The mirror., 1923-10-18

doubtless make a success in AmaZonia by
the adoption of modern tropical methods
and extensive operations.
The region occupies vast part of
Northern Brazil and portions of Eastern
Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and
Southern Venezuela. Many thousands of
miles of navigable rivers offer facilities
for cheap transportation.
~ TRANSPORTATION ROUTES TO
SOUTH AMERICA
The Lamport and Holt Steamship Line,
the Prince Line, the Munson Line, the
Lloyd Brasileiro, etc., have good passenger
services with vessels sailing from New
York several times a month for Bahia,
Rio de Janeiro and Santos, Brazil, Monte
video, Uruguay, and Buenos Aires, Argen-
tina. The first class rate of passage on
their best steamers is 5000, to Bahia and
Rio de Janeiro; $210 to Santos; and
$3.50 to Montevideo and Buenos Aires,
and other ships $11o, $3.50 and $3.50, re-
spectively. The second class rates are as
follows: To Bahia and Rio de Janeiro,
$125 to Santos, $14O; to Montevideo and
Buenos Aires, $3.50. These rates are sub
ject to United States Revenue Tax of
$500 for tickets costing up to $50 and
$500 for those over that amount.
Passage may also be taken from New
York for Colon, Panama, by the Panama
Railroad Steamship Co.; for Colon and
ports in Colombia by the United Fruit
and Royal Mail Steamship Companies; by
the Red I'D" Line for Venezuela; and by
the Booth Line for ports of Northern Bra
zil and Iquitos, Peru, on the upper ANA
zon. The Grace Line steamers are now
operated from New York to Valparaiso,
via the Panama Canal, calling at inter-
mediate ports. The first class minimum
rate between New York and Valparaiso is
$3.50. The United Fruit Company also
has sailings once week or oftener from
Boston and New Orleans to Colon. The
lines running to Colon will make through
rates to South America via the West Coast.
The first class fare-New York to Colon
is $145, and from New Orleans to Colon
$110.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Co., has
sailings from New York to the west coast
of South America, via Panama, also
service from San Francisco to Balboa,
touching at Mexican and Central Ameri-
can ports. There are also japanese steam
ers covering this Pacific route.
From San Francisco to Chile by water
and thence to Argentina by rail, the cost
of first, class passage would be about as
follows: San Francisco to Panama, about
500, the trip being made by express
steamers in twelve or thirteen days and
by slower boats in about three weeks.
From Panama to Valparaiso, Chile, the
cost would be about 500, and the time
twelve to fourteen days. From Valparaiso
to Buenos Aires Argentina, by rail, the
cost is about SIS which includes berth but
not meals en- route, the time required being
thirty-six hours. The first class passage
by water through the Straits of Magellan
from Valparaiso to Buenos Aires is about
the same as the rate by rail, the latter trip
taking ten to fifteen days. The steamship
companies mentioned will upon request
quote round trip rate for the voyage to
South America, good for one year or
longer.
No one should undertake to emigrate to
South America as permanent settler un-
til he or some one representing him, and
in whom he has confidence, has gone there
for the purpose of looking over the sew
eral countries and weighing their possibil-
ities. Such a trip as this would cost
probably $1,000 to $4,000.
LANDS IN LATIN AMERICA
In reply to the numerous letters of in
quiry received from citizens of the United
States who contemplate engaging in agri-