New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-29

PAN-AMERICAN INTERESTS CONTINUED
REPRESENTATIVE OF MEXICO
VENEZUELA AND COSTA

RIGA HEARD.

Philadelphia Oct 2S-The International CONNER
cial Congress met to-day IN the assembly room OF
the Bourse and continued the discussion OF sub
iects relating 70 trade Intercourse between the
United States and Standardization countries.
Salvador Echegaray, delegate from Mexico read a
paper detailing the growth % that country from A
commercial standpoint The imports he said. N
the last fiscal year amounted 70 ln 10000 Mexican
dollars. and The exports sl39oncN IN Mexican
money. The depreciation az silver declared Senior
Echegaray had a different effect In Mexico from
that ln this country Here some silver mines were
compelled 10 close while IN Mexico new veins We're
opened and the price OF production remained the
same. Miners wages We're reduced slightly. hut
the production Was much greater than before and
the decrease wa made UP IN this way. For fl
quarter OF "A century. said the speaker Mexico has
enjoyed profound peace. has constructed ten tlou-
sand niles Of railroad has improved a. aer ports
and nuit new ones and has ADDED largely 90 the
wealth Of the country
Anguel j. Romero. ofacial delegate from Venez-
ueia, read an interesting paper on intellectual
Intercourse as the Basis for the Progress and
Union ~ the American Hemisphere Among
other things he SAID we should study each others
customs history and literature. W. should interest
the children Of this hemisphere IN che countries
which constitute 81 should visit and meet fire.
quenuy so shall become better acquainted
and learn TO better appreciate each other" Mr.
Romero asserted that we should not trust the pub
tory. the geography and the resources OF coun-
try He recommended the organization Of an edu-
catonal association composed Of active permanent
members from all the American countries, men
possessed with me idea OF intellectual advance
ment the material progress and the union Of the
American contnent-an Organization which would
devote energies TO the founding OF schools.
seums. libraries. newspapers, etc, purely Amer
lean. lie also advocated the teaching - the span
ism language IN American public schools.
Consul General i. J Uloa. Of Costa Rica deiiv-
cred address describing the people OF MS coun-
fry. their manners, customs homes and amlse-
fnents benjamin L Plza also from Costa Rlca.
gave a description OF the government. industries
and economic conditions Of Costa Rica. he made
the point SO often referred 20 by other delegates.
that one OF the great obstacles IN the OF IN
crease lu trade between the United States and the
Standardization republics the want OF dis
position ON the part Of merchants Of this country
10 extend reasonable credit 10 the merchants Of
those countries. Another representative o. Costa
Rica John N Keith. sale that the nations OF Span
ish America were eager for the introduction n the
their countries. Re said that ~ would be only
short time when the building Of the Nicaragua
Canal would make new South for the United
states and new era for American commerce
J X Calvo Minister % Costa Rica, was the last
representative Of that country lie spoke ~ the
heavy Investments OF capital IN Costa Rca in re-
cent wears. and said that the future would sec
great extension OF commerce in Costa kica and ~
the commercial relations between that country and
this