Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-08-27
yhe limited states and the Argentine
Re..Sbiic.

WAssIyGroN. August 26.-In the re-
port OF the South American Commlssl0p'
prepared for Congress, Gu the visit to the
Argentine Republic, they say: More
than forty steamers monthly leave the
harhors of Buenos Ayres for torei IN
ports, laden with the products of the val
lev of the river Platte, the largest COM
moment of which is the political division
known as the Argentine Republic. There
are also every month hundreds of sailing
vessels departing from the same city,
having careOes almost wholly destined to
European ports Not cne of those steam
ers flies the flag Of our country, and only
one-ffih of the sailing vessels are amer
| lean bottoms Thirty years ago our eo4n a.
, trv enjoyed large and prosperous COM
meree with the Platte valley, but since
| the advent "a steam communication and
| the effect of our civil war on our ocean
marine, the flag of our nation is rarely
| sseu in these waters, and the petty ma
| tions O. the Old World are better known
| through their nati.nal ensign there thar
our own. Yet every AMeEican OF Ions
residence in th;s country, sna ey
| erv citizen of it VINO has, tray
eled in our land will tei. vol
that the Argentine Republic is thu
| United States of South America Ii
many respects this observation is founded
on striking simi arities. In round mum
hers the area Of the Republic cover
| 100000 square miles. The northern
limits lies under tropical skies On tn
central reyion there are vast plains, wher
are fed as the president informed us
over S0,000,G00 head of sheep and from
l6. 6.OO0, 900 to 10000 900 head of cattle, il
addition TO droves OF horses of uncounte'
numbers One man has over 60,00
mares that he is about to slaughter TO
their hides and grease. The report give
in detail the products of the country
s,ys tons of wheat aud -four are beiu
exported, that a portion OF the land seem
to have a capacity for the production {
the two grains Of the ycrld, at least {
Europe and the western hemisphere, an
that there are also along the ives
, prn portion of the Republic min(
, of silver of unknown value some b;
lieve them to he extensive. III
: soil and climate ars greatly d
: yersifed, but that it never becomes .
; cold as to make it necessary to feed stocl
SheeD-taising has increased 32 per cen
, since 1876. The country has 2S00 miles
railroad built and many thousand mil
: more projected Foreign ccionieE hay
= / cen encouraged for many years, at
0 I,aly has sent larger number of imm
, grants into the country than any o h
nation. They are so numerous that th'
could take possession of the governmel
if they so willed, in fact it was on
C feared they would do so. The COVER
t ment fosters education, contributing s.
o 600, 600 toward it this year, There a
a tSenty-two normal schoels taught
American ladies according TO our systel
= and these ladies are praised very highl
Il There are also two universities and fou
J. teen national colleges and school
II mines and agriculture. The report co
/. tinues: On the leading questions-hC
. can better relations, friendly and col
!, mercial, between the republic and {
United States be established?-both {
a President and the Minister of Forei
9 Offices returned the same answe
+ Create frequent steamship commune
: ton" They expatiated at some ieng
on its benefits to both sides. Th
o saw in it better acquaintan
+ ON their own part and their leadi
men with the habits and policy Of o