Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-15
NEW TRADE EPOCH INITIATED
TFiR AN-AMERICAN UNITY
Result of Conference of Thousand
Leaders in Republics Is Disclosure
r.. of Huge Possibilities.

Iassociated with revolution and DESC
lation. But, on the contrary this big
neighbor is one Of the worlds great
est mining countries and it abounds
| in valuable minerals and metals. The
value of it's output in this industry
alone represents more than 100000
900 annually. Of which more than two
thirds are gold and silver. the value
of silver being about double that of
the gold produced. OF recent years
Oil wells Of great r-omise and wealth
nave been developed.
The. foreign commerce Of Mexico
this amount ;i5o.ooo.ooo was in e9-
ports. of which IS per cent came to the
United States. The latter furnished
more than 60 per cent of Mexico's i'm
ports during that period.
Mexico has a population of more
than 17.0OO.0OO and occupies an area
767.097 square miles. It Is. therefore
more than five times the size of Japan
and nearly eight times the size of the
state of Virginia.
and in population. but Is probably
better known to Americans. Its area
Is 44,164 square miles and its popu-
lation. 2,S00.000. The population Of
Havana, it's capital, is $4,000.
Cuba Is Agricultural.
Cuba Is pre-erninently an agricultural
country. although in recent years
there has been a very considerable
development of it's mineral industries,
in particular asphalt, iron, copper and
gold. However. the two great prod
ucts Of this country are tobacco and
sugar cane. In no part Of the world
has sugar cane been grown so sue
cessfully as it is grown in Cuba. Re-
garding tobacco its position is unique.
While it's production of tobacco on
the whole is by no means as great as
that Of some other countries, its pro-
duction Of that quality Of tobacco
suitable for fine cigars is greater
than any. In fact. Cuba has practi-.
cally a monopoly on the production
BESIDES these industries. Cuba is
rapidly developing a large trade in
fruits cacao and textile fbers.
Its total foreign commerce in 1916
amounted to $537.000.000. of which
S336,o00.000 was in exports. More
than 20 per cent of it's commerce has
/ been with the United States.
Ecuador's Chief Export Cocoa.
Ecuador is one Of the smaller South
American republics. 1t comprises
only 10000 suare miles and it's popu-
lation is trifle less than 100000
The equator passes through the
northern part Of this republic and
within few miles of its capital,
Quito. which has a population of TO-
900. It's principal industry is the Gull
tivation Of cacao. which accounts for
about two-thirds OF its exports There
are considerable mineral deposits in
the northwestern part. but the mining
industry has been developed but little.
Although the cacao Industry has
been developed to a considerable ex-
tent, 1t by no means represents at
present what the country is really
capable of doing. Next to cacao. cof-
Zee is the most important agricultural
product, the export Of which amounts
to something like $1.500.000 annually,
1t also possesses rich forests and pro-
duces great uantitiees of nuts. There
is considerable rubber exported. There
are considerable cattle. but not suffi-
Client for exporting. AS a matter of
fact, the agricultural possibilities of
this rich little country have been
scarcely touched.
Paraguay Little Developed.
Parakuay is an inland country and
has one of the smallest populations
of the South American republics.
there being less than $4,000 people
within its borders. It has an area of
10000 square miles. and its capital.
Asuncion. has a population Of 100, 900.
Agriculture and cattle raising are
its principal industries. but as yet
they have been but little developed.
Fruits, and particularly oranges, grow
in the utmost luxuriance in Paraguay.
The finest qualities of yerbA are pro-
duced there and considerable quanti-
ties of tobacco are produced and ex-
ported. Quebracho wood and extract
are also articles of Importance in the
export trade Of this progressive and
promising little country.
It's total foreign commerce in 1915
was $13,000.000, Of which $780, 900
WAS in exnarta- More than half of The