The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-09-01

ital of the Argentine Repub-
lie, has an estimated popuia'
b ton of 100000 Inhabitants
The rate OF increase has been
close TO five per cent. from year 10
year. and promises TO raise apo'e
this owing to circumstances that are
naturally and artiiciSlly adVanta'
geous. This growth of the city ID
high as compared to other Important
cities OF both Europe and America
surprising even every city In the
United States except Chicago. The
reasons for this increase can Do
traced to three causes. The hrst is
the steady stream of Immigration
which flows from other countries TO-
ward the River Platte: in 1907 329,lZz
individuals landed at the port; OF
these 2O9,113 were immigrants arriV'
.ng for settlement within the coun-
try.
Tho nationality OF these embryo cit-
teens is of great interest: italy ana
Spain send the largest proportion, but
Russia. Syria, France, Astralia, Ger
many, Great Britain and Portugal
zach send over 1000: every country
In Europe offers some contribution all
divisions of Africa and many OF the
I.atin.American republics are repre-
sented while North America, China
and Japan and Africa help to swell
the total. Not all OF these immigrants
become residents of Buenos Aires
some going further into the interior
and measurable proportion re
turning to their oversee homes to
course this does not imply that the
same individuals come and go. blu
immigration usually surpasses emigra
zion by certain fairly accurate hg
ures); the result, however. is that up
ward of 100000 immigrants are adde'
each ear in the population.
The Birth Rate High.
The second cause is the high Dirt
rate enjoyed by Buenos Aires. for se'
oral wears this has been steadil
maintained at close to IS per l'oo'
This Ia twice as high as that
Paris. half again Us high as that
London, higher than that OF Ne
York and surpassed by the birth raj
of Nuremberg. Germany, only III
chief cause Is the low death rate
the city in when respect 1t compare
very favorably with all the cities
tho civilized world being lower tha
that of garis and New YORK, al
higher than that Of London, Edinbur
DerIin and Hamburg The results
the reduction of the death rate Il
dine Enthusiastically to the great pro
ross made by the municipality OF Bu
NOS Aires in all details of improvii
the hygiene OF the city
Buenos Aires Is both municipali
ord the capital of the Argentine
public. and as such has an organs
tion MS q city as well as an intlma
connection with the federal COVE
r,ent The latter association Is ma
tanned by means Of an official call
.he intendente tmunicipaD. VINO 10
pointed by the president (poder eje
t,vo, of the republic. subject to
approval OF the national senate, fol
term of four years, and who recei'
a sslary. He performs to great
gree the function of mayor In
North American city. and is to
large extent amenable to the rules
the deliberate council. Through
municipal matters are presented
tbe national assembly whenever
ssaary. and he likewise, as represei
tive of the nation, is empowered,
Hng thus through the minister Of
interior. to present to the munioir
NV whatever business mas origina
An congress. other manifestations
th,s dual character OF the city are
no found in the direction OF the po
and fire departments. which are IN
the control of, and the expense
which are met by. the federal gov
uent Certain factors of the ed
ai,nal system and likewise the s
tary regulations of the city, car
out by means OF national der
mont Of hygiene and municipal