Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-15
BRAZIL AIDED
BY END oFWA
Natural Resources Of Cour-
try Watered by Amazon
To Be Developed :.

Para, Brazil, July 25."Corre-
s%pondence of the Associated Press.) -
The ending of the world war has given
a new impetus to the work of open
ing up the great reservoirs Of natural
able woods, which are in the valley Of
the Amazon. Several expeditions of
exploration are being organized here,
one of the most important Of which
is under the direction Of Henry S.
Fleming of New York, United States
customs receiver at Para, who will
shortly start on q three months trip
devoted to exploring the commercial
possibilities Of the vast region watered
by the Amazon and it's maze OF tribu-
taries.
h., The advance guard Of another i'm
portant expedition Of scientists, head
ed by DR.. Hamilton Rice of Boston
and his wife. has passed through here
or it's way to Manaos which will be
headquarters of the venture. A spe-
cially equipped 45-foot motor launch
will accommodate the party which
plans to navigate the Rio Negro to its
function with the Orinoc0 in Vene-
zuela.
Explorer Makes Trip.
General Rondon, the well known
Brazilian explorer who accompanied
Colonel Roosevelt on his famous trip
down the River of Doubt, nov named
the Rio Teodoro by the Brazilian
government in honor of the former
American president, has returned
here after spending almost two years
Matte Crosse on the borders Of
Bolivia. The territory explored by
him lies to the southwest Of the
Parcels Range, northeast Of with
lies the Rio Teodoro. General Rondon
reported the discovery of three new
mountains and several new rivers. He
also reported finding much evidence
and other valuable forest products
and said that he traversed large
of gold-bearing country, especially in
the region of the head waters Of the
a Miguel river.
President Pessoa, the newly elected
head of the Brazilian republic, is re-
ported to intend devoting considerable
attention to the work of sanitation in
the Amazon valley and has expressed
his intention Of affording every gov
ernmental protection to investors who
help to develop Brazil's natural re-
sources and to encourage desirable
%colonists. The region comprises an
area of 10000 0 square miles, al
most fve-sixths the extent of all
cuTOp0, ana us ClllUdA1C COHulL1OAS
are almost identical to those of south
ern Europe.
Few Industries Developed.
The only industry which has been
developed to any extent up to the
present has been b production Of
rubber and this is now in an unsatfD.-
factory condition owing to the COM
petition of the Orient which has re-
duced the price of the product below
a profitable margin. In consequence
attention is being paid to the other
OF the valley which include
gold, platinum. oil. titanium. van
woods. nuts and apparently mex
haustible supplies Of cacao, hbres and
kaRok-
undated for three or four months
each year and are said to AFFORD
splendid opportunities for the cult
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 lei
tain 3 OF the year which - fol-
lowed by a.prevalence Of fever Is the
chief drawback to the climatic COM
ditions and the hospftal> accommodA-
ions in the region are very scanty.
The reported intention Of the govern
ment to tackle this problem in .
comprehensive manner 10 expected to
remove one Of the principal obstacles
to successful colonization.
President Pessoa has frequently
spoken OF the United States In most
~enthusaastic and friendly terms since
his, return home and comment In the
newspapers throughout the republic
shows that Braxilians are lochdng ID
the United States more thAna 70 any
other country for financial and other
aid which they need IN the de-