Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-15
FRIEND OF AMERICA
HEAD OF PARAGUAY
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u. S. Aids Argentina to Fight Dis
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1 the embargo on the export Of gold
There fssa prospect that this will be
done, it is stated.
The United States exhibit of manu-
features, which was to have been
held in Buenos Aires in November
and December of this year, has been
postponed. the Pan-American Union
Bulletin has learned.
Under the name Of the Sociedad Bo-
liviana de Transportes Aereos, an
aviation company has been formed in
Bolivia, and the government has
given it permission to operate an air
line between Cochabamba and Santa
Cruz. The company will use four tri-
planes of the newest type. capable OF
carrying ten passengers and freight,
and the trip will be made in six
hours. This new project in South
American aviation will be watched
with interest
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Colombia also is taking steps In
aviation, the national government
having issued a decree covering the
regulation of aviation in that coun-
try. Privately owned aircraft are d.
yided into two classes. touring ana
commercial. Private aircraft estap-
lishments will be considered nationai,
as well as private, and must give q
that they will comply with all resuia-
tionS.
The United Fruit Company has add
ed two new steamers to its Ne" 1oIk-
Limon, Costa Rica. route, accoroins
to information received here py Inc
pan American Union Bulletin me
Sims were built in England and each
has a displacement of 1000 tons.
The Columbus Steamship. Company;
Incorporated, Of New York will ado
fonr new steamers to it's fleet used
between New York and the Dominican
republic.
By a recent decree in Salvador con-
densed milk now is allowed to pc
imported free of duty and taxes.
The President of Colombia has is
sued new regulations governing the
organization and function OF cham
hers of commerce in the republic:
The chambers will be composed OF
nine members only. their personnel to
be selected from distinct branches OF
commerce or industry. One-third OF
the chamber is to- be renewed each
year. Foreigners are eligible Tor
membership if they have been IN
business in Colombia for more than
three years and have married Co
lombian wives.
The official function of the chambers
of commerce will be to serve as Off
cial, representatives of the country's
commerce for the national govern
ment, to propose reforms In CONNER
cial legislation; to serve as consult,
ing bodies for the government and
ment may submit. All chambers of
commerce must meet at least. once a
month and make annual reports to
the department of agriculture.
According to ]. E. Lefevre, charge
d. affaires Of the Panama legation, one
Of the greatest reforms which has
come about in Panama lately through
the new election is the changing OF
elections from before the
Until afterward. Hereafter. it is be-
lieved, municipal elections will not be
ruled by politics, as has been the
case heretofore, but will be held with
the view Of serving the locality In
which is located the town or city.
Three companies have been formed
in Honduras lately to exploit the
sugar industry, according to the Pan
American Union Bulletin. One will
cultivate the crop, another grind the.
cane and manufacture the sugar and
another market and export the
product. The company which will
grind the sugar, which has capital
Of 100000, will possess an initial
capacity Of $500 tons of ground cane
every twenty-four hours. This will
be increased to 5000 tons day. The
factory will be completed in April,
1921, and located at Lima.
The Banco National De y. Santo
Domingo has merged with the Amer
lean Foreign Banking Corporation of
New York The Offices of the Banco
National will continue as at present.
but the name will be changed to the
Foreign Banking Corpor-
alton.
The +All-American Cables Company,
recently opened its new
Offices in Rio de Janeiro, completing
a remarkable extension Of the COM
pany's service. The system is COM
bination of the Mexican Telegraph
Company and the former Central and
South American Telegraph Company.
1t extends from New York to Colon,
via Guantanamo. Cuba; thence across
the Isthmus of Panama and down the
west coast to Valparaiso. serving the
republics Of Colombia, Venezuela,
Ec,1 dor. Peril Bolivia and Chile.