The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-01


factory at Punta Delgada. belonging
to the Stock Raising Company Of
Magelanes" (Sociedad Ganadera), is
the only meat-canning establishment
now in operation in the territory. The
capital invested in this plant is 700,-
600 pesos 1885, 000). There are also
stearin, soap, sailed meat, and ham
factories in the territory.
The climate is so mild and the tenn
perature SO even in the stock-growing
section of Magellara that the herds
can remain day and night In the pas
ture the year round without suffering
injury. In the sheep industry no
country yields such large proportion
of lambs-115 to 100 for each 100
ewes-as does Chile, while at the
same time the wool produced is fine
and of strong fiber. At the present
time many of the flocks belong to sub.
jects Of Great Britain, who were pio-
neers in the stock-raising industry in
the territory of Magellan Some idea
may be had of the fortunes arising out
Of sheep breeding in southern Chile
when 1t Is remembered that persons
engaging in this occupation with a
capital of $4,000 to $4,000 ten or fl
| teen years ago are now the owners of
focks of from $4,000 to 10000 sheep.
The raising of horses is profitable
industry in the Territory ofsMagellan.
The Chilean horse is a descendant of
the Andalusian breed, is hardy. docile,
| intelligent and vigorous. and, it Is
said, Is capable of doing more work
on less food and with less care than
! tie European or American horse.
| Chilean cavalry horses are taught to
| lie down at the word of command, the
cavalrymen using them as rests for
their rifles. the animals remaining mo-
| tionless until. after the firing is over
| and rising again to their feet at the
word of command Because of these
! qualities Chilean horses are highly es-
teemed for the light cavalry service Of
the armies of modern times In Chile
young horse of from two to four
years old. of average quality, is worth
from $50 to $50, and a horse Of the
best class and of the same age from
| $50 to $40 During the last 20 years
the equine race in Chile has been i'm
| proved by the introduction of stations
from England, Germany and France.
The manufacture of shoes in Chile
by machinery is increasing rapidly. A
short time ago the first shoe factory
| employing machinery was opened at
Valdiyia. and now there are % we'll
equipped factories of various sizes To-
Gated in different cities of the coun-
try. A large percentage of the shoe
machinery in use in Chile is from the
United States. France comes next,
followed by England.
There are still in the country large
number of shoe shops where from ten
| to a dozen men are employed making
shoes by hand. The wages paid these
men are small, being from so to 80
cents per day.
Practically all the cheaper shoes
worn in Chile are made in the coun-
try from native tanned leather. This
is the class of shoes generally worn
by the working class and farmers.
Shoes retail at from s120 to $3.50
United States gold, and better grade
made from native leather for dress
shoes from $3.50 to s2.75. Then come
those with imported uppers and ma.
tive soles, which is very good shoe.
The uppers will generally wear out
two or three soles, for the sole leather
is of an inferior quality. This grade
Of shoes retails at four dollars to SAFE.