The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-06-08
Rio De JaneirO and Brazil
Some Idea of Their Many Opportunities
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AS nation the Brazians temperate Of all the great
crowd that moving back and forth the avenues you will
that has flushed Indeed drunken
man Brazil and have all classes down
aboe The people drink coffee rather than beer and aho
of them and skin very addicted liquor
drink wine at their meals but
Now the sights of the city, We drop moving
picture show the Cafe Chantan Rio theaers
kinds The city theater belongs the municipality It built
the time the great thru and the $O
OO modelled after the opera house Paris and
iousy and extavagany constructed seating capacity
LOO The people fond of sport Rio has the
of which held Sundays has ball and egettas
and also carnival which is held once wear This feast lasts for
four nights during which the Avena Central thronged
1912 said that there the
time During the carnival the people Masks
dressed costumes and and about
with and shoot perfume at They sometimes
aim the and for that of them automobile
goggles protect their eyesgh The city water SPORTS ncud
ing fishing.
wonders of s Avenida Central This is a
boulevard that has been right thru the heart of the of
improvements hundred
mile length by Streets
Guiding the Rua Ouvdo which
business and fashion of the Brazilian capital About 600 buildings
demolished make it, and the whole completed within
months This 1904 and today the Avenida Cen
trail Of the most magnificent of the world 1t mil
lions of dollars but the has been we'll spent and will be
long time before it's artistic beauty surpassed 1t lined with
magnificent palaces from end the other The palaces have
skyline They soes the
of the modern type
Beyond the Palace Library
Brownone School Of Fine the Municipal
Theae made of marble doubt if have
building the United States with that theater Farther
down the street buildings including those of the
Journal du Brazil There also the Academy of Fine Arts Military
Naval and Central Clubs the Hotel many
and other buildings devoted to business.
Brazil has mighty deposits be developed by
capital An American syndicate with capital of about $500
been formed develop the iron deposits of the part
state of Mnas Gerae This from English publication
authorized by the Brazilian relates of the
greatest iron beds yet undeveoped.
Mnas Geaes great short distance from the
Ocean, separated from
kinds of minerals including diamonds has beds of
IRON In the and southern the
than 2O0O 100000 of sight, and block iron
that contains than 100000 The latter said be SO
The Mnas have been analysed by from
the United States Steel Company and from Kupps and they
known to be valuable Iron is found Brazilian
state One of the fields Mn which than fifty miles long,
crossed by the Central Railroad and the eopodno Railroad
by the other great beds The Iron formation thickness
places less than fifty thickness
said to be than four hundred feet thick Some the
from the top of hills ridges and there great cliffs
along the hilsides.
My information minerals 1 obtained Derby
who the head the Geological Survey of Brazil
who has been the chief geoogst of that country
Derby North American. He born the United States
received his education at Cornell University has made Brazil his
home for ortysx going there 1870 He returned
his college after which he Rio take charge
of the Mnaogy Department of the National Museum Since then
he has done other geological work all over Brazil.
One of my first questions asked Dr. Derby the future
of Brazil He replied One of the of the
it's iron The country has quantities this metal and
will eventually supply large Of the iron used by the world
This fact known the iron and steel of other
and syndicate recently formed made of Engshmen and
Americans certain parts the beds and develop them
This syndicate had bona fde capital of $12 and
have doubt but that when matters become quiet
operation will be continued At doubt the situation all
South American countries such that undertaking be
entered into The equal the best Of Lake Superior