The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-09-19
PROGRESS OF n~RGENTINA.
c.ou,ng Nation and Now Next to
RruzsI in Population.

| A GrDvb"e
BRAZIL in Population.
Some of the figures of the new CEN
! sus of the Argentine Republic that has
| been taken this summer nave becn re-
caiyed in New York. 1t appears from
them that the growth OF the country
| has been steady and rapid during the
| past quarter of a century, ana tllat
| next to Brazil IL is now the most popu-
| lous. as il is the most prosperous OF
all the countries of South America.
When the last Argentine census was
taken, twenty-five years ago. the pOpu-
latiOn was 1.I3I.G0O but within that
time il has risen To 100000, accord
ing To the statistics of the new census
The increase has been over 3,0oO,OG1,
and il is going on. in these years. at
a rate surprising that of any previous
period in Argentine history. This is Il
remarkable record. without n parable
in the annals of South America. The
population greatly exceeds that of
Chilli, with its 100000 inhabitants.
or that of Peru. or Venezuela, or Bo-
livia. or Colombia while it is three or
four times greater than that of the
lesser republics, Ecuador. Paraguay
and Uruguay. 1t is one-third as large
as that of Brazil. the most important
of all the countries of the South
American continent. Since the year
of the census preceding that of this
Summe Argentine has taken its place
next to Brazil.
The great growth of the population
is due in large measure to immigra-
ton from Europe. which Argentina
has taken every means 70 promote.
over One-iifth of the inhabitants are
of foreign birth. mostly Italian. French
and SpaniardS; ana there are also a
large number of Germans and Eng
lish.
The Italians have responded most
readily TO the inducements held out to
them by the Argentine governments;
and. though that part of the census
in which the people are classified ny
races has not yet been received here.
it is safe to estimate that about one.
eighth of them, or perhaps Il greater
proportion. are Italians. If this Gle
ment shall continue To increase at the
rate ii has increased in recen year%,
Argentina will he far more largely
Italian than any other part of the
world outside of Italy. The climate is
especially acceptable to the Italian.
The natives of France there must
number 250,000. and those of Spain
half that number. 1t is by the three
chief Latin of Europe that Ar
Gcntina has been populated.
The Indians of the country. who are
yet numerous. are chiefly of Ardncan-
ian descent; and they are allowed to
retain many of the rights and privil-
igeS which they possessed before the
white races came among them.
At the time of the taking of this
Years census the population of the
City of BuenOs Ayres had advanced
beyond 100000. 1t is by far the larg-
est of Argentine cities. Among South
American cities it stands next in size
To Rio de JaneirO.
Argentina may now be regarded as
the o progressive of the South
American republics. 1t has Il humble"
of institutions and laws that are i'm CD
position TO the spirit of the nineteenth
century. but these can not long with
stand the liberaliZing Influences that
now prevade the National Congress-.
Its Constitution is modelled after that
OF this country. President Uriburn,
who became chief executive after
Ifna's resignation in the first month
or rms year. is a man of pacific tenn
per. especially anxious to remain on
good erns with his neighbors and To
avoid those internal quarreis in which
so many of his predecessors have be
come involved.
1t has to be admitted that American
interests in the growing republic have
been neglected. BY far the larger
part OF all it's commerce is with Eng
land a smaller part Of it is with other
european countries, and less than one
tenth Of ii is with the United States
The American Minister. who, under
the Cleveland administration. repre-
SCENTS this country at Buenos Ayres. is
Mr.. W. /. Buchanan. of Iowa. whose
salary is SlO.HOO.-New York Sun.