the office of the coordinator of interim american affairs present belo horizonte a planned city with a plan four hundred sixty three miles from san paolo brazil second city and the ranking industrial city of latin  foreground was broken literally before one pickaxe disturb the serenity of the lovely halos engineers and architects translated into maps and blueprints the hopes and dreams of the founding fathers of peoples pride residence of the state's chief executive the the department of agriculture the department of education the main post office the city hall executive offices of the mayor capable enthusiastic doctors usually no here the history of gold is the history of colonial brazil and of portugal and more particularly of the development of the state of minas your ass for three hundred fifty years in this oldest richest gold mining community of mo start one quarter of the total known iron reserves of the world are in brazil at each of the of our cars the largest single deposit the hilly streets and roads in and around this mining town  literally made up piece is estimated to contain over one hundred million tons of hematite so high grade is the art of the average will last a sixty eight percent of a theoretically possible seventy two percent of pure are the railroad from horizonte is being extended to the peak by cutting through mountain passes and by filling in deep gorge and building road beds is no simple engineering problem in this rugged terrain but the work goes on at this important junction some of the cars may be sent to the foundries and sunk out most of them will go onto a large steel wire and rail mill and most live on a employing over two thousand people this male  minerals to an even higher place of prominence than they originally enjoyed in the peacetime markets of the world courts crystal of which this mounted specimen is an outstanding example today is an indispensable strategic material it's a special electrical property of this mineral which is made it possible for the armed forces of the united nations to have such highly sensitive and accurate communicating and detecting device indeed without brazilian court many of these devices would not exist while a great share of the mining operations is done by mechanized equipment manual labor is imperative in order to prevent injury to the crest and many a secret military device again from the rich subs oilmen issue arise comes this vital material in the cutting and trimming shops busy narrow men women and children keep these leaves of micah moving toward the stockpiles of american factories and arsenals and thus are contributing their very ample share to the cause of freedom numerous and varied are the other minerals on display at the failure all of them contributing to the prosperity of belo horizonte no wartime aristocrats but where they of more than a mention  but if the subsoil of this state is rich in diversified minerals nature has invested its oil with amazing fertility the products grown are legion castor be building materials such as cement and various types of marble and granite yes all this nature has generously and sound of lee entrusted to the care of the people of this great state and to accommodate their rapidly expanding industries they are putting into execution a plan which was well prepared in advance in this area restricted to industry all factories will have direct access to two railroad even as the building of the road bed bridges and viaducts proceeds large plants are springing up equally as progressive and forward looking where the main arrows in designating and providing ample in spacious residential district zante is principally a city of private homes the influx of large numbers of people has given impetus to the building of apartment houses and hotel attended by young boys from all parts of the state where emphasis is put on the teaching of agriculture the veterinarian biological institute gives advanced courses in animal husbandry the public library houses a fine collection of reference works available to the student in part against french or english great progress has been made in improving the lot of the under privileged boys fashioned on the same pattern as the penitentiary of nevis is one of the most modern prisons in the world to return men to society as useful citizens is the ultimate aim of every prison here is a model prison of neighbors by the application of the honor system by making available to the inmates practical vocational instruction and diversified tra and by providing them with well lighted and ventilated quarters the main arrows are making good in their efforts to rehabilitate these men and to make them potentially useful to their respective communities typical of the many modern facilities for the version and play one of many other recreational centers is the meanest tennis club at all his a cheap as from day to day is capital city continues to grow to him each year on september seventh as he commemorate his independence day freedom and liberty have a special significance for a free man while his prominence who planned his beloved city highly resolved are his sons to remain