The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-08-27
HERE'S A CHANCE.
The Argentine Republic Offers
A Grand Opening for
Trade and Business.
All Its OmCiaIs Eager for the
Starting OF Lines of An,cri-
can Steamers.
Devilish Deeds are Done by Das-
tardIy Demons who Deserve
II Dreadful Death.
SOUTH AMERICA.
A Grand Opeaing for Trade from,
this Country.

WAsHINuroS, August 26.-ln the
report of the South American com
mission, prepared for congress on
their visit to the Argentine Republic,
they say: "Morc than forty steamers
monthly, leave the harbor OF Buenos
Ayes for foreign poris. laden with
the products of the valley of
the river Plata, the largest COM
ponent of which is the political
division known as the Argentine Re-
public. There are also, every month,
hundreds of sailing vessels depart
ing from the same city having
Gargoes almost wholly destined
to European ports Not one of
those steamers flies the flag
of our country, and only ono fifth Of
the sailing vessels is on American
bottoms. Thirty years ago our couu-
try enjoyed a large and prospeious
commerce with the Plata valley, but
since the advent of steam communica.
lion, and the effect OF our civil war
upon our ocean marine, the flag of
our nation Is rarely seen in these
waters, and the petty natives OF the
old world are better known through
their national ensign thore than our
own; yet every American OF long res
idencc In this country, aud every cit
zen 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 similarities. In round
numbers the area of the republic
covers 100000 square miles. The
northern limits lies under tropical
skies. In the central region there arc
vast plains where feed, Us the presi-
dent informed us, over S0,0U0,0OO head
of sheep and from l6 to 1900, 600 head
of cattle. In addition TO these are
lroves OF horses of uncouuted num-
bers; one owner has over 10000 mares
that he is about to slaughter for their
hides and grease. The report gives in
detail the products of the country
says tons OF wheat and flour are being
reported; that II portion of the land
seems to have capacity for the pro-
duction of the two grains of the
world, at least OF Europe and the
western hemisphere, and that there
are also along the western portion oi
Tue republic mines of silver OF un'
known value-some believe them tC
be extensive; that the soil aud climat,
are greatly diversified but that II
never becomes so cold Ms to make i
necessary to feed stock. Sheep rails
idg has Increased 81 per cent sine,
1876 and is largely in the hand
OF British subjects. There ba
been no increase In the herd
Of cattle. The country has $500 mile
of railroads built and many thousan,
miles more projected.
Foreign colonies have been en-
: Outraged for many years and ltal'
3 has sent larger number of immi
Z grants into the country than an
other nation. They are so numerou
A that they could take possession OF th
government If they so willed, in lac
II was once feared they would do $,
= The government fosters education
= contributing Si,OOO,OOO toward
his year. There are twenty-tw
: normal schools taught by Amel
II lean ladies', according so our syi
ten, aud these ladies are praised yer
Highly. There are also two uniyersiti,
and fourteen national colleges and
u school OF mines and sgricultur
j. The report continues: "On the leadii
J. questions, how can better relation
J. both friendly and commercial, b
, tween the republic aud the Unit,
States be establishcdF both the pre-
dent aud the minister of foreign 1
=, lairs returned the same answ'
u Create frequent steamship commui