New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-31
A PARAGUAYAN MISSION
ARRIVAL, OF CARLOS r SANTOS r't]N'
c,rr To THE COMMERCIAL INTER
NATIONAL CONGRESS OF
PHILADELPHIA

ao7nhis has made an excellent chor' 81 ,,or,can
tor IFS representative the mer'a"'' .no,sh still
a.ournois Carlos r. Santos - nv, the
young. is well known IN Son'h IN 80 nolitical
800 800 ~ has published questions 'i I,or
oaor,,. statistics emigration CONNIE - :. Ear
several years ne has been IN '"e -. tho head
,o, Relstions at Asuncion' FarAsu"'' 80 tim
- ,,c Fureau Of General lnielhse"'V' -. euortl,.
and immigration. Nj santos VIZ IN like all
Itch md French. has been brouE"' Ul' -,
,,a,s 70 sentiments OF warm IIVnu'''.i
-. sdr,iration toward the Cni'eu '' go,
n,.b has been specially honored IN Ine o,a,.an
~ paraeuav by the christening Oh ,o-,can
d,strict with the name OF one u nv .,..r,s
Presidents Mr. Hayes These irlenu'' IVA
t,o heon reaf7rmed on several OCCASIONS 80
10y ,.hor Mr. HAYES was chosen as aro''a'o,
-, rra,,av On frontier question. AND the a''ua'
c.s.., - that country. Emilio AceVal' mas ~
sor,od through the American Consui Al N'U",'
- Mrs Mckinley some rare ana neHOa' -
-.o,.en nv the nimbe fingers Of Paraguay" 80
ro,-eseotatiyc Of The TrihlAe MY. SHh'o'
sa,d IN regard TO his mission to the uh''eu ''"''
o,d tho general condition OF his couhllS' .
.r, rroa, idea Of the Commercial Museums u
,,.rasel,bia 10 hold in that progressive Guy a"
.xbihition and an international congress ~
.ote more perfect knowledge Of me hal"'ai
source. OF the invited countries. ana 10 o''' -
q larger horizon with better haI"o''' l.,
,ho,- reciDrocal interests. has been 3ece4'eu ."
ro-aguev with sincere sympathy. III -,
- ,ha Government and the Centre Come'V''-
~ -ha-,bor % Commerce and Stock hNona"e'
,,j,od accented with pleasure the ai'''"e
,a,ion rendered by the honorable ms ''u.o"
t,btadelDNia: and they have desleha'eu Hl' " 80
rosort them on that occasion The 'en'o No'"o.
Dial has arnointed besides as is speclaI oees',.
po5ro Yorba reputable merchant OF AS""o ' w..
-, t,ra,k p Carpenter. well known )ou'l"'''
80 .b,s couotrv who recently paid WISH 10
go Nv early arrival, before me ope"l"e VI
evbib,,ion IS caused not only by the ueS"' y" ~
n, hand for furnishing Information reia''e
o,,- rroducts but also 20 study those OF ''.S N Is
Ta,tnr and especially the machinery. which 'ou''
he employed with profit In the aErlCu'"'"' "''
d,etrial enterprises OF my country - 49,,
..rotoro tho terrible war Of FIVE years. leo'- ~,
-..e+ +be Trinle Alliance Of Brazil. Uruguay anu
Argentina Paraguay had population % 60
ono million II was Of the mos' Wosi
Countries in SoutN America. IL was tne ''i'' ~
rossese railroads. teleeraphs, navy NdI"S Gnu ,
Ids where were built the steamers haFied''"s
49,. p,o RI. Ia Plata Agriculture and cattle o'eeU-
49,, .o,e oeneoia1v fourishing All this prospenH
ne acs,roved by war The lives Of seven huhuIe'
ra of,v thousand persons killed in battle or o''ne
from starvation and disease, were lost III IN'- Wv
,.Dsue renorted only two hundred and thH'y-one
thoYsand inhabitants. and most Of them were o'o
women and children. .-,,,
..rt was on this poor basis that the recor struc-
A., - .bo country. was undertaken. consttu-
ZION vas adopted with the principles OF liner
ard ~ the rights Of man, copied from the iun"N
mental pact Of the United states IhdhAs |"
these liberal ideas and the PATRIOTISM Of "S So'''
and also to the immigration when was a''ia0''N
-, .he erliebtoned policy Of the Government Para
quay increased in population kept free from mos
rovol,tions so FREQUENT I'm Spanish American couh-
.rtes and Is now capable Of hguring honorary III
10 congress- of industry. commerce and akrCuI-
ure opened at Imadel PING. ~, mn Of whom
cfN
az naturalzed foreigners established IN siVrai
colonies Al Of mem arr Of The Climate and the
itIl,trr.e the switzerland Of America. because
Of the beauty of its natural scenery II escapes IN,
bsr5 winters OF the European SWlt2erlai'u, az ~
enjoys a mild temperature in every part u 10
Fl have brought in several large cases some
specimens Of all the Parae9aHah pttenton Of YOUR
enterprising merchants and importers ana an,
nTen4rod also 10 furnish 10 your exporters or
s-cricsn roods any information 10 enable them
IN discern Wheth or not Paraguay oners theIn a
cooF 0ed FOR busjuess Cattle breeding is one Of
COCO H,u nofsbI features of our agriculture but
I could only bring specimens Of corn, wheat ana
6sncciauv Of MAZE The well known Tea = South
s5nerics' mainly grown In our country. which eX-
ports on an average annually about t"entE-iVe
rnaIv snecimens have brought large num-
her Of All kinds Of wood for industrial and build
ine purposes 80 fewer than nnety-seven classes
ready exploited in Paraguay. our C2Hee, nee, COT
ton ramia and other products for colorinR and
weaving purposes like the caraiuata and libra,
VIII certainly be noticed by the visitors az the eX-
position Tho principal ports Of the republic are
Asuncion villa de Rosario, Conception villa
Franco and Humaita.
To inquiry about the commercial and financial
facilities Nj Santos answered:
The Paraguayan commerce. thought not so rich
as that of other countries is characterizcd oy
great honesty. The principal banking institutions
are the Banco Mercantl del Paraguay. the RgI co
e es 2T is9s wheh Toud give unGou6edy the be
in Industries not Yet existing n the country, rs.
for instance. the manufacture Of paper. sugar