Telegram-herald., 1889-10-18

lIue In operation, owned lu about equal
prop0rt Ons by the state and by pr
yate Individuals.
III less, the last year for which We
have official figures, the Argentine Re
pubic imported goods IL the value OF
Sll7,352, ,l95, while her exports we're
estimated al So, ,42l so. Great Britain
and France have the bulk Ot thls trade.
He.e are figures a. 10 the principal Gus
toners of tho Argentine Republic,
which can not taIl to be interesting, Al
the time when South American trade
is being 30 much discussed. Tins MAS
the foreign trade OF the Argentine Re
public:
Countries. Imports From. Exports To
treat Britain. si..s.-ls sl.os'.eyi ~.
France @-.ll,nD .il.ea
GeTmSuy ......-.....- lt.lu> - 49, -
United states . uOg.D3 5.'os -
The trade of the young republic IL
worth having. She Is dependent on
other nations Tor textiles and cloths,
for manufactures, for material for her
railroad and telegraph lines, aud at
present the European nations are sup
plying the greater part OF tins demand.
Financially the republic IS sound.
The Argentine Republic Is connected by
cable with all the cities of consequence
in the world. It has an army of 7lo0
men and national guard of 5000
men. 1t has thirty-eight vessels IN the
navy, including three irOnclads and
seven torpedo boat-.
Education Is spreading in this rcpub-
lie. There are two universities, two
schools Of engineering, two colleges of
agriculture, twenty-scvon training col
lcgcS and 1925 public schools, with over
two hundred thousand pupils. This
was at the timC the last census was
taken, and there has been much prog
Tcss since.
II was on May IS, 1853, that the con-
sttution of the Argentine Republic was
adopted. II had been a groupoi states
known by the name of "ProymcIas
Tnidas del Rio de la Plata" Then IN
1860 Bucnos AyTes Joined the conicdcr-
acy, and the constitution was somewhat
changed. IT Is so much like that OF the
United States that II is unnecessary 10
speak at any lcngth Of It.
The estimate OF the expenses Of the
republic IN 1888 shows that It's cxpcndi-
lures were SOL ,s9l ,255, while It's income
was $50. .7l3 500, and the estimated rev.
cnuc for 1889 Is $50 - 900. There are
twcnty4lx national banks in the rcpub-
lie, and since November, 1887, II law for
national banks modelled after the Bank
ing law of tho United States In short,
the country is IN better condition than
II has been at any time since Il was
settled 10y the Spaniards IN 1855.
BOLIVIA.
The Republic of Bolivia has seen
many ups and downs ancc IL was lib
Grated from the Spanish yoke. Its
constitution bears the date of August
%, 1896 This Is the one drawn up by
Simon Bolivar But this was amended d,
or, rather, modified, IN lS2S, again IN
1881, again IN 1863. aud again IN 1850
The present President OF the kcpub-
lie is Scnor Don Anceto Arcc, pro-
claimed August l5, 1855 II Is a funda-
mental law of the Republic that a
President shall be selected 10y the pop
ultr suffrage every four years, but the
law has not always been respected
Many successful commanders, backed
10y the army, have managed TO hold
more than the legal term.
Tho Rcpuhlic has had us misfortuncs,
winch have served 60 keep IL from adj
yancnC as some other OF the South
American republics have. As n result
Of It's war with Chill IN 1870 IL lost the
whole OF its sea border, and Is now the
only ono OF the south American Statcs
Paraguay cXccptcd-.that has no sea.
board
The population OF BOLIVIA Is estimated
at q, 500 ,Oln, and It's area nt A. .Ol0
- 81.
the agricultural resources ot the coun-
Try have received much attention. In
iact the republic has not yet entirely
recovered from the effects of It's uis.ts.
trous var with Chh.
That u ir rich lu minerals IL beyond
doubt. The silver mines of rotOsi are
believed e. lee almost inoNhauSllhle. /.
gold Is found in quantities on the East.
cm tordllrrp ol the Andes, and cop.
per. load, TN, salt and sulphur arc also
found.
India rubber ls produced n ncshaus-
tihlc quantities, and vast quantities of
cocoa are exported, II Was estimated
several years ago that Bolivia had
b.oO0. 600 oinChouo tturs, producing ai-
uuAlly 2UO.o goo pounds ol thai ,a,u.
able bark. ihe silver MINES oi futos.
alone, zap 90 1854. had pralucod si,ci
o. Ga, Nnint of sN hundred millions
sterling she has un railways, and bat
hule 300 the way ot telegraph facilities.
hut movements g. push enterprises oI
ths kind are uadti way
However ho.Nla exports more thau
she imports ail ;he tmc. N BEL f-tIt
mated that rhu imports goods CO. the
Value 90 t9o1o. 900 Eut htr exports
amount iu - no1 .uln. -o that compare
utes ,pfaklusi tle balance nf trade n
handsomely 300 hef favor. ihe popais.
l.u m BOLIVIAN cities mot large snte
the capital iHt q population of onl}
i3 foist tHe iair.t computation
ltuDatInnsi'v ttEng Noiivia II nof
mugu at tna front. There 81 sohoel
report fof lss4 and it not eneonaF.
iH bolivia but n These and ln all 0f thD
i..ltIal .Aouis There Wele hui -
V10 pupIis, uI ahuut pel cent. az ihe
pcpaiauon oi school aae.
nakNI.
Ihe latest estimate ss io the area ol
HIaft etes IS asa afea oi t1lD.Uo
-4aafe l..-s ai.f 8 taaI population nf
l4Uo0n1. oNeI 100000 I'D eM.a s
Wade ap of eaudai.a- aftll aes lAs
puplla .au IS constantly le.As added tr
ly mme4at lu Iess l.a. u|a um
grants aItitel al SO Iaaellu aud s4a.
eos. alti af taeae lla.e90 Neia ltAi ans.
hut ta.f aal ttlaioN stretching 2a)1
miles lru ualth g. south anl $500
tom west to cast. WIA $500 HllGs ol
coast lut uI tU. Atlantis. "a tut H.F