii Ed­
la.
oorn
'j \.j
Sll: altas ttol~t c::icnlificllS,
511 ~raD clari 'id • ILia en 33bn
to· /in[lJlciero , ller utile:.,
!'il ex', ui!'>! to tacLo \ rele 'allL
ell. Jidades
l-l)t1 k."
Ie 11 11
He" do. I h::,.emreiio let'argu:>
illlporLanu ·lI10'. 11 :. que ~
Ila ell. il1 'llili lIolablem II .
De edl1l,;(l iun l:smeraui:'l­
1113 y de g-rall e udwion, labia
r rf'l lCD. so idioma IMi­
0, I ~d ~. v posee \-a:to» l 0­
Docimictllos (], ", ]Jano] 'del
,\lel :ill.
,juett,
His exceplional ~.j III i fie
and Ell~ill erloj..' kllOW erl~ ,
co m h i 11 ed "lth uncommdn
ur SI ,11 'ntI k
hl1 .. ille:.~,
juJg-ement, lU fiDlUlCial aDd
'ommrt ialul en;. Il aho'
all. hi: e quisi t tact and very
alTa Ie di:.posiLion. ha\'c U
on rihulcrJ to I is ' a :>1 •
. ~. ill
fiLU
aua,; Ie
II 'n . (,elleral cI I
Fl'nocarril Cell fal i· \'er­
11l0ll" , ~.Sol. do' "Didos. Ita lil
be en lulio del i:I ri [l ~r), e
fll : ofr cidu y acepto e I~r~o
de • dmillltlll adot I ~n oral de
:t
Il'lero Rallwa 'CompilllY
\' d Fl.'rrocrrril tl Cf)"la
:,e
I1ClIU t: algUD ).
~ II elillt
~L1
Ii e 1)1) be.
AJ mini'­
r dar I ',l:llcfnl de l.a
llikJ
Fruil
OIllI),IW. niyj ion lIe
11 .dlin
proll~ms naturall~' pn­
iug
t l~m~d\'c
:n
o ·ilio.. "hi 11 I 11.
Rica.
t.
UNI ED
D MULLINS
Ull:tO
i~n uomhrarl
MI<. WII.T.,J •. r j,'lI
Costa Rica.
E 'tos nOll' )I'a1l1ie ItO:' pa­
ra 10 Ill'" - alto. _'u '0' de tan
po cro:a Companla, SOli -1 mn' docucll ~ do ·io qUl: Olle.
1I10S ]Hl t:
Ir. "'illiam Ed" I'll rlrlllrll~, . 10. II~ pon
ullis en eVlCi nil!
'In-ado concepto qu de Sllii mer ci­
micDto ,'\.: lieDe
10. g-ran
ro: 0111 "rei I .. de Jos
I':sl 110 - T nillo~,
ut e l l 1 ~ Ell~ Ha.mado al desemp 110 iJeJ tm.
porlantfsimo ellTgo1 C -rente ,l;m:ral del Ikpar am oto de
'fntiim UL 1 FD.ited Frui Co" con re id nei' en Ia ctUdatl
de "\" \'ork, en la que lene:u dom icili 0 en el allilllore
Ho el. 'la 0 cma cn ins de a C'nited I1ruit 0., 17 Hatterv
PI:\ e, .'e" ~or' City.
u marcl El de COSl-a Rica fue IUD. s ntida, habit!ndo
T ,- stido los caractere, d
I lIa \'i :9: utabHl;s Cit'llJ c sim­
i y aprt!ci 0
p..
·1,.,
IIed , to lbe
en UTe a' i flu:
ion ot hi:; dll f.
_nd i II t
.R'can public 111 general
He \\ as for s \-eral ~'ear'
C.t!ltetal Superi" ell n of Lh
rt:IIUOll
. olc 1 R ih,HY ill
lhe t., .A. L tlLi in 1Clrlu, \l"h~[]
h,,' wac r.>fferoo, am] accl[JlL'
the Jlosilion of ellc.:ral Ula,
nllg-er u' the • 'CQ~l
j a Ral
Toad" an tbe"
rthertl Rlll\.
