The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-15

Danes and Englishmen, and I am told
that the constructing companies are
always on the lookout for good men,
although they do not care for persons
who cannot speak Spanish.
NO CHANCE FOR THE POOR.
No American should come to the
Argentine without a knowledge Of
Spanish. This is the language in gen
eral use. and without it q man cannot
direct his employees nor do business of
airy kind. The Argentine is no place
for men without capital, unless they
have extraordinary business brains and
a knowledge Of the Spanish. People
with capital can buy their Interpreters,
but they will labor under disadvan-
tages.
There should be many opportunities
fer investments. So far the electric
railway system of the country is unde-
Veloped. The street car system Of Bue-
res Ayres would be a fat concession if
electricity could be applied It's only
electric railways at present are subur-
ban lines. Rosario, which is a town
of 10000 people, is now using Moth
ing but horse cars, and Cordoba and
Bahla Blanca could use electric rail-
ways with profit
MONEY IN LANDS.
There is a chance to make money in
Argentine lands, if a man will be con-
tent to buy at present prices and hold
On. Real estate is steadily going I'D.
ara has been for years. Shortly after
the indian troubles in Patagonia public
iands were sold for $500 square leag-
Ie. A square league is 1865 acres. Such
lands were scattered throughout the
provinces e
men who invested in them grew
wealthy.
Two American photographers of Bue-
nos Ayres, Messrs. Chute and Brooks
bought five leagues for $4,000. An
american dentist took sixteen leagues
a. Tue same price, and another Ameri-
can got five leagues.
Some of this land is now worth about
soo,OoO a league, which is very re-
stectaple rise from $500. OF coursn
sucn chances are not common
mere Is, however, steady increase
n values, and there are, I am told
iahds on the Rio Negro near the A..
i ialilic coast Which are worth $4,000 a
league, and plenty of good sheen land
III the province of Buenos Avres u,bioI,
wiz prlhg from $4,000 to $50 900 Plight
near Buenos Ayres city there are lands
"hlch are worth half million Loo.
ue, While far off on the frontier nro6-
efty is sold for 81, 900 a Ieaeue ana
less. "0 ano
Most of the land. however. now ne
99 ~ some one There is compara-
~ niue good public land left, and
me greater part Of the real Dronar+v
IS IN the form of large estates which
NY the spanish law of inheritance n11st
necessarily be subdivided every tiy,e
dies theih
AMERICAN STEAMSHIP LINE
When we have our own STEAMSHIP,
line to the Argentine the chances for
Americans viii be materially be++ara5
1hls VIII be especially so as to o,1r
import ana export trade. a nation
cannot work we'll commercially with
out tools any better than an Individual
can. our greatest trouble is that we
gave not the best tools Of commerce.
steamers are among commercial tools
and the European nations have all fba
steamers. There is today not single
maritime port of Importance on the
coast of Europe that has not its regu
lar steamers for Buenos Ayres, and the
Argentine merchants can order by ca
Ole, ana know that they will surely
get their goods within twenty-five or
thirty days.
- AiiiCS IL oiAI anu 70 New Ork are
all English, and they are SO slow that
1t takes thirty days to make the actual
voyage, and they are so far apart that
replies from cable orders are uncer-
tain. There is a steamer from Europe
to Buenos Ayres almost every day in
the month, and one can leave Buenos
Ayres for Europe nearly every day.
The steamships which go to Europe
are much finer than those which go
to the United States, so much better,
indeed, that passengers from New
York often go there by way Of Liver
pool or Southampton rather than d.
rect. The fare is not very much more
and the time not much longer, al
though the distance via Liverpool is
greater by more than 5000 miles.
BIG PROFITS OF STEAMSHIPS
The steamship lines which ply be-
| tween Buenos Ayres and Europe. as
well as those which go from New York
to Buenos Ayres, are making money.
am told that the lines between Bue-