Evening star., 1914-01-18
-econstruoted into fine

dences. are now reconstructed into fine
avenues.
Some sections Of The city look as though
hurricane or an earthquake had struck
them. This is because of the tearing
down OF old buildings to make way for
either public or private improvement.
Lower Broadway in New York with its
buildings coming down and new sky
scrapers. IS a completed city as COM
pared with some parts of Buenos Aires.
Not simply the old city Of Buenos Aires.
but the one that existed up to fifteen
years ago. consisted of one and two
story structures. and their transforma-
tion to stately skyscrapers of reasonable
height is the most marked aspect OF NE
physical modification of the city. To thr
northern eye much OF the exterior archi-
lecture is too ornate. but it conforms to
Spanish and italian traditions
In the way of physical improvement
the greatest advance Is the subway.
which was opened in December. the first
subway. believe. of any city on the
southern continent. II is part of very
comprehensive and intelligent schen'"
OF municipal improN Nements TO relieve IN"
congestion of street traffic. 1t is also
significant of the growth of the city
population. for the subway is planned
with view to affording easy access TO
the various railway stations who's" sub
urban passenger traffic is growing rap
idly.
From "A personal point of view should
say that the BUenos Aires subway IS als"
to be commended as refuge Tor Ih'
rnwary pedestrian who feels himself Va
danger from surfac. transportation
Buenos Aires has excellent m'inicifal GOV
ernment. but tn. authorities apparent
have not Yet been able to countetacl ""
Srped mania II RACES unchecked More
over. though the city Is as fiat as a pan
cake, the spirit Of emulation Is sucn
that anybody who has an automobile o'
less than forty horsepower is ASHAMED
to he seen in IL. and besides the actual
peril to other vehicles and to foot tray
elers the roar of these fortN-horsepo"eI
machines speeding through the streets OF
Buenos Aires is apt to make the whole
populaton deaf in "A few years ii some
thing is not done To regulate the motor
traffic.
The improvements in the city of Buenos
Aires are to be taken not only III their
physical aspect. but also the expires
sion OF the national spirit. They have.
moreover. ii sociological side. The city
archtecturally and otherwise is the
visible expression of the streams OF ma
tionaIitieS which meet and mingle. Tho
Italians seem to leave the strongest i'm
press and il is quite possible that after
another quarter OF century Buenos
Aires iii its leading characteristics VIII
be more an Italian than Spanish
American city. The monument to Car
baldi and the other Italian monuments
are evidences of the mark Italy is making
in Argentina.
In the political and economic sense
every public man in Argentina rather de-
plores the predomnarre of the city over
the country. II is much the same storF
that is heard in the United States ~ the
tendency to drift to the big cities vr to
stay in them. The authorities exert them
selves strenuously to divert the masses or
immigrants to the country, but in spite
of the efforts large numbers never get
beyond Buenos Aires. Some day. per
haps d change will come, for Areentins
as an agricultural country cannot always
be centered in one big city.
Camp life as the life on the 'es-
tancias" or ranches. is called, seems To
offer many attractions. The climate Is
mild enough for an open-air existence All
the year round. Some of the stock breed
crs realize this and moraliZe on II. but
most of them insist on having city resi-
dences
Stock raising as a whole seems to lie a
profita BILE business. The Argentine gov-
ernment lends 1t every possible support.
There is no Argentine horse book or
cattle book. such as the publication OF
the Department of Agriculture IN tho
United States, which is SO popular a
document for distribution by congress-
men. Instead, there is veyy compre-
hensive publication in three bulky vol
umes. which includes the cattle CENSUS
of the country and which gives much in
formation about the stock-raising indus
try.
Breeding stock s appraised at high
values and Argentine stock raisers are
not afraid to spend money in mpror
ing the stock. Not long ago al one OF
the remates or public auctions, which
partake of the nature of national live
stock show. bull with pedigree WAS
sold for s32,0DO gold. The buyer was An
Italian ranchman, previously unknown.
who took ii all quite as matter -
course and explained that he wanted {"
improve his stock. Another bull was
sold for $4,000 and a third one fo'
$4,000. 1t was explained that the pur-
chaser of the $4,000 animal was "a
modest farmer" FS
CHARLES NJ PEPPER