,. y' 'Colllpanl($ioCostaRica
\AII'
1 'r.LI,'S
A aRailroadMaDll~cr,ofcIJLT
act!""" and llild y, M, ullin
has fll'oven Ii' aptne -5. 0 lbc
llli .. ~ satisfaclion of I hi, illlportanll,;orporaLion, a~ ,,~
his ubonlinatt!', and over and flbo\'e all, he g-eneral pnbli
In an an' '. 2,.: 'utter proD oihi'vatucaodwor
Mr, Mullins \\ as named Teneral Manll' of til Co:.l· i
ivi.iolt of Lh~
uilcd "mil COUI[laIY,
hid irnpo all
po"i '00 he elJ, in addition to the aClual maDng~lll nt
th~ above na~d Rail wa " until
nbcr 1 15, \\ h n h
n:cdn'ti urthe • well L:orned, 1 romo iOI Illl WEI:. llppoinlr
o tI e \"I~ry di flicu t all impo 'ant ffice of }-enera 1'r811"
Manager for the oited Fruit Company with offices in Xe
Yor - City, at 1, Battt!TY Place,
His departure from Costa-Ric wac gr all\' lell by :I
and he receh'ed an flatt iUK ele-lI01ll>lra ion. 1 !lefor ~
left, provi
tile \'ery hi ..l e:'i eem in \\ icl he ~'a: held.
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Mullins is one of the
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COMPANY
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\\'ho 1It1\'1: creal!" aiLlcd
• 11evelopmeDt of the wcalU1 of Costa Rica lUld
his long ~la~' in tbi5 RCJjuld ic he \, ou for himself
~poL in the hl'aIts of e\"E~TY one il1 Co!'.ta Rica,
.whom he came in conlact, d tl1er ill a hw,in
)r :;oci<Jlly,
[c wa~ horn III btruLford, Ontario. Canaua 011 II
r October 1 RI'), oel 11~ the 8(111 ot Mr amI Mrs. J..dwBf. T
Edmuod Mullins, and was
D]{"U
u~atcd al
the
Plli\'~rsitr 0
Toronlo, Canada, wbcre h
obtained his title of Civil I!o­
ineer
Hi.:i exceptional !>ocnlifi ..
Engineer i 11g" kuowlerlg-e,
combitled willI nncomDlOIl
[oTC5ight and keen btbilll':~s.
.iudj1;emt:tll, in financial and
cowmffcLallllaUers, <H1C1 ahove
all, hi~ exquisite tact and very
l'llTahle dij,posiliotl. have aU
cOl1tribu leel La his great s(1C~
ct!~,s ilt hal.dli [)g the Lua II~' dif­
ficult probkmo; naturally pre­
sen tin/-: t hembcl \'e:; in lhe hi~h
po~itions"hII II he hab so abl'T
tilled, Lo the enlin. ~alh,fal:
on of hi!i chid!:> and of tho
Coo;la.Rican public in gem:raJ.
I Ie was lor several .rearl>,
(~enerRI Super illtclldenl 01' the
Vermolll Central Railway in
Ule U. f.,A. unlil in I f)06. "hen
was offered. and accepted,
LIle PU~lUOll of General mao
nager of the "Co~la Rica Ra.il­
oad" and the "Northern Rail.
\\ay" Companies in Costa Rica.
lIl,r.l ~s
,\.~a Railroad Mausger, ofehaJ­
1'l<;ter and a1lili Ly I Mr. MlIlJin­
las proven his afJlm:~~~, to the
sallslad i01l of Lhis Iru [JOftal1l corporatioll, as weH as to
ordi nates, and o\'cr and above all. the J.tencral Pllb1ic.
Jll.lltlElr}' 19L~, as ruLher proof 01 his val ue and worth,
ullinS wa.s nanled Geucrr-Ll ~!an;lger of the Costa Ril~
:m of the Guited Fruit Complu,y, which illll>oFlaut
III he ueld, in add ition to Ute actual ntaURKelllellL of
)o\'e named Railway:; until October 1 Ql~, when b
~ further, \\'elt earnC{j, promotion and \'I;u;. appoinll:'
very d;l~icult and important office of (~cncral 'rraAi
er for the t'nited FruitCompallY, With oJlicefl in New
CilY, at Ii BaUery Place,
:is ucparLUTe from Costa-Rica was ,iTfeatiy ielt by all
. received many flattering demonstratiolls, before be
roying lhe very bigh e~Leelll in which he \\'9!! beld,
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Mr. VIC
'qltcfln <ld~
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de Ural:t1
lilt i­
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D Brrel1·
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1m
d~
d 'bi(
0 a
5U
hll.l,ilidad e j Ilteli~encia para
lie 'CUOS, u lari\'id~ncii1. y
incan alile acti'·idaJ. ,\ e-las
G::i
1I carrer
l'0 11 i 11110.
ha
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lid alk ,1 II
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podero CO 111 J1an Ill..
