Evening star., 1915-04-29
Argentina and It's Capital.


under these conditions, done for Buenos
Aires. The South American facts and fig
ures are taken almost entirely from the
bulletins and other publications Of the
an-American Union (until recently
the Bureau OF American Republics).
which, under the capable management
of Director John Barrett and Chief
Clerk Franklin Adams. is performing
an international function of the high
est usefulness.
"In 1907 the expenditure of the mu-
nicipality in Buenos Aires amounted to
s9.33S,0s5, as compared with an ex
pendfture in Washington for the same
year. from local taxation, of about five
and three-fourths millions In this nine
millions expenditure Of BuenoS Aires
the largest items were the pay roll Of
| 7,140 employees and an interest and
sinking fund expenditure of over
million dollars, slightly exceeding that
OF Washington. which was Just under
the million mark.
"ArEentina, In the same year, met
Buenos Aires expenses in the items OF
police department., fire department.
| sewer system, the more important
works Of public sanitation, and the
greater part of the expenses Of ub1fc
education. On the Buenos Aires police
$2.7OO.OOO. The items Of mu icipnl eI-
penditure which are thus met by the
nation in the case Of BuenOs Aires
| tomittlng the heavy item Of docks and
harbors, which finds no counterpart in
Washington. and as an Offset creditinE
| the nation with nll the cost of sanita-
tiOn and public educatiOnD. aggregated
| In Washington $I,s82.448, or more than
the nations total payment in that year
iabOut five and One-quarter milliOnsD
toward the maintenance of the District
| OF Columbia.
'In 1907 the population of Buenos Aire.
was 1.146.s65 that Of Washington. by the
census of 1900, was 278,718. The esti-
mated population OF Buenos Aires today
Is 1,35o.000; that Of Washington, by the
| census Of 1910, is 331,069. Buenos Aires
is wealthy. busy. prosperous commercial
city. fostered industrially by the nation
in every way in commercial, industrial
and tax revenue producing development
What Brazil Does for Rio.
What has Brazil done voluntarily an,
cheerfully for national capital upbuild
ing and maintenance? In 1906 Rio
total revenue was sls.075,575. of whicl
| S7.6S1.175 was derived from 'extraor
dinary loans The sum of $8,445,85o cam
from ordinary taxation. as against abou
five and one-half millions Of local taxa
tion In Washington in the same year. o
this eight millions of Rios ordinary tax
alton, s3,742.975 came from real estate
honse tax Gas against realty tax of SO,
54s.23b.63 in same year in Washington
$1.s91.150 from trades. professions an
companies s1,523.020 from publ
services The main items of this six
teen millions expenditure in Rio wer
S6,41S,440 on public works, Si,279,60
interest and sinking fund, $2,329.1S
administration and other public serv
ices s1.444,45O education, $626,9S5 col
lection and distribution Of revenue
s266,975 pensions. s3O9.545 hygiene an
public assistance $143,995 legisla
ture, deputies CThere are 3,0s0 mu
nicipal employees. with salaries aggre
eating s3.2o3.2Oo.) Corresponding item
Of expenditure in Washington for tn
same year were in a few items as fol
lows: Highways. 32.25O.736; interes
and sinking fund, 1916. general gov
ernment. $734.434: education. 74.246
charities and corrections, $1.019.514.
"The national expenditures ON RI
are Notable. In rebuilding the city, he
ginning In 1908, the nation made 70
this purpose q foreign loan of $4,000.
900. the city q domestic loan of $50,
100000. The national department Q
ppbIie works carries ON the public inn
pfovements of city and harbor. he
tween Sl6O. 100000 and S25O.OO0. .OOOs ae
cOrding to varying estimates, has al
l ready bees expended ON Rio. The %