Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-09

the river Iguassu. This river is navigable
from Rio Negro, a distance of about 300
miles, and ships go from it to the town, or,
rather, village, of Port Uniao. Please re
member the name of that village, for it will
one day be a big city and will be a great
railroad center in southern Brazil. Con-
cessions have been granted for railroads
from 1t to Porto Allegro. l weIA over this
ground in wagon. 1t is beyond description
rich and it will eventually support a vast
population. The railroads can be easily
butt and they will pay enormously. The
people who have taken out the concessions
nave not The money to operate them and
american capitalists who would go down
mere with a corps of engineers and look
INTO the subject could make investments
winch would double in a few years. They
could get the concessions to build the rail
roads, and that on terms which would prob
ably include dividends guaranteed bv the
state Ihey could get large grants of lands
winch would steadily increase in value
WhIie their investments would paw from the
start The roads in contemplation will also
extend from Port tniao to Itaiahy This
is port on the Atlantic, which is destined
to be one of the most important in Brazil
1t mas no railroad at present The goods
which now so on OK carts would then he
carried by rail.
4 Great Trunk Line
IF you will take your man of Sou,h
America continued the consul general,
you will see that the port of Itatahy is
Paraguay. The plan is to build a railroad
between these two points, passing through
Port tniao and come citing at Villa Rica
with the line to Asuncion. This Will be one
OF the greatest trunk lines of the world
II VIII open up Paragray, southern Brazil
vast part Of The Argentine and the rich
states Of MattO Crosse and Goyaz Brazil
to the Atlantic, saving 1000 miles of travel
~ ~" aver steamers 10 these points. This
territory is almost as large, L judge,
the United States east of the MiSsissippi
~ aiT Pi |S'u,ls o. lti'efIor bfazh would come
au yS u 70 AsdIc1o7l on the Paraguay river
S AZ, pe shipPSu on TINS rcad TO me Atlantic.
ne , lll'le village OF Fort Cniao, of which
l nave spoken, Is one oil the great towns
en- the me ana lands about 1t can be had
nov atntost lor me asking IhiS road. for
"Hlcit Americans might get the concession
could not but be enormously profitable. 1t
need not all be built at once, and could be
~ pay DIS 1t was eoiiS'rue'
' S" i"r our Soluiers.
one OF the chlef frclshts Of this road"
saiu the consul general would consist Of
matt Ut Paraguay TEA. ms Is shlpped IN
vast quantities from Paraguay to all parts
OF south America in the nelghborhood Of
1noooHoo people US this tea. 1t is the
lalorlte drink OF the Argentines, the tru-
SuayaHS ana me Brazitlans. great part
OF PARAGUAY revenue comes from II. There
are vast forests OF the bushes which pro-
quce the tea leaves not far from Port
-''''l''''
OF mate are Shlpped Annually out of this
sectlon TO the Arge1tine and Uruguay. A
railroad about eighty miles long would
carry this produce to the seacoast, and this
is a part of the proposed line which L re-
ferred to above"
Il understand you have advised the use
of this tea FOR our soldiers, Mr. Seeger,'
said 1.
Yes, have replied our consul general
to Brazil. Il think it would be of great adj
vantage to the troops of the Philippines Ur
those who are stationed in Cuba or Porto
Rico. The tea is a great stimuant. 1t
braces your nerves, seems to strengthen
your brain, and enables you to endure all
sorts of hardships. 1t has no unpleasant
after-effects, and l should like to see it
given to our soldiers. l shipped a couple
! of barrels of it from Curityba to Philadel-
phia. 1t is in the Commercial Museum,
and can be sampled by any one interested
in the subject"
Money in Steamships.