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UNITED FRUIT COMPANY ,Costa Rica Division
TE
lilte of .Ma... ~at· hI1M:t_..
\'illa~l:! oi DrawL in Lh~
f A. 1Ja~ tILe proud di~l tion of bein~ the hirtb
'he
~r. Victor M. CUll
Viclor M. l'lttter holds at lbl.' present writing the
!If General Mallsg-\,'r of ~h~ Cc:ntral ant1 SOllth Ame­
lJ~II/'lfll11ellt. of Lhl: {" uited Fmi L Company. and Matt­
r the Northern IbilwRv Co. Of Co~ta Rica..
IIj~ (nreer ha1> heel! IJDe
conliDuolb
hIS hmiD\.:~s ability I hi" dear
foresighl and hi" Imrel1lit1io~ ae
t'i"il}', 'J'o the~e he owi;:S hi!'.
"rese.nt posi tion "'ilb 1he po\yer­
fol compaoies b(: set'ves.
L an cArly age he t:lltcred
the Dartl11ol1th CoUep:e, of Han­
~Ir.
over I ~. 1T. and later Ihe TUt:k
chuo! of AumiJ1istrllLlon anll
e. Mr. Cntter is a n. I..
.u, C.
n hill uTi,'ul ill C01>la Rica
_.ff. Cutter LD~t:'rcd the seryiCt:' 0
the United Fruil Company
Tim~,ke{'pel' in one of Ihe fnrm'
ok the ctJmpany. He wa., t:OOII
,romotcd LO Maudador and a
'e" years lah:r was fJ.ppointed
uperintemlcnl oi the Zt.'nL Ib"
tricL In thl~ pQ!!Jition he develop­
~d hi:; knowledge a:- R banana
grower anll Ul3lll:lger. From lbi~
plilce hI;! w~s promoll!d to llw
flost of Manag-er of llle Guate­
mala Division of the same com­
After f\ fel\' ycarl> he ",Hi'­
further pr(lmot~d bcillg' Appoint­
ed (;eneral Malloger of the 1'cl
)i\Tision Bno the 'fela Rail Road
rUl'
~o. and ManB~er of the "rux1tlo
Rflilway.
~Ib !\ervicl...'5 La the l"l1iLl.'d Fruil COmp3tly in aU t.hese
have beeD rendered with a \\ ill and; 11lelli,.reuce nnll
pall}'.
:ward has heen coming' Whl...'D due On the
·.'il1ial11 E. Mullin~. to the New \ork Qffice~1
lll'
as appoinLed to succeed him.
lfr. Cutler IS too well known in Costa. Rica to need an
ndion to Ul~ rCA(lers of tbe Blue Hook. His iril.'Dd;;
il1 !'.ocifll and in !lusioL:sS circll:b are counted by the
Rnd 1.lc has won their admirntiOtl and respect with
~ntle.nllltily mannerb IUld ~oO\.1 beartedncss.
~s yet only in the prime oi liie Mr. le'lltter hab even'
II to took forward to .1 kl'e1ll futuro-
1.
llv! I:<rru<;.tll /I
" ~r'ru IAbe'!.
.'Ill
M
f .
c.
J.
SJlarp, ~I actual COil ador Divisionario de I
ni 'rl Fruit
nacib
11
I Ferrocarril d 1 • Yon~,
0.)
e Costa Ri a,
la isla ue JA.m j a.
Educado en
uperior d
lila
J
maiea, hizQ
'lIi"er:id
,,-no
J
0 ,
11 rp
t 'njte
LIS
Frui Co. and
Tll
i
e
\'a
ed
1
a e
London, EllJ:: and, 1\ II re he
() .I :1111<1 i
d lit· III
ill
i~lri to
e.en
lIih:] fueron
1.lln{m,
lht:
CCDlllllinR'
)lhCl!,
rasla alias a
1~.
When the oftll' .... ()
nelto
I -nit ',I I'rui
• lies
P .'
t
0
was
0 d '10
'n la
l:d
I.
llor
ill 111(;'
il
l
S1l ill
and
It, rl'
k
bi,
\\e.
