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Show Liberia, Uncle Sam's Protege, Tightens Bonds ivitli Sponsor .....W.w.-.v P-pared by National Geographic Society. Washington, D. c Another link in Uncle Sams bond with Africa's only independent inde-pendent republic was forged recently with the signing of a new treaty of friendship, merce and navigation with the "Black Republic of. ionized by freed slaves of the Umted States someJO years before th Ov ' Tltatees AUho'ughestablished Um tte and independent republic 83 fj? this West African country h", m' ns turbulent history, more bas, m its iu larger re. than once turnea Its public for1? and government flag, constltf;"ih certain reserva-P"S;S reserva-P"S;S S model, while tions, after e iver heads the an American receiv commission in charge duties- . . Size of Small Goat. zebra Antelope S,ze o A ragI of the great west African UBd Vr at bulfes into the AUan-shoulder AUan-shoulder that bu 2 tic ocean'.tLh a copulation estimated 01 0hi' Than a million and a half at m0re than , a m Ne. ChriSUa AStte aTtstop of the con-groes. con-groes. As the ia ane be. Unental curve on me tween Europe and6 geograph. state occ"p'euSrahermore, the "Grain ic position e us ong.time Coast" (s-caIl or "Grains of Para-trad6f Para-trad6f PetPonly boasts one of the dise' I "ithful climates for this part more healthful c of t. 0i farces some of natures le-show oddities. A general view of the main street of Monrovia, capital of the African republic of Liberia, Li-beria, during the military parade pa-rade featuring the inauguration inaugura-tion of President Edwin Barclay, Bar-clay, early in 1936. Found in Liberia, for example, is the zebra antelope, no bigger than a small goat and made up in prison garb of broad black stripes on a bright brown coat. Two species of Liberian shrew (a molelike creature with velvety fur) are peculiar to the country; while out of "Alice in Wonderland" itself is a local version of the dormouse, a small rodent whose habit of going torpid in cold weather may have had something to do with his sleepy characterization at Alice's famous tea party. Untapped Economic Wealth. Liberia has been called the "Garden "Gar-den Spot of West Africa." blessed with the "good earth," dense tropical trop-ical forests, mineral deposits and that modern essential to a world-on-wheels, rubber. Its well-watered soil is capable of producing a lush growth of coconuts, a good grade of coffee, considerable cocoa, cotton, and rice. Its pasture land is well suited to the raising of goats sheep and cattle. Gold and diamonds are found there, as well as copper, zinc and iron. Yet, with the exception of the vast rubber plantations worked under concession to American interests, much of this potential wealth is as sterle as buried treasure. In an area of some 43.000 square miles, there is no railway, and only about 150 miles of motor road. |