La Lonja

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19 of the current, is a large meeting promoted by the president of the union by virtue of the initiative of the Lord of Punto Diego de Castro with it was resolved to establish a market in this capital, for which the government has obtained the use of an old convent from Santo Domingo. The board agreed to appoint the same Mr. Diego de Castro and the Mr. Francisco Vargas and Camilo Carrizosa, to prepare the regulations; invitation of the same president of the sign to seven distinguished merchants of the capital to form a kind of council that approves said regulations and presides over the management of the market. The initiative taken by Mr. Diego de Castro in this improvement is extremely laudable, taking advantage of the few days of his stay in Bogotá to serve his country. I am a distinguished friend and countryman of ours, and am a wealthy and successful merchant of the United States. They are in the same case that De Punto Juan de Francisco Martín and Mr. Ribón and Muñoz, Pérez and Planas, Caña and sons have been found, Hello, there are no sons, comadre. José Marcelino Hurtado, from Recaredo de Villa and many other intelligent Colombians, always sellers, who have been forced by political riots and persecution to emigrate with their capitals to seek security and theater for their genius and activity in other countries. They have not been the only losses of this kind that we have inflicted as a result of our civil upheavals. Other cultivated intelligences that are worth as much or more than capital have also heard of Colombia and have gone to provide or are providing services to letters, sciences, and industry in foreign countries; and it is sad to have to confess that those losses have not been compensated for us; Well, neither men nor capital have come from other nations to settle in that country. Hopefully our statesmen will meditate on the significance of such a heartbreaking fact.

Objects of the institution of the market

keep a decent place open where trade can meet to deal with business Between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Not until economies are made. It is precise that the congress resolves not to authorize, as in previous years, the issuance of credit documents, after sanctioning the budget. This kind of munificence can be used on solemn occasions by powerful nations like England in the Crimean War; but to do it as by the grace of children as it comes or doesn't come to the case as it is extravagant, and ruinous for the poor country. the contractors of whom we have spoken How can they take advantage of a lot of significance from the trial they have made to meet to settle their accounts with the government, namely: that of resolving to unite to form a true committee of holders, It is that your respectable body that present the interests of all creditors of the government, and with which this can be understood, As a power power. Meeting accidentally as they have done now is like forming a guerrilla that disbands at the first skirmish. The role that this branch of commerce should represent must be higher than the one it has played up to now and this will reach it in the association. Published the national voice number 10 May 31, 1884.