Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-27
ARGENTINE RIVAL OF U. S.
Strong Competitor, Says R. c. Howe,
Just Back from There.
GETTING STRONGER IN WHEAT
WIN shut Out of Europe I'm
Five Years, Predicts Manager
Of the Armour PsckinE
Company.

r. c. Howe, general MANAGE Of the Ar
mour Packing company In Omaha, has re-
turned from a trip 10 South America, says
most Of the southern republics. especially
Argentine, are in a prosperous condition.
Among the republics he visited were Ar
g~entine. Brazil, Paraguay ana Uruguay.
OF these. Argentine, Mr.. Howe SAYS. is the
most progressive and the one destined to
become a strong competitor Of the United
states.
within five years I predict" said Mr..
Howe, that the United States will be I'M
able to export one bushel Of grain to
Europe. The reason for this will be Argen-
tine.
THAT country is developing 10 rapidly
that within the period l have named It will
he raising enough corn and wheat to sup
ply the demand OF the entire world.
Argentine is a country about two-thlrds
the size Of the United States, and almost
all OF II can be cultivated.
'"DurinR the last few years the farming
area has been doubled. The farming Is
diversified. The most important crops are
corn, wheat and linseed. a considerable
quantity Of oats is raised, too.
American farm machinery IL used al
most exclusively. In every field one can
see a Mccormick harvester and g Deere
pillow.
Great is Live Stock.
but Argentine is a great live stock
, country and Is becoming one of our great
est rivals in that trade.
There are now 3d. O0, 900 cattle, 10000, OO
sheep. (this is more than are in the United
Statesl, but not many hogs in Argentine.
The reason there are only a few hogs there
is because the people do not know how to
fatten them. What are there are like the
razor-backs raised In this country.
The people OF Argentine, however. know
more about breeding cattle than we in the
United states-st least hey breed them
better than we do.
"The Estanchieros handle the live stocl
in that country. These men own grea'
fields, or ranches. that are fifteen league,
square. These fields are fenced and cross
fenced. Each Of these pastures is II
charge Of a captain. or captain, who lives
in one corner of the field in a nice house
These men know all about cattle. The
breed from the best stock obtsinable. They
get the best breeding stock that can b.
found in England and on the continent
They pay as high as S25. 900 for a bull ant
as much as 5000 for a ram.
They do the same in breeding thei
horses. Fine draft and utility horses ar
raised there. Horses can be bought 70
cheap prices.
Europeans Lead In Commerce.
The Germans and English hold the com
mercial and business interests. The Ger
mans control the public service corpora
lions and the English control the railroads
The Americans are not liked In Argen
tine. The reason is the class Of American
that has gone there is not the best. Tn
Americans are regarded as money getter:
and the Argentine people are afraid thes
Yankees Will get control Of their country
j notice. however, the sentiment towar
the Americans is changing; they are bein
better. liked than heretofore.
Il went to see how strong a cattle ex
porting country Argentine is and 1 fOun
the conditions such that the United State
cannot compete with it in that line {
trade.
There Is only one drawback to Anger
tine, and that is the Iocusts. These pest
are a great plague there, but the peop'
now seem to be waging a successful we
Of determination against them.
But the progressive South American eft
zen takes an optimistic view OF the pes
and says there that Argentine raises moi
than enough TO feed all the locusts and u
people"