Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-08-15


inhabitants. In 1882 there were 1885,
600 people. This represented a growth
of IA per cent, which was more than
double the relative growth of the United
States during the same period. At pres
ent the population is estimated at 4,200,-
600, and the government anticipates 81
600, 900 in 1895 and 100000 in 1910.
AN EMPIRE CITY.
"Buenos Ayres has grown as if an
Aladdin's lamp were constantly being
rubbed to affect her destinies. The city
is the finest in South America and in
many respects it is superior to cities in
the United States. The popular idea
here at home, is as you know, that the
South American countries are immensely
inferior. This impression influences many
of our acts. When we send an obsolete
man-of-war, armed with obsolete guns,
to South America she comes in COMPARE
sou with first-class steel ships, bearing
batteries of approved modern steel rifles.
The United States are rich, but ecen-
tric,' say the educated polished gentle
men who comprise the upper classes.
However, it is not best for me to com
ment.
"Buenos Ayres is a well-built, clean,
thoroughly policed city of nearly 800,
600 people. The public buildings are
fine. There are bank buildings that
would look well on Broadway. The
palace is handsome and the theatres and
cafes are thoroughly Partisan. You will
see carriages and horses in the Bots de
Boulogne of the city, the Tres de Febre-
70 Park, that could not be eclipsed in
point of style in New York or London.
The houses are of the modern French or
Italian type of architecture and some of
them are palaces. The jewellers shops
rival those of the Rue de la PaiX.
1.-The imports last year were about
: 100000, 900 and the exports fell short
of 500, 100000. The new docks in pro-
cess of construction will cost millions to
finish. When first visited the country
you could not approach the shore near
enough to land in an ordinary ships
; boat. The salt washed down and depos-
tied by the mighty river has shoaled the
) water for miles. | used to go ashore in
: an oX-cart, which was backed off into
: the water several hundred yards. The
new docks, when completed according
t to the plans, will be six in number and
. they will occupy space nearly three
, miles long. The Darsena Sud is com
, plete, and the next dock, No. l, is open.
= The Boca, as the entrance of the little
, River Riachuelo is called, is the starting
point for the system of docks, and the
| latter will occupy the whole river front
: of the city. took the Richmond into
the Boca, as the ship has comparatively
"A small water-draught. 1t was reported
that there were l 500 craft of all kinds
packed in the Boca and the Darsena. \
2 fire would have swept every one of them.
THE GREAT BOOM.
1.-The speculative movement. as have
said, commenced during the presidency
of Gen. Roca, but Celman witnessed the
great boom. The emigration from Eur
ope brought class of people who left
their homes to make money and the spec
ulaton craze was of a sort that would
, have filled the mind of John Daw with
admiration. | can give you an idea of
; the emigration. In 1888 there were -,
, 600 emigrants from Italy and there are
at present about seven hundred and fifty
thousand Italians in the country, or APP
proXimately one-siXth of the population.
There were 25,000 Spanish emigrants
and there are about 200. 900 natives of the
peninsula in the country at present. The
French came over 1000 strong, and
there are l2j,000 in the land. There are
$4,000 English, and they are the bank
ers and heavy merchants. There are
10000 Swiss, $1,000 Austrians, 1000
Germans, $500 Bclgians and Is, 900 who
are classed under the head of various
The year 1883 and the first half of 1855
You will perceive that about one-fourtE
of the entire population came over seas
from Europe. Among the stories heard
from reliable sources was the one of q
man who held tract of land in the real
of the city. He sold half of it for S40,-
600, a railway corporation paid 100000
, for portion of the other half that he
>, held and he subsequently sold the re-
, mainder for 20,000,0 900.
4 ''The city of La Plata, the capital OF
t Buenos Ayres, is located about ten miles
, below the city of Buenos Ayres. Less
I than a dozen years ago the place was {
o sheep pasture; to-day it is one of the
a handsomest little cities | ever beheld
a The water front is bold and the dock;
n now in process of construction will cos
=. Sl2,000,00O. Two piers run out over {
n mile. The city has everything one OF