The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-28
|PAN.AMERICAN union
REPORTS PERU AFFAIRS
Big Increase in Stock Exports Shown.
Mine Tax Exemption Expires
in November.

The exports of stock from Peru in
1914 were valued atf2s.55s. as COM
pared with fss.Sss in 1913. The stock
exported in 1914 consisted Of s.o62
,head Of cattle. l.o3i head Of sheep. $40
goats. 81 mules. sc horses. In 1913
exports were made up of 1861 head
of cattle. 1.1T sheep. 2.ooe goats, 81
mules. 81 horses. In November Of the
, present year the special law exempting
from taxation for a limited time the
| products of the mining industry ex-
pires. reviving. in the absence Of leg
islation to the contrary. the previous
| laws. The superior mining board OF
Lima has taken steps looking to the
preparation OF a bill for submission
to Congress dealing with this Ques-
tion in an equitable manner. and has
called public meetings of mine own
sons to discuss the subject and for
mulate recommendations.
The wharf at Salaverry has been
leased by the government Of Peru
to the Peruvian Corporation. Limited.
for a period OF 25 years. The wharf
will be repaired. extended, and oper-
ated in connection with the railway.
The government of Peru has estab-
lished a consulate in Cleveland. Ohio.
and has assigned Hugo z. Narga to
that important post According to
statictics published in IQuitos the ex-
ports of rubber through that port in
1914 aggregated 632.704 kilos. The
National School of Arts and Crafts
OF Lima. has reorganized its electric
department and arranged for a COM
plete course of practical instruction in
that important branch of the schools
curriculum extending over a period Of
-, 81 tha
is to teach the industrial use of elctric-
ity in a thorough and practical manner.
so that graduates OF the institution
will be able to use their knowledge
for useful purposes and In develop
ing the natural resources of the coun-
try.
The statue In honor OF Grand Marshal
Ramon Castillo. a Peruvian patriot, was
unveiled with appropriate ceremonies In
MERGED Park, Lima, on June o. The stat
ue is the work of the Peruvian sculptor.
David Lozano. The steamers which ply
between Puno, Peru. and Guaqui. b.
livia, now run but once a week. leaving
Puno on Sunday nights after the ar
rival Of the train from Arequipa. The
traffic 1T the present time consists largely
of pa ssengers much of the through
freight which formerly came over this
route going to La Paz via africa, and
avoiding in this manner transshipments
at Puno and Guaqui. 1t is reported
that the Peruvian company proposes to
extend its lines in the near future from
Puno to Desaguadero thereby obtaining
an all-rail route from Mollendo to La
Paz and shortening the distance from
Puno to Guaqui 81 kilometers. From
Puno to GuaQui by water is 237 kilo-
meters and from Puno to Desaguadero,
by the proposed rail route. lJ0 kilome-
tiers.
The central school for nurses has been
established in Dos de Mayo Hospital.
Lima, by the Society of Public Charity
Of the Federal Capital. The teacher in
charge of practical instruction is Miss
E. Garner, an American graduate nurse.
The pan-American committee OF Peru
has been recognized as follows: DR..
Eugenio Larrabure Unanue, DR.. Ra-
mon Ribeyro, Dr. Jose Antonio de La
vale, DR.. Anselmo V. .Barreto. and ex-
officio to minister of foreign affairs. The
Chamber of Commerce of Arequipa has
been authorized to coin up to 10000 sole |
to be placed IN circulation in that city |
(From the Bulletin OF the Pan-American !
Cnion.)