The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-24

exported 10000 frozen wcthers The
factory ut Puutu DclEada belonging
to the Stock Raising Company Of
MagcllauCs" tSucicdad Ganadcral. is
the only mcat.CauninE establishment
now in operation In the territory. The
capital invested in this plant Is 7OO,-
600 pesos (S2J5. O0Ol There are also
stcar!n, soap, saltod meat, and ham
factories in the territory.
The climate is so mild and the TEN.
peraturc so even in the stock.growing
| section Of Magellan that the herds
can remain day and night in the pas
turc the year rOuuu without suffering
| injury In the sheep industry no
country yields such n large proportion
of lambs ll5 to 100 for each 100
cwes-as does Chile, while at the
same time the wool produced is fine
and of strong fiber. At the present
time many Of the noCks belong 10 sub
jects Of Grea: Britain. who were Dio.
noors In the stOCk-Taislng industry in
| the territory Of Magellan. Some idea
| may be had Of the fortunes arising out
OF sheep breeding in southern Chile
when it is remembered that persons
engaging In this occupation with n
capital OF $4,000 to $4,000 ten or III.
teen years ago are now the owners 0f
ilocks Of from 10000 10 10000 sheep.
The raising of horses is profitable
industry In the Territory OF Magellan.
The Chilean horse il a descendant Of
the Andalusian breed. Is hardy. docilc.
Intelligent and vigorous. and, II is
said. is capable of doing more work
on less food and with less care than
the European or American horse.
Chilean cavalry horses are taught to
lie down nj the word Of command, the
cavalrymen using them MS rests for
their rifles, the animals remaining mo.
tIonless until after The firing is over
and rising again to their feet ut the
word OF command. because Of these
qualities Chilean horses are highly es.
tccmed for the light cavalry service of
tho armies of modern times. In Chile
a young horse of from two to four
years old, Of average quality, Is worth
from 500 to $50. and horse Of the
best class and Of the same age from
$50 to $40. During the last 20 years
the equine race in Chile has been i'm.
proved by the introduction of stations
from England, Germany and France.
The manufacture Of shoes in Chile
by machinery IS increasing rapidly. A
short time ago the first shoe factory
employing machinery was opened at
Naldiyia, and now there are % well.
equipped factories OF various sizes To-
Gated in different cities OF the coun.
try A large percentage Of the shoe
machinery in use in Chile Is from the
United States. France comes next.
followed by England.
There are 8till I'm the country a large
number of shoe shops where from ten
to n dozen men are employed making
shoes by hand. The wages paid these
men are small, being from 80 to so
cents per day.
Practically all the cheaper shoes
worn In Chile are made in the coun.
try from native tanned leather. This
Is the class Of shoes generally worn
by the working class and farmers.
Shoes retail at from sI,2O to $3.50
United States gold. and better grade
made from native leather for dress
shoes from $3.50 to $275. Then come
those with imported uppers and ma.
tive soles, which is n very good shoe.
The uppers will generally wear out
two or three solos, for the sole leather
Is of an inferior quality. This grade
OF shoes retails at four dollars to $4.75.