The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-02-17
Back to the States Again.
John Farley Returns Home After Six
Months Absence in South America
Tells of Interesting Time, But Glad
To BE Home Again.
TELLS OF AN INTERESTING TRIP.

| ELLIS VF AN INIEKESTING TRIP
After an absence of six months
IN South America, in the employ
OF the international Harvester
CO., John Farley returned to his
home in this city Thursday night
of last week.
Mr. Farley had a very inter
esting trip, going by way of New
York, Liverpool, touching France
and ports Of several of the other
European countries. 1t took
about thirty days to make the
"trip of 5000 miles, all on water.
There were several young men
who comprised the party, ali
in the employ Of the har vester
company, and bound for South
Am erica
After their arrival at Buenos
Aires, they went to their
different destinations. Their
work vas to drive through the
country and inspect the machin.
cry, and to make a list of the
missing, broken or worn parts
which were supplied and put OF.
Much of the land there is owned
by capitalists, who let it out on
shares-the native doing the
work and getting for his share,
usually a bare exhistence for his
labors
Water for drinking purposes,
is almost an unknown thing i'll
the country, and even when it
was used for stock, it was next
to impossible for white man to
drink it from the little pools
which are always full of bugs.
lizards and small sn axes. The
native drink is sort of wine.
which is used by old and young
alike. In the home it is alwaye
used as drink. Out in the field
where it is carried in a jug, the
same as the American farmer
carries his jug of water to the
field with him. A feature amone
the natives, that Mr.. Farley no
ticed, was that no matter how
poor they are, they always
have their WINE on the table
to drink. The drink can be
purchased anywhere. In the
village of about five hundred
people where Mr.. Farley was To-
Gated, there were probably fifty
places where the drink could be
purchased. Anybody can sell
1t, as no license is required by
city or government for it's sale.
The method of travel there by
railroad was nov city. To get
your ticket, and baggage check
ed was no small task. Instead
of the conductor taking up the
tickets OF the passengers as soon
as they get on the train and put
ting check up by the seat to
designate their destination, the
operation is reversed, the pas.
senger retaining the ticket until
he is nearly to his destina
ton, when it is taken up which
M cans "get off at the next STOP.
Not knowing that this was the
method used Mr.. Farley had no
intention of getting off when his
ticket was taken up. but Ma
tive who could speak some En-
glish told him that he should ge,
off at the next station.
Buenos Aires proved a very
interesting city for the Ameri
cans. They visited the daily
Times office, which is said to be
The best equipped newspaper of
ice in the world. The building.
which is handsome and modern
structure in the heart of the CITY.
There are many large news pa
oers in other countries that own
The skycrapers in which they are
ocated, but part of the building
S rented for other purposes
Not so with the Buenos Aires
Times. Every available foot OF
space in the building is used by
me newspaper and it's equip
nent, which includes the largest
battery Of linotype machines in
he world, assembled under one
'oof. Their engraving plant, in
size and quality Of work would
make the average American
newspapers engraving plant ap-
Dear like an old fashioned three
cent piece compared to silver
dollar.
Mr.. Farley said he thorou ghly
snloyed the trip from start to
'nlsh, although home and the ole
associates look good to him.
He brought back with him and
Ii e freSh - - IL &~snvaar