Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-02

days For the east coast q double system ID
likewise contemplated, including q line OF fast
steamers every two weeks between New York
and Buenos Ayres and an accommodation line
for stations between. Advertisement is to be
made for bids for q through fast service to the
Argentine, as well as for slow freight service
to Brazil. At all events this 10 the plan, % far
% 1t has been formed.
MARKET FOR THEIR PnopucTa
The reason wherefore the southern republics
are disposed to go into this reciprocity agree
ment with the United States is chiefly that they
hope to find in this country q market for their
agricultural products. They have nothing else
to sell, because these Latin-Americans have no
mechanical ingenuity whatever. They cannot
make machines, nor are they able even TO
mend one If it is broken. Therefore they are
incapable OF manufacturing anything worth
mentioning. But the taking of Of duties on
their products at our ports is expected TO give
planters. who will find here an open market for
their coffee, sugar, rubber, feeces woods, choc-
olate and chinchona. All these things ought to
be much cheaper in this country before long.
On the other hand, in South America. many
things which have heretofore been regarded as
luxurles by the rich will be brought by the re-
moval OF tariff within easy reach Of the poor.
They Will have wheaton bread at Q moderate
price. which up to the present time has cost
Az 70 ~ cents loaf. and they viii not be
Obliged to use, as a substitute, corn in the high
lands. where alone it can be grown, or mix
ture OF beans and manioca jams in the lowiands.
The staff of life will be manufactured in every
kitchen, in Yankee ovens, instead OF being
turned out by Wholesale at fancy prices by
huge bakeries in the cities for distribution IN
the towns and through the interior. Even bis
cults and crackers-unheard-o delight will
be fed at small rates to the INDECENT. Likewise
New England Goldfish, the market price of
which has been hitherto 60 cents . pond, will
De reduced to the level of common comesti-
Die, no longer to be monopolized by the gilded
aristocracy.
THEY MAY EVEN HAVE BUrTKR-
Nay, more; these brethren of ours in the
southland will even have butter 10 spread on
their bread-a delicacy hitherto almost unat-
tainabls by them, because, forsooth cream
Will not rise in their climate and there are no
conveniences for refrigeration, such as cool
spring houses. Today ], 600 pounds of butter
are imported into these republics for every
pound that they manufacture, and thus the
price has been kept up to this time at 81 the
cake, with COW brand. Similarly, they will
no longer be compelled to pay 20 cents for
ham or bacon merely because they are unable
LOT lack OF sufficient corn to raise the hogs.
In short, although Uncle Sam is to so greatly
oeneht by the opening of these southern mar
kets to his products and manufactures, be may
feel that he is giving in return an immense
amount OF happiness in the shape OF edlbles
justly priced. He will render fruitful the soil
OF TINS new continent with his agricultural ma
chimes and will transform the crops at the
cheapest rates into salable material. He will
supply stoves and utensils for cooking the
fruits of the earth and will introduce some
ideas OF his own as to the way in which the mar
velous gold and diamond mines of Brazil and
the other republics should be worked for profit
There are beds OF precious metal and gems in
these regions Of the south which would gild
and bejewel the world if they we're properly
dug up.