The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-04

represents so much of the industrial. agricultural and financial needs Of China. Those from this city who have returned from their association with the Fan American financial conference say that they were greatly impressed with one fact namely. that while the delegates for the South American nations will have thelr eyes open to the resources and strength of the United States, on the other hand the great leaders In affairs of this conn- try and the people as well will be taught many things respecting South America through the interest awakened by this conference which they did not heretofore know.
 What Edward Atkinson Said
 Some who gained high repute as
 economists and statisticians of whom
 the late Edward Atkinson was type.
 began years ago to teach lessons re-
 specting South America which the Uni-
 ted States should then have needed. In the last year of the past century MT Atkinson contributed to the Man
 ufaeturers Record of Baltimore all un-
 usually well informed article which
 shorld have stimulated very great ln-
 terest throughout the south. lie sala
 he had made world wide investigation
 of the cotton growing industry and he had at last come to the opinion that, with the exception of Argentina, there was no country in the world which within half century would be able to enter into competition with the cot ton growers of the southern states The only thing which could stand in the way of Argentina development IS a cation producing country Is the scar c.tv of labor. Since MT. Atkinson wrote Argentina has been trying to tempt labor to settle in that country One of 1 the visitors to the conference said that l he had been amazed to learn that one I of the South American nations has a greater superficial area than the Uni 1 ted States. Brazil is in square miles l 800 GOO larger than the United States and the Brazilians are now inspired | with great enthusiasm, seeking to de- yelop all of their very rich resources, l including water powers on the Ana zon. two of which are greater than 1 that which is contained in the Niagara | river.
 ] It seemed to be the general impress l sion of those of this city who attended l the conference that the immediate value of the conference is to be the in terchange of information, the United l States gaining much that is new re- specting South America while the South American delegates will take back to their homes much information | respecting the resources as well as the friendly disposition of the United States | toward the nations of the South Amer ican continent.
 Ex-Senator Aldrich's Estate
 As the late Senator Nelson w. Aldrich was citizen of Rhode Island, his wlli Twas few days ago offered for pro bate in that state. Not far away from the senator's home in Rhode Island was 1nf.@ Ream. for he had established beau tiful country estate in northeastern Connecticut near the Rhode Island state lime Between MT. Ream and Senator Aldrieh an intimacy of many years standing had been maintained, and MT Ream was one of the few who was
 persuaded that the senator had ac-
 cumulated a larger fortune than was
 generally believed to be the case Aft
 CT Senator Aldrich perfected the con- solidation of certain traction lines II
 Rhode Island, his friends said that he had obtained his first substantial Tor
 tune, but this was not estimated al . more than three or four millions. MT
 Ream was one of those who were con [ fident that had the senator devoted himself to business life and associated
 himself with those who were creating l and directing very large affairs h.
 would have gained such success al would have placed him in the rank O the richest men in the United States The understanding here is that th' Aldrich estate will amount to abou $30 O00 900. This is an accumulation which, according to the meaning whici [ the word speculation conveys, was du or not due to speculation. Senator Al 5 drich never speculated as the so-calle' ? stock exchange gambler does, taking - chance upon the turn of card. Hi : method was similar to that adopted b. I MT. Ream and also to that which char acterized his entire public service il l the senate. He exhausted every subJec I which was brought to his attention. H l was a master of detail and he was als } singularly skilled in his ability quick 2 ly to discover the sources of infor g nation which he needed. In this way e he studied markets, crops, mastered tn ] various features associated with rail 9 road transportation. learned what tn t growth of population in any particu l lar section was and what the demand ] of this population were likely to Dc 7 He looked ahead. as Marvin H. Hit ] did when he built a thousand miles o