Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-04
DEVELOPMENT OF WEST COAST
OF SOUTH AMERICA TO FOLLOW
Vast Territory Hitherto Almost Isolated
to Come in Touch With Worlds
Marts-Trade With United States
Already Growing to Enormous Pro-
portions and Awaiting Great Expan-
sion-coast Line Of 5000 Miles With
Large Population.
Especial Correspondence

WdSNlllS lOA, AUG az
ures on the increase of the commerce
of the twenty Latin American republics
flying to the south of the United States
are given in a special report Of d.
hi American republics, to III fourth
Pan-American conference now in ses-
sion It Buenos Aires, Argentine Re-
public. Not only is that In
creasing with remarkable strides and
the of the United States
tgrowing rapidly, but Mr.. Barrett pre-
diets that a tremendous impetus to
trade will be given by the opening OF
the Panama canal.
Concerning the opening of the ran
anna canal, Mr.. Barrett holds it Will
lead to great material development OF
the west coast of South America, Cen
trail America and Mexico and that IT
will indirectly be of great benefit to
the east coasts of the western hemls-
phere. The report says:
1.-THE director believes that 1t Is no
exaggeration to state that the whoie
| Pacific coast line, reaching from north-
lern Mexico to southern Chile. Will ex-
| perience q growth n new prosperity
following the opening of the canal.
which will rival the development that
took place in California and the west
coast OF the United States after the
completion of the tranScontinental rail-
ways
1.-THE coast line reaching for 5,ooo
| miles south from Panama to the strai's
of Magellan, and the 5000 miles reach-
ing northwest from Panama to the
-, ~ 49, 49, L1o. vortfOa1 1S0-
lated during the period in which the
world generally has made its greatest
material progress. from the principal
! commercial routes which have had
such an influence on the phenomenal
deyelopment of the United states,
Europe, parts of Asia, and the east
coast of South America. BY the open
ing of the canal this coast line n all
the countries and ports debouching up
on 1t will have immediate n close
steamship connections with the prln-
cipal ports of the United States ana
Europe
In view of this, Mr.. Barrett g
that 1t Is of the highest Importance
that the manufacturers, exporters.
merchants and investors OF the united
States should familiarize themselves
with opportunities on the west coast
iof south and Central America n that
Latin American business men should
also study the opportunities for de-
veloping their trade with the United
States. Europe and the far east. Mr..
Barrett says it is interesting to note
that the foreign m Of the west
coast of Central and South America
in it's present Isolated position Is !
ued at $500 ,00O. 900 per annum. He
uredicts this will be doubled or trebled
in ten years after the first ship steams
from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Commerce is Huge.
The huge proportions Of Latin
American are set forth in
detail by Mr.. Barrett. In 1909. the
twenty republics south of the United
States bought and sold in rad with
the rest of the world products valued
at the enormous total OF 2.127,SO1,0O
This was about $50 per capita. What
1t means is illustrated from the TACT
that the foreign commerce of China ana
Japan collected is less than SO per
capita
Mr.. Barrett finds the grand total of
1909 represents an almost phenomenal
increase in one decade. amounting to
1928 per cent or $1,2O3,5 16 900.
Trade with the United States is
growing rapidly. In 1909, It totaled
nearly $500, 900 900. The average for
1907. 1908 and 1909 was 1898, 500, 900. A
decade ago, the average was less thar
half that. The 1909 trade reached high
water mark and in the light OF 1t Mr..
Barrett think there is nothing ITO the
notion that the United State is being
ou%tstripped rapidly by Germany and
France. He points out that the United
States does one-fourth of the business
done by other nations with Latin
America.
Mr.. Barrett reports that the work
and correspondence OF the bureau OF
American Republics a increased l.
600 per cent since the last conference
in 1906. Last year. he says 1t was di-
rectly responsible for $50. 1000, 900 of
new trade exchange in the Pan-Amer-
lean field. 1t distributes annually 450,-
900 pieces Of printed matter compared
to $4,000 fou ear ago.
Pan-American Railway No Dream.
One OF the important subjects
touched on in the report is the Pan
American railway. Time vas when
this was looked on as a dream. NJ.
Barrett says the report OF Henry g.
Davis and h correspondence Of the
bureau shows that there is a remark
able growth Of interest in the pro-
posed Pan-American railway and that
extensive new railroad construction.
now being planned or started in Mex
leo, Central America and Panama, will
do much toward the achievement OF
some practical results in this great en-
terprise. The linking up OF the Mex
lean with the Guatemalan system. the
building Of a short electric line at Call
in the Cauca Valley OF Colombia, the
extension Of h Guyaquil-Quito road
in Ecuador. the connecting Of Cuxco
in Peru with the line from Mollendo,
the large amount of railroad building
that has been done IN Bolivia. the
Longitudinal line in Chile. ana the ex-
tension of he Argentine system into
bolivia, supplemented by new con-
struction in Brazil. Uruguay and Par
eguay on the south. and plans for roads
in Venezuela. all point unrnistakably
to the uniting Of h American rsnub-
lies by railroads which in time will
form . part Of the Pan American sys-
tenn"
MI. Barrett discusses the proposed
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