St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-27
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NASHISGTON, Aug. 26.-In the report
of the South American commission pre-
pared for congress. on the visit to the
Argentine Republic. they say: More
than forty steamers monthly leave the har-
bOrS of BuenoS Ayres for foreign ports
laden with the products of the river Platte.
the largest component of which Is the no
litical division known as the Argentine Re
public. There are. also. every month.
hundreds Of sailing vessels departing from
the same city having carCOeS almost wholly
destined To European ports. Not one of
these steamers fies the flag of our country.
and only one-fifth of the sailing vessels are
American bottoms. Thirty wears ago
our country enioved n large and prosper
Gus commerce with the Platte valley. but
since the advent OF steam communication
and the effect Of cur civil war ON orr
ocean marine the flag of our nation Is
rarely seen in these waters. and the petty
nations OF the world are better known
through
THEIR NATIONAL ENSIGN
here than our own. Yet every American OF
long residence in the country. and every
citizen of il who has Travelled in our land
will tell You the Argentine Republic is the
United States of South America. In many
respects this observation iS founded on
striking similaTities. In round numbers
the area Of the Republic covers ]. 200. 600
square miles. The northern limit lies un-
der tropical skies. In the central regions
there are vast plains which feed. as the
president informed rs. over 50. 600. 600 head
of sheep and from Is. 0O0 600 to Is. OOO. 600
head of cattle. in addition TO droves of
horses OF uncertain numbers. One
owner has over G0.00O mares that
he is about to slaughter for their
hiGes and grease The report gives in de-
tail the products of the country, saws that
tons Of wheat and -four are being exported.
that portion OF the land seems TO have \
capacity for the production of the two
grains of the woTld. at least of Europe and
the Western hemisphere. and that there are
also along the western portion OF the repub-
lie mines of silver OF unknown value. and
which some believe 10 be extensive. The
report continues: ION the leading oues-
ton. how can better relations. friendly and
commercial. be established between the re-
public and the United States? both the
president and the foreign minister returned
the same answer: Create frequent steam
ship communication. They eXDariated at
some length on its
benefits To BOTH SIDES.
They saw in il a better acquaintance on
their own part and their leading men with
the habits and policy of our country. They
believed that their own people would take
on broader ana more generous views when
once they came into close and business con-
tact with our own land. They claimed that
if the United States thoroughly compre-
hended the vastness Of undeveloped wealth
OF this region. its money and sons would
flow here in streams OF profit To each side.
Hence it was that the Argentine govern
ment stood ready at any time. II the United
States would foster the scheme. 10 unite
with it on just terms in establishing fre-
quent and cheap steam communication be
tween the respective countries. The