The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-02-20
American people more urgently every

American, people more urgently every
year
One great objection to subsidy bill
is, that it would create more monopo-
lies, and pay money to companies to
run their lines that are able TO do SO
without government aid. The writer
is not able to answer all questions
against subsidizing new lines. That
government ald Is needed is very evil
dent, aud the time will come when it
will be given. All questions of great
Importance to our government require
careful consideration, and the writer
has full confidence i'll the wisdom vf
Congress III passing or not passing u
subsidy bill.
The annual report of the custom
authorities show record breaker. 1t
says: Altho New York City has
passed thru a period of severe linan-
cial depression tho foreign business of
the port durlng the year 1907 will
break all records. With exact figures
for eleven months, and AN estimate for
December the years business will
reach $l,5O3, ,339,6 ,602 sn increase over
last year Of $ll0,127, 1925. Taking the
figures for eleven months aud the esti-
mate volume Ut business for Decem-
Der it Is stated that the imports of for
eign merchandise at New York City
reached the ENORMOUS total of $S37, ,892,-
737 during 1907, while for the same
period the exports from this city Of
goods of foreign origin approximsted
$l2.OOO,OOO. These imports OF foreign
goods III 1906 reachedsa total of SITS
l42, ,709, ana III 1905 were $7l2, ,79l, ,497.
The exports Of domestic merchandise
for 1906 aggregated $6l7 ,O62, 600, while
their value III 1905 WAS set down at
$544 ,923,5 3,536. $3.50 e 'l'
Aud al or nearly all of this i'm
mtiiso freight was carried in foreign
bottoms. That Is very strong polnt
III favor Of rebuilding our nerchant
marine: In order to get to South
America IN any kind of comfort, it il
necessary to 80 from New York City
tO Liverpooior South Hampton, Eng
land, then transhlp TO the lines go.
ing direct to Sontn American ports
There are lines from New York City
direct to Rio de JdneirO, but they are
slow and laden with freighs and stOt
at all ports, going thru q very bad Gil
mate, tnakl.ig it very uncomfortable
for passengers.
R,o de Janelro is undergoing very
great change. The old city Is being
rebuilt, in fact everything is undsr
going a change for better city. Th,
narrow streets are being made wider
u modern 8. wer system IL being built
land evei ything is being done to max,
Rio q beautiful city. For Rio il for
LuAately situated; y tpiendid harbor
surrounded Dy beautiful mountains
is the background. The new avenu,
in Rio is splendid sight; every build
ing on 1t is new; trees aud flowers ar,
planted III the center. Rio is boun,
TO be- great city i'll the future
Buenos Ayres, Argentina, is ver,
prosperous city; lts Avenue De NJ ~,
is timer avenue than RIOS, but NO
quite SO WIDE. The stree,s'of Bueno
Ayres run east aud west, north an'
south, but are y little too narrow fo
comfort. the electric street csr system
in Buenos Ayres is one Of the best il
the world. The harbor is OH the sam
plan of the Albert Docks of Londol
Argentina has great future, its eli
mate is everything that can be desired
Rosario, y prosperous little city, Coz
doba, Mendoza, and Bahia Blanca, il
the south, are All centers of commerc
aud growing very fast aud great crop
of wheat are harvested.
, England has the lions share Of trad
{ with Brazil and Argentina. Elglis
: banks are all over South Americ,
: English money 10 taken at all hotels All
8 business houses. German banks Vi
!, also there, anu German business house
> are established all over. The Germar
, are the greatest rivals that Englan
: has for the South American trade, an
T they are getting it. German ships al
p becoming very numerous in Soat
{ American waters.
r Rio Grande de Sol, in Souther
y Brazil. has German population {
) over 10000 The Braziiisn govern