Arizona republican., 1915-09-26
REPUBLIC OF ARGEN TINE
Magnitude of the Livestock Ind,lstry-lts Magnificent System of EducatiOn-A Country Where Liquor Question is Mi

compared them with those III tilS country He has spent four years i'll 1 the United States, three at the UniVer- i sity of Wisconsin and the other at the ! University of California. He pays to the people of the United States the tribute of practicality. They lack though the scientific preparation of the l people of Argentina but scientific prin- ciples here seem to be better applied. Mr Hosmann is a nephew of Hon.
 Emilio Frers, former secretary of agri- culture for Argentina and he himself is making a scientific study of agri- | culture It was for that purpose that | he went to Wisconsin which is one O. the four best schools in this country ] for that purpose. They are Cornell, Wisconsin, Ames College, Ia., and the. University of California.
 The principal industry of Argentina. said Mir Hosmann, is the growing of l live stock More attention is given to the industry there than in this country ! and it has assumed there comparatively | larger proportions than in this country. l There are seven cattle in Argentina for l every inhabitant. In the United States 1 there is not quite one for each inhabi- l tant.
 Argentina pays more attention to l breeding. It imports the best bulls | from all stock raising countries and
 now none of them produce better bulls
 than Argentina. itself. One shorthorn
 was sold not long ago for sS2,000 and 1t | was bought by a resident of Argentina 1 That is the highest price ever paid for ! bull.
 The cattle industry is mainly in tHe | hands of large concerns or large fami- i lies Shorthorn cattle predominate and next come in order. Angus and Here | ford. A drawback of Argentina is the | division of land which is held in too large tracts. Cattle there are fitted for market on native pasture in which are found many leguminous plants so that the cattle dress much heavier than those fed on alfalfa.
 Next in importance to the cattle in | dustry is sheep growing. Sheep are raised for wool rather than for mutton and special attention is paid to both the quantity and quality of wool. Horse 1 raising is also an important industry. Argentina furnished probably more horses to the warning nations of Flu rope than any other country Argen- tina stands fourth in the production of wheats The next most important crop
 
 barley.
 Speaking of the great interest taken
 in that country in agriculture MT. Hos
 mann said that the authorities were exerting every effort to secure the set tlement of the country by desirable persons from all parts of the world.
 The immigration system is an admir-
 able one. Immigration is encouraged
 and the immigrant is given every pos
 sible aid. When he lands, if he is de-
 sirable, he is taken to an immigration
 hoteF, where arrangements are made fer his transportation to the country. Lingering in the cities A discouraged
 Tn the basement of these hotels there are agricultural exhibits and exhibits of farming implements. Lecturers awaken the interest of the immigrants. Their expenses are paid to the parts of the country where employment is found for them. Undesirable citizens are not permitted to land and if after orc has landed and has been discovered to be undesirable he is quietly placed on shipboard and sent at government ex- pense to the country whence he came All this is done officially but without the delay and publicity that attend de- portation in this country.
 There are fewer political disorders in Argentina than in any South or Central American country. The officials are carefully chosen and are almost with out exception. men of education.
 The constitution was patterned after that of the United States. But the gov ernment differs from that of this country in many respects. There is for instance. a compulsory military system and compulsory voting system. There is an Identification scheme that en- ables the authorities to know sthat every citizen performs his duties. Ev- cry citizen, at a required age is re- ouired to appear at a registration of flee where he is photographed and
 identified as closely as criminals are identified in this country by the Bertil- lon system, finger prints and all After | that it is always known where to find him. If a citizen should be arrested by a policeman for some minor offense he is not taken to jail but the arresting officer takes his number from little book which he carries and directs when | to appear in court. He always appears
 There is comparatively little crime in 1 Argentina, partly on account of the 1 character of the people and partly on 1 account of police precautions. There l has never been any liquor legislation 1 for that is dealt with by something i stronger than egislation-public senti- l ment. Drunkenness there is regarded l as not simply disgraceful but as an in- | famous disgrace. One seen drunk has | been given a place in the estimation of 1 his friends from which he cannot rise His disgrace is permanent.
 Buenos Ayers is the largest city in 1 the southern hemisphere and one of the ! most beautiful in the world. It has a | population of 1,700.o00. Bryce describes ] It as a mixture of New York and Paris | but MT. Hosmann says that it is Paris | ian only in beauty. It's morals are by | no means Parision. It has the costIiest 1 theater on the western continent and ] artists from the world gather there. | Some are seen at Ruenos Ayres who do |