| Show STUDYING IRRIGATION Siam and Holland Send Representatives Representatives Representatives Rep Rep- Here to Get Pointers Humors of American advancement In irrigation atlon projects have oft far countries causing their heir governments gov O to lo send representatives cs hero to atc our om metho methods s. s Two such persons arrived yesterday in Salt It Laki Lak and registered at the tho Kenyon The Theare They are J. J van of The Ha Hague u Holland and N X Lamoon of Bangkok Slam Siam The former has haM spent about eleven years eals In the he employ of his government gob gov eminent as civil engineer eng in tho the Dutch Indies The Tho latter a young oun man of twenty is a graduate of oC the time high schools of Slam Siam and has lies been sent to this country to study civil on engineering at the tho state university at Berkeley ele Calif Both will mihl make Irrigation thC then their 1 specialty Mr 11 La moon spent fly I months In London studying Ing the thc Eng Emig- lish lun language ua l and auth he speaks It vr-r vr very ry well vell He hie expects to remain at tho the California Call Call- fornia university four fOUl or five years Our country Is a splendid agricultural agri agricultural asri- asri cultural domain said Mr Ir Lamoon hut but nit the tho introduction of good irrigation irrigation tion Lion systems will vIll enlarge greatly its possibilities In this line is th the chief export anti and on Ull this crop de dl depends IC- IC the time prosperity of the people With a good irrigation atlon system we will willbe he be able to more than double time the harvest harvest har liar vest KO so you see It Is as vital a question ques lion ion with us as It Is with yo you Pepper sesame hemp tobacco cotlon cullon coffee and natIve fruits are arc grown Iown hut but principally for fOl home consumption con con- However Jo we hope hOlle IJ by Irrigation Irrigation Irrigation gation to increase the time output of or these those products so to that we will ivill bo ho able to export considerable The fhe forests of teakwood furnish Curnish the second export of Importance Then wo we export salt dried fish arid and cattle Small ties tics of tin copper Iron manganese manganese manganese manga manga- nese antimony rubies sapphires an and diamonds ar are produced Gold Is also mined to lo a small extent The climate is tropical sub varying vary vary- lug Ins according to elevation ani and Is di divided dl- dl vided Into a rainy and a dr dry season t-eason with the time cool monsoon b between tween Man Many Siamese young youn men are aro sent enl to European schools I am the tho first to 11 bo be sent saul to this country hut but I do donot donut doriot riot nut think I will bo be the last h by imy any means We Ve have several excellent government gov- gov schools and our people are taking much in higher edu edu- cation The prevailing religion Is Buddhism European Influence Is beIn beng be- be In lug ng manifested In iii improved cd buildings an and roa roadways was Our king I has an American advisor Mr 11 Strobel We lavo havo two dally daIly In Bangkok Bang- Bang kok ok Iho tho Bangkok Times rimes and amid tho time Slam 0 Observer |
