The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-06-22

at once attracts the stranger Here
is q description of one of the many cos
tunes worn by these plainsmen as |
saw them gallop into Paysandu; it Is
typical of the costume donned for spe~
cial occasions or fiestas: The trousers
are a bright yellow, very baggy, Of di- |
menslons the stranger would consider |
three sizes too large for the wearer. |
Boots reach to the knees. brond red |
belt, a soft shirt of gray, red handker-
chief tied loosely about the neck, |
broad-brimmed yellow felt hat turned
up in front from long riding against
the wind, heavy spurs that clink at
every step or that at times drive the
steed forward at lightning speed. Truly
a picturesque figure of physical fitness
for any task In the care and manage
ment Of the 'hoofs and horns upon the
hills"
| Other features Of rural progress
noted in various regions of the republic
are the unusually wide reservations
made for highways. Wire fencing Is be-
coming common, and in many cases it
incloses q roadway recently opened and
which win eventually he improved and
made disable even during the season of
heavy rains. Today such dirt roads
are several times wider than the aver
age highway in the United States, and
the evident reason seems to be that
many oldtime Uruguayan carts are
still pulled along these roads by long
strings of oxen when the roads are
muddy the team winds from side to
Il side, requiring considerable space
AS complement to these new out
lines of future highways, and to many
miles Of completed roads upon which
large sums have been expended, is the
modern steel bridge In past years the
wagon team travelling toward Uru-
guayan markets was forced to ford
watercourses that lay across the route ;
today in numerous cases a substantial
/ bridge spans the stream and thereby
greatly facilitates all kinds of travel.
Automobiles Becoming Common.
. Still another feature of progress is
: the automobile which Is fast becom.
!, ing a common and necessary vehicle
! even on the far-0ff ranch. The new
| bridges and increased attention TO road
} building are, of course, having stimu-
lating effect on motor transportation
: and on cross-country automobile rae.
ing, the latter pastime that has
grown into favor during recent years
2 The federal appropriation for the fis
2 cal year of 100000 for highway con
? struction and the Improvement OF exist
} ing roads, which is typical Of former
large appropriations for similar pur
poses will add many more leagues tC
e Uruguay's gradually increasing high
, way mileage.
The visit to Uruguay is not complete
9 unless one has inspected the activities
e at Fray Bentos on the Uruguay river
r This is the nations greatest workshop
I for In the meat-pacIng plants located
+ there approximately $500 cattle in nor
; NAL times are turned into extract
e daily. By reason of this enormous in
dustry Uruguay claims "the creates
/ kitchen in the world" and those Of u
who have visited the enormous plant
8 are not inclined to question the asser
: ton.
= The people Of Uruguay form a COS
: mopolitan population, and in recen
= years immigration has gradually adde
: to their number. More than 62.0OO ital
: ians, 27.0O0 Brazllians, $4,000 Argen
I tines, 5000 French, and Il thousan
= each of Swiss, English, Germans an
/" North Americans have arrived With
the borders of Uruguay TO find home
= and to enter the varied lines Of bus
= ness activity typical OF the country.
:, The citizens of Montevideo must b
~ numbered among the best-dressed pee
= pie to be found in South America the
- are hospitahle and many are charming
- while the fame of the beauty Of tn
VI ladies has spread afar.