Evening star., 1919-05-11

tlneQ 10 become one VI 'he
greatest and richest nations
in the world. Although it Is practical
ly world in itself and has within the
past few years grown to be one OF the
earth's principal countries, it is, un-
fortunately, little known.
Occupying such prominent posi-
ton among the vast areas Of the
earth's surface there is none to equal
ii in geographical interest. Its area
occupies One-fifth of the new world
and one fifteenth of the land surface
of the globe. 1t Is larger In size than
the United States, exclusive of the lat
ter's territorial possessions. The size
of Brazil may be made even more sig
nif1cant and more readily realized
when 1t is compared to the big hve
associated in the conduct of the peace
settlement in Paris.
1t is fifteen times as large as France
Twenty times as large as Japan and
Twenty five times the size of Italy
! Exclusive of its colonial possessions
England is a mere pigmy compared 10
Brazil. To be exact, the latter ex-
tends over an area of 3,2?2.ooo square
miles. Not including Alaska or It's
|other territories the United states oc-
jcupies a territory 200 900 square miles
less than it's big sister to the south
Thus the latter has the distinction oi
being the largest of American coun-
tries
This gives some idea of Brazifs size.
Regarding it's future development there
is almost no limit to its possibilities
Large portions of its vast interior. after
four centuries of occupation. are stiii
undeveloped. If not unexplored. SO I'M
mense are its national resources that II
can be said without exaggeration that
the republic of Brazil is only in its IN
| fancy of its greatness as a world force.
AS in the case of other South Ameri-
can countries. two facts are sure to pre-
sent themselves regarding the CONNER
cial advancement and exploitation OF
this nation. The first is a closer rela-
tionship with the United States, ne
cause with better acquaintance and a
sounder understanding, each with the
other, future success is made sure. The
second fact is the continued drift of
financial and trade intercourse from the
nations in Europe to the United States,
which cannot help but advance the pros
perity of Brazil and all the other south
| American countries.
This close relationship between the
countries of the latter and the United
States has long been desired by the
more progressive and far-sighted men in
become real until the nations in Europe
entered in war Every effort will be
made to profit by the lessons of the past
and the opportunities afforded during
the four long years of conflict In Eu-
rope.
| Wonderful Gains in Trade.
With the enormously increased de-
| mands of modern life, 1T is impos-
sible that this great southern nation
should not share in the prosperity OF
the future. It's exports statistics
show wonderful gains in trade In
recent years. Capital and immigra-
ton are, however, the primary need
to make sure the realization OF its
future greatness and wealth. In this
connection it might be said that con-
ditions in Brazil are much the same
as in the great west of the United
States at the close of the civil war.
The population of Brazil, accordtng 6
| to the most recent figures. is approx J.
mately 100000. and it's capital. Rio
de Janeiro, has a population OF q
million and a half. which places the
| latter in a class with the largest
! cities of the United States.
This republic is most prominent as
producer of agricultural products.
and it's various industries. therefore:
are related more closely to the land
rather than to other elemental fac
tors of the country. Combining. as
it does. one of the most tremendous
tropical areas of the world. Brazil has
always relied upon the products OF
field and forest as the principal
ouent wealth. AS is generally known,
it is one of the greatest conee-pro- :
ducing countries. more than one-half
the worlds coffee being produced in
600 bags of coffee, of which nearly
two thirds was purchased by the
United States.
The sugar in the north and the cat
tie in the south were known abroad
more than a hundred years ago. AS
f,r Qimnlp necessities
of life were concerned, Brazil has
been self-sustaining since earliest
times.
/ Prominent among the other prod
ucts are cacao. rubber rice. cotton.
tobacco. mandioca and the excellent
dyewood known as Brazil wood"
Oranges and other fruits also are ex-
tensively shipped. Regarding the
forest wealth of the republic, no other
region in the world contained such a
Der and medicinal plants. This re-
source has as vet barely been tapped
and it's possibilities of the future are
enormous. A number of precious
metals and minerals are found within
it's domain, and it is one of the few
countries possessing diamond mines.
Coffee growing and shipping con-
stitute the bulk Of its industry The
natural coffee plant in Brazil grows
into a shrub fourteen to eighteen feet
II,
without branches on the lower part.
During the Towering season no more
beautiful sight can be imagined than
one of the great coffee plantations.
The trees blossom most heavily in Oc-
tober, but they continue to flower
more or less for several months. and
the crop is harvested in May or June.
Rubber From It's Forests.
| Rrazj1 is noted also for it's rubber
1t grows wild there, and although ef-
forts at cultivation have been sue
cessful with the seed in other coun-
tries, and even in Brazil, by far the
greater part of the rubber exported
from the republic is gathered from,
the forests of the northern interior
just as nature grew them.
The cattle number something like
O.OOO, 900, and the possibilities in COS
ton, cacao, sugar and tobacco are
| great. The republic is rapidly grow.
ing in manufactures. and the capital
now invested in industries of va
| ried nature represents nearly half a
billion dollars. OF this the cotton fac
| tories alone represent an investment
| of something like a hundred million
dollars According to the latest sta
tistics more than 200 mills were oper-
ating. and if the republic had the fuel
| advantages of the United States there
! would be three times this number.
| Brazil is most anxious TO increase
i it's manufactures, and for this reason
/ along with various others. great yea;
| is being shown in efforts to Undue.
| American capitalists to invest there.
| Textile manufacturing accounts fol
| fully 40 per cent of the total produe.
ton of its manufactured articles.
| trifle less than twenty-five years ago
I; the first textile mill was started in