Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-03-21

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 few years since the United States
was shipping -four to the Argentine
Republic and to Uruguay. Today, as
result of the immigration that has
poured into those republics, but prin-
cipally into the first country, and as
result of the application of North Amer
lean farm machinery to the great allu-
vial basin of the River Plate, the Ar
gentine Republic alone exports to Eu-
rope 81, 600, 900 bushels of wheat and
half that amount of maize each year.
Not content with having thus become
the competitor of the United States and
Canada in the Old World Ia ase expor-
tation of breadstuffs, the same republic
has also become their competitor-and
a strong and growing one. too-in the
expectation of meat products. Few
have any idea of the growth Of this 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 begin
ming of that industry. Today there are
killed, frozen and exported to Europe
each day from the province Of Buenos
Ayres alone, In the Argentine Republic,
1900 carcasses of as good mutton as
the world can produce, while innumera-
BILE square miles Of alfalfa fields dot
the republic and furnish rice. cheap
fattening material for 100000 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 real
lie the significance Of the one fact
that a well bred. fat steer can be and is
being produced in the Argentine Re
public and exported to England at to-
tai expense at least SIS less than 1t Is
possible to do the same thing In either
the United States or Canada-while a
great advantage lies with the producer
of River Plate mutton-they would
realize the strong appearance of proba-
bility to the often quoted statement
made by some that the not distant fu-
ture would bring River Plate mutton to
our tables in the United States
Great Cattle Zones In the South.
Many public men In South America
believe this will occur, reasoning as
they do that the conditions in the Unit
ed States are such and their develop
ment in manufactures is so pronounced
that it can be looked upon as altogether
probable that within the next ten years
meat will be profitably exported to the
United States from the great cattle
zones of South America They also
believe that the turn Of the tide that
has carried the United States into the
position OF lender OF money rather
than a borrower will then carry the
well known aggressiveness and zeal OF
American financiers and Industrial op-
orators into South America, where a
highly profatable field would be found
for the employment Of capital In the
development of many Of the smaller
Industries now In existence there and
In the consolidation and operation on
a large scale OF the meat producing
plants there ana In the handling OF
breadstuffs and all their related indus
tries.
Millions OF acres of tillable land. In
an excellent climate. with every facili
ty except immediate transportation
await those who win seriously look fol-
it In South and Central America, and
1t was the earnest wish and purpose
of those who formulated and planned
the Pan-American Exposition that II
all the above fields they might, through
| the Exposition. do something tangible
| toward bringing to all a better knowl
| edge than now exists concerning the
! countries of the Western Hemisphere
and that there might result from the
| Exposition something of value In tn,
| direction of a wider dissemination Of
| that practical knowledge Of our sur
roundings and Of our future Industrial
| outlook SO much desired by all of u.
and so essential to a proper realization
on our own part of the problems o.
| trade and Of commerce that are II
store for Us and for our children (,
solve, that through it the people Of tn
Western Hemisphere might more clear
ly appreciate than they now do tn
enormous resources Of the Western
Hemisphere and the possibilities 1t con
tains for the building up of an enor
nous Industrial empire, containing, q
II does, the most fertile agriculture
lands of the world toward both ex
tremities of the hemisphere, with min
erals and forests adjacent in either sec
ton, with great navigable waterway
In both North and South America AND
with central zone capable Of produc
ing to an unlimited degree all the trop
lcal and subtropical products know
to or used by man.
The Pan-American Exposition wa
not, therefore, either entirely or large
ly born of a selfish desire on the par
of the people of the State of New York
and of Buffalo primarily, to draw at
tention to anything they possess or t
acquire wholly local prestige and bene
at from the undertaking. The loca
ton of the Exposition was fixed a
Buffalo by reason of the fact that tn
courage of the people Of that city an
their public spirit and faith In thei
ability to finance and produce an Inter
national Exposition which should b
confined to the Western Hemispher
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