The sun., 1919-08-04
BEEF And HIDES
NOW GREAT NEED
Eyes of World Turn to South
America for Ever Increas-
ing Demand.
FIELD HERE NARRows
Germans Plan to Preempt Vast
Stretches Of Grazing Land
In Argentina.

Inquiries whfch have recently come TO
tho Foreign Trade Bureau Of the Guar
anty Trust Company Of New York IN
dictate a steadily increasing interest In
Latin American countries as folds for the
growing Of cattle The gradual decrease
In the area Of land that is cheap and I'M
mediately available for srazing purposes
and the high prices offered for beef ana
hides are probably the immediate causes
for This stimulation Of interest Yet.
according to A II. Baldwin. assistant
manager Of tho bureau, the men who
arc taking the initiative in this matter
are not only hoping to gain wealth Tor
themselves, but are acting In accordance
with definite need of the people OF the
country, and are paving the way for the
solution OF difflculties which will null
tipiy steadily In the next few years
"The ever increasing industrialism OF
our country" said Mr.. Baldwin, means,
OF course, that larger proportion
Of our people are living In cities and
industrial centres, and that fewer, pro-
poItionately, are engaged In the produc-
ton Of raw material and foodstuns. IL
will be many years, probably, before we
cease to havs cotton. wheat and corn Lor
export, yet II IL interesting to note the
Britain and other countries to seek other
souroes for these materials. They realize
that ultimately our own manufacturing
capacity win DO 30 great and our own
consumption Of raw materials 30 nign
that there VIII be little surplus Tor tneir
moods and those OF their customers
Except for d few materials which are
not indigenous 10 our shores, such al
rubber and coffee, we are at present very
nearly self contained II our population
were static and the demand for our goods
were to stand still, we could very wei
AFFORD to leave to others the development
of the vast stretches Of land In Brazil, Ar
gentina and other countries to the south
of US. Our population will not stand
stiu, however, and the demand for oul
goods, both here and abroad, IL advanc
ing by great strideA Our former cattle
rnnges are turning into wheat fields. Tue
price of meat, within the daily reach Of
almost everybody only q few years ago
has risen out OF proportion to that Of
other products.
Must Turn to South America.
sunless we increase our production VI
shall be forced to adopt the European
standard and be satisfied with much les
meat than heretofore we have consid
cred necessary to satisfactory living
The mere ability to pay the price vii
not suffice when there Is not enough mea
tn go around.
.Hence we must turn to South Amer
lea. Our interests In meat production
| In the Argentine IL already great. Blu
most Of the meat packed there by Ameri
can capital Is sent, not to the Unite'
| States, but to Europe. whose needs ar
| greater than ours. The production o
| that country and of the others wher
| cattle grazing is possible would hav
| to be greatly Increased before the pric
| could come down to a figure attractiv
| in the eyes of the American housewife.
| I'VE hear that Germany is alread
planning to preempt great stretches
| farming and grazing land In the Argen
| tine. not by buying the product OF thos
lands, but by sending settlers who wi
develop them ana keep In CLOSE touc
1 with their home country, and in all prob
ability. sell to Germany in preference I
other bidders. The Government OF Al
Rsntina would naturally look with favo
upon such q venture Tho country
greatest need Is for people-just plat
ordinary people, the kind who go Int
a region, build up its farms and 1t
\ towns and add to the national wealth.
1 Amor1Chuh EQuAAAs
"Amer.caus who were willing to max
the sacrifices necessary would certainl
be as welcome as Germans and as sue
cessfuL The Importance to our countr
OF their initiative could hardly be over
| estimated. They would form the nu
| oleus of the organization which ultimate
ly must exist there to supply the 100
needs Of our own people. and would pre-
| vide also q market for some of ou
manufacturers In addition to all tht
however, they would also bring us int
closer touch with the people to the sout
of US and serve by their very presenc
20 overcome whatever lingering prelude
against North Americans may remain !
the minds of some OF the less informe
Of our neighbors and make mora cas-
this development Of those closer interna
tional economic relations which we ar
beptnning to understand are necsssar
for the continued happiness and We
being OF the world"