I~'
I II I .Ii., 1Il:l11"
III
lr inta y ocupa
,1I"I'oJ.,lIi 1
pl,.l
sal
Co. \ re trail ..
COlll)e!
h me
a ado
hlo
Plies apenR.';
lin
I
tliL'
Li mm, ,f r.
Jerr
u nmi­
all . u tlllscocia. d
jon!.n
11111
to tb G -Dl:ml Alllilor.
qui\'ocados a!
<Ie i line mucho.
i~';OI.
O. aRica Di
UtI;'
it
Tf
the Gppointment or .\::-bttllli
Ir. :harp e ....i6 ohli­
.:>tama
lhere,
(Iblrit::l b
mI.
.. ado a .udicarse en 1
) nO
t::
worJ.:.
cl cargo de .\yn­
wI I or
II:
I:nlered he sl;'r\-j
mIll 0 il
IcimlE de ]n
~
;I
C "la Rica.
s~rvir
~. I
Lr:>
ofl\pt'lIiktl Frnil
J.)~spue!l
:1e- homo 3110' el1ltS~
pam
1\1
ived tht:' ,11:' 'I" 01 H,
Ir. "harp on 111: r lllrll
(lfi in:c alU.
fu~
rl~c
1
Rll
III
de Conlallilidad
Ikpar-lal1l 'nl
i,.:1. S 'bool
at the Jamal a
luill: I Fluit Cum any en
II ' :US
hilU
,0 -
",IJ
I~d him. Tbe ~111 Jt:ct
[.lO­
or
l hi
derosa <'0 pfli'illl 1.111e contro1::I.
. h~lcll is IJ nile a 'nun~
111:1 I,
Imi
a lit lover lhirt
L Ills
Ill'
lJ
e' uchrocios dd
ir
11 ~ ,.
a (listill£U1'hL'
ldo lodo.
e>.fu
r7.lJ
avo d >1 deher
I U' O.
"11
II
th~
'\
Ibi~n
Ion 3
C-Oll.
y
po~
h I l i . tidad y
~lim3
i611'
spe
TUOS
.om . n'
.111 lesl.ll.
1\
n
It
knid
Sl1 p rillr
'.
lambi~n
I
'1"
I rn~l~
wi:]a
113 teni 0 el ta enlo d
'on.'l:'rvar la hllt:lll1 Opil ion tilt
I, I] t
I1latern3.
It
el esp&ilo[ • 1I pIte to 10 pone
on en'i odo' 10
0<10' 'Oll ~Wi alll igo:;
illl '[t: 't· in
j(O "
ell
II
has he'll
1ntelli' lllly Ilml
h e ill otnimg-.
lat \'
II-
.'1. 'e 1
l:Ij~
t uRUe
t"
\';1
,1m}'.
:l111 rl
h.l~
• 11 f them are
Mr.
. penh II e
f the eomJ :111}
3~
(II' hi·,.,u
hi~
good opinion 01l'
rior,
III
he hali hall Ih!.! La1t~l1 t to I 1
111eH esteem aUf] rebr~ct, and ill t\1I..'1 110rc, II
n k lo 1J I
:
e.: III I
le ~I (lloyc~
Iii~ fri~nd _.
h
d h:l,' .1Int • Il
! nnish IlIl1gua~e 11 uenll '.
11 'ontad \\ i It most oj
} nhil id,,(]
II
:Ii hrll1" am 11 i.
- s II la in hi
nited
all r SH
h: ~I benen t:1I1lo SII
promotion~;
tIle
wit l')uL sa,
ill" that he h..
o to edor pr fundo Ie su lell II
lr. .'harp
larges
pultlie. It
lie .I.
10110'
'eJ"\
II
PO,'itioll \Iilh
tue comp ny whi 1J COllI' 1
ha :ic1o un
~('
(COST
Ian 1 of Jamaica.
lor oi Sciell(,{' in EIIg; ncerill~.
f\'IT,
F:
ort ern 1 aih\ ay Co , in Co:-t Ril ,
1 lllica, ~l
lro .,
o
IT
or tiL'
111 lJivi:>iou .\n~ollllt
e pr
made hi· profe!'>, iona1 In(1il:'s at he Kit ·.,t01:1 I
':lng. 011
LOl1clres, dande se tilll!iJ fJrlcl iller en Cit I1l'iA~ . Ing-ellie.~••
!m rl;'
_I . J. C. ,h p
\ '3
III F. Chela
tuLlios profffional
u
J. C. S A
hi~u
laS I'l'l
hflnlin,ll,'·
:I' \
dl
1,'2.,
. f' ".
