The Detroit times., 1910-07-15
SOUTH AMERICA IS
LAND OF PROMISE
Buenos Ayres, Where Pan-American
Conference Takes Place, Is Sec
ond Latin City in World.

BUENoS AYRES, July 15.-The
fourth annual conference of the Par
American union in this city is likely
to call the attention of North America
TO some OF the features OF her south
ern sister.
Bnenos Ayres is nearly as big as
Cleveland, Cincinnati and Detroit to-
gether. This viii probably surprise
the average American OF the states.
Buenos Ayres has population OF l.
242,27S souls, 1909 census.
Furthermore, Buenos Ayres Is a
wonderful city as well as big one.
1t Is the second Latin city In the
world in size. 1t Is the Paris OF the
new world.
And 1t has more OF the zest OF life
than Paris, "Buenos Ayres Is Paris
given a kick and told to wake up
Is an Englishman's comment on Buen-
o. Ayres.
This conference brought together
delegates from 21 republics. From
the United States came Henry White,
Coli E. r. Crowder, Lewis Nixon, John
Bassett Moore, Bernard Moses, Lamar
G. Quintero. Paul s. Reinsch and
David Kinley.
The anciehts used to draw maps
OF the world, surrounding the known
territory with a vaguely outlined coun-
try they called Terra Incognita
land unknown. II was rumored that
dragons and other rambunctious crea-
lures lived I'm this unknown land, but
nobody knew for certain.
To the average American OF the
states South America is quite as much
n terra incognita. as the unknown
world was TO the ancients,
We Americans know whole lot
more about Europe than we do about
the new world below the line. Many
of us 20 to Europe every summer.
There are thousands Of US there now.
But. blessed few OF US ever think about
coming down here. We are more apt
TO think OF going to Africa. Thou
sands OF Americans have seen the
PYRAMIDS. but precious few have seen
the home Of the Incas: tens OF thou
sands have seen the Jungfrau-Dut
who has seen the gllttering peak or
mighty Acondagua, more than nall as
high again as the Jungfrau or MI,
plano or any mountain in the United
States outside of Alaska? s-
IT'S time we were getting acquaint-
I'd with our neighboTs down here.
n we are looking merely for seen
ery. why South America can show II
20 switzerlands and still have seen
cry to spare.
There are 40 mountains in South
America more lofty than any In Eu
rome. and PERHAPS, score more lofty
than any In North America.
Interested in cities?A South Amer
Ica has 'efn. Buehos Ayres, mentioned
above. Is the biggest. Rio de Janeiro
is much bigger than Boston: Monte
video Is bigger than Cincinnati; San
tiaso IL bigger than New Orleans.
interested in municipal affairs? Rio
furnishes an example OF municipal en-
ternrise such as no North American
civ has ever yet approached. In
few. years the Brazilian capital has
been practically rebuilt, with wide
streets and parkways, with a wonder
fnl sea-wall avenue, and with q wealth
of beautiful new buildings. The
forts OF Chicago, Cleveland and other
American cities TO establish civic CEN
ters look feeble beside the accomplish
ed fact In Rio
incidentally the harbor of Rio makes
the much-vaunted bay. of Naples look
like mud puddle.
II we are interested In agriculture
or in grazing the Argentine and Uru-
quay can show US something; II in en-
cheering, there are some railways In
the Andes that are worth our while:
n I'm exploration, there Is plenty of
real land unknown" left in South
America ta AFFORD the explorer amuse-
mem for some time to come.
And then there Is in South Amer
lea a watKrfaIl $50 feet high to Mag
ara's ITO. and $500 feet wide to Mag
ares 1910. StET
And. of course, this continent boasts
the biggest river in the world.
Altogether South America is worth
seeing.
international limited in running regu-
iarly over the Psn-American rail
road trs
We'll, that will be q long whfo
but they do say that we shall be able
to 90 from New York 20 Panama by
rail for the celebration when the canal
Is opened.
In Michigan 1896 men are employ
ed In automobile factories.