The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-06

George de B. Keinn, vice president of the well known banking house of Chandler x Company of New York and Philadelphia, who has just re- turned to the United States after a five months trip through South America, has supplied the Pan Ameri- can Union with a brief outline of some of his personal observations.
 Among other things MT. Keim says, "I return deeply impressed with South Americas great latent wealth and realize that the future national progress of that continent and of our own country must be closely in terwoven. Geographically we are in singularly fortunate position and the interests of the South America are at heart similar to our own. We produce the manufactured articles they re- quire, they raise the products our varied industries demand. It would seem, therefore, the part of logic that the preponderant portion of their trade should be ours"
 Speaking of his extensive travels through the republic of Peru during many weeks spent there, NIr. Keim says: Peru offers splendid oppor- tunities for American investments. A 5 l Peruvian wealth are copper and sugar.
 The sugar industry especially, has been tremendously developed since the war. Conditions for cane sugar growing in Peru are excellent, and with an extension of irrigation will be even better than at present. The yield per acre is said to be greater than that of Cuba, the average for the past few years being nearly 50 tons as against an average for Cuba for less than 30 tons. In addition to many big commercial plantations, there are thousands of farmers who, attracted by the high prices that have pre- vailed since the best sugar industry of Europe has been disorganized, are growing cane, with the result that the crop for this year will approxi rnateIy be nearly a million tons, a figure equal to the combined best and cane sugar output of the United States
 Referring to his travels through BoIiva, one of the two growing na- tions of the heart of South America, MT. Kefm remarks:
 Bolivia, has benefited treme dous- ly by the war, and many of her citi- zens and residents have made fortunes. Her exports of tin have In creased more than a hundred per cent, while the development of her other mines, especially manganese, wolfram, and silver, has been enor- nous. Her rubber industry, too, has found new life, while agriculture has also made material advance, especial Iy sugar cane growing.
 Seventy per cent. of the world s visible supply of tin is in Bolivia, while her wealth of bismuth, tung- sten, antmont, copper, an many other metals are thought to be inex- haustible. The Spaniards before they were driven from the country, in spite of their crude and wasteful methods. recovered six billion dollars worth Of silver from Bolivia, over half of which came from the mountain of Potosi, the richest silver mine the world has ever known, while it is not generally known that the largest mug get of gold yet uncovered was a Bo- livian product. This nugget, weigh ing 76O ounces troy, now rests in the museum of Madrid.
 Because of the great mountain range that has separated settled Bo- 1ivia, from it's plains, the country has had to depend for it's supplies of food and lumber on imports from other lands. Its sugar has come largely from Peru, it's wheat and meat large Iy from Argentina, and it's lumber from the United States. The extension of it's line of railroad, which is pro- ceeding rapidly, will soon make avail