Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-19
BISHOP FOWLER IN ARGENTINA
The Products and Profits of the south
Temperate zonc.


The Products and Profits of the soutl
Temperate zonc.
Fyon tAs chicago Daily Nc'os.
MoNIEVlDEo, Feb. 19.-rhe mathemati
c'an early leans that twice two are four
but the politician has made little pro
gress until he knows that twice two are
seven, that is, the majority OF seven
Geographically south temperate America
means that belt of South America lyine
between the trOpic OF Capricorn and the
Antarctic circle. scientifically it is the
plateau running from the Antarctic circle
north to the Amazon basin. The temper
ate region is the controlling part OF SCUM
America. To understand more correctly
what should be included IN this belt OF
power in this part Of the Southern hemi-
sphere, consider little the topography OF
the continent. The continent IS three
stories high ard the peaks OF the Andes
add fiue mansard roof. me nrst or
lower story is built IN three sections at the
north end OF the continent running from
EAST to west. One is the Caribbean pa
teau, separating the Caribbean sea from
the valley Of the Orinoco; another the
Guiana nlataau between the
Orinoco and Amazon basins, the
other is the Brazilian plateau stretch
ing across the continent at Its widest sec
ton, Just south of the Amazon basin.
All these are highest in the east, sinking
toward the west till they approach tue
Andean range.
The second story is the Brazilian range,
constructed along the southeastern coast,
quite milling the position of the Ale
gbanIes in North America, with these inn
pOrtant notifications. VIZ: They begin
close 10 the coast. One climbs into the
clouds Just outside the city OF Rio 0e
Janeiro; then the range speads out Tor
1000 miles in width, running in parallel
pillows, far into the interior without
single break or transverse depression, ior
many hundred miles.
1t is as if the Alleghanies extended in
width from the Atlantic coast OF Pennsyl-
vania and Virginia westward to St Louis,
forming long, successive valleys parallel
with the coast, having no transverse de-
preston, but gradually sinking into an
elevated tableland In Georgia and the
Carolinas. The third story, with the roof,
is the Andes, stretching the entire length
OF the continent along the west coast, de-
pressed at the isthmus and in Patagonia,
dropping off from Cape Horn under the
south sea. The Brazilian plateau is the
important feature IN the topography.
Commencing far up toward the equator
in bold rise more than 1000 feet nigh,
extending from the Atlantic to the Andes,
above the basin OF the Amazon. and
s0ping away to the south, 1t carries the
temperate climate to within 10 deg. OF tee
equator, and extends the watershed OF the
La Plata over a vast region between the
Andes and the Brazilian ranges, and ex-
tending from the brink of the Amazon
valley to the South Pacific ocean. While
the southern end or rounded point OF this
great fiat-iron runs well south TO the latl-
tude of perpetual snow, ii is so narrow
that the neighbOring seas tone up the eli
mate and thus stretch the temperate belt
well on toward the south pole.
DELIGHTFUL ATMOSPHERE.
The Fahrenheit thermometer in the
principal cities Of South America shows
a temperature warmer than the prlnci-
pal cities Of North America, but not
above comfort and health. Take tine fol-
lowing:
Bueuos Ayres, highest month rs deg,
annual mean SO, the same as at Palermo;
Bahia Blanca, highest mouth rs deg, an
nual mean 81, same as at Rome; Cordoba,
highest month 70 deg. annual mean 6l,
same as at CadiZ; Catamarca, highest
month 80 deg, annual mean 6S, same as
at New Orleans; Corientes, highest
month "a deg, annual mean y, same as
at Canton. In the presence OF these
necessary to repeat that south temperate
America controls South America.
Spread over this region, larger than the
productive temperate surface OF North
America, soil that seems eXhaustless
throughout nearly all its vast area, aud
you have basis from which to calculate
Us possible value.
The temperature Of this region is rem
dered more valuable by the amount OF rain
a mo ? ka fngVV rH
at its best. The Argentine Republic is SO
extended and so located that IL may repre-
sent, with considerable fairness, the rest
of the temperate region. The average
annual rainfall in Argentina is 80 Inches,
as compared with spain, -; Russia, 10;
Germany, %; France, 81; Great Britain,
81, Italy. "a. With this amount OF mois-
ture and sunshine on this rich, strong
soil we may rightly expect every desira-
Die product.
THE PRODUCTS.
Wheat grows in Patagonia, as far
south rs latitude 80, and on the highlands
Of Peru. Bolivia, and BTazil, as far north
as latitude 10. All the temperate zone
grains, ana grasses also, have this wide
range. Figs and oranges thrive from the
equator down TO latitude 30, Pears,
peaches and other fruits extend cores
p0ndlngly. The steamer on which we
came down the Paraguay river was
laden with oranges raised, picked and de-
livered in carts at 50 cents per thousand.
This was Paraguayan paper money,
worth about AZ cents United States paper.
The growth is so abundant that the low
price is inevitable.
The largest coffee district In the world
is the Brazilian and Bolivian table land.
Coffee, cotton, tapiOca, rice. corn, and
wheat thrive in the same ATTITUDES. Its
easy 10 mark out a section four times the
size OF HindOstan, capable of supporting
as dense population as that along the
banks OF the Ganges. All the inhabitants
Of the globe could be maintained in luxu-
~ in South America. The only chang es
necessary to make such support abundant
and certain are the introduction of saxon
domlnation--that is, steady government
and Protestant faith-that is, individual
conscience.
The woods OF South America are OF
worldwide fame. Steamng up the
PArana, with a cargo Of furniture aud
utensils manufactured in New England,
one is surprised 10 meet a ship laden with
the hard native woods 80 coveted 10
our Northern cities, going 1000 or 5000
miles to the New England factories,
whence IL Will return TO the paTl0rs and
homes Of BuenOs Ayres aud Monteyideo.
Or II your steamer is laden with french
wines and brandies IL spoms comical In