The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1891-08-07

northeast all the day long, and
during the night it blows from the
east, spreading the cool salty air OF
the ocean over the greater parts of
the country. 1t is only in the
swamps of the equatorial rivers that
malaria turks and the deadly fever
gets in its work.
AGRICULTURE.
The mines of Brazil have pro-
duced considerable gold and other
metals and in the future will proba-
bly, produce a great deal more, for
the country has hardly been touched
by the prospector. Her diamond
fields are known the world over. But
the product of the soil form the chief
wealth of this country and very likely
always will. Over half the worlds
annual coffee crop is raised here, and
the United States gets the lions
share of it. Enormous quantities of
sugar are produced, and cotton, to-
bacco and mandioca are cultivated to
a considerable extent. India rubber,
which is Indigenous and is not cul-
tivated, is, next to coffee, the most
important product, and considerable
revenue is derived from til: cocoa
nuts, Brazil nuts, and other nuts and
and fruits, which grow and flourish
without the aid Of man. Indeed if all
the Indigenous products of Brazil
could be marketed, she would be
by far the richest country ON the
globe. Billions upon billions OF
dollars worth of fruits and nuts 90 to
waste annually in the great equatorial
forest. Nowhere in the world has
nature been so lavish, and no where
has she put so many obstacles be-
tween her treasures and the rapacous
greed of man, The varieties of fruits
and beautiful woods, which the peo-
pie of Europe and America never
heard of, are innumerablc. If they
were only accessible, the forests OF
the Amazon and its tributaries would
bring many hundreds of dollars fo1
each acre of land covered, for there
is hardly a tree but has a large
money value either in it's wood, its
bark, it's leaves or it's fruits. Some
day enterprising Americans will
open up this wilderness of luxurant
vegetation, aud the world will be
surprised at the result.
OUR TRADE WITH BRAZIL.
Wheat cannot be raised to any ex.
tent in any part Of Brazil, nor is there
any danger of any competition from
her in any Of our products excep,
sugar and tobacco. Spea king Of
wheat, the new reciprocity treat,
between this country and our owr
will be of immense benefit to Brazil
bread has always been a luxury here
which only the rich could enjoy
This was due principally to the higl
tariff. Now the American wheat and
flour will come free of duty, and ever
the poorest can have white bread
The American farmers will also b,
greatly benefited, for this treaty vii
give them a practical monopoly o
this great market, not only for thei
wheat, but for their corn, rye, buck
wheat, hay, oats, beans, peas, pc tate:
and pork. In fact, nearly evcrythin {
the American farmer raises, excep
cotton, sugar and tobacco, will com,
into this country free of duty, while
the farmers of other countrie:
must pay tariff charges. Brazil vii
also take our coal, agricultural i'm
plcments, machinery and railroad
material free, and will give us a re
duction of 25 percent on our cotto,
, goods, manufacturers of iron ant
steel, leather, lumber etc. In retur,
we admit free of duty their sugar
, molasses, coffee and hides.
, This trade of Brazil is worth some
thing. The average annual export
, of this country amount to abou
s115,0OO,OOO. and the imports t
) about s125,000,0 600. Of the export
the United States now get one-hal1
OF the imports not over s percen
comes from II country. Half come
from England, and most of the re
manning $60,00O,00O worth of good
from France, Germany and SPAR
We take SO percent of Brazil's eS
ports and send her s percent of in
+ ports; England takes 4 percent c
her exports and sends her so percen