1.
t
,-}\c TTl nd
.oll~" Sn 1 :. b.n
hllR R"
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FRUIT COM
ANY
COSTA RICA DTVISIO
~"arl"', the pre,:eul nivi:.iotl Al'1)011111 or- Ihl'
d Fruit Co. and Northeru Railway Co,_, ill Co!'to. Rica,
orn in the T!\lan{) oE Jammca.
"'8:' educated al the Jamaica Hi~b ~chool aud
lIi~
professional
~tlIdies at
n,
Et1~lanll. \\'ber~
the
J, i
11 ~;~lon
li IIi \·cr... jty.
0
he r(et.:i\'t'(1 the 11egrce (If Bach··­
1;l1gillt.>t.>ritl~,
lor 01 5c'ience in
~,[r.
SlJatp
llis return
011
~crvite
t.1 t he
Fruil Com pally
Depart ­
Ule Accounlio)..'
ill
lDenl of il""oITil:e$lhere, After
yeElr~
soUle
i~l:ii('l
0 r wor kill tll al
hp \\:\:; lI'RI\"fl'rred l(1
Un: CuMa Ril.'ll Di\'i~ioll under
or
tbe IlppomLtlJ('ul
I\ssn,lant
lo lhe Cl!iIcrrtl Alldiinr.
WlJCl1 lhl' i)lliC'l's of I lit>
r"niled FrL1il Co. were trans..
rerred to UnlUn. 1\Ir. Sharp
to m,.. ke
home in the l,oH
safe
we- arc:
~lUd
sayinc- thaI his
ill
ill:'
T11:lIl\'
fricndr;, ill
lo
.,u~
Iml1
~~(l \\'hl~1
'n.1:
led ilim.
e (1 nl \' raI·
:mhjeC'l of this
·kelt:.h j" qnile n young mall
..
tiUl~
oyer thirty. and hollli;
n c1istinRuisb(.'t1 po.;i lion \\11 h
ht. compnny whit-II C'l1l1lrolL
the
l;Jlge~t
i"terest,;; in
11J~
pll1Jlic. It ROes willtnlll ~ay­
jug ihnl he !Ins enrm,d hir
)liOlll', 11e has he~1I
~l:nlly
('{Jill
l
:l -
rm~bfllll"
and
hiS 11111.\,
sl:w
anti
hi~ n~l\'ltnl
h(l~ ~rYl:tl
hns
11
intg,
s('holar in
bi~
nllllv\! tOIl~lJ~, Me ~IHlTTl ~p~ll,r
h II'l11RUnKC' lll1cnlly.
Hi~
prt>-.eut
po~iljon~
pll'll't'1i
t1tacL with most oi the employees oC the company
them are his
em and
frit:t1d~,
re~lll:el,
he
b~
~lm
., 4 Y
lUI
fj \' -
had lht: lltTenl to wm
It: -
,\rlllr':'Q[I,11I k,.naf1~ pl1ra .nff
-'·C"DltJ.D.lu 1m
ll~nUDD) d~
• ~;".I.;. - 1J;)",rinlC n.U,IM.rt.l'" 10 th~ ruil[,I.l-L.~ rur
outJ - - CIt.lint.: ·t.h~· Ha[jjllaq irom Ib~ it lIi-;
:.1 f'HTl.<>rrll
J'"
lil ulUUlu.
and [urlhcrU10tl:. he ha.. IM.'l:f1
D bolel lhiH goorl nrlinioll of his
~llllmrtiin.ll~
LlS wdl
his l>UIII'rinr,
-r
oI~ll,:.,n
mlo
'Il
r ft'rimo. at
110.
le damo;, el ti
de
U 0
halll:'
0
s
AM
r.
Jor
.Il1lll ~
1.
uperintendente Ge eral tIel F
. Bnrk
O"f1.
