The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-07-26
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.
A LAND OF PLENTY-iTS PEOPLE
AND TRADE.

A Rncnos Ayres Banker Talks About
Bu.incss in the South American Pro-
VINCE business, Schools, Climate and
Railroads-The Sewspapers-Prosperity.
.sThc people Of the United States" said Mr.
Charles H. Sanford, a partner Of the firm
oi Samuel B. Hale 81 Co., bankers, of Buenos
Ayres "do not know what an FL Dorado
the Argentine Republic is. Not in gold and
silver, though We mine even these precious
m.tals there, but in productiveness. think
that today Buenos Ayres offers a greater
field for the employment OF capital Win
safety than tho city Of any other country IN
the world"
s.What is Buenos Ayrcs likeF'
accompanying it with d city Of the United
St.tc5. should say Philadelphia. Its streets .
ar. hail out in regular squares or blocks OF /
2OD feet each and it covers a great deal OF
ground. 1t is built upon a slight elevation, /
rising from the La Plata river. 1t has a |
front of two miles on the river, and extends
back between two and three miles. The
number Of inhabitants is 500, 600. 1t IS to oil
intcuts and purposes a seaport, though l2O
miles from the ocean, us it has direct con-
l.nction b. steamer with Europe The bank
iug interest Of the city is very large There
is one bank building that cost S9OO,O00
cost of which varies from $4,000 to $780,
OUJ The National bank is just about to
begin the construction of building which,
with the land will cost 81 100000 These
structures are OF brick and Stucco, handsome
il design, and compare favorably with those
Of any city. OF the residences the city has
many handsome ones that cost from $3OO,OOO
to ::O0, 90 each Tho cost of others is from
$4,000 to S51 60 Spanish is the language
generally spoken, but English is much culti-
vatol among tho natives, and tho larger
number Of foreigners being Italians, their
language largely prevails"
'-Whnt is the government like"
The government of the Argentine Repub-
lie is similar to ours, and its constitution is
nn exact copy of ours with the exception
that the president is elected for a term Of six
years instead of four. The present president
is Mr. NJ Juarcz Colman. He is q very
young man 10 occupy such position, being
under - years of age. He is a very encr-
rctic 0nd cntcrprising ruler, and l have no
doubt that Iii, years will be Of prosperity to
the country Military rule and dictatorship
have long since been thing OF the past i'll
the Argentine Republic, although many peo-
III. thiul, that this is still tho rule of tho
CouatTy.'
.'WGat are sono OF your wcalthieSt men
worthH
We have one man who is worth from
S25I@O,UJU to %3OOOOOOO, several whose
wealth IS placed ut S2O,00O,0OO each and
many who arc cuch worth over $5,OOO,GQ
The general social lifo is the same as
here IN Nv York or in London. Bucnos
Ayrcs has finer opera than any City-On his
continent. 1t IS Italian opera, and boxes for
forty nights cost from s. 900 10 5000. Our
opera Ii use viii scat 5000 people, and we
have rs leading tenor the great Tanagno.
Patti Is now there. She has had Il most bril-
liant success and has received from the
Ar.cutinc5 the highest rate of remuneration
ever paid to any opeTatic performer on any
stage The city has large parks, ard these
arc ivcquontel by carriages, the style and
elegance OF which are equal to those Of any
city i'll the world Palermo is the principal
park, and includes many acres. No city is
So well supplied with tramways or horse cal
lines rs Bucnos Ayres 1t has ut least 21(
miles Of them. Tho service is Of the best
Kind and the cars are of the finest. Arrange
n"nts are now hcrg made 10 light the city
10y cicctricIty.'
What about schools!'
livery state OF the province has norma
school for boys and another for girls. a
the head OF tho latter, with but few czcep
tious, there are American girls. In Buenu
Ayrrs the public school buildings are hand
somcr than those OF New York. Last ycal
the total number of schools in tho countr,
was 3,O25. They were served by GA
teachers, and their attendance numbered
Pc 40
How is tLc cliuatcl'
Very temperate and delightful. TIN
mercury rarely goes above 50 dcgs. in sum
mcr or below GO dcgs. i'll winter. The great
est extreme is 10 dcss. 1t is not troplca
I,,+i l-y, Io,I Il abO n
temperature of Georgia, except that it doc
not have tn" extreme cold that state some
times experiences. Rarely does ice frcez
thicker than pane of glass. This make
the Argentine Republic the best cattle rails
ing country in the world. It is never neccs
sary 10 house the cattle The number c
sheep now being raised there is 100 00O, ,OOt
and OF cattle 20,OOO,ooO. \ new industr
hes taken great hold of the people of LIT,
II i the ruiSiug cf horses. 1t is prophcsic
that in few Years the Argentine Rcpubl
Will have a. fine stocks OF horses, if not fine
than any country in the world. Ono of IL
latest horses imported for breeding purposa
cost 5000
What about railroadsT
Tho number OF miles of railroads III II
country is 4,430. They cost s1G7 ,OOO, 90
Their gross earnings arc 81, ,0O0, 900 and II
earnings over S15oOOOOO They nav di,
l@hy has 1000 miles, another 500, and one
now building TO be l 200 miles long. T
government has ordered the building of
read about 100 miles long. Another nc
being constructed is to reach from Rue,
Ayr,s 10 Chilli The line will be done in I,
years 1t will connect Buenos Ayrcs ,
Mendoza with Valparaiso, and will ma
Buenos Ayres the great metropolis Of Sou
America, rs all west coast passengers, ma
and light freight, etc, for Europe will sa
ten days hy using this railway"
Il haven't asked you about newspapers
I'VE have some very bright daily pap
and Il number Of them, and they comp.
favorably with those Of this city for ent
prise and appearance They contain da
dispatches from New York, London, Liv
pool, Rome, Berlin and other princi
points. TWO Of the dailies are printed
English and tho rest in Spanish OF the
ter tie leading ones arc La Nacion and
Prensa Tho income Of the former is SIS,
net, and that of tho latter is scarcely a,
thing less The leading English paper
The Standard one Of the proprietors
IS tho treat Statistician, NJ G. Mulh
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