The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-16
Rubber Another Enormous Product of Vast South Ameri.
can Country That Is Fifteen Times as Large as
France-.Capital a Highly Pictur esque City.

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about $1,000. 900. Should the South
African fields show signs of exhaus-
ton. or should 1t become desirable tc
supplement their supply. the Brazilian
product Immediately would become an
important factor in the worlds dia-
mond trade.
Between s275, 900, 900 and $500. O00..
900 are invested In all forms Of indus.
trial establishments. In which 170.00(
hands are employed. There are be-
tween 3,400 and $500 establishments
included in this estimate.
The o. important domestic indus.
try is that OF the cotton mills, which
utilize the domestic cotton. These
employ between $4,000 and 10000
hands, and their annual production
ap~proximates $50 1000, 600.
The woollen mills have an output OF
upward Of s4.00o.o 900 annually. The
manufacture Of underclothing. has
some importance. A jute mill at Sac
Paulo Is one OF the most importan,
| Of the recent industries. The produc-
ton Of bagging approximates $s,0o0.-
900. The coffee crop was the incen'
tive to Its development.
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The tanneries and leather INDUS
| tries are among the most important
In the tanning of leather and the
manufacture OF boots and shoes and
harness and saddlery 1000 persons
80 .mn,oyoa The value ~ tho out.
... .~.aA htlaa a~nAn1S a. mn :
900 and that OF shoes approxsmates
s11 .000. 900.
Brazil has 10000 miles or nav
igable waterways open to oceangoins
vessels and river steamers. The ANA
ION is the artery for the whole vast
rubber region. Its value TO COM
merce and civilization a been en-
HANGED by the constructor or the
Madeira Mamore railway, CONNECTING
the two river tnrous a nne passing
around the Fails or 81. Anthony Inns
railway IL ia miles III iehsth' i's
commercial utility is IN making 'ne
rubber region more accessioe'
After the Amazon II san iran
cisco, nearly 1'ooo ",l'e. Ions, WIZ
parallels the coast, Is tne iios' IN
por'an' river "isnmas, l"en as
'he ~locah.ihs' i''oV ""
tributary .he Arasuasa' l,ioo III.
long me "isha' WIS "n,e -.
the Atiahtic .hroush ~ ."
a'so Nv eoiA"eieu " a
way sinte aoou, "nnas INV
s '"'o'e"
Railway DEVELOPMENT.
Inc 90 ~. ri.
prises nhois no" 80 - !. ;n-
'astness VI ...,am
pIae'i'"oIe
WIN , 49, ~
me MAI" ~ 90
p~roouc's Vi .ne 80 80 a,s,r,h,,,s
,he nearest .s.nuah
."e - 49, tn,ar,,r Hence
it happened that the systems radiated
rom uile,eh' points ~ - 80 an.
reri'"u,o o.a..ar in ,ho
system anu pa,lia VI s.. -,
nor'h' no ue noa,ors
TWO systems ior IL snw,h
anu no "ral,ue "o SUI
Oh hi'n sssee
AFTER TINS means oi -.
had peeh es'aoi'siieu al" 'u"" -.
leaolng from the seaeoas' pioNr
e1ort was fhaue ioi
ton OF the systems Win nv spe.
view OF facilitatihg INTERNAL s
and developing new regions ihls pau
of intercommunication Is no" d oeh'
mite policy OF the government
The most important chapter III bra'
lillian railway development was III
augurated in l9lo when american
Canadian. English ana french caPita'
began the consolidation OF a huihos'
Of small systems into larger groups
This was what Is known as the far'
quhar group under the corporate name
OF The Brazil Railway Company me
consolidation included about 4.0oo
miles of railway.
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The most distinctive feature or Bra
lillian national policy during the last
twenty years has been a systematic
and comprehensive plan or public I'M
provements. These nave been sup
p!emented by the States and the mu'
inequalities.
These plans as carried out nave
provided for m in the way
Of enlarged and improved harbor IA
1 ulNo llaN Z bioN - 1850