The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-09-04
THE ARGENTINE RfPUsLic.

A Glowing Account Of This Republic Givon
by the South American Commission.
WASHINGTON, August 37.-In the report
Of the South American Commission pre-
pared for Congress on the visit to the Argen-
tine Republic, they say: More than forty
steamers monthly leave the harbor OF Blu
enos Ayres for foreign ports laden with the
products of the valley Of the River Plata,
the largest component of which Is the poll
teal division known as the Argentine Re-
public. There are also every month hundreds
Of sailing vessels departing from the same
city having cargoes almost wholly destined
to European ports Not one of those steam
ers flies the flag of our country. and only
one-iifth of the sailing vessels is an Ameri-
can bottom. Thirty years ago our country
enjoyed a large AMI prosperous commerce
with the Plata Valley. but since the advent
of steam communication and the effect of
our civil war on our ocean marine
THE FLAG OF OUR NATION
is rarely seen in these waters and the petty
nations of the old world are better known
through the national ensign there than our
own. Every American of long residence in
this country and every citizen OF 1t who
has travelled in our land will tell you the
Argentine Republic is the United States of
South America. In many respects this OBJ
servatOn is founded on striking smilari-
ties. In round numbers the area of the
Republic covers 100000 square miles. The
northern limit lies under tropical skies. In
the central region there are vast plains where
feed. as the President informed us. over So
OOO, 900 head of sheep and from $4,000, 0oG
to - n l.,f f,nsf in, oh tim N
drOves of horses of uncountsd numbers.
One owner has over sixty thousand mares
that he is about to slaughter for their hides
and grease The report gives in detail the
products of the country; says that tons Ut
wheat and -four are being exported: that
portion of the land seems to have capacity
for the production of the two grains of the
world, al least of Europe and the Western
Hemisphere; and that there are also along
the western portion of the republic
MINES OF SILVER OF UNKNOWN VALUE,
some believing them to be extensive: that
the soil and climate are greatly diversified,
but that it never becomes SD cold as 10
make it necessary to feed stock. Sheep
raising has increased thirty-twO per cent.
since 1876 and is largely in the hands OF
British subjects. There has been no ill
crease in the herds Of cattle. The country
has $500 miles of railroads built and many
thousand miles more projected. Foreign
colOnists have been encouraged for many
wears and Italy has sent larger number
of immigrants into the country than amy
other nation. They are so numer-
o,is that they could take posses
sion of the Government if they 80
willed. In fact, it was once feared they
would do so. The Government fosters ed
ucatioD, contributing S4,000,000 toward it
this year. There are twenty-five normal
schools taught by American ladies, and
these ladies are praised very highly. There
are also two universities and fourteen ma
tonal colleges and school of mines and
agriculture. The report continues: ION
the leading QuestiOns-flOw can better re-
latOns friendly and commercial between
the Republic and the United States be es-
tab,ished?- the President and the Min
lister of Foreign Affairs returned the same
answer:
CREATE FREQUENT STEAMSHIP COMMUNE
CATION
They eXpatia'ed at some length on its ben.
efits to both sides. They saw in it bet
ter acquaintance ON its own part and theii
leading men with the habits and policy of
our country. They believe that their own
people would take on broader and more
generous views when once they cams TO
close business contact with our country.
They claimed that if the United States
thoroughly comprehended the vastness OF
the undeveloped wealth of this region its
money and sons would How here in stream:
of profit to each side. Hence i: was that
the Argentine Government StoOd ready al
any time the United States would foster the
scheme to unite with it on just terms in es-
tablisling frequent and cheap steam com.
munication between the respective -cOun-
triaS -