Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-21

sells more than million. An equally
large proportion exists MS 10 the crude
iron. and " Is the same In most kinds
Of irun trade. We lead In plows. corn
shelters and rcapcra and mowers. but
Grcnt Britain sells more thra-hing ma
chimes. ana the trade FOR Belgium In
galvanized wire for this market II nve
times aa great a. ours. We do very well
in small tools. and also In many kinds
~ machinery. Americans have rep
utatlon fur making good things. though
every one says their atun u. uq q rule,
too hlnh priced.
orR coal IN SOUTH AMERICA.
The United States ought To furnish
share ~ suuth Americas coal. There
is little good coal ON the continent aud
especially ON the east side ~ n. ~
present Great Hritnin sends $4,000 O01
worth ~ coal every year to the Argcn-
tine Rvpublic Uruguay AMI Bfnzil "
ships its coal W the Amazon 1000 niilcr
and suppiics the routhern cphst 10 The
Caribbean H'u. The coai hrinrs nll the
way from go 10 W Yer ton.
The Kind used ~ Cardiff coal. which
vs. one of the best GOALS ~ thu world
but by no means superior tu some ~
the Goals Of the United Stntcl. Tho
p0cHhontng cuni Of NirHinia has been
tested with % aud came out ahead. At
ing the Southc american trade D. the
one which owns The pocnhontaH mines.
For the pnst three years one ~ their
travelling men who speaks Spanish and
Portuguese flucntiy has hocn roinE
about South America and has succeeded
In Introducing The coal into Rio. iiupnns
Ayrrs MpnteViden ana other large
ports. am told that this company ox-
poets eventually tu have IL regular line
NJ cnnl AMI rurrn steamers Tor the
south American trade. Such steamers
would carry coal a. South America and
bring bnck hides wool ana coffee IN the
Iuitcd states ~ present the freight
rates un Cardiff coal orr about nfty
cents per ton lower than the rates paid
60 the steamers curryinp American
coal. such q steamship line would pay.
and would largely cunduCo a. the build
ing up N trade between the United
states and South America.
MONEY ~ HIDES. WOOL AND
STREET RAILROADS.
Indeed an the chief Industries ~ the
country oncf chances fpr American
investment. u our capitalists viii send
Fund men 10 manage the business. our
business brains are equal tu those ~
any other Of the foreigners VIM urc
now operating IN the Argentine. We
can. " We viii, have our nharr % the
This u especially 20 In the matter Of
hides aud cattle. ~ to hides. the most
of thos" exported by the Argentine 40
o. the United states. our shuuH are
largely Hnlcd with Argentine leather.
ANA this should not EiNo print TO
/ Englishmcn. We take. In fact more
than million airy as hides uf the Ar.
animals AZ" Killed fnr their skins. the
hides helng fastened a. stakes to dry
aud shipped without much further
preparation to our markets.
There ~ no reason why Americans
should not have their share of the wool
/ trade. and also of thu Increasing trade
in meats. We understand how g.
| handle such THINGS better than any
] other nation. ana there Do no reason
| why, lnnsmuch nH foreigners ar.
| pretty sure To- do the buHlnvHH. We
/ should not compete Tor II.
Electricity has ~ Tar done little In
/ the Argentine. There uru chances Tor
/ electric railroads and thir especially Ia
/ iiucnua Ayrca. Think ~ it' Hurnof
| ANreH has 100000 aa luxurious people
| zee you Will mud anywhere. Insy VIII
not walk " they can ride. ana they
| ~" riill relying almost altogether on
the old horse ears. The company
which can change these To- rlcetno
viii have n fortune.
The whole country In fact u full III
| opportunities hut little known IN tho
/ United states or Europe. You think
~ wheat aud sheep when yon talk Of
| tho Argentine ynu have forgotten. ri
perhaps do not know. that II huH d
! vast area ~ aeml-trupicai lands Tn,
province ~ Tucuunn n now ralHini
the sugar ~ the Argentine. In 1881
iinouu tons Wcr" produced. Thrrr u
q tnrln on sugar aud I avn told the
business ~ very profitable.