The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-10-19
PROGRESS OF ARGENTINA.
A Growing Nation and Now Next to
Brazil in Population.

; A Growing Nation and Now Next ia
Brazil in Population.
Some Of the figures of the new cen
sus of the Argentine Republic that has
been taken this summer have been re-
ceived in New York. 1t appears from
them that the growth of the country
has been steady and rapid during the
past quarter Of century, and that
next to Brazil it is now the most DODu-
lous. as it is the most prosperous of
all the countries of South America.
When the last Argentine census was
taken, twenty-five years ago, the popu-
atlon was 1,137,OOO but within that
time it has risen to 4, 75O, 900, accord
ing to the statistics of the new census
The Increase has been over 3,OOO.OCU,
and it is going on, in these years, at
rate surprising that of any previous
period in Argentine history This is
remarkable record, without a parallel
in the annals of South America. The
population greatly exceeds that Of
Chilli, with it's 100000 inhabitants,
or that Of Peru, or Venezuela, or b.
llvla, or Colombia while it is three or
four times greater than that of the
lesser republics, Ecuador, Paraguay
and Uruguay. It 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
summer Argentine has taken it's 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 to promote.
Over one-fifth Of the inhabitants are
Of foreign birth, mostly Italian. French
and Spaniards; and there are also Il
large number of Germans and Eng
lish
The Italians have responded most
readily to- the inducements held out to
them by the Argentine government;
and, though that part of the census
In which the people are classified by
races has not yet been received here.
1T is safe to estimate that about one
eighth of them, or perhaps a greater
proportion, are Italians. If this elc-
ment shall continue to increase at tho
rate it has increased in recent years.
Argentina will be far more largely
Italian than any other part of the
world outside Of Italy. The climate is
especially accepta BILE to the Italian.
The natives of France there must
number 100000, and those of Spain
half that number. 1t is by the three
chief Latin races of Europe that Ar
gcntlna has been populated.
The Indians of the country, who are
yet numerous. are chiefly of Arancan-
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
ears census the pOpula ton of the
City of Buenos Ayres had advanced
beyond CoO,OC0. 1t is by far the larg-
fst OF Argentine cities. Among South
American cities it stands next in size
to Rio de Janeiro.
Argentina may now be regarded as
the most progressive of the South
republics. 1t has number
OF institutions and laws that are in 3D.
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
Hina's resignation in the first month
of this year, is man of pacific tenn
per. especially anxious to remain on
good terms with his neighbors and to
avoid those internal Quarrels 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 IA: the larger
part Of all its commerce. IS with Eng
land smaller part of it is with other
European countries, and less than one
toHth of it is with the United States
The American Minister. who, under
the Cleveland administration, repre-
s2nts this country at Buenos Ayres. is
Ny. W. I. Buchanan, of Iowa, whose
salary is $10,OGO.-New York Sun.