The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-15
SAW FBT AMERICAN SHIPS
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SOUTHERN VOYAGE.

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Celebrate the aepublls'S Centenary.
To those Americans who made the
recent TOUR to South America in tne
BlGchsr. which got hack the day before
yesterday. the one thing emphasized was
the limited facilities for communication
between New York and South Americg1
ports ~ compared with the facilities
for communication between those ports
and Europe. That 10 the way John W.
Riddle Of -. Paul put II yesterday. Mr..
Riddle was until Inst November the
American Ambassador 20 Russia
1t wus q great opportunity TO see those
countries. said Mr.. Riddle. who 10 &C the
SC. Regis. But In many ports In which
Ne stopped We found that II was Inn
possible to got back to New York from
them only about onoe In q fortnight.
l stopped in BusnOs Ayres twelve days.
and in that time I saw i've or six first
class steamships leaving for Europe
and not single one for the United States.
heard this subject often discussed.
Tho travel 10 Europe 10 big. bscAuss people
uhu 1tNN0CaNUs eA1NM NeAo o8NNhhNA1
from down there prefer 20 remain In
Europe TO taking q second voyage In
order 60 get TO the United States In Q big
steamship.
4 had an excellent chance OF seeinG
something Of three Of the greatest South
American capitals. Rio do Jansiro. Monte
videO and BuenOs Ayres. Buenos Ayres
Ia the one city OF South America that 10
like an zap 20 date European capital. and
gives evidences Of great wealth and
enterprise. Rio has the most ssTikingly
beautiful situation ever saw for . city.
and with that big loan they made some
time ago the authorities have done much
to beautify the city. They have cut right
through the town . great wide street.
called the AvenidA CentrAle. Then there
Is n magnificent theatre. n well an in
BlIenOs Ayrss and MOntevideo. Monte
vicIeO impressed by its quiet solidity. II
seens very conservative. nut prosperous.
In Buenos Ayres | met . great many !
Americans. There IL q great deal of sat |
isfaction among them that American
shipyards got the contracts for the new /
Argeutinian battle~hips. and the Ar |
gentinians seem Co feel that the contract /
was awarded On merit. and that they I
are getting good bargain.
They are getting ready down there |
for tho Pan American congress and for
their centenary celebration. the hum
dT%Sith anniversary of their undergraduates |
being May Is. They are putting zap q
number u Tine large exposition buildings
IN various parts Of the town. Most Of the
buildings there are low. five or six stories !
being a good height The neAre~t APP 1
preach 20 a skyncTaper is the nav Plaxa .
Hotel. which N about ten stories. There .
are about half a dozen good hotels down |
there. but the PrlOes are even higher
than they are in New York.
Life in Busnos Ayres u gayer than
anywhere else in South America. 90 4
far ~ ! could judge. People don't 20 II
20 bed 30 early there a. they do in Mon
tsvideo and RIO. and there ~ a good
deal u cafe and restaurant life. and the
streets are lively. Of course. you do not II
begin 10 see 80 many people IN the streets
a. you do in New lork. but | do notknoW
Of a place Of the sire where there ~
80 much continual movenent-not only
on one or two streets. but on ten or more
The streets themselves are very narrow
possibly 80 because they don't hike 60
give the hot sun too much OF chance
90 beat down on the streets. and the side
walks are very narrow indeed
But the architecture of BOenos Ayre
generally is particularly creditabbs.
was told that they give q prize every year
20 the private building which 10 adjudged
the most creditable erected within the
twelve months. This has ned 10 wide
in type. though the French and
Italian renaissance are the prevailing
STYLES. There are many beautiful private
houses and the whole city gives an i'm
preston OF greater wealth and luxury
than any other IA the world. after New
FORK.
In the three capitals there are really
more nearly perfect trolley car systems
than IN any Of the large cities here Each
city ~ perfectly covered
The strait OF Magellan ! found re-
markAbls, chiefly for the scenery. with
glaciers. high mountains and fiOrds, but
with the exception Of Punta Arenas. and
the huts Of a few rancheros. II was Inn ,
possible Ia $50 a sign Of human OF even
lower animal lie on the shores anywhere
We spent two days Ia Punta Arenas which ,
IN free port, and the Passengers took adj