The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-20
CHIIE.

NASHINGToS. Aug. IL. Chi" could N
spare Pr"4id.nt Pedro Mont. In cpnfrr-
,r-s... WIN Argentina and ether neiEh-
hor,ng States his voice sas Always rli-''d
fpr Cancellation and p'ru" and hs IN o.
trenCe Was pUteu' Ca" - the most
progressive ru'-r- Cril" hoS had. h."
tailored necessarily 10 uut the country
On "a Euid hi,,S but had not succeeded a.
'N' tl'ur o., ms dea o. Railroad extension
MS IN" - ~ poi.r,"- AMI he addressed
himself 80 % With q full know lsdg" of what
va- hDlur done iu devotion trln-portItIon
~ either countries Trade expansion
was ais q cuustaut concern with him
~ a." -su" time ~" Vas prudent and
economical admmrsJrat...
Chll, = one 80 tho strongest and most
energetic nations - lauu Nm"rica It,
population ~ lees titan that 81 H." lily ~
Nav iuth. aud ~ area - about ~ r"r
cent greater than that II Texas Although
% has n coast Inc - . G2j miles. extending
g.. ugh ~ degrees = latitude from tho
Peruvian border t. ape hprn. the 1N"r1g"
width ~ 'h" country l-"uly ninety miles
TIE nolth"rn thirt is = desert bu' from
that desert tho country draws = large part
~ IT, wealth N" capital invested IN
tho r'tr,'" industry j. estimated ~ Sl"1.-
JDn. as y winch $50 80 WO ~ British.
So. .un t'D - Chilean, AMI SlS JO.'sn -
German. Of the total exports NOR" than
ihpc-qulrtars are products ~ this 500
ton including metals and minerals. Tin"
middle section of ChIle ia mainly aRri-
cultural and in recent years tho Govern
ment has striven 10 foster and develop
farming bv increasing transportation
faCllI, c~ hy assistance to irrigation enter
pris.- hv experiment stations ami hv N"
cncnuragnment 81 immigration. Irorts
10 enlarge population by immigration are
ndicapred 10y natural conditions
Behind the mountains are great forests
If valuable timber and valleys adopted
20 catti" raising and agriculture. \ mum
h-r II rivers that are or can h" made
navIgablc cut tho coast rang" and open
the inland valleys 10 communication with
the outside world that will ~ som" rim"
need their products. Further south IN"
Strait Of Magellan separates IA" island
- Terra del FtIeRo from IN" mainland
on both sides Of IN" strait thor" j. w
dustrIal development. mainly Pastoral.
with promise nf large business m shin
ments 81 wool and mutton
The recent opening ~ m" trans. Nnd"nn
railway brought Santiago and Val
~ raiso much nearer to Europe com
merclhllv than tlry ger" Ncf"re and tho
opening - IN" Panama Canal VIII bring
those and other Chilean ports and cities
much nearer the I nItcd states tn"
country - a present market fnr nearly
tioo ~ go worth ~ r"rrhandIs" annu-
ally II imported last year about s?S nH
~ worth 81 textiles. nearly on"-hlf
oh'l med IN Great Britain. nearly one
quarter N Germany and about = r"r cont
IN 'he United States M ~" t"'o imports
IN iSA England supplied ~ per cent.
Germany n . per cent and IN" nlt"d
States ~ per cent IN" exports e ipo1
we-" valued AZ $40 "ro.Gs mineral
products " sore So OOo no, vegetable prod
ucis 81 On an. and animal products
- sac OGD ~ the total :? nor cent
went ~ Great Britain ?? pcr cent 'o
Germany and ia Per cent. ~ ~" nlt"d
States ~ commercial nation chi"
ranks ihlrd IN Tho 'I=' - LATIN American
,ountrl.s surrassSd only hv argentina
and Rra.sl