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THE GUIANAS: BRITISH, DUTCH 
AND FRENCH 
Most travelers ignore British, Dutch and 
French Guiana, assuming that climatic condi 
tions are unfavorable and the small size of the 
population means no demand for goods. The 
fact is that they are not unhealthful, that their 
credit is good, their merchants reliable, their 
purchasing power in proportion to their in 
habitants is excellent and especially the Dutch 
and British colonies are friendly to us and 
what we produce. They are well worth a 
visit, and spend annually in the United States 
jointly about $3,000,000. Furthermore, they 
are easily accessible from either Trinidad or 
Barbados. 
British Guiana is by far the largest and most 
prosperous. This entire tract was at one time 
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