The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1888-08-29
LA PLATA.
A Description Of the City and Character
istics Of its Inhabitants.

bcatteTeu aDOut. Inc year OF 1000 Deneiu
the trade and hustle of splendid city
absolutely the finest built in SoEth
America-containing handsome edifices
that to gaze upon is pleasure, streets,
entirely lighted at night by electricity.
The manner in which this city came
to be built was in 1880 the city of
Buenos Ayres was declared the federal
capital OF the Argentine Federation.
Previous to that time Argentine had no
proper capital. Blu: all the states have
their capital or chief towns, and the
province of Buenos Ayres, having given
up it's city, it was urged that the nation
should recompense the department for
the loss of it's capital by building
another for it.
The site chosen for the new city was
forty miles from Buenos Ayres, in the
center of dead.level plain. The loca-
tion was healthy; = cool breeze perpe.
tually sweep through and over the
ground and, above all, the air and city
are in general very dry. The laying of
the foundation stone took place on Nov
ember 10, 1882.
La Plata is wonderful city, but yet is
not wonderful COMPARED to North Ameri-
can cities of importance. With the chief
towns of the states, the city's rise and
progress have been mainly natural
with La Plata IT has been artificial Mil
lions of dollars have flowed from the ma.
tions excheouer in order that this eity
be built: immense buildings have been
constructed for which for wears there
will be no use large sums hay. been
expended on Embellishments and adorn.
mepts that are entirely useless and all
this to pratify the vanity of a few in.
fuential individuals. This city was
planted artificially has. in a great mart
grown artificially. and will undoubtedly
continue to deyelop artificially.
Now here in La Plata can the varied
life of its population lie observed and
studied to better advantage than in the
fondas (eatino bouses). These conpre.
oate twice averv Jav II , m and q =,
m an aoo,omeration of hungry hmm
manitv rarely to he encountered else.
where. Enplisb Italian German French
snan;sb and a do,en other nat;orol;,;.s
elbow one another in these bouses fo,
sat;sfv;no the cr.v;pos If tho ;nn.r MON
The air ia resonant with a babel of ton,
oues that M word co in doscr;ho
There are various classes of fond.s ON
bundereds of tbem-the low middle ani
high And their nrices varv nroportion
alelv. Some chorga a, mar maal otber;
5O cents and a few % cents b,t III,
general mode of navment ia bv the nlate
or coprse the nrice for which ia fop
cents There are manv dishes served
on an average six to each person Bread
wine eonfcct,ons and coffse are .xtras
There are anv amount of law here h,
verv little ;ust;ce Hundred. of Iawver,
many with scarcely ANYTHING IN do han
like leeches to ANYTHING extractable i,
the wav of recompense from cases Iai,
before them.
Life ia ebeap here. man will bav
some words with the proprietor of a caf
regarding pavment or he il leaving. Iii
only matter of three or four cents. per
naps. but. belieyinp the proprietor ia trv
inc A scheme Of imposition commo
among them he reft,ses To bronze dowr
and, instead thrusts his knife into tn
keener,s bodv clears and ia lost ami
the hnrrying crowds without. A polio
officer, vainly trying to stop the muir
derer, is likewise dayliehted, and tn
criminal disappears. Rarely are cap
lures made; police supineness favor
escape.
The law is dilatory, and administers
to-day. Trial by jury is unknown
Sentences are awarded according to tn
state OF liver or bile OF the judge, ratht
than by equitable methods. Homicide
receive SIX years Imprisonment; afte
doing three they petitlon Tor Pardo
and generally get 1t.
In La f'ata poverty, like Dorrowir
money Is most DECIDED crime. 10
poor is 70 De despised and shunne
Few oi the working classes plead need
ness. Evervone endeavors to dress an
i've as II Sloo per mon'h were his salar
7 anu the dudes Will assert that amoul
10 De thelr recompense, aithough sc
rouE,tI,, Ln,u,n tbo,, ,o, onI,, e6n
rowiu'iy known they see only soo
!, soo'
IS People come here with trade, viii
Il it is their intention to pursue, but in L
It uncertain exigencies of life often dr.
= into totally distinct callings. Th,
" typographers become butchers, grocs
become attached to house building, a
N tailors go in for sheep farming.