The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-23

the meetings are held; even a palatial
suite OF apartments. where dlstingulshed
foreigners may be entertained THO llb-
crality OF the proprietor of This news
Ia per is evidence OF the re'naradple en- =
thusiasnl which an1mateS all the Argeh-
tlnians for their country, and traVele.s
there say that no people IN tne Wollu
have greater confidence In the future o.
more public spirit
The climate OF Argentina Is more varl e.
probably. han that ofSany other country
n tho world. The country extends from
Bolivia, in the torrid zone. to Cape horn,
in the frIgid zone, Florida IS far more
distant from the equator than Is Stne
northern,nost point of Argentina, ana the
territory OF TERRA dol Fuego, Whlch pc
longs to Argentina, Is as close TO the
south pole as Prince OF Wales lslanu,
Alaska, is to the north pole. AZ we
cent,al portion haa the climate OF me telli-
perate zone Above tBuenos Ayres, now
ever, the eastern lin1it OF the country -
not the ocean, hut system or rivers ~, 70 .
exceeding in volume that OF the MIS-
sissippl the Parana and Uruguay klVers
furnishing an outlet for the products
bordering on Uruguay, Brazil and PaTa-
quay. and finally uniting n tue sfeus
Rio do la Plata.
The history OF Argentina up TO ABOUT
the beginning OF the last century wa
similar to that OF oil tho rest o. tna
South American colonies, Of Porlusa' Az
spain. Argentina was settled DS e BIN
grants from the latter country N !eSo'
saventy-two years tlefore the English
saw Jamestown, The settlement was de-
str Dyed by Indians, however, anu y W., Waa
NOT until 1880 that 8 permanent sett's~
mel,t was made In the country me neo-
pie rested under the yoke OF span more
or less quietly until along N the carry IN,
years OF the nineteenth century IN laul
ana agalI, in 1893 England sent force to
CAPTURE the city OF Buenos Ayres. me
people defeated the English both times
unaided BY the viceroy sent from spain.
In 1910 the resignation OF this otl'clal rop-
resentattve OF the sovereignty OF Spain
was demanded By the people and the
pa ptotc movement did not cease unt'i
complete Independence was ach'eVea
Republic Well Governed.
sehtin u't tie peoRpe, took the reins Of gov
eminent and Dispatched rey ,, Ilo,i,l,S
exdltonH int farS Wng then ae ea hS.Vi4t
Was Was evident that the power q Spain could =.
not BIO broken except by the united ef-
forts of The patriots scattered thrGugn-
%fsg e sG stFaasseR Gssn y
Years the Independence Of the country
| was acknowledged, ana tne !H1VeINSaMd t
| which began In Argentine resulted " ias .l
| in the loss To- spain q tne e my y uGr
provinces on the conune'Et OF eouti' sN' ~
| lea,
Argentine is penhaps the best Ea goyegneSs
b bsa h Zee srom the
| South American republics Every hoy and
|sgirl in the country l,etween the ages OF
pd tSs yS e free asnS
| 1000 habitants, There are several uni.
h Nnss esitnh is military and naval schools
n national observatory. trade schools an
ncadamy OF mining engineers. and con-
| Stemplates tho establishment or laporers
| in rural Industries and forestry near the
| principal city Of each province.
THE enormous proportl on of fat country
| in Argent tina favors he building o. rail
than twenty atneiI' o aggreH on
ana al q Score more are being built, The
e anlount sYes'S;a5 sooodeS IN sold the
| twenty Mnes In operation IN. 1900, sixteen
we're Enxlish and twenty belonged 70 me
| government go. .
man can take sleeper in New York and
! not leave It until he steps out on the
| platform, In the Grand Contra! station IN
1.-the city OF F3uenos sAyres, NSork IS now
progressing on q railway WlMen IA de-
| signed to form a link IN the chain which
fr9 th9 nitsdi sfales
tina.
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