The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-26
Republics Now Have Closer
Sympathies Rather Than
Fighting Each Other.
CONFERENCE RESULT
Rediscovery Results in Con-
struction of Railroads
Opportunities.

TWO great cOntIuente VI TUG Wcolcsu
hemisphere. Definite plans have been
agreed upon to bring both shores OF
South America in direct, continuous
communication with the United States
says writer In the Dispatch. Through
an international agreement II Is pur-
posed to link together the great ports
in regular system Of communication.
forming an unbroken chain for CON-
)nercial interchange from Portland.
Me-. southwark around Cape Horn and
northward to Seattle. To create this
new trade route. all governments con.
cerned are to work in harmony, direct
banking and cable service will be es-
tabMshed. and common system OF
weights and measures adopted to
avoid all loss OF time in handling
freight, mail and passengers.
In this conference the United States
has naturally been predominant fac
tor. Lewis Nixon Of New York served
40 chairman of the committee on
ocean. communication. which framed
the most important recommendations
Henry White former American am
bassador to Italy, also attended. while
Europe was represented by such dis
tinguished international figures as M.
Clemenceau.S the former French pre-
mier. and 8. signor Enrico Ferrie. of
the Italian chamber OF deputies.
II 10 not generally realized that one
fifteenth of the railroad mileage of the
world. or forty thousand miles.
stretches across South America. which
places It fourth among the worlds
continents In railroad development.
The dream. once 20 fantastic. of q con-
tinuous railroad from New York. for
instance. to Buenos Aires, 10 In fair
way to be realized. The longitudinal
route from Panama to the Straits of
Magellan has been half built in Chile
and Peru and three-tenths Of the dis
lance to be traversed In Argentina.
The FIRST transcontinenta railroad OF
South America II already revolutioniz-
Ing her trade routes, 10 8.SS8 miles in
length. and. by piercing the Andes.
connect Buenos Aires on the east with
Valparaiso ON the west. The trip
around the horn" between these two
ports takes ten or twelve days through
the Straits OF Magellan.
- One Of our most distinct recollec-
tions Of the geographies Of school days
10 picture of the early Andean rail-
way. labeled. "The highest in the
world" which ceawled across noun
tain peaks on attenuated trestles. The
engineering difnculties of South Amer
lean railway building in this region
have been almost insurmountable. The
transcontinental road climbs to an
attitude OF 10000 feet. and at this al
titudel pfarcess the great backbone of
the continent. The tunnel. 1O,3SO feet,
o. about two miles In length. has been
viewed from the mountains. Until
April last, when the new transcon-
tinental was opened. the Journey was
made over the Andes In a caravan,
which wound its way laboriously over
mountain trails, which were closed
throughout the winter months. The
trip overland was made by a large
number Of American tourists only last
year. who visited South American
ports on the cruise Of the Bluecher. Of
the Hamburg-American line. When
this cruise 10 repeated this year the
tourists may make the journey across
the continent In luxuriously appoint
ed railroad train in 80 hours. From
the trains crossing the Andes at these
Astonishing attitudes may be enjoyed
some OF the finest mountain scenery in
the world. The railroad. like many
others In South America. was survey.
ed and built BY American and English
Arms.
The wealth of Argentina, in wheat
and hides alone. rivaling. even sur
passing that Of the United States,
finds ito outlet In Europe. The south
ern continent 10 p wonderland for the
tourist. and yet until last years trip
OF the Bluecher no considerable group
Of American tHsvelers had ever cross
ed the equator to the sister contin-
eht.
And now that the door Is open for
the great stream Of globe trotting
Americans, South America IL being re-
discovered. With the energetic as.
slstance Of the Pan-Amerfcan confer
ence. the great tide Of travel both for
sSSssSsS Sn0 VOuAkAAUASCp Will uVW LII
Increasing volume. Our sister republic
oe Brasil. larger even than our own
o2ers unprecedented opportunities
no dc Janeiro II revelation, with its
population Of nearly one million and
Ito great wealth and luxury. The
most beautiful harbor IN the world
10 not the least Of its attractions. Rio
u . surprisingly perfect replica OF
Paris. with it, great boulevards and
eAeaters surprising any in the United
states. Some $4o.0o0.o00 have been
opcnt In bcautifying its harbor, in
which today American merchant YES.
cells are very rarely seen.
One Of the moet important func.
lions Of the Pan-American conference
was to arrange the International cele-
0fation Of the opening Of the Panama
canal. Very wisely the conference de-
voted It, best efforts. the effects Of the
canal upon our trade routes and Civ.
lng them direction. Every one Of the
south American republics viii in
ev1tahly b brought closer to the Paci-
AZ and Asiatic markets Of the United
6tAteeI In some cases the routes may
b shostsned b. several tAousand