Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-02
South and Central American Affairs
PAN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES.

Statistics furnished by the collector
general of customs at Managua show a
falling off of 2,617.764 pounds, or 1S.s
per cent, in the quantity. and one OF
$270,495, or AS per cent, in the value
of the coffee exported from Nicaragua
during the first six months of this year.
as contrasted with the shipments dur
ing the corresponding period of 1915.
An excellent opportunity is offered
in Portugal for the sale of American
made carnival goods. Practically all
the imported merchandise of this de-
scription came formerly from countries
now at war There is some native pro-
duction, but not in sufficient quantity
to meet the demand. The season lasts
for about four weeks in February and
March each year, and is generally OBJ
served throughout the country. For
, three or four days Lisbon and Oporto
are given over to the celebration.
The government of Peru has granted
to the Hydroelectric Company of the
Canon del PATIO a concession for water
power in the River Santa, to be used
for industrial purposes.
Under date of July IA Consul Samuel
Hamilton Wiley of Asuncion. reports
that the official estimate of production
crop places the amount at 22.040.000
pounds, as compared with 1904, 110
pounds produced during 1915.
Gently accepted tenders for the con-
struction of two new hospitals, one at
Posadas, territory of Misiones, and the
other at La Rfota.
For a number of months past there
has been shown in the correspondence
of the Rio de Janeiro consulate gem
eral. as well as in the more frequent
visits of statesmen and travelling repre-
sentatives from the United States, a
| very pronounced interest in the Bra
lillian field for the sale of automobiles.
Formal approval of the agreement
! between the Nicaraguan government
and the Pacific Raiload Company of
| Nicaragua has been given by both
houses of the Nicaraguan congress, and
| is promulgated by the president in La
Gaceta of June IS. Under the terms
! OF this agreement the railroad COM
pany, which is financed in New York
| city, Will construct and operate rail-
way from the Atlantic coast to the
| present Pacific railway system of Mica
ragua or to the steamship lines owned
by the same company. The total length
] of the new railway will be about 200
miles, and it will supply much needed
transportation facilities from the At
| lantic coast.
| The chief of the industrial section of
tobacco of the Argentine department of
agriculture has recently made report
on the cultivation and manufacture of
Argentine tobacco. This report, as
quoted in the Revista de Economic y
Finanzas of July 20, states that in spite
of the inferior quality of the native
| Tobacco it always finds a market, being
used by domestic factories in the pro-
portion of 80 or 55 per cent for the
manufacture Of cigars and cigarettes
| Four new elementary schools have
been established in the capital of Mica
! ragua, school of arts and trades in
Granada, and a private school for young
women in Matagalpa.
| The, president has presented to the
/ N1caraguan congress a proposed law
i for Inheritance taxes. The bill pro-
vides for tax of l per cent on in
herltances of direct descendants. per
cent on those of other relatives and 3
per cent on legacies to unrelated per-
sons.