The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-24
A V0LUMIN0US REPORT.
SYNOPSIS OF THEIR WORK
inc south American CommissIonerA'
Preparing the Final Report OF tho
Result OF Their Mission to our
sister ,Republics-A Fa-
vos osable Outlook.

WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-The South
American commissioners are pre-
pairing their final report,
which will be transmitted to Congress
by the president, along with the II
special reports upon the different
countries, which have been forwarded
from time to time TO the secre-
tary OF state. These reports
being addressed to Congress cannot
he furnished for publication without
violation OF oflcial courtesy, but they
have been briefly foreshadowed by
dispatches sent from time to timo to
tne secretary OF state, informing him
OF the progress OF tho commission. The
uelalled reports are very VOlumnlous
and contain much valuable matter,
Fhey contain not only the views and
tho conclusions Of tho commission, but
also statements taken by the steno.
grapher from nearly all the prominent
MERCHANTS engaged in tho foreign
trade in the countries visited,
giving tao result of their
observation and their opinions
as to the best means of promoting
trade between these countries and the
United states. 1t WAS the practice Of
the commission, ut tho cities visited,
TO invite before them the prominent
merchants who were supposed to be
iflendly disposed toward the United
States, aod To secure from them all
| the Information possible relating TO
the trade OF their own country with
the United states and its commercial
rivals and TO ascertain from them the
reasons why our country had 80 small
u share OF the South American com.
m0rce. Tho various topics upon which
close inquiry was made, were fur
nished IN the instructions given by
Hr. Frelinghuyson, the lato secretary
OF state, and bore upon u closer inti-
macy between the United States and
tho other Iepul llics of this hemisphere.
They embodied aseries OF propositions
which were accepted by every ono of
tbs governments except Chilli. The
twelve reports which will be submit
ted to Congress will make 900 or ., 900
printed pagea, including the informa-
ton furnished by go or more mer-
chants interviewed.
Tho commission have been con
stsntly employed since the 18th OF last
September, when they met for organi-
cation in New York; have travelled
$4,000 miles and Officially visited nine
different countries. Colombia, Nicara-
qua and Honduras were omitted
because OF revolutions then in pro-
gressi Bolivia could not ho visited be-
cause her ports were blOcknded, and
Paraguay and Brazil were passed
over because OF instructions sent by
Secretary BSyard for tho commission
to return by July |, lant. The COM
mission report that u groat deal
! OF interest was shown everywhere
IN South Amorica In their work, and
even In Chill, where tho government
did not show much cOrdiality toward
tho United Statos, tho citizens were
hospitnhle, aud tho merchants did
| everything In thoir power TO facilitate
tho commissions work. In Uruguay
and in the Argentine Republic much
diaeppOintment was expressed, bo,
cause the visit was necessarily snort
enod 10y the instructions from the do
parimept. All the railroad and steam.
shin companies at MontlvidoO and
BuenOs Ayro8 placed Rpeclal
transportation no the diapOlal of the
commission, that thoy might visit
the Interior of the country, aud did not
conceal their sHnsitivOnels because
| thti generous offers could not b8 ac-
coptod. In order TO complete their
work In those two countries, tho com.
missioners dividod-Judg5 Thatcher
remainingin Uruguay aud Mr.. Curtis
visiting the Argentine Republic. BY
this moans they were ablo TO devote
ten days to oach country. Tho capitals
OF those coyntrlos being opposite each
other ON tho river Platte, the commits
sion could hold consultations and on
occasions, when IL was deemed necss-
sary, both were present at official in
tervlows with the Representatives and
merchants of either country.