Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-16

OF steamers between Buenos Aires and
New York. but IL was not sufficient to
guarantee such an enterprise against loss.
and the offer was never accepted
Our Senate annually passes bill to-
pay a liberal amount for the transporta-
ton Of mails. but the House Of Repre-
sentatives. by a combination Of votes
from the south and the northwestern
states. has always defeated that measure
by narrow majority. and, strange TO
say. members Of Congress from the city
OF Chicago and elsewhere In the state OF
Illinois always vote against this mail pay
bill because they are afraid their CON-
stituents do not approve IL. They are
frightened for fear some body will call IL .
subsidy.
English Company in Operation.
Lambert & Holt. an English company.
have line OF large fine steamers rum
ming between New York and Ruenos
Aires. and are doing a good deal to huild
up the trade. Their steamers are capable
of carrying large cargoes of freight and
furnish comfortable accommodations for
passengers. The Observation-Disclosures
Company is sending one or its best 1team~
ers to the Argentine Republic In January
for an excursion OF three months whicl1
will give the passengers an opportunity to
visit all of the principal ports on the
east coast of South America and afford a
most enjoyable diversion for the winters
Everybody who can take advantage 81
this opportunity should he encouraged be4
cause of the profit as well as the pleas
ure.
The manufacturers Of railway supplie9
will find II to their advantage 10 send eNS
hibits TO the transportation exposition<
where they will meet railway men noo
only from the Argentine Republic, buu
from all the South American countriesI
Last year the imports OF railway materiat
into the Argentine Republic amounted to
more than thirty million dollars. and In
l,n~
importance of the transportation exposts
tion will therefore be realized.
Railway Capital. 1857 900, 900.
There are now "a. 49, kilometers OF rsil-
way track in that country. representing
a capital OF 1867 900. 900. During the year
1903 and the first six months OF the cur
rent year 2.14I kilometers OF new lines
have been laid. $500 klometers are UNI
der construction and 10000 kilometers
have been surveyed, and undoubtedly VIII
be constructed during the next few years.
which will bring the total mileage up to
40, 900 kiometers
During the calendar year 1908 32.O00.-
600 tons of freight and 4S,6fOOO0 passen-
gers were CARIBBEAN increase OF 3.60O.OOO
tons of freight and 6D0,OO passengers
over the previous year. The total receipts
of all the railways for the year amounted
to $101 ,391 600 and the expenses SOL ,36S,-
600. There was an increase of S13Oo,0O
I'm the receipts and $I.OO0.Ooo In the ex-
penses over the year 1907 The average
dividend paid TO the shareholders OF all
the railroads was Az per cent.
The transportation exposition ls very
broad in it's scope and includes every
thing that relates directly and Indirectly
to communication by land or air. from -
bicycle to balloon.
Groups and Sections.
Group No. I includes railway surveys
and maps. ventilation of tunnels. protec-
ton against snow. winds. fencing. cattle
guards, railway crossings on the levels
overhead and underground.
Group No. . refers to terminals, sta
tons, warehouses. platforms. cattle yards
machinery for loading and unloading.
water, gas, electric supplies for stations
and trains, fire protection. machine shops
and all facilities for construction and re-
pair OF rolling stock and roadway
The next group covers all kinds OF rolls
ing stock and appliances. brakes. cou-
pings, smoke consumers, spark arresterss
signals and other things The next covers
all forms of electrical transportation. and
the motor cars, automobiles. motorcycles
and bicycles make the fourth sections
The fifth section relates to telegraph
with and without wire. telephones ana
other means of communication. Section
6 relates to beasts OF burden and harness
and vehicles for teams OF every sort from
veterinary science, harnessmaking, arr
rangement of stables even down TO tho
liveries for cOachmen.
Section is for the encouragement o.
good roads; section for military trans
portation and the handling Of sick and
wounded. Section 9 refers to baggage:
section 10 to municipal equipment for
fires police, sanitary, medical. streee
cleaning, etc. Section IL relates TO hy-'
giene in transportation and commissary
mo Oon
rants, etc. The thirteenth section covers
legislation. regulations, statistics. adver-
Using. literature of all kinds concerning
the subject of transportation and COM
munication among men. While the hnat
section is devoted to balloons, aeroplanes
and the navigation of the air.
AS you will notice. the classification 10
very comprehensive, and thousands OF
exhibits might proftably be sent from
the United States. Those who are inter
ested can apply to the bureau OF Ameri-
can republics. in this city.
Dates Of Opening.
The agricultural exposition opens Juno
3, 1910. and continues through the sum-
mer, and is principally for breeding,
stock. fat stock. dairy stock. draft ami
mails saddle horses. driving horses. sheep.
hogs. goats and horn cattle as well as
mules and horses.
The art exposition opens May - ana
continues until September 50. and artists
throughout the world are invited to CONF
pete for various prizes, and an oppor-
tunity is given for the sale OF all works
sent in for exhibition. The people OF ths
Argentine Republic have a cultivatef
taste. There are many art schools in ths
country, and at the annual exhibition az
BuenOs Aires pictures and sculpture to-
the value of more than a quarter OF ~
million dollars are bought and sold an
nually by the general public. the nation
al and provincial governments and the
municipality OF Buenos Aires.
Each nation will be allotted a separate
gallery, which il may decorate at its own
cost and reserve for exhibits from its
own artists, but where there Is no ma
tional representation the works OF foreign
artists will be taken charge OF by 10
cal council of delegates. which will act