El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-26
"THAT the Philadelphia Centen- I {
w NAL Exposition Of 1876 was to


the United States, that is the
Centennial Exposition Of 1910, which
| opened yesterday 1 Buenos Aires, to
| the Argentine Republic. Not only will
there be an international exhibition of
| art and trans pOrtation, but many con-
crosses of interest to Pan-America in
| particular and the world in general
| will hold sessions in the Argentine me-
| tropolis during the course of the expo
sition. One of these is the Congress of
Americanists, whose last meeting was
| held in Vienna in 1908. The sessions of
the fourth International Congress of the
Pan-American States will also meet
| here. and it promises to be fruitful of
| more good fellowship and international
amfty than any other Pan-American
meeting yet held.
From the standpoint of the United
! States, the Argentine exposition will be
something of disappointment. AL
though John Barrett, director of the
Pan-Anerican bureau, in cooperation
with the various organizations within
the state department, has bent every
effort TO interest the American manu-
facturers of transportation supplies,
and 10 induce them to send exhibits to
Buenos Aires. these efforts have not
proved as successful as was hoped or
as the interests of American export
trade would require 10 the 18th
quiries, but it was ate to Sc
cure the proper S her exhi-
bition facilities.
Americas I ".
1t is the same on bst op-
pOrtunity. The ArgenJfI lie to-
day is IN almost the Identical position
that our own country was when the
great central west began to be devel-
oped- Although only half as large in
fho T-Oifod ha
stretches Over "a degrees of latitude,
and one may shiver in the chilling cold
Of PaJagonian blizzard or broil in the
tropical sun of the Chaco region. In
fact, in travelling from the northern 10
the southern extremes of Argentina
one may experience all the charges OF
climate from the suItry heat OF south
ern Italy 10 the bleak cold of frozen
Iceland On the La Plata river one
may see a commerce equaling that of
our own Mississippi The valleys and
uplands, region corresponding TO our
own great central plain, is only be-
ginning to be developed; not by Ameri-
can capital. but by money coming from
England and continental Europe
L. s. Exports Small.
Although Argentina is coming into
the forefront Of international trade. the
United States is the smallest among the
great nations when ii comes to sharing
the importatiOns into Argentina. Uncle
Sam is one Of the Argentine's best buy
ers, but gets little more than a lookin
when on the return business. This is
not the fault of the United States gov
ernment itself. because the relations ex-
i:,'ing between the TWO nations are
more than cordial. and the Argentine
all else being equal would be glad to
buy the bulk Of its manufactured i'm
ports from the United States The
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American manufacturers TO the splen-
did groundwork that Uncle Sam has
laid for the promotion of American
trade in the republics to the south
In the revolution that has come over
the Argentine republic agriculture and
stock raising are being carried on as
extensively as they were in the bonanza
days OF the great west. All the world
Is being searched for pedigreed stock
with which to improve the native cat
tie, sheep and horses. On one pIanta-
ton one may see $4,000 polIed Durham
cattle. 10000 sheep. 1900 mich cows and
thousands Of horses.
Corn Expectations.
In it's expectation of corn, the Ar
gentine recently assumed first rank
among the nations, and now holds third
rank as corn producing nation. while
II claims fifth place IN the production
OF wheat. 1t is next TO the United
States and India in the number Of cat
tie raised, outranked only by the United
states and Russia in the number of its
horses, and by Australia alone in the
number OF its sheep. BY a most thor
oughly worked out system of pedigreed
stock shows and auctions, no other ma
ton in the world has succeeded in
building up the grade of its stock to
such high point in such short time
as has the Argentine republic. Yet in
spite of the fact that the United States
now boasts of as fine horses, cattle and
sheep as the world has to offer, nearly
all of the accessions to the breeding |
ranches of the Argentine have come /
from Europe.
1t is fitting that the present expo |
sition should be held in Buenos Aires. !
and that the Pan-American Congress !
should meet there this year for this /
city is the largest in the entire south /
ern hemisphere. With its 100000 of |
1t stands unrivaled in beau 1
ty and extent among all Of the muni- !
cipalities south Of the equator Only !
Rome. among all of the Latin cities of |
the world, outranks IT in size
Progressive City.
In progresSiveness, one might look