Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-03-28

but two such questions are still to be |
adjusted upon the west coast Stable |
government, well administered, has
been reached In very many of the re-
publics south of us. In some-notably |
In those toward the extreme south of
the continent-the most striking and
rapid advances imaginable have been
made during the past ten years In their
material development and in the pros
perity of their people.
This has been especially true OF the
Argentine Republic and of Chile. Fifty
years ago the latter supplied flour TO
the entire west coast OF South, Central
and even to that of North America.
The development OF California and Or
egon. however, changed this. and today
the latter not only supplies their own
wants. but as well a large section OF
Central and part of Western South
America with breadstuffs. Chile on
her part has become the worlds nitrate
producer and notably so in copper,
while her vineyards have Increased
with each year.
In the Argentine Republic the
changes that have occurred are even
more striking. because they relate to
things with which we of the United
| States and Canada are more familiar.
1t is, for example. relatively speaking
but a few years since the United States
was shipping -four TO the Argentine
Republic and to Uruguay. Today. as a
result NJ the immigration that has
| poured into those republics, but prlh-
cipally into the first country, and as
result OF the application of North Amer
lean farm machinery TO the great anu.
vial basin OF the River Plate, the AT
gentine Republic alone exports TO Eu-
rome IS, 900, 600 bushels Of wheat ana
half that amount Of maize each year.
Not content with having thus become
the competitor Of the United states ana
Canada ia the old World 10 the expor.
tation OF breadstuffs, the same republic
has also become their comprehension
a strong and growing one, too-in the
exportation OF meat products. Few
have any Idea Of the growth OF TINS IN
dustry in the River Plate republics
Thirty years ago Great Britain Import
ed less than 100000 pieces OF frozen
mutton. Indeed that was the heelh.
ming OF that industry. Today there are
killed. frozen aud exported TO Europe
each day from the province OF buenos
Avres alone. in the Argentine Republic
$4,000 carcasses of as good mutton as
the world can produce. while innumera-
hIe square miles OF alfalfa fields dot
the republic and furnish rice, cheap
fattening material for 3o.OoO,oOO or
more Of cattle possessed by the coun-
try.
The advantages the people OF the
United States and Canada might OBTAIN
by grasping the true meaning OF the
above facts would appear to me many
and their value very great.
If they would, for instance, but rear
lie the significance Of the one fac'
that a well bred. fat steer can be ana le
being produced in the Argentine Ike
nubllc and exported 10 England at to-
tal expense at least SIS less than Y Is
nossible TO do the same thing In eithei
the United States or Canada while
great advantage lies with the produces
~ River Plate mutton-they would
!. realize the strong appearance OF propa
I bility 10 the often quoted statement
! made nv some that the not distant III
: ture would bring River Plate mutton e
( our tables in the United States.
Gree. Cattle Zones In the south
Many public men IN South Amer'c'
= believe this will occur, reasoning ~
+ they do that the conditions In the Uhlt
e Oh States are such and their develop
l. ment in manufactures is so pronounce'
h that II can be looked upon as altogethe
d uobable that within the next ten year
]. mea, win be prohtably exported to I'd
e limited States from the great cattl
e, zones Of South America They ais
Il holieve that the turn of the tide tina
Is has carried the United States into tn
W nosition of lender OF money ralhe
Is than n borrower will then carry IN
10 vol known aggressiveness and zeal c
Il. American financiers and industriai VI
er orators into South America, Where
g. highly profitable field would be toun
De FOR the employment of capital In IN
y. development OF many OF the sinail'
ty industries now In existence there an
ut IN the consolidation and operation 9
be a large scale of the meat producin
d. plants there and in the handing
al hreadstuffs and all their related hnu
nG tries ~ "a
he millions OF acres of tillable land
70. an excellent climate. with every faei
~ except immediate transportauo
a. await those who win seriously LOOK Il
n in South and Central America al
AS a. was the earnest wish and purpo
ut: ~ those who formulated and plann'
in the Pan-Americsn Exposition that
mr. ali the above fields they might, throus
ms the Exposition. do something tang'b
lis toward bringing to all better know
me edge than now exists concerning Z
as countries of the Western Hemisphe
on snd that there might result from {