The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04
General view of Valparaiso. Chile.

the mountains, and there are double
decked electric cars with women con-
ductors.
II appears that in the war OF 1879
81 SO many young men Joined the
army that women entered this ser
vice As they proved 10 be satistac-
tory they were retained, though not
10 the exclusion OF the men. They
are not g!ddy young girls. but are
evidently OF the working classes, OF
rather stol!d appearance and very In
tent upon their duties. They wear a
dark blue uniform with white aprons.
and collect fares from the upper story
OF m" car ana swing along the sides
In quite a manly fashion. though
somewhat hampered by their full
skirts. They are right IN style IN
these. or perhaps the uniform calls
for particular cut for the purpose.
II Is pleasanter riding above, but as
the fare IL only half the upper classes
never ride there except IN the evening.
when they may not be recognized from
the street
The flower and fruit markets rival
those OF California, and the hilla'des
are covered with the yellow California
poppy. A few miles north is the
pretty residential section called VIVA
del Mar. where there are rscecourses
and polo grounds. Many heads OF
commercial houses have their homes
here, including English and Germans
AZ well AZ Chileans who IN many
cases are descended from Europeans
Some of these British business men
. - -.
come from England are not. az a rule,
equal TO those Of thirty years ago, nor
indeed equa. 10 the young Germans
who come out. They care less for
their work, are more interested IN
sports than in any pursuit needing
mental exertion, and are less willing
than the Germans 10 spend their eve
nings in the study Of the language and
business conditions OF the country.
Whether this Is true or not Il is
certainly said In many foreign ports
OF the young men who come TO take
the places Of their elders. This, how
ever. should give young men from
r the United States an additional ad-
vantage
Valparaiso. as have said. Is the
great wholesale market of Chile. Here
arc located the home offices OF the i'm
porting houses that send their travel
ling men up and down the coast. One
of these men has said;
valparaiso buys and sells almost all
there il 10 buy and sell. | do not he
| lieve | would except even snow
ploughs. Ny knowledge OF the entire
commercial world may not be big
m a ~ n
the matter, but would not hesitate to
bet on that statement.
"Chlle needs much OF what II used
in the tropics over her northern areas;
over her southern territories and
TERRA del Fuego she needs much OF
what is used in cold countries: and OF
course she consumes everything
needed in the Temperate Zone. be-
cause thero the bulk OF her popula-
ton lives.
Valparaiso keeps n finger on the
pulse of customers throughout this
diversified region and loses no chance
TO supply what may be needed. Yes,
] indeed, the man who knows how can
sell practically everything in Val
paraiso or some part of Chile"
Regarding the reason why Euro
peans have been 80 great factor In
the development Of the South Amer
lean countries, a writer who Is also a
successful commercial traveller in all
the Americas has this to say;
AS the whole country grew and a
foreign trade became more necessary
1t was Europe thai first and quickest
supplied the wants of the people, talk
ing their products when they were
sent abroad. From Europe the people
came, an they came to the United
States, immigrants willing to under
; take new work, On the west coast