Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-12
SOUTH AMI: RIGA
OPPORTUNITY Of
j. g., SAYS WR0TH

The greatest trade opportunity of
me United STATES today is with South
America. states James II. Wroth, son
ol ~ and Mrs. j. II. Wroth, recently
removed to Jemez Springs from this
cry Mr. Wroth, who is a mining en-
elheer Is well acquainted with South
america, and returned in the fan
from Venezuela, where he was making
surveys for the Maracaibo oil com
pahy, an American syndicate wi h Of
Ilces in New YORK, which has taken
up million acres of oil land.
American trade with South Ameri-
can countries is in favorable way
Mr. Wroth says, and if We receive the
proper assistance from the govern
ment, South America should prove the
most important factor in our foreign
trace During the war our trade with
her increased and advanced TO d stage
which has given us a start and an
opening which should not be neg
lected.
1t looks, however as though we
might lose it all, unless something is
done in the way of shipping laws and
shipping space
Much can galsO be gained by the
INif'ciiiNl VI lIlt tOilSuldI StINltt
which our country sends to South
America" continues Mr.. Wroth.
"A friendly attitude to the country,
a knowledge of Spanish are abso-
lutely necessary. There are great OPP
portunities for young men in South
American countries, but ! should adj
wise them to have a job or the price
OF ticket back before they start
out"
Venezuela is sending an agent Of
immigration to Europe to encourage
and bring about immigration from
southern Europe 10 Venezuela In
spite of the fact that the soil is ire
mendously fertile and that the re-
sources of the country are great, il is
Mr. Wroth's opinion that The chances
are that this move will not meet with
great success. as new settlers will re-
qulre some financial backing.
Germans are not sought as settlers
by South America: they do not adapt
themselves to the country as do Amer
leans and other nationalities, but
bring always . little Of Germany with
them, trying 20 make a "fatherland"
in a way which is not popular"
Being under the equator, the eli
moist, except on the llanos, or plains
which at an elevation of from 1000
to 5000 feet are much cooler The
llanos are the great ranges of the
country, Caracas has a cool and de
lightful climate. and is q very pros
porous and up to date city with a a
population of about 100, 600 there are
not more than fifty or sixty Ameri-
nf
Wroth. ..
Americans, however, are beginning
to offer active competition to the Ger
mans in the production of corfee
Venezuela is second only to Brazil in
coffee production, and it's product is
used to blend with thai of Brazil on
account OF it's fine flavor, which is
surpassed by that of the Costa Rican
coffee, The Encyclopedia Britannica
accounts for the superiority of
of the Costa Rican coffee by
the presence of several feet OF volcanic
ash over the surface of the land, which
condition also increases production.
Venezuela faces an era of still
greater prosperity in the development
of petroleum resources. Several big
producing wells have been struck, and
S'V"' t"''o " anu "''Nt "e'H az
Quired by oil companies. Venezuela is
in a direct line. according to geolo
gisis, with Costa Rica and COLOMBIA,
the latter of which countries quanti-
ties OF oil have been produced, and in
the former Of which a revolution was
brought about over the lease of oil
lands. The company which endeav-
ored to secure the leases is not operat-
ing but hopes to some day get at the
tremendous wealth which engineers
and biologists say is concealed
throughout the entire region.
Mr. Wroth left last night for New
York, where he has an office as min
ing engineer. and may return at later
date 10 Venezuela