Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-22
WEALTH OF BRAZIL.
Charles Abel Tells of the Possibili-
ties of That Country.
HOW THE NEW REPUBLICS STAND.
The Southern Provinces Enjoy the Greatest
Advancement.
HIS VIEWS ON THE PRESENT TROUBLES

A more intimate acquaintance with our
trans-equatorial neighbor, Brazil, is de-
sideratum at the present time, not only be-
cause we get the bulk of our coffee from the
Doms, but also, owing to the fact that
Brazil is at present more favorably disposed
toward us than in times past and inclined
to give England the cold shoulder, and
finally from the fact that this particular
section will in a short time by means Of
whaleback ships be able to load its products
and send them clear to Rio Janeiro and
other Brazilian ports without reshipment
1t is more than probable that by the time
Brazilians have settled their house to suit
themselves that America will be able to
trade her manufactures for their coffee.
Mr.. Charles Abel, Of this city, owing to
his wide acquaintance in the various South
American States, is able to give definite
idea Of what is likely to occur in case some
of the insurgent States attain their indie
pendence, which Mr.. Abel thinks will be
the case Mr. Abel went to South America
some IS months ago under peculiarly favora-
BILE auspices In addition to his ability to
speak the Spanish and Portuguese tongues,
he carried credentials from Secretary Blaine,
Congressman Dalzell and other well-known
Americans, and also from the Pan-American
delegates. These were addressed to the
leading men of the various countries
He Was Admitted Everywhere.
The advantages thus gained enabled MI.
Abel to make one of the most complete re-
ports ever made from that part of the world.
MI. Abel was under especial obligations to
sr. j. G. Do. Amaral Valente, delegate from
Brazil, also to Dr.. Carlos Silveria Martins,
son of themost important man connected with
the present trouble DR.. Martins was drawn
to Mr.. Abel by the fact that he was the only
one found in Pittsburg who could converse
in Portuguese
There being so many political revolutions
in the South American States people of the
United States have, unfortunately, acquired
an unfavorable impression of that country.
This is for want of more complete knowledge
of the South Americans.
Brazil is almost as large as the United
States, and Is large enough to employ
the energies of several nations in an
enervating climate, where man is dwarfed
almost into insignifcance by the energy of
nature, as is the case in the northern tropi-
cal part. This part, called the district of
the Amazones, taking its name from the
river Amazon, which affords with its great
tributaries free navigation over not less
than 80, 900 miles within Brazilian territory,
has Para for its capital This is the great
india rubber country, seven-eighths Of the
worlds production being exported from
Para The soil is extremely fertile, in fact,
the great difficulty is to represy nature and
prevent cultivated land from going back to
forest. MI. Abel counted in one garden 40
different species of palms, and no less than
400 species of orchids in private collec-
tien. ,ss5s,
The next most Important State In North
ern Brazil is Pernambuco, the principal
city of which is also called Pernam-
buco. It is called the Venice of
South America on account of its