Ogden Sun | 1905-10-03 | Page 4 | Morocco's Possibilities

possibilities 1 ati outside world has been some wha p i led to understand why ger man and franco have been engaged n sur n d diplomatic struggle ver ay acco the general impression is i mc acco Is not worth an effort in theobold Th fiaher a german a 1 different view of the m r ot ite it e country he says 11 e lus bo n gal with good a w aa vim evil large sections c UP country are remarkably fertile an 11 l 1 ST fisher thinks that in morocco ahe granary of europe the anu i admirably fitted for the cul ir of cotton and tropical fruits 0 add on to this ane atlas moun ns contain rich veins of copper lead zinc iron quicksilver and the richest portion of itie country in this respect is the iw stern section this district Is the soil Is fruit r ana ahe whole section may be rsm ormas into a great orchard but w the probable mineral w ti of morocco there is absolutely no m aik one in the country as ahe is alieve that if aey opened the miep iliev would masto the country 0 ai to the christians still r fisher says thai at present a s por ion of the inhabitants of i fl J steps to be taken to develop m UPS there is practically no of the raw stuff pro evl n the country only the most cpr npr articles such as coa SP claths cloths and woolen stuffs wool eo carpets and mats one of the most remarkable facts about SIo rocco is the naci population it is true that hi rp are large sections of land in mo which are others men only afford a scant living to nomad rbee but there are other sections are very fertile this is the cas tor tho whole ot northern morocco the lower portions 0 tho atlas pia eau together with the sus district and jio belt of oases oa the south when one considers facts and also iho mild and healthy climate it can be seen that ho country could brov ae milli ons with a living herr fisher thinks that the population 0 morocco is now about eight millions a hough the country could well sup por forty millions if properly deval