Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-05
A PHENOMENAL CITY,

The Remarkable Growth of Rosario, In the
Argentine RepubIic-A Wonderful River
System-Urgent Need of nm American
stenm.hip Line.
? osARIo is situated on the Parana river, on
the southern edge of Santa Fe Province,
adjoining Buenos Ayres. 1t Is ordinarily
ranked as the third city of the Argentine Re-
public, but in reality it is the second, having
surpassed Cordova within two years in popula-
tion. Its growth has been phenomenal even for
this progressive country. For l25 years it was
an obsc ure village. In 1854 it had population
of 43OO; in 1870, only q, ,O00 and now it has
10000. Its foreign trade has increased during
the same period from s4,0O0,000 to SS0.O000OO.
English. French, German. Italian and Belgian
steamers now load and unload in its harbor.
1t is the main shipping point for the Provinces
of Cordova, Santa Fe and Entire Rios. and also
for large share of the produce of Buenos
Ayres.
The Central Argentine Railway has made the
fortune OF the town. 1t has brought the prod
uce OF the interior provinces to the river
wharves and converted an Insignificant port
into commercial center, where every mari
time nation IS now represented by a consul
NO other Argentine city has grown more rap
idly during the last decade than Rosario. Like
Buenos Ayres, 1t is in a transition stage; pave
ments being upturned pradinps UNDERGOING
change of level and new buildings rising in
nearly every block in the the center of the
town. Its water front is a scene of uDceasng
activity, fleet of steamers and sailing vessels
being constantly anchored off it's high bluffs.
There is an air of stir and hustle in its streets.
Its most sanguine citizens sneak hopefully of
the prospect of outriyalling Buenos AyreS, pro-
v1ded the entrance to the boca there and to the
new docks is closed by the sand deposits of the
Plate, as many engineers have been predicting
that it will be-
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HE Parana, from its source in the mount
aims of Goyoz to its junction with the
Uruguay above Buenos Ayres. has an estimated
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course OIL %u4o miles. AT hosarlo, says corre-
Jestic river, wider than the Hudson off New
ioLA. Ae lar as oorrientes, noullsnlhg river
.o"H Ho"i 'no "iaSuay iioh'iei, IL 10 navisa-
uio ~ al 'o"'ons-a Instance oi o'o niies lfon'
tne Uruguay. ABOUT l'o miles ABOVE Corrlentes
there are rapids whlch obstruct navigation at
10" "a.er, put tne river Is aValiapie ,or ngnt,
VI auEn' s'eahers as lar as Guayra ans hsVo
nlne' iiohi ouenos Ayres. Inc remaining ooo
miles are useless except Tor canoes.
Thls noble river has great branches which
are naVlgable for long distances. The
Paraguay, Its chief aftiuent, is available Tor
y,aar rlrrl ,IN1 a. Al
main arc rivars / eoo and 9ao ,n;ias IN IonDtb
which have been imnarfertIv ernlored To their
sources in the Bolivian, hills. BY the Parana
ana tne faraguay Cuyaba, In the great Brazil,
hv IN % o. dts can IL z6o
Tbe paro ~ ,;.h ~, =, I,oUV ~ .hn
tno ana, Win inc fdIaSuay anu otneI
oranches, constitutes one OF the most tlmportant
river systems OF the world.
The Argentine Republic largely controls the
commerce. OF these rivers, although the steam
ers san unueI several nags. ms commerce
mas mas run up from Il, 20 san and o,9oz steam IN
looO TO Iio6z SAL and 6,3lO steam In 1888, with
tonnage or 2,592, 5lS This represents an in
crease in traffic from S27. .502 468 in 1881 to S94,
965 4S6 in 1888. Rosario. from its commanding
position and from the constant presence OF
european steamers IN It's harbor, has acquired
q large snare OF tnls river trade.
Trade With The United Stntes.
:. .-.- ., VITA,
| hhhh 10 nofe siaue pet"een Iie ohisea
states ana Rosario than one would expect
in the absence of regular steamship lines. Last
wear 81 American sailing vessels arrived at this
mort with cargoas of In,nbar and "a rn,nv mora
P , ~ - -
came from Ine Ohlteu states unoer Ihe Englsn'
Italian, German and n Norwegian flags. The i'm
ports of lumber exceeded the exports of hides,
skins and wool only "a of the 81 American sail.
in, yaaea,s rotnrnino vitb corooas Thu otbar
us $50" 80 e
vessels eltner went pack IN DallasG OF carried
hay to Brazil competition reducing freight to
the lowest rates On this account the Ameri-
can Consul. Mr.. Baker. who is a son of the vigil
Iar+ and of1ic,ont A American Consul at Rnanos
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twoop Rosario nd New yorI- t,kiro Tho ,ronnd
that with freights So by sail against $40 by steam,
and not enough business dor 80 many competing