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for those responsible to bestir themselves in the matter 

 of constru6ling railroads throughout the colony. Nor 

 need these necessarily be a charge on the finances of 

 the country. In Spanish America syndicates of foreign 

 capitalists gladly avail themselves of " concessions," in 

 return for which, together with a moderate guaranteed 

 per centage of interest on the capital invested, they 

 undertake to run railroads right through forests, over 

 rivers and round or through mountains. Under such a 

 Government as that of British Guiana, and in view of 

 the possibilities of the country's latent industries, how 

 gladly would not English and American capitalists 

 respond to any overtures that included concessions and 

 privileges similar to those offered by our Latin neigh- 

 bours, but the insecurity of whose " guarantees" is not 

 amongst the minor drawbacks to the investment of 

 capital that have to be considered. It is about time to 

 be up and doing, and those who have the interests of this 

 magnificent country really at heart will surely look 

 forward with eagerness for the first movements in the 

 dire6lion indicated in the foregoing pages. 



