New-York tribune., 1902-05-12
THE PASSING THRONG.

At the Belvedere Hotel. IN Fourth ave. there is
staying plucky little from Austria NJ.
Andessner. who crossed the Allan
A WOMAN's tic TO Buenos Ayres and then
JOURNEY TO crossed the continent or South
SEE \ America and the Andes Mountains
RAILROAD IN order 10 see the highest railroad
in the world. that which ascends
the Andes from Lima, Peru. Il read about this
Peruvian road In a German scientific paper one
day" she said yesterday. and the desire seized
travel over II. so just packed up and set out.
OF course. my journey really started from Buenos
Ayres. First, went in train 70 Mendoza, then by
a narrow gauge road 70 Los Banos del Tuea- From
there on the scenery IS magnificent. and for the
short space that one has to walk, mule back
climb almost straight up into the air 10 a height of
$50 metres, the journey is wild and adventurous
enough for anybody. Snowcapped mountains are
about. one Of them 900 metres high 7 got safely
over the pass without accident, and was told that
it very rare thing for woman to make the
passage; We picked up railroads again on the other
height Of 4774 metres where il crosses the Andes
through the Paso tunnel or gallery From that
altitude the train sinks 70 inal level Of SIo2
next day the train returns 70 Lima. There are but
two trains during the week each way. 1t
most interesting experience all around. and feel
quite repaid for my trouble
Leonard R. Douse. Of Bombay, India. who is the
representative in the East Of The Iron Mongers'
Chronicle" OF London. is at the
INDIA FIELD Victoria Hotel and yesterday told
FOR Of trade conditions in India, par
AMERICAN ticuary with reference 20 the
IRON PIPE. United States. He says that there
is a great field in India for Aunerf-
can iron pipes. india" he said. lis rapidly re-
covering from the famine and trade is once more
looking up well. We expect an so per cent crop and
good season ahead. The demand for American
goods is going UP by leaps. partly because OF the
increasing pr0gressiveness of your houses Ten
years there hardly American made
product sold in the country, to-day there nearly
three hundred branches Of one firm alone in India
But not all your firms are progressive enough vet
70 get the trade they might have To quote your
own consul, the natives are beginning TO find that
II they must pay spot cash they deserve spot de-
livery l might add that already many OF your
big houses especially manufacturers of such things
as sewing machines, bringing their stock into
the country, and not expecting the natives 10 buy
from catalogue There even American de-
partment stores. English firms naturally do not
like the prospect of increased competition. There
is field that the government I rather
There is great demand for cast iron pipes and
America can sell pipes in England cheaper than
the English foundries why in IndiaP The
American pipe length twelve feet, while the Eng
llsh but nine, which is another great ADVANTAGE
for your founders Labor in India is none too
skilled, and such great saving in joints would
be appreciated by every official who has to Law
water sewer pipes and the like. Il is surely a
field that IS waiting for your entrance I am going
on 10 81. Louis tomorrow, 10 talk with the man
agement OF the coming exposition, and shall try 10
point out some OF the opportunities for America in
the East