Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-09-03
THE ARGENTINE RFPusLio.

~ OJ0W10R Account u xnO 0OK0O21U 03uVUo
BY the South American Commissiea.
WASHINGTON, August 27.-In the rspset
Of the South American Commissioo peo.
pared for Congress on the visit to Tie Argsn-
tine Republic, they say: More than forty
steamers monthly leave the harbor Of Bu-
snos Ayres for foreign ports laden with ~
products of the valley Of the River Pisa
the largest component Of which b The poll
teal division known - the Argentine Re-
public. There are also every month hundreds
Of sailing vessels departing from The same
city having cargoes almost wholly destined
to European ports. Not one Of those steam
ers flies the Gag of our country, and only
one-fifth of the sailing vessels ID an AmeFf
can bottom. Thirty years ago ouJ country
enjoyed . largo and prosperous commerce
with the Plata Valley, but since the advent
of steam communication and the effect ct
our civil war on our ocean marine.
THE FLAG OF OUR NATION
10 rarely seen in these waters and the petty
nations of the old world are better known
through the national ensign there than our
own. Every American of long residence in
this country and every citizen of it who
has travelled in our land will tell you tho
Argentine Republic is tho United States Of
South America. In many respects this OBJ
servation is founded on striking similari-
ties. In round numbers the area Ut the
Republic covers 200, 900 square miles. Ths
northern limit lies undo. tropical skies. In
the central region there arc vast plains where
feed, as the President informed US, over 3d.
00O, 900 head of sheep and from $4,000, 600
1 O IS i'm, addition, tn
droves of horses of uncountea numbers.
One owner has over sixty thousand mares
that he is about to slaughter for their hides
and grease. The report gives in detail the
products of the country; says that tons Of
wheat and -four are being exported; that .
portion of the land seems to have capacity
for the production of tho two grains of the
world, at least of Europe and the Western
Hemisphere; and that there are also along
the western portion of the republic
MINES OF SILVER OF UNKNOWN VALUE,
some believing them to be extensive; that
the soil and climate are greatly diversified,
but that it never becomes 50 cold as to
make it necessary to feed stock. Sheep
raising has increased thirty-two per cent
since 1876 and is largely in the hands Of
British subjects. There has been no in
crease in the herds of cattle. The country
has $500 miles of railroads built and many
thousand miles more projected. Foreign
colOniStS have been encouraged for many
years and Italy has sent larger number
of immigrants into the country than any
other nation. They are 50 numer-
OTIS that they could take posses
sion of the Government if they SO
willed. In fact, it was once feared they
would do 80. The Government fosters ed
ucation, contributing S4,O0O,O0O toward it
this year. There are twenty-five normal
schools laugh: by American ladies, and
these ladies are praised very highly. There
are also two universities and fourteen ma
tional colleges and school OF mines and
agriculture. The report continues: ION
the leading questions-HOw can better re-
lations friendly and commercial between
the Republic and the United States be e.
tablshed?- the President and the Min
lister of Foreign Affairs returned the same
answer:
CREATE FREQUENT STEAMSHIP COMMUNF
CATION
They expatiated at some length on its ben
efits to both sides. They saw in it bet
ter acquaintance on its own part and theiI
leading men with the habits and policy OF
our country. They believe that their own
people would take on broader and more
generous views when once they cams to
close business contact with our country.
They claimed that if the United States
thoroughly comprehended the vastness Of
the undevelOped wealth of this region its
money and sons would How here in stream,
of profit to each side. Hence it was that
the Argentine Government stood ready al
any time the United States would foster the
scheme to unite with it on just terms In e.
tablishing frequent and cheap steam com
municatiOn between the respective coun
tries"