Estados
CTIDOO ,
rill
COlU[)auy
lin
an
Mr. Jam'
llkiug
him.
ne Ri~ lnI01lt1,
os de Am~rica. el 17 d~
k 1 711. sieDde hijo de don Pedro Bllr -e, tii
10
~p
'Iemhre
ill~uid
fitl! k
mrl"i nrd
i\C'~ul 1111:\,
111111
V 110
l
puhlic
tlnd
IN)
boga farmado p r
r
John 1••
ago~:
':i -
ellen R 1
Til'
.
Teachou
eIl
I· E taci6n
'~pa
hAdor 11 > '1'1" m:'
y
0
ndm: t
o
t
10' E..:­
:' aclualm at
0 t
p
perinl udenh:
Po
3wericanos
en cOntHI" coo
3mi~
II'
amigo' Jue
.Mr,
TIn 'e.
condiei . n para
U
~
­
~
ratauo y nO Iltdalll
ni er aw. bi )' e 'ro"o Ie perl11itir'lI
so'
en e1 aprecio
eUffS
e odo.•
Mr. Burke ha podido
pCTmunenci
l.:
hem
l!D
I:
Cost Rica,
cho de
ominar eJ e, allol unrantc.
ngu
1I ue h
In con lhw.lc:t.
uperi [lte.nd~te. ~ nttral <I
ail \. Y C mpany y ltn
'Il
la
L"o 01­
'u ional.
l..'D
he hAPI
parents of
J bn I,., anti
_,
r ilroall 11
(~c.ocral
H. lkRK
(Jilt 1
II
' tl a. . t tion
ro cis. In Cota RiC;)
ll'i
T niu
DI]1, C Ifr.
lJ nud
ltl cil1dad 11 • all jos ".
j'
wi 11 hi ge:n let anUn
doubt tha be \ ill ke
hi
:0
jJ
p
litroUA"
11)' •
'os a Ric.
i ion \\ i 11
a
kt: ri ndli
'y he
ur1
Ii hIe rharacter
0
lillt
• up(!rilltcud al.
bL company and his social rdatioll
have
an eXl.:clhmt \Yay
'Tn
11 eril1lcl d'l
11
can count a mao) Eri Dds as Mr. :Burk.
Ot "
bo d
on an~ n~ ..
he rna}' make.
1tfL Burke has
'uag-
luring
th~
lim
b~
has ll'ld
in
ost
lu ntly,
-j 11110 '
cn d cllil1cio de 1 1 uiled Fl'llit Company, . l!l1lt: :11 Pnr­
qllt
r
F '>" americans in
xcelent
(;uan 0: IL hrm
d
11:<. h
' 0 ' tn
rna'
It y
ld
'J'rain aster.
tbe Lim 1 Ur
1-
eo
o ha colocado en
IHl.T5e 11
II
11111
Rail \'a
UIIl'I1
C~uc
III
fr lin ke lIas se "cd the, TOrlh
el alto pu> to
que ... ,
i e placl:.
11
marrkd Mi s Inry h.
ou one 111
u ne in­
J ere de Tnmco.
b
.\g 'ol and later all as Dipal I r
como Despachador l1e
cndent de In Un,.isioo de
nistrrct.
he Acad
tates \\ here b
'"mthe.l Rlljl\ a
la
\lallY
m:.•
as
i •
--ervido a
iu­
"fr. Bn 'C 'l3.rted hi~ c~m:eT
lard
mill;
IS
dary E.
fue
la e 'calera;
.:,
\\e It to
to
all
and prou
10 - pri·
pcldaii . d
Age lJ
chool of his
Itl 1 )(-, h
Ja es R ..
r.
0 _
Pel
flint
it1?
later
dr
(arrile
I­
\\ here he completed hi - ducalioll.
110
I~.
Mar .
y
'bed
\t an ea Iy
jtlb
I':n 1He)
[r
Bur 'e. a well kHO\\ 11 and
'eoonta Mary E. Teachout
b
COO
r
of Ric
tQ\\ II
baiT-spring- o.
rued on y
camp] t6 'n e uC'ad6n
I-lt1Dl~ra
su
hin
itl'
0'
was horn in the
t:.1 r cihio e! jov n
I
\\ ell nddr
>f: . on the litho nov mber l'i.,
tlloud, Termont. fl,
En las e!lcnetas pithlicas
Ie _11 puehl
(COSl
Ri(;ll. i~ til ti k w
• ill COf.t
, r. James 1. Hl1r·
honorable mi mblo de aquella sucil.:da.
