Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-26

acres. That one near the river i the
Plaza De Mayo II - the ecclesiastical
governmental and financial center OF
the city. Upon II face the cathedral,
the presIdents house. congress, the
courts and the Boisa or stock exchange.
Iu-o " run some OF the chief business
streets.and from u % she west extends
the Avenida de Mayo. the VIDE boule-
ward OF which TIE people here arr 80
proud. and al the other end Of which
the future capitol building Of the re-
pubic is 20 stand. This avenue has
already cost 10. OOO. 900 gold doi,ors. aud
n wifi eventually be one OF the grand
streets Of The world. The part Of the
cry through which u goes was IN the
eafiy Spanish days lighted with OIL
made OF mares grease. Now elecifi-
city glve~ the sumo locality us iiluml-
mating rays.
\ GREAT CATHOLIC CITY.
The Plaza de- Mayo covers eight ucres.
The finest building upon Il IL the
cathedral. which looks more like row
ernmcnt structure or an arr gallery
nan "a church. IL covers more than an
acre ond u will hold 1900 people. II
10 , idom fun. Aowever. Buenos Ayrcs
IL The largest Catholic city Of the
world. Ninety-six per cent OF all the
people In the Argentine are Roman
catholic. san the men arr ret ardent
church. xoefs. and the women who at
tend the cathedral do NJ, usually MI H.
There are In the city twenty four 0fier
Catholic churches. There are only four
which are Protestant. Prutcst1nu are
churches "a the American Methods;
church, whose pastor is an Ono man.
DR.. William McIaughlln. ~ Il we'll
ATTENDED. being situated within almost
a stones throw Of the cathedral, In ihe
very business heart OF The city.
\ WORD ABOUT THE PEOPLE
The most Interesting thing. however.
In HurnoA Ayfcs IL NJ people. / viii
write more OF them In other letiens
They are like no Oihrr people In the
world. have always thought that
New Workers. iiostonians and Chicago.
ans wNre about as conccl,cd as 20 their
own towns as my citizens I had ever
met IN my travels. but these ArEcnilnea
cap The climax. TUX to man In
isuenos Ayrcs about his city and his
head aweils out al once III Il Il "a big
NJ a foot ban. He thinks that the sun
and moon rise and set Tor the AfEtn.
tine alone. lie don't ware for strin-
GERS. ana the only heroes he wOrihlpa
are those who live here. WIS talk.
INK last NIGHT 10 Mr. william Buinn
"a
EDITOR ana Acrafy ncwHpuper man here.
! referred 20 the ubovc phaae Of the
Argentine character. said he: "Y1u
ure righ about the Argentine self
esteem. don't believe iecru l. man
In Europe or America who could STIR
mp the average person here by coming
90 visit ~. doubt n II Hung Gang
would aitrnct notice Ia Bueuos Ayres
from any one bu, the sellers " nt-
terry ickffH. who. you know, are after
every nrN arrival. All We want 10
know IL whether you apouk spanish
and whether you are convinced Tint
nuenos Ayrus la the greatest city In the
world"
I think Mr.. Duilnn T. rlght: bu, sili
these AfFontlSca are not lid people ~.
ter all. 1tcy have a character of their
own. ana after aEoelailng with them
for whEc you ma yourself doing as
they d. Al home took my mnls In
good American fashion and was plain
everyday business nun. Here ] am
sihned with coffee In the morning !
cat my breakfast az noon. and ab,u, .
o'clOck In the evening. rather 70 my
own surprise. confess. md myself
walking along the cllle Florida with
the rest Of the mon. udmirirg the girls.
I have been tempted number OF times
70 buy a ticket In the lottery. and have
on three different days stopped on the
steps 81 the stock exchange. wondering
n I could not make u pretty penny by
going In and bettinE on the rise uni
niil ~ gold. think n stayed here
I -itnuh become an Argentine boomer.
ur,i might God f0rbid-ibsorb some %
the Argentine character,
PRANK q. CARPENTER.