New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-31
RESOURCES OF URUGUAY.
CATTLE AND SHEEP RAISING INDUSTRY
BEAUTIES or THE COUNTRY AND ITS CLIMATE
MoNTEvIDEo.

BEAUTrEs or THE COUNTRY AND IT'S cliNAih-
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A story that reads like romance Is sketcn
NJ tbe life of b. Lorenzo Hill, an American cluzeh'
who lives In Montevdeo. Uruguay, ana :" now
waiting the scenes Of his boyhood TOR tne
first time In twenty-n,ne years Mr. Hi. WHO
IA appearing tall aud rugged man IN the prime OK
life was born IN Greene. Chsnango County, NJ 4. HIS
uucle John b. Fry, private secretary to Henry
CLAW Through his influence. when about seventeen
vear, cid young Hill clerk In the New-h ORR
Custom House Hugh Maxwell was then Collector In
1873 Mr. Hill had become such favoIite with MS chiet
that he was recommended by Mr. Maxwell TO Inomas
sedgwick who was president Of the New-hork EAnipi
tion of the Industries Of All Nations the great orys
palace show to take charge OF all the foreign gooas
s,iuped here for exhibition Under this ardaous work
b,s health broke down. and when the exhibition closed
hs started "trip to South America 10 rccuper.e'
expecting to be gone q year. This was IN isoo' Ae
Buepos Ayres lie eommerciai opportunity cii'-
Traced It, and spent FIVE six Yeas in that llne Mean
while he nanisd Miss Augusta Castillo ChaVaiia
talented native lady of high family Removing 70
Monte he established himself in UIueuny IN the
raising Of stock, at which he has a1nassed an ampe
fortune He has q family Of nine children one son
being chief clerk in the United States Consurs Office at
Monteyideo. When the South and Central American
ComnrfssDs was at Montevideo they found MI Hu one
of the best informed of the gentlemen who appeared
before them. Talking yesterday at tho Fifth Avenue
Hotel With TRIBUNE reporter no SAID:
aIbere is something marvellous 10 tho changes that
have taken place IN New-York since my departure.
What note is tho ne buidin Is that sec every
where They are wonderful like fairy tale"
"There have been changes in Uruguay as well u
Oh, yes; the country has made great progress We
had always per odca revolution until five or six years
ago. think We have Governments met VIII
prove stable and enduring
Can YOU give me some idea OF the country and its In
dustry r.
The oriental Republic Of Uruguay has superficial
territory Of 100000 square kilometres. OF about 1000
geographical square leagues 1t has seacoast of 100
miles coast ON the Plate from Maldonado to the
month Of the River Uruguay OF 235 miles, and on the
River Uruguay Of 270 miles, total, e25 miles maritime
and F al coasts; whole circumference say lO7o miles,
being about two-thirds the size OF England or Italy
ami six times that Of Belgium Holland. The popula-
ton o-day Is upwafd of 100000, eninently cosmopol-
tan In the Department Of Monevieo there 36 PER
cent foreign ca per cent natveborn citzens In the
interior about Is per cent foreign and 81 per cent
native. II the departments OF the interior we're as
enseiy populated as M0ncvdeo oil inhabitants 70 tho
kilometre, tie population OF Uruguay would roach
40 200 O0othe average population being only thirty
two inhabitants to the kilometre. Uruguay has sixty
seven cities and towns and healthy delightful climate
In the year 1882 the mortality reached about 90OO OF
which forty i've were upward OF hundfeI EAR 1id
Should be divided in two Instead OF iour,-the warm
season. from November Ia April and the COOL from Siay
to October July is usually tne coolest nSnsn we
from 100 to 35o Ceniigade In snnEer descending To- 81
i monteyeo give IN the year "a calm
aud sunny. S5 cloudy and 30 rainy days Inc annual
fall of water is JOG millmetres.
Monteyiea, the capital OF Uruguay. contains about
900 Inhabitants, Is pleasantly and conveniently sit-
uated as port aud may fe considered inc KEY 70 tos
city south OF the equator The streets are resnhr;
directions,
chiefly by horses which are abundant baidy ana cheap'
vebiences for landing aud shipping goods and
very good. and large port scheme was rtoruty
81 OOC OOo provide safe harbor for 1.5O0 more
vessels at time There arc two or three dock- Tue
principal one for largo vessels other se Of tue
bay wac constructed by two rich merchants. Messrs
Jackson and Gibbs. at cost OF nearly s5;"OO;OoO.
MontevieO has many fine buildings. PM lie ana private,
Ioagnleeut garrns ami suburban palaces rs for kings,
mi fine churches aud theatres. AT the soils Theatre We
had in 1856 the celebrated Tamberlik and Lorin after
" ard Laarua Rossi. Snlvini Ristor, AIamburo, Ia
magno TeOd0Tint. The Government Paace l. a nne
structure. There excellent hosIfsils A large
penitentiary Is beipg built There Is a good public
library. beautiful cemeteries museum, normal schools.
az both To- RSS' eu city R'SS as 10000
ripcs with 80 900 Jets. The supply IL mum n
large river called Santa Lucia and 10000 hlomere OF
pipes supply 5l59 houses with water The University
has three faeUlties-sciences, law and medicine WIN
thirty-fve distinguished professors Tor 500 students
The business of the custom house az Mo1evieo u about
s5O.OO0.O00 yearly There are about $50 doctors 10
LAWYERS 100 nOtaffes, go apOthecaries 80 dentists
$50 surveyors. and 100 engineers architects ana con
tractors The inhabitants are "a rule highiy cult
kind and hospit beparticularly 10 strangers
Great Formally aud GOOD faith are observed Ia all
transactions and all business ~ done on
safe basis There three four good banks which do
large and profitable business Money is worth rom
to per cent per good security Three tines
railroad start from HOntevdeo. six Of Telegraph ana
there two lines or telephone. Another lire OF rail-
IL being constructed in the inter0r The most i'm
portant and lucrative line Is tho Central It's present
length Is 242 kilometres. but when completed it VIII
reach tho Brazilian frontier and will have several
branches It Produced from July 1888. Ia June 80. lsS4
For 26l 900 passs1x "a S235 600
For freight kilograms etc 564 900
Total product sos 900
Expenses 80 900