THE ATLANTIC ALL THE WEEK IN ONE DAY EROTI Editor JOS. THOMAS Post Box 199 Limón, Costa Rica Number 71 April 28. 1951 Year OUR TASK New British Aircraft for West African Airways FROM OUR DESK BY THE EDITOR There appeared in our issue of last Saturday a letter from our very distinguished, friend, Engineer Agronomist, Mr. George Alvarado Arroyo which literally says. The Stica has as its care the development of Agricultural Extension Programme which comprehends the technical training about the cultivation of the soil and the management of animals and plants.
This letter is in opposition to our petition for help to our farmers in particular the so called small cultivators.
Our readers will without doubt agree with us that nothing was in our publication to indicate that the Stica has not such a programme and neither did we effect a charge of negligence on the part of the able representatives Messrs. Benigno Castrillo, Rubén Agüero and our good friend Jorge Alvarado.
The background for the solicitation is based for the regular visits of the agricultural technicians on the farms. To this, no discordant note was struck in Don Alvarado letter. He has not mentioned anything regarding the different new British aircraft, the Handley Page Marathon was recently agricultural regions and the number of periodical visits effected. This phase of handed over to the Chairman of the West African Airways Corporation, Sir the subject would not be humanly possible for the resident engineers to manage Hubert Walker, for use as a feeder aircraft for West African Airways.
the Agencies of the Stica and to attend to the field work. We comprehend Designed for fast and luxurious feeder line service, the Marathon cruises fully that any farmer or farmers who apply, to the Agencies are courteously at 200 miles per hour and has a range of more than 1, 000 miles. It flies com entertained and instructions given to them, but may we ask How many agri fortably on any two of its four engines and consequently has the required safety culturists from distant areas can make it possible to call at the central offices margin for operation on the West African air routes across equatorial terrain.
for instructions? Then on the other hand the mental capacities of many are limited The Marathon will operate in, Nigeria for a period of three months, and will in comprehension and memory. We maintain firmly that the request of the obtain service experience and conditions for the West African Corporation farmers are justifiable to have the regular visits of the experts at their point of before they order their requirements for a new fleet of feeder line aircraft. This cultivation where demonstrations will prove more beneficial than oral advises picture shows the Marathon on the tarmac at the Handley Page airport.
obtained at the agencies. This improvement can be effected by the appointment of efficiently trained Assistants to the Agricultural Agents of the Stica. Their duties would be to aid the farmers at the plantations and the Chiefs could SAVE MONEY AT conveniently inspect the work performed by these helpers.
It has been brought again to our attention that the ingredients are no always obtainable at the Agencies.
We heartily congratulate our good friend Don Gcorge for his recommen Rice 70 dation for easy payment loans for the small cultivators. His deep interest in Red Beans 65 this matter is not of yesterday, but covers many years. We recall that may Black Beans 065 years ago Don Alvarado was a moving factor in the establishment of an AgriMy Boy Powdered Milk cultural Loan Section of the National Bark, but regretably became a still birth Wire Sponges 030 Tomato Ketchup, Del Trópico 2, 40 25 Ovomaltina 350 Evaporated Milk large tin 25 Island Palm Soap 90 Vaca Condensed Milk 50 Fence Staples 90 Nails AVISA: 100 Horse Mule Shoes 60 100 Que ha sido puesta al servicio de Cabotaje al Sur la Lancha Moderno Iron Plugs each 25 recientemente reparada a tal punto que se puede decir nueva.
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