New Britain herald., 1919-08-18
CESSATION OF WAR
 OPENS NEW TRADES
Several Expeditions Will Explore
 Brazil for New Products

Para, Brazil, Aug. IS, Correspond ence of the Associated Press. )--The ending of the World war has given a new impetus to the work of opening up the great reservoirs of natural wealth, from gold to fruits and valu- able woods, which lie in the valley of the Amazon. Several Npditions oftao the Amazon. < Several expeditions of exploration are being organized here, one, of the most important of which is under the direction of Henry $, F'lem ing, of New York, United States GUS toms receiver at Para, who will shortly start on three months trip devoted to exploring the commercial possibilities of the vast region water ed by the Amazon and it's maze of tributaries.
 The advance guard of another i'm portant expedition of scientists, head ed by pr. Hamilton Rice of Boston and his wife, has passed through here on it's way to Manaos which will be headquarters of the venture. A specially equipped 45-foot motor launch will accom- odate the party which plans to navigate the Rio Negro to it's junction with the Orinoco in Venezuela.
 General Rondon, the, well known Brazilian explorer who accompanied Colonel Roosevelt on his famous trip down the River of Doubt now named the Rio Teodoro by the Brazilian gov ernment in honor of the former American president, has returned here after spending almost two years in surveying the wilds of the state of Matto Crosse on the borders of Bo rl,o A, lies to the southwest of the Par(cis Range, northeast of which lies the Rio Teodoro. General Rondon re. ported the discovery of three news mountains and several new rivers. He also reported finding much evil dence of rubber, caoutchou ipecac, cacao and other valuable forest pro- ducts and said that he traversed large areas of gold-bearing country special ly in the region of the head waters of the Sac Miguel river.
 President Pessoa, the newly elected head of the Brazilian republic, is re- ported to intend devoting considerable attention to the work of sanita ton in the Amazon valley and has expressed his intention of affording every gov ernmental protection to investors who help to develop BTazil's natural re- sources and to encourage desirable colonists. The region comprises an area of 2,000,000 square miles, almost five-sixths the extent of all Europe, and it's climatic conditions are almost identical to those of Southern Europe.
 The only industry which has been developed to any extent up to the present has been the {pgoduction of rubber and this is now in an unsatis- factory condition.eFkhg to- the compe- tition of the Orienr which has reduced the, price of the product, , below @ profitable margin. In consequence attention is being paid to the other resources of the valley which include gold. platinum, ail titanium, vanadi- um, aluminium, the, rare cabinet woods nuts and apbarentiy inexhaust- ible supplies of cacao flores and ka- polk. a ., The banks of the A 1lszon are in undated for three or efopr months each year and are said to afford splendid opportunities for the culti- vation of sugar cane, manioca, rice, maize, beans and other agricultural products. Back of the rivers and be- hind the forest walls there are vast tracts of savannah suitable for cattle raising. An excessive rainfall at cer- tain seasons of the year which is fol- lowed by prevalence of fever is the chief drawback to the climatic con- ditions and the hospital accommoda- tions in the region are very scanty. l The reported intention of the govern ment to tackle this problem in a com prehelsive manner is expected to re- move one of the principal obstacles 1 to successful colonization
 President Pessoa has frequently 1 spoken of the United States in most 1 enthusiastic and friendly terms since
 his return home and comment in the newspapers throughout the republic l shows that Brazilians are looking to 1 the United States more than to any
 other country for financial and other ] aid which they need in the develop