The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-07
TWO PRESIDENTS
HOLD A MEETING
Executives Of United States
and Chill Are introduced
at Beverly.
SOUTH AMERICAN is ILL
AND Is NOW TRAVELLING FOR HIS
HEALTH, HAVING OBTAINED A
LEAVE OF ABSENCE FROM Chill
IAN CONGRESS.
SOUTH AMERICAN is I'LL

Mont of Chill. his wife and his Off
cial party arrived at noon from Bos-
ton and were the guests at luncheon
of President Taft and family at Bur-
CESS Point. Taft and Captain Butt
met the Montt party at the landing
of the yacht Mayflowe-. The greet
ings exchanged were cordial and UNI
affected.
Prominent Statesman.
President Don Pedro Mont of Chile
ranks as one of the foremost Latin
American statesmen. He belongs to a
family of great men. His father was
president of Chile for ten years, from
1S51-1S61, and he himself was elected
for a term OF six years June "a. 1907
At the present time he is proceeding
to Europe by special permission of the
congress Of Chile in order to recoup
his health, which has been seriously
impaired by his attention to duty in
his own country.
President Mont was born during
the year 1916 in Santiago. the capital
of Chile. He was graduated from the
National Institute of Santiago with
the degree of Doctor of Laws in 1870
In 1874 he was elected to congress-
where he remained almost continuous.
ly until he became president, with the
exception of having served as speaker
OF the house of representatives, and as
minister in different cabinets. He was
also in 1891 envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary to the Unit
ed States. He has made several
journeys to Europe and the different
parts of Latin America, studying pc
litical and economic questions.
Wife Beautiful Woman.
His wife, who accompanies him, Is
regarded as one of the most beauti
full Of Chilean women and comes. like
her distinguished husband. from a
noted family. President Mont speaks
English, German and French with al
most the same fluency that he does
his native language, Spanish.
Chile is one of the most progressive
and prosperous countries of South
America. 1t lies entirely in the South
Temperate Zone. 1t has a coast line
on the Pacific ocean longer than that
of California, Oregon. Washington and
British Columbia combined, or that o.
the entire Atlantic coast line from
Maine to Florida. 1t reaches nortr
and south some 1900. -.
The foreign commerce of Chile II
! 1909 exceeded 5000, OO0,Ouc an increase
of nearly 100 percent in the last ter
years. It's exports exceeded its i'm
ports SO that it had balance of trade
in it's favor Of nearly $15.0O0.O00. Ths
United States. although building VI
its trade with Chile. supplies toda,
only 10 percent of its imports. while
Germany contributes "a percent ant
Great Britain 33 percent.
Chile Building Railways.
Chile is now planning great materia
Improvements. Among others, it il
building a longitudinal railway mort.
and south extending nearly one thous
and miles. Special lines are also be
ing constructed over the mountains
into Bolivia and Argentina. The gov
eminent is about to expend twelv,
million dollars on the harbor of Val
paraiso, making it one of the fines
ports on the Pacific ocean. Chile ha
a population of nearly four millions
which is being largely increased b.
immigration from Europe, and it
beautiful capital city, Santiago, whicl
is often called the Paris of the An
des, has four hundred thousand pee
pie.
When the Panama canal is opened
there will be a great opportunity Il
Chile for the development Of the trad
of the United States. and 1t will b
possible to reach that country in fas
steamers via the canal in twelve days
Now it takes about twenty-five O
thirty.