The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04

quent. but az in 20 many Of these west
coast cities, tho officials are now
waking up to a realization Of the
need Of sanitation, and . beginning
has been made In the installation Of
an adequate system OF sewerage in
both Santiago and Valparaiso. un-
derstand also that tho water supply OF
Santiago ~ good and OF Valparaiso
fair.
In Santiago the drinking water IL
brought from the hills. q distance Of
eight miles, and for other purposes
the supply r. obtained from the two
rivers which cross the city. There
are eleven daily papers: the city has
telephone and telegraph connections.
electric cars and electric lights
There are -four mills. foundr,es and
machine shops tanneries and some
factories. including one for making
BICYCLES Since the completion Of the
Trans A ndean railway Santiago has
direct communication with tho east
ern part OF the continent. In this
connection II Is interesting TO note that
tho Pullman cars on the railroads
como from the United States.
I fnd that citizens OF the United
States are not very popular in Sanc-
ago. This 10 partly due 10 the fact
tina. most OF our friends who have
gone 20 Chile are bank absconders or
other fugi,ives from Justice; partly
because OF our Monroe Doctrine, and
partly because the banks, newspapers
and steamship lines from which three
, sources Ch,leans get their foreign
news, are controlled by our competi-
tors, me English and Germans.
There is no doubt that our present
Administration at Washington has
done much to heal the wounds. II we
had gone 10 war with Mexico there
would have been riots here IN South
America against citizens OF the United
states. In fact, simply landing troops
! IN Vera Cruz nearly started q demon
stratlon against our few residents here
IN Santlago-much 20 the secret de-
hight OF the English French ana Ger
man colonies
There are certain striking contra
dictions and compensat!ons In the
financial and physical conditions Of
Chile which Il Is wei, 10 consider
when speaking II her resources. The
most remarkable OF these contradc-
/ lions IL that from the barren. rain
. less and apparently worthless prov
inces OF the north IL obtained an eX-
port valued at nearly forty-three and
"A half million dollars annually. a
sum which represents two-thirds %
the total exports OF the republic.
I This nitrate product from the most
unfertile region OF the world ~, in IT,
self the direct cause OF Increased fer
b tili,y in every land TO which u is ex-
ported In addition 20 this, the high
wages offered to those engaged IN thia
+ industry have drawn from the agricul-
tural districts 40 large a proportion Of
laborers that agriculture has been
seriously crippled. Hence. less than
/ one fourth of the arabic land ia now
/ occupied As a consequence. imports
of food into Chile each year are val
ued AT nearly six million dollars. or
about ! per cent. Of the total imports
into the country
Should the nitrate deposits become
exhausted tho labor would naturally
/ he diverted tn,o agriculture and the
resultant growth OF foodstufs might
compensate, in II measure at least for
the loss. Here. then, would seem 70
be an opportunity for some one with
| capital and n know edge or intensive
farming 10 go into that business and
help supply chile with some Of the
food she now has TO import
In my talks with Government Of
flCials | strongly advised the develop
mcnt OF agriculture. Work should he
4 done AZ once. So that the republic
would he IN n position To use her other
resources # deprived of what Is her
main source q. income at present.
The known fertility " large sec
tiou of Chilean territory, the many
other minerals which are already
worked and which are PROBABLY TO be
discovered ,only recently valuable de-
posts Of tin have been found, AMI
near Punta Arenas are known TO be
oil iieldsl. the wealth OF the great for
ests of the south, ana the steady
growth Of manufacturing interests,
constantly widening in their scope,
promise more and more wealth for
Chile. Why. therefore. should not
foreign capital, including that ~ the
United States, come In for a share2
one product not often thought 4
in connection with South American
resources is fur. The valuable chin
chila IA found IN the mountainous and
barren regions Of both Peru and th,le
the export Of these alone hringing -
the latter country few years ago IN
one year S3i0,On0 In the extreme
south are other Eur hearing animals
including seals. whose fur is different
from that Vt the northern variety hui
still valuable. Next week eXpHc,
to visit Punta Arenas, tho most south
orlv city in the world and hope tc
learn more about this Our industry.
Cattle RAISING Is carried on to q
consider ahlc extent. and sheep Hrc 4
valuable asset especially In this region
of punta Arenas on the straits 81
Magellan, to which I have Just We
ferrei. II IL said. "It paws 70 Eoci
, grazing stations here, since sheen
forced either to grow thick iecCes .
die Of cold, tend to tho former alter
; native"