The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17

and is conducting a. foreign trade which will this year probably reach $500, O,0O0,00O. The United States pro- vides the largest market for it's eX- ports, and there is a great opportun- ity to extend there the markets for the manufactured products or the United States. out of the Amazon riVer-its mighty stream-there flows every day five times the volume of the Mississippi. This river, with it's trib- utaries, is naViga ble for sea-goinS vessels over 2,0O0 miles. The capital city of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, has a population of nearly 100000 and it is rapidly becoming one of the most beautiful cities of the world San Plulo, sometimes called the Denver Cf Brazil, has a population of 300, 1000. Railroad construct tion is rapidly going on, especially in it's southern section, it's water powers are being harneSsed, it's agricultural areas opened up, and its mines exploited. It is well worthy of your study.
 Uruguay Interesting.
 Just south of Brazil is the inter- eSting country of Uruguay. Located in the southern temperate zone where the Uruguay and Parana rivers meet the ocean, it occupies a position of remarkable commercial, agricultural and industrial advantage. Its capital, M ontevideo, has population of 4OO,- GOO and possesses 2 fine harbor upon which nearly $1O,000, 900 have been expended. The traveier to Uruguay is impressed with the high intelli- gence and thrift of its inhabitants, the fine system of education which it possesses, and the influence which it occupies, although small in area, among the countries of Latin Am erica.
 cated almost entirely in the South ern Temperate Zone, is one of the re- markable countries of the world. Covering an area equal in size to all that section of the United States east of the Mississippi river, it has a pop ulation in excess of T,0OO,OOO ano conducted last year a foreign com O,OOO,OOO, which is larger than the foreign commerce of Japan with 5Q,- 100000 of people, or of China with 30O,000,o00. Its capital city, Buenos Ayres, is often called the Paris of Latin America It has population of 1,4OO,00O and is growing more pidly than any city in the United States with the exception of New Ecsses a comprehensive system of railways gridirOning it's wide area It is providing a rapidly growing mar het for the manufactured products CT the United States, and, in turn, is buy ing more of its raw products.
 Chile
 Across the Andes on the Pacific coast of South America in the south ern temperate zone is Chile-a coun- try well worthy of careful study. It extends over nearly two thousand five hundred (2,50Q) miles along the western shore of the Southern Con unent, and it possesses variety of climate and resources equal to those Of the Pacific Coast States of the United States. It has a population of nearly 100000 and conducts an an- nuaI foreign trade valued in excess of $200, 0,O0O,OO0. Its capital city, Sand- ago, is an attractive metropolis of nearly 100000 population. Upon ,Chiles chief port, Valparaiso, the government is preparing to eXpend many millions of dollars in preparing it to take care of the trade that will come through the Panama canal.
 ''In the short time at my disposal it is not possible to do full credit to Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela, all in South America, but I will give you a few general facts about them.
 Mexico and the Central American countries and those bordering on the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean are well worthy of your careful attention, lTut here I must confine myself again to summarized facts.
 Particularly at this moment do I wish to say a word about Mexico and Cuba. It is not possible for me to speak too strongly to the effect that the people and the press of the United States should be sym mpathetic and helpful towards these countries rather than critical. We must give them abundant time and all the aid we can to solve their problems. They are capable of doing it successfully and fully, provided our government