·orlll rl1 Rni!\Y.I·
of
Bur -e
H
gj 'C
el pueblo
oacio
ITED F
G~nernl StIpenD ell den
lIrk
ITil riel _-orie de Costa Rica
.Mr hun -
BU KE
l-')l1cl"
'J'l
ollie!.: oC lhe Ceil ral
'ortheru R;ulw . .", amI I . s r1
lit' Illiltlill' f tlw I lljjft1 ­ lIil C',', al •• "
~.
IO!ie.
,
ill ..:1 tid Sup
-R.... C"·IIIQ J.atc~ p.
,;.
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4.
l.UI
-.-
I.: r a j ~
r: ..... ;1
I
.m II .,lIl~
f~ t:.D ~J
j
11
t~. I
.-c~.
1l1iirnl 1·!I~n
:lJI:01uh.. I:.tfnHa.
III( i il,)lI B
1010-;-"
(lllUJ
parOl elll
rcurlut.
URKE
el1el"fll
UNITED
~llptlintllldet1t
' ..... and
h:~ll
Mr. James
the Xotlheru Rnilwll)­
of
j~
lines, in Costn Rica,
H.
RUIT COMPA y
(COSTA RiCA DIVISION)
the tille we
wheo adclr(~~ing him or'
Burke
ng ot hi ....
. jallle:-; H. Burke was bom in the to\\'1I of 'Riel.·
'rlllQllL
U, S. of c\. on the: 17th of noYembl'r 1 Sin.
the off-sprlul>: of Mr. l)eh:r R
Burke, u well kno\\'l1 aud dlstin­
~Lti~hed
ci1i1.en of thaL
,\ t atl eaTly
age he wenl to lb
public schools of his
,,'here
Tn
h~
Hit-I(,
nati\'~
plact:,
all 'to the AcndeLlIY.
laler
and
(listricL.
completed his education,
he married Miss Mary T':.
Teachout and ther Ilre the happy
and nroud rareub of three chil­
dren,
Jarm:!! R. t
Jolla I... and
).ofary E.
~to.rtecl
l!rlr. Burke
a;.;
railro3u
.~tat<:s
mBII
",here be
Ageut l\Dd later
in
1l1f. cnr'"
Ull: lot
~rv,-'tl
3s Station
00 3.~
Di ... p~tc1H~r
Ric~,
au one the roads. In Costa
IIr. Bllrke has served the North~I1
Rllil way
a.~
Dispatch\!,.
Train
Trai n Master, Supl.:rintendenl of
L.l1e l.imon Branch and finally
Ceneral Superintclldent.
,1:
Few
amC'rican,~
in Costa
Mr. Burke. Hb pl>SiLion with
r1l1113.11Y and his :>ocial r~lations l1a,-e placed him in
ray
to t11ake fcit.'11()~ hv the ~C(1rt',
Wl!l
rnnnliUl$bl\flCI amialJle ~harncter we do not
lhnl he
IC
wtu tttke sLron",,' hold 011 nny m:w
rriens~-
may make.
r. Burke has ol.'el
, ~ll1ri nJ'f the lillle he
hIe lo master tile Sll[\l\i..11 Ian
[IS
lived
ill
Costa }{ k'l o1n(1 h.·
• it fluently.
he
om~
-f
of tJl
of lhe
ern Jhilway
('n.
line~,
::mcl Ic••.
are
IIktl
111
nif"ir::l \" rC':fit.lcm:i.1 l'1t-l
SUi'UIUll;lld~ llL~ '"II 1,,".[.
l.-SlllJr.rinl(.n,(ent 5l;-1fkt:
\.
\~i:it:l f~j!b·Ua.1 II~
:.. \ :,1 ;.n,.f.i -inn
..:i.-(ir:JLeral Vi",·
..L
Iileling- of lh~ T'lliterl 1:rL1il
Il
at f'an .10:­
:tuu
2.-l'n:l1 ""'I\'lor ~bcl I•• 11
1_·~',.. c::i1t10sJJ='~IlI' ".lJ ..LCI,~"IU~(S lD l,;llfCn
or
~t.tm.:.l1i
_I '-d.:.nL Fru-..
ilinp Frnil ror I=-a Jju··
- .... j,lJlltol1..nJo 'os [iolcimos jI.ita en,htlrcnrlO1l
.-:.P.;
,n
j{l:"il;t
tlCl'. £tlnl