Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-19
BRAZIL BOOMING.
Republican Form of Govern
ment a Great Success.
Most Prosperous Era In the
Country's History.
immigration Pouring In from Euro
pean Countries.
GOOD AGRlCULTURALISTS DESIRED
ABOVE ALL OTHERS.
FOREIGN CAPITAL BEING INVESTED
IN LARGE AMOUNTS,

Principally in Manufactories 49, Thirty
Two Large Cotton Factories Now Being
Successfully OperAted-Railroads Be
ing Built-Election to BE Held Next
Month-Fonseca win BE REFLECTED
without opposition-A Fight to he
Made ON the Vice Presidency Opinion
of the New Brazilian Minister to the
United States.
New YORK, Jan. 19,-Salvador De-
Mendonca, the newly-appointed Brazil
ian minister to the United States, ar
rived here Friday on the United States
and Brazil mail steamship Seguranca.
He is well known in this city, having
been consul general for Brazil here for
several years. AT the time of the Pan
American congress, he was appointed
delegate for Brazil and was also made a
special envoy to Washington. This
special appointment it now is announced
was for the purpose Of negotiating a
commercial treaty between this country
and Brazil, a work in which only few
details now remain to be arranged.
Senior Mendonca returned to Brazil to
receive his appointment as minister of
the new republic at Washington In
speaking of the present state of affairs in
Brazil, he said
The country was never more pros
porous. ] was surprised at the activity
and business enterprise / saw in the sea-
board cities. Emigration is pouring in
from Portugal, Italy and Germany. The
recent troubles in the Argentine Repub-
lie have caused considerable imnligra-
tion from that country also. The gov
ernment advances the passage money of
immigrants and gives them land, allow
ing them five years in which to pay for
it. These immigrants have to receive a
certificate from the Brazilian consul at
the port from which they come, of
course, certifying that they are desir-
able immigrants. We desire to get good
agriculturists above all. Most of the
lands given are in the coffee zone. There
has Of late been a considerable immigra-
tion of Russian Jews into the
southern portion of Brazil, and
they have brought considerable capital
with them. Foreign capital is being in
vested in large amounts now in Brazil,
1t comes from England, France and
Germany principally, and is mostly in
vested in manufactures. There are now
in successful operation in Brazil thirty
two large cotton factories Railroads
are being built, and it only needs the
completion of 800 miles of railroad to
make complete line from Para in the
north to Rio Grande do Sui in the south.
This will give complete line along the
littoral. The country was never so
prosperous as it is now. The elections
will take place at the end of this month
Gen. Fonseca, the present president, is
the only candidate for the Office of chief
magistrate. The struggle will be over
the selection of a vice president. Sew
en- states have already adopted state con
stitutions. The feeling toward Dom Pedro
is most kindly in Brazil No one has
anything but good words for the old gen
tleman, and all regret the necessity of
the situation which compelled his expa-
triation. The DEGREES of banishment
against the Imperialists have been re-
scinded, except those against the imper-
ial family. Those, of course could not
be. do not think that the rubber syn
dicate being formed in Para is so alarm
ing as some reports would Indicate | do
not think there will be a corner in rub
Der"
Minister Mendonca left for Washing
ton on the first train after his arrival in
port.