The Dickinson press., 1888-09-15
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.
A LAND OF PLENTY-lTS PEOPLE
AND TRADE.

ne IlcUI)lc ol llle III bottitSS, oAlu VIZ.
Charles IL. Sanford, Il partner of the firm
of Samuel b. Hale s. Co, bankers, of Buenos
.Ayrcs, do not know what an Ell Dorado
the Argentine Republic is. Not in gold and
silver. though we mine even these precious
metals there. but in productiveness. think
that today Buenos Ayrcs offers a greater
field for the employment of capital with
safety than the city of any other country in
the world"
"What is Buenos Ayres like"
comparing it with a city of the United
States, ! should say Philadelphia. Its streets
are laid ont in regular squares or blocks of
2AW feet each, aud it covers Il great deal of
ground. 1t is built upon n slight elevation,
rising from the La Plata river. 1t has n
front of two miles on the river, and extends
back between two and three miles. The
number of inhabitants is 100000. 1t is to all
intellts and purposes Il seaport, though l20
miles from the ocean, as it has direct con
nection bv steamer with Europe. The bank
ing intcrcs, of the city is very large. There
is ole bank building that cost 5000, 600,
another that cost :650,000 and others the
cost of which varies from 5000 900 to $780,
900 Tic National bank is just about to
begin the construction of IL building which,
with the land. will cost S1,50O,0OO. These
structures are of brick and stucco, handsome
in design, and compare favorubly with those
OF amy city Of the residences the city has
many handsome ones that cost from 100000
to E::ioo, 600 each. Tho cost of others is from
100000 TO $4,000. Spanish is the language
generally spoken, but English is much culti-
waited among the natives, and the large,
number of foreigners being Italians, thciS
language largely prevails"
"What is the government like"
"rhe government of tho Argentine Repub-
lie is similar to ours, and its constitution is
an exact copy of ours, with the exception
that the president is elected for n term of six
years instead of four. The present president
is Mr. NJ. Juarez colman. He is a very
young man to occupy such n position, being
under 40 years of age. He is Il very encr-
getic and entciTrising ruler, and | have nc
doubt that his years will be of prosperity TO
the country, Military rule and dictatorship
have long since been II thing of the past in
the Argentine Republic, although many peo.
pie think that this is still the rule of the
country"
"What arc some of your wcalthiest mon
worth."
I'VE ave one man who is worth from
So ,O00,O 00 to $3O,0lO, 900, several whose
wealth is placed at s20,000,0OO each and
many who are each worth over 5000 600.
The general social life is the same as
here in New York or in London. Bucnos
Ayros has n finer opera than any city Oh this
continent. 1t is Italian opera, and boxes fol-
forty nights cost from $4,000 to $1,000. Oul
opera h use will seat 5000 people, and VIC
have us leading tenor the great Tamagno.
Patti is now there. She has had q most bril-
liant success and has received from the
.Ar@cntines the highest rate of remuneration
ever paid to amy operate performer on any
stage. Tho city has large parks, and these
arc frequcntcd by carriages, tho style and
elegance of which are equal to those of any
city in the world. Palermo is the principal
park, and includes many acres. No city is
SO well supplied with tramways or horse car
lines rs Buenos Ayres. 1t has at least $50
miles of them. The service is of the best
kind and the cars are of the finest. Arrange
ments are now being made to light the city
by electricity"
"NLat about schools!"
every state of the province has n normal
school for BOYS and another for girls. At
the head of the latter, with but few cxccp-
tions, there are American girls. In Buenos
Ayrcs the public school buildings are hand
solmer than those of New York. Last yeE
IIE va lillp vi bp III VIC III
was 3,O2S. They were served by 6,241
teachers, and their attendance numbered
%. $50"
''Ilow is the climate?"
Every temperate and delightful. The
mercury rarely goes above 50 dogs. in sum
mer or below 60 dcgs. in winter. The great
est extreme is 40 dogs. 1t is not n tropical
country, but is dry and healthful, about the
temperature Of Georgia, except that it does
not have the extreme cold that state some
times experiences. Rarely does ice freeze
thicker than a pane of glass. This makes
the Argentine Republic the best cattle rails
ing country in the world. 1T is never neces-
sary to house the cattle. The number of
sheep now being raised there is 100, 900. 900,
and Of cattle 20,oU0,0O0. A new industry
has taken a great hold of the people of late.
1t is the raising Af horses. 1t is proplesicd
that in a few years the Argentine Republic
will ave as fine stocks of horses, if hot finer,
than any country in the world. One of the
latest horses imported for breeding purposes
cost $1,000"
"What about railroads!'
1.-The number of miles of railroads III the
country is 4.43o. They cost slG1, GOO, $50.
Their gross earnings are So, 0O0, Goo and net
earnings over sl3, Oo0,0 600. They pay divi-
dends of from 10 to II per cent. One com.
pany has 900 miles, another 500, and one il
now building to be 200 miles long. Til,
government has ordered the building of {
road about l,aO0 miles long. Another now
being constructed is to reach from Bucno
Ayres to Chill. The line will be done in w
years. 1t will connect Buenos Ayres vi;
Mendoza with Valparaiso, and will nmli
Buenos Ayrcs the great metropolis of Soutl
J,n,.;n M. - II ,,-n.t on,rt ,-,;l
ard light freight, ETC., for Europe will say,
ten days by using this railway"
81 haven't asked you about Newspapers
eve have some very bright daily paper
Il Il number of them, and they compal
favorably with those of this city for entc,
prise and appearance. They contain dali
dispatches from New York, London, Live
pool, Rome, Berlin and other princip;
points. Two of the dailies are printed
English and the rest i'll Spanish. Of the la
ter the leading ones are La Nacion and L
Prensa. The income Of the former is 500
net, and that of the latter is scarcely an,
thing less. Tho leading English paper
Tho Standard, one of the proprietors
which is the great statistician, NJ. q. Mulha
"The prosperity of the people is renar
able. Failures are almost unknown, al
none of Importance have taken place in I
last eight years. AN Argentlne's word is
bond A note Was never given there for
debt before 1876, and today the larg,
transactions of the country are done
simple verbal promises or agreements to p;
l have done millions Of dollars of busln
without ever having u document pass I'll
tho business was fully completed. The p
pie l have always found hospitablo a
amiable. l have known few worthy Am,
cans who did not succeed there."-New y,
Mail and Express.