Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-25

OUTPUT of coffee In 1928 the Brazilian coffee
crop totaled $3.50, 981 900 bushels, with a !
average yield of SIG bushels per acre of cult
waited land The output has been increasing Sd
rapidly in last few years that the creation OF
q