New-York tribune., 1907-09-17
TRADE AND FINANCE ABROAD.

S A review magazine of political or rather in
sxenseIv commercial character viii appear in the
scourse this month Berlin. with the significant
tname. ''Medterranea and Levant.' German COM
fsnerce which has developed greatly in the last
Syears is anxious to obtain a larger share Of the
fsrsda with the nations bordering the shores of the
Mediterranean Sea at the eastern extremity OF
(which are situated what has been called the
s'Echelles du Levant.'' region fertile, rich. in
feustrious. The ancient home Of the Phoenicians,
those kings Of the sea The German review
has for object the study of agricultural,
meTcial industrial and maritime questions relative
TO the Mediterranean and Levantire countries. 1t
Will gather information useful to the expansion
~ 55p-rssn trade studies o the credit of
financial societies publication Of failures. etc Il
is edited by Professor DR.. Rudolf FtzneT, OF Berlin.
and will he devoted to the combination Of eco
nomics with business. application OF the methods
Of research and contemporaneous criticism, and
TO the founding and management Of enterprises.
The recent controversy reported in New York pa
pers between the Consul General of Peru and the
acting minister OF Colombia at Washington in re-
gard TO disputed concessions rubber land in those
regions calls attention the efforts made by the
government of Argentina toward rubber planting in
that country. A species Of rubber is contem-
plated. The Buenos Ayres Standard explains II
says according to the information furnished by the
Department Of Agriculture, that it is almost impos
eible 20 acclimatze in Argentina the already known
sspeces rubber the require low attitudes.
wet seasons ana a medium temperature The gov
lsrnnent been induced. therefore. TO introduce
fclasses adapted to the soil. The class 70 be in
Produced is the Manihot glazoyiL This plant is Of
tSspid growth and reaches height of fifteen metres
snx the sdult age Of ten years Il requires dry
5eoil where there is no stagnant water being capa
fsle OF resisting long drouths Strong winds are
tprejudicial and too much dampness IS fatal. The
second year the plant produces the seed necessary
kor its reproduction. When well coasulated the
fsy1Im IS Of the best known under the name OF
i-ceara'' II is believed that the soil and climate
Esf the provinces Of Salta and Jujuy perfectly
edapted to this and important culture.
= The manufacture OF ice to be used in Paris has
been regulated by an ordinance OF the Prefect OF
Police, NJ L&pine Ice must be manufactured from
water used for amentstion. It cannot be gathered
srcIn rivers. canals and pools, except with
1horizaton OF the Prefect Of Police and given only
ION the advice Of the hygiene board lee entering
lParis must be accompanied with certificate of
she mayor Of the district whence it comes stating
t1hat il has been manufactured according 10 the
fprescriptiuns OF the sanitary commission Of that
errondssenent- Finally. Zee shall not be delivered
sor consumption unless IT shows a perfect condi-
ttion Of cleanlnegs
g The asphalt deposits Of Venezuela have been the
se1bject of a study by NJ. Boulnier. OF the Paris
fSchool OF Mines He says that these deposits are
particularly abundant at both eztTemities of the
Venezuelan Territory. VIZ, in the province Of Ber
y-uGez and the basin Of Lake Maracaibc. As To
the lakes OF Paria and Cariaco. he says that
cording TO local traditions they their existence
to a subsistence OF land. accompanied by eruI'-
zion of the ocean catastrophe which is NIT
ancient as the Indians remembered #. at the end
OF the fifteenth century and spoke nf il OF
cent occurrence at the tiHie of OF Columbus
voyages.