Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-11-10
ABOUT URUGUAY,
A Country That Holds Forth Wonderful
Inducements to Emigrants.

A Country That Holds Forth Wonderful
inducements to Emigrants.
From the combined effects of the
immense emigration from Europe, the
volume of which is rather increasing
than otherwise, and the steady extern
sion of railway communication, an in
dustrial transformation is in progress
in these regions which has scarcely at
tracted any attention at home, although
it involves consequences of serious i'm
port to your farmers and to holders of
Government stocks and railway invest
ments. Hitherto the Argentine prov
inces and Uruguay have been regarded
in Europe as purely pastoral; and for
many years to come that, no doubt,
must necessarily remain the predom-
inant industry. But while "Estancias''
have been extending on our further
borders, the districts bordering the
embouchure of the Rivers Plate and
Uruguay, and which are within reason
able distance of the shipping ports by
river or rail, are slowly but surely be-
coming essentially agricultural The
long to the rural class, quickly achieve
competence in this country of high
wages, and invest their savings in land,
which they acquire, in fee simple, at
prices oftener lower thap the rent
charge at home. Soil and climate, over
region as large as England. are pre-
eminently adapted to agriculture and
the cultivation of cereals, etc. The ex-
pense of retaining the prairie is..a
trifle, and local taxation scarce worth
naming. The farms vary from twenty
to two hundred acres, and as they are
cultivated by the families of the set
tiers, with occasional assistance from
relatives or friends fresh from Europe,
the cost of production is reduced to a
minimum. Certainly they are much
lower than in North America. Already
production is far in excess of local re-
quirements (Which used to be furnished
by the States), and our wheat and lin
seed cargoes are now competing in
Europe with those from America and
India. But these supplies are merely
the ''avant couriers" of what will fol-
low; for our potential capacity of pro-
duction of animal food, no less than of
cereals and seeds, is practically with
out count, and is at present increas-
ing in ratio which your hard beset
farmers can not afford to ignore
From community. of race and language
it is quite rational that agricultural
in North America should
attract chief attention at home; but
here, in this Southern hemisphere, an
agricultural development only less in
degree is in active progress. Although
the settlers have less of the consuming
energy of the British race. they are
equally Industrious and far more frugal.
and are certain to become formidable
competitors for the food supply of Eu-
rope. These peasant farmers cling to
the railways, on which they act recip-
rocally. AS in North America, they
made the roads and from their earnings
are enabled to buy land on either side.of
the lines, where available. Conse-
quently they are becoming the largest
of traffic; and the result
is that our railways are at present the
most remunerative in the world, and
promise to be more so in the future,
from the rapid settlement of the
country and from the absence of COM
petition by new lines. The completed
lines are paying higher dividends and
their stock and debentures command
higher prices than any in Europe or
America; and the lines in course of
construction promise to be equally re-
Collaborating for the prepared
meat expectation is making rapid pro-
gress. and is likely to surpass in itnpor-
tance even that done now in wool.
Our mutton in the carcass has already
become well known in England and
France, and as to livestock, if suitable
steamers, such as are employed in con-
veying Canadian cattle, take up the
trade, we can easily ship to Europe
two million head month without
sensibly diminishing our flocks and
herds, which are at present increasing
in compound proportion. = Banda
Oriental Cor London NeeOs.
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