The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01
WAR. GIVES BIG
IMPETUS TO THE
RIES OF
SOUTH AMERICA
Countries Check Manufac-
turing Possibilities With
Loss Of Imports

Washington, Aug. /. 49, How tn,
war has given q tremendous impetus
to South American industries II
shown in the curtailment Of many
articles formerly imported to South
| America from countries now at war
| Attention Of many South Americana
Is turning to manufacturing possibill-
ties in their own countries utilizing
as far as possible the raw materials
available in South America.
Word has just been received here
Of the establishment Of the first iron
foundry in Brazil. The boundary has
| just been completed at Rio de Jan
GIRO and has q daily capacity Of be-
tween 10000 and $4,000 tons. It is
operating on native iron smelted
from ore mined in the country. Ac-
cording to accounts reaching here
1t Is intended to further develop the
mining industry and increase the ca
paclty Of the plant as soon as pos
sible. Also in Rio has been estab-
lished the first chemical plant in
Brazil. At this plant are manufac-
tured nitrate Of potassium, caustic
soda, nitrate of silver and oxalio
acid.
At JuntB Arenas. the southernmost
main land town in the world, a group
of business men has undertaken the
manufacture Of pianos. Last year
six pianos were made as an expert
ment and were shipped to VALPARAISO
where they were sold. Although
Punta Arenas is in Chile there is a
duty imposed upon articles manu-
featured there and shipped to other
parts of the same country for sale.
This duty on pianos was $50 pesos
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Of this handicapsthe pianos were sold
at prices so satisfactory that this
year the sponsors for the experiment
have begun the manufacture in ear
nest. Chilean woods are used al
most exclusively for the cases and
the other part of the instruments are
Of Chilean origin. ...
Ten thousand tons Of manganese
ore, in great demand by the warning
countries Of Europe, are ready for
shipment in the state of Minas, Bra
I'll. This ore cannot be moved be-
cause of shortage of coal. It is re-
ported that there are plenty Of cars
for transporting the ore. but the
coal. much of which was formerly
shipped from the United States, is
not available.
Brazil has taken oyer her quinine
industry and established government
monopoly in the handling Of 1t. The
government announces that it will
sell directly to individuals and to
firms. es
The business men Of Brazil are
holding a big exposition Of fabrics
principally cotton goods. Of Brazil
ian manufacture. in Buenos Aires, in
the effort. to attract Argentine trade.
One handred and thirty factories
are represented at the exposition.
The congress of Peru has author
lied President Pardo to negotiate
loan of about $1,500,000 the proceeds
Of which are to be used in building
a railroad from Huancayo to Jatun-
huasi, penetrating the Peruvian coal
belt. and to Huacravilca in the prin-
cipal iron, zone of the country. The
immediate reason for this enter
prise is the inability Of Peru to get
65, 900 tons ofe3ron piping. needed for
citv water works in several munich
palities Of the country, which was
ordered in the United States but
which is being held up because of
the war.