New-York tribune., 1906-11-25

sotioying article was Efitten py W. d Joiiii-
I'' ''.,blisher of THE American Exporter" who |
f1l Fsor,b America at the same time Sccre- |
ssted SCUM
sa Root
.ss .sscs at RIO Jsneiro. WHICH had the, the honor %
siien,rh 10 bring the United States and the diff
as South American countries together. TO the
ntsseff the " resources and possibilities OF thu re-
b,Es b,Ecs Of the South is Of interest at this time
fBraz the largest country 6f South Amer
-. many respects resembles the United states.
- tNS Unlimited. A combination of favoring cir
1stances, moreover' gives our southern neighbor
~ ~ example the Argentine Republic is able to
ss nfr s,ost Beyond competition. owing largely to
aessogra aes phical situation, her excellent climatic
ze te abor on the the Farms duTng % 1e the enc enc
y sIT Tear ADDED TO the fact that her livestock can
ssor sis less than in such producing countries as
!. United States: Canada or Australia, and that
MR. ROOTS RECEPTION.
return from South America was askes
" foundation. if any. there had been for the re-
ssst ..Sef the props ganda of American SOLIDARITY
* sTor II soGh ha ae2 nGi aWs sSs 9ss1 3s1
+ Root had even met with hostile reception in
ps rsys pleasure to reply that Witnessed the
a1ts IN Buenos Ares 10 do him honor could have
.ss 1gbt was blaze Of light It was not alone
.s sscais but phe people who cordially welcomed
t2s ts TrIed States Secretary OF State.
-gE FEELING TOWARD THE UNITED
STATES,
>. .sIsei with all classes OF Arsentiniens and
:, ssy that the feeling toward the United States
sssf country, as in others visited. is OF re-
s.ss5 s.s '- States manufactured goods much In de-
--sr6 In fact, they are often given the decided
rsse1s'eG r.a y Great Britain or GermanSl 'Na'i
9ur trade with South America, however, labors
-.-is5 I'M an through The medium of foreign houses
nd 1sen by men not only personally uracquainted
strTy Ttr Inclined TO favor the manufacturers Of
,Ss;r oEr country. That United States manufact-
t-er sTs doing the trade thev in South America
notwithstanding this handicap. suggests what
s-se-icsr goods enthusiastically Impressed
nm buyers by American statesmen.
PREFERENCE FOR AMERICAN GOODS.
IN the Argentine as in other countries I visited
caned upon the principal importers and dealers
vel as upon othcals, editors, bankers and other
Tbs manager Of one of the leading German houses
4 n Busnos Ayres-a branch of a well known Ger
1 nan Nrm-told me that the business had been
goods made in the Fatherland. principally agri-
9taEa implements s-sHo and hard haFdware Cust9mers
t9 the conditions existing IN Argentina. Most OF
f'njted states Recently, by the way this partjcii
lar house remiJted an American corporation manu-
featuring agricultural implements S,Oe0,0O0 in a
was shown through the warehouse of another
s-m IN Buenos Ayres-an English house which also
rov tandles principally American goods This con-
carries stock aggTegating in value $4,000 900
| isrge houses-Britlsh. German French and Spanish
every one Of which makes almost speciality Of
,hat there are practically no American merchants
Or dealers in Argentina. Uruguay or Brazil
VISITING AN ARGENTINE "EsTANCIA."
Il was M privilege to travel on the special train
which the Argentine government provided TO enable
how p
i estanca what NJ ii the United States would
i call ranch stock farm-is conducted. l had
there the pleasure Of also meeting and talking with
number Of owners and managers of estancias
aaa getting Their views al first hand.
The special train, By the way. was one OF the
finest ! nave ever seen. Inc engine and the ex-
| ierloT OF TIE cars were appropriately decorated
with United States flags and bunting The en-
I.neeT n charge OF ne Jiain was from the United
Eo2k i nm EarLniF by the hand and congratulated
The special car Of DR. jose Ffgueroa Alcorta.
teltle.l o. ne Argentine Republic was attached
yho accompanied him. President AIcorta him
ts1 was z member Of the party: So were the Min
e the President Of the ProVinciai Chamber Of
\ .eplties ana number OF other distinguished Ar
Al the different stations which the special train
T. T-,S $50 veg present 70 wave greetings 10
Il Ee station Tor the \lVOt estancia was gaylv
toked with United states and argentine f1aes (
\ l-se paiheT extending ali across the principal
l sss-a ssse-ta pore the words Of welcome, Viva Sud
a three nile drive II four-fn-hands brought the
l ia-y TO the estancia. After an informal recep-
l na : and luncheon that would have reflected
1 asaI upon the culinary resources of any country
rC.ss II me United States in Europe, Secretary
1 - - eLd nose Who accompanied him were shown
x x!as consists Of six square leagues of land or
tSs cs,+s mere are on the place fifteen thou.
80 cell!e Of the Durham bI eed, twenty thousand
ssis are high class. many Of them being biooded
4 .noA For example, the highest price ever paid
s vFot .snca rre5ipis5s & TOT 0sv o1f beraIi1 fI
sc an estue from the United States England:
. sno oE are row raising some excellent stock Of
Nv Ths esta2cia house or homestead. is surrounded
siaSl.g several chalets and a handsome private
/ ~ These give the place more the appearance
o.39sct esaaca house u with he OUTLYING posts
LIS vast tract Of grazing and AGRICULTURAL land.
| 'hh MARKET FOR AGRICULTURAL IMPLE-
MENTS.
! ga taI United States manufacturers have already
1 sr,;g.2 beierted by the immense agricultural
1 - ny oi Argsntina Is best demonstrated by the
@ worth @ Of on5rg a19illtufaI te iISt maciSes i and
l rle6 ~ = alone Nearly all Of these were sup
sssrTegg IS TTeggresented in Argentina High prices are
70 fs d aoI NE goods, that there is large profit
son@s @ nss ns1s6ed 6 that other anufa as yet
ve'oT eoos ~ no business In Argentina, can~de-
Sso3se'tm tm59ce3fiiineFy and supplies. A number of
other Irae 'le specalCes in the agricultural ana
enough the owners Of the plantations are
/ stentl5r '& ldke pride IN giving their personal
ms ~ 70 20 me work Of their estancies. They are
l es,as y cl-llIe some - them having been edu-
l resd s-s 5.5 Jlile1 States OF in England. They
i gffr - informed 70 what IS going on In
j egd',for-- They therefore realize that the
ii i6el III o Inc United States are much the same
/ mlcf 80" own country, and for this reason are
1 Frerf +,stItIls and machinery we manufacture.
/ aaks ,bg+@ europeans, who purchase land and
ssies 80; 80 vas Zls22-show preference for United
| -DeAenia and machinery.
0NlS AND EXPORTS OF ARGENTINA
lEs argentine Republic embraces an area Of
| ssa ~ sgaare miles Pastoral industry may be
sstte,sgSO gSOastliute the mainstay Of her prosperity
/ shesr T-,,oter ne country about J20,VJ0,gbO
nd &C., 09 cattle, 500 900 horses. 100000 goats