The sun., 1919-02-24
BRAZILIANS EAGER
OTRADE WITH US.
| Enormous Natural Wealth of
Nation Open to Commerce
on Fair Basis.
NEEDS MANY AND VARIED
Descendants Of German Colo
nists Show Their Loyalty to
Adopted Land.
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Commercially and industrtally Brazil
has come through the storm and stress
OF the last four years with confidence in
. the future. The world has needed her
raw materials. and in her internationa,
! trade the balance has always been
largely in her favor. With a great sur
! plus Of wealth and foreign credits she
Is not only willing but anxious to In
r crease and develop her commerce with
the United States.
, We must not let such an opportunity
slip by without a determined effort to
! mako the most of It
Brazlls laws give US the same rights
, and privileges as her own citisens ex-
, cept politically, and II we meet the
, brazilian In a fair and courteous spirit
we shall find him more than willing to
reciprocate.
In a previous issue have shown that
we buy from Brazil about $4,000. 900
OF goods more than she takes from US
Just before the war Germany's exports
to Brazil were estimated at more than
S5o.0o0.oo0. For two years at least they
have been practically nothing. These
figures show what a fertile field we have
there waiting to be cultivated. but we
must put our hand to the plough in
: earnest
. Our business men. our manufacturers
| sioulu benu their own pest men uOWH
there to look over and study the con-
ditions each in his own line.
Perhaps a brief survey of the physi-
cal. commercial and social conditions
VIII help each one TO form his plans.
Varying Needs shown.
We know from experience in our own
country that different physical condi-
. tons produce varying needs 1t is the
same in Brazil. In the northern part
lies the great basin of the Amazon River,
larger than the valley of the Mississippi,
and at least equally fertile. This vast
region lies almost directly under the
equator, consequently we have at home
no region with which we can compare It.
The State Of Amazonas, which accu-
IL pies the western part Of the Amazon
basin. Is about three times the size OF
the State OF Texas and has less than
y one-tenth the population OF that State.
" There are practically no roads. nor rail-
way communication in the entire area.
and only one town of any size, the capt.
: tai Manaos with a population of about
= 100000. This Is situated on the Rio
| Negro. short distance from Its junction
with the Amazon. and about a thousand
o miles up the river from the coast Prac-
( tlcally all transportation in this State is
by boat.
y and 1t Is estimated that there are in the
: vast forests of this basin more than
| three hundred million rubber trees still,
untapped With the States Of Matte
= Crosse and Para, which border 1t on the
south and east respectively, 1t comprises
n the whole basin of the Amazon
Matte Crosse (its name means chick
q forestry Is the second largest State in
y tho Brazilian union. about twice the size
d or Texas, with a population less than
: half a million. 1t includes a considera-
v BILE area of high lands south OF the ANA
q ION basin. and its small population Is
much more active and progressive than
Its northern neighbor. Its capital Is
A Cuyaba, a town of about $4,000 inhabi.
n tants. II was In this State that Col
q Roosevelt explored the upper course OF
the River of Doubt. which he made IA
: | nous. 1t has a considerable cattle in
= dustry and puts UP large quantities of
= dried meat. which with salt fish, beans
manloca and corn form the chief food
=, OF the workers in the Amazon basin.
Para . Fine Port.
r East OF Amazonas and containing all
d the outlets OF the Amazon River lies the
I tropical State of Para. Its capital city
s beiem or Para, is fine port, so miles
e from the mouth of the Tocantlnus River
the Amazon system. Belem the centre
s OF the shipping trade OF the Amaze
s River, Is thriving town OF about 225.-
9 600 Inhabitants. Except the southern
part or Matte Crosse. these three States
Q are wholly In the tropics. With probably
o less than two million people they occupy
more than half the entire area OF the
Y country.
OF the remaining seventeen States all
= are on or close to the Atlantic Coast
u and like our own original thirteen State.
contain the bulk OF the population and
active wealth of the whole country
4, From the State OF Maranhao bordering
y on Para TO the Rio Grande do Sui at the
y southern limit OF Brazil, the whole coas,
II. region Is crisscrossed with hills and
. mountain ranges, which give 1t great va
| riety in climate as well as diversity In
=. ! products. The northernmost of these
= coast States, Maranhao Ceara and Rio
y Grande do Norte are in the tropics, but
owing to their elevation the climate is
much more bearable for citizens OF the
United States than that of the Amazon
y plains. The States OF Plainly, Parahyba
. Pernambuco. Alagoas, Sorgpe. and the
northern portions OF Goyaz and Bahia
v are all within ~ degrees south of the
equator. and consequently get the full
force OF the equatorial sun.
with the State of Bahia we begin the
$ list of southerly States of Brazil Here
q we find up to the present the greatest
n dsxel"pment in Industry. pagulttion and
Q wealth The State cabfSai, Bahia, the
: ancient capital OF Brazil. is still the th'-d
city in size and population OF the coun-
a try. This is the cigar making State OF
Brazil 1t also produces cocoa, coffee
and sugar. has the principal whale fish-
cries of the nation and the best fishing
!. grounds in the republic.
i Rich Mineral Deposits.
South of Bahia, the State OF Nina
N Geraes besides having the greatest de
veloped mineral wealth. Is one of the
y. best agricultural and pastoral States Of
!. the Brazilian Union. as well as the mos
= populous. 1t supplies the Federal capt
tai with about three-fourths of the dairS
produce consumed there. Coffee, cereals
= \ sugar and rice are grown In profusion