The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-01
Buenos Ayres. April 10.

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A n American who had settled upon
"A government land i'm Argentina
told me that he had to plant
garden seed four feet deep TO pre-
vent the winds from blowing IL
away. He said that during the dry
season the ground would break open in
cracks so wide that a horse could not
Jump over them. One hears many as
lonishing statements concerning this
remarkable country. The size OF some
OF the individual holdings of land is al
most incredible. one man is now harry
esting 10000 acres Of wheat. and in
order TO handle this immense crop he
is operating Z25 binders. The supplies
lpF this great ranch are shipped by the
special train load In this country
land rs not reck0ued by the acre, but
by the ieasue-which is little more
tEau three miles. Probably the largest
individual holding If land in south
AneTlgs consists of one hundred and
eleven leagues. 10 is said there are So
iaany cattle on this great range that
lEeir number Is unknown. that if TO-
t'' steers We're run off in a night, they
would not he missed
Character Of the Country.
Argentina is very large. Few ueopIa
HdFe ans idea of its immense size. II
- squat I'M area 90 an OF the United
states east of the ninety fourth meridi-
at which includes an the states east
OF the Mississippi river. and several
west OF %. The character Of the c0uu-
Try corresponds 90 Texas New Mexico.
altoona. colorado, Wyoming. Mon
land- and the whole plains region east
"i the Rocky mountains. 10 has lots
~ soil lmpreguated with aIkali. one
third of it's whole area is unfit for agri-
culture, and another third is mt only
TOT stock raising. Only oue-UWeIfth OF
the land suitable for cultivation Is i'm
use. Nearly all of the good land OF
Argentina Us held u large tracts by a
rev men. The state of Iowa has APP
prOEtmat6Iy $4,000 600 acres of Guilt
Nabie land aud this is held by 250.OG0
I and owners. making the average some
Sing over loo acres each. The ESQ. 600.
COO acres of land i'm Argentina is owned
by less than 100000 owners. indicating
am average Of L400 acres but there are 7
so many large owners controlling miles
and miles of territory That this aver
age is misleading.
The small owner has "a poor chance
in Argentina. The system operates in
favor of the bis proprietor and has
what to do with it. His methods are
loose and Wasteful. and the resources /
Of the country great as they are, are
far from being realized. Every sort Cf
iUdUcement is held out Co the foreign
settler and h0mesoekeT, but once the
immigrant arrives all interest is lost
i'm him. Instead of giving him good !
land, and framing laws 20 assist and I
protect him i'm the work of develop
ment be is given the worst possible .
claim and left absolutely TO his own 4
resources AS a consequence immiEGd- |
ton 10 Argentina has received a black /
eye. During the last twelve years the (
population of the country has de-
creased. This year 10000 harvest hands /
were brought from italy. a distance /
Of 1000 miles. to help take care of the /
crop. After the harvest these labOrers /
went back 20 Europe
Settlers Are Misueated.
This IS quite. 80 reH9arka BILE stage /
neHt, but Id is true. Wirh millions of /
rich acres waiting for the pillow, the /
poor h5meseeker cannot make bis way
in Argentina. Applicants for govern /
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