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which is trying Manihot Glaziovii with seeds brought from Don Simon 

 de la Torres's ranch La Barrigona on the upper Magdalena, which 

 in turn brought seeds from Ceylon. 



"It is found that rubber to thrive in the Choco must be planted in 

 the sun, and the accepted distance apart is four to five meters. The 

 construction of the Colombia Central Railroad from the Gulf of Uraba 

 (Darien) to the interior will open up a lot of rubber land in addition 

 to the areas already accessible. Banana raising, quartz mining, and 

 gold dredging are industries of great promise here, but none of them 

 will surpass the rubber planting business if the present enthusiasm con- 

 tinues, and judging from the outlook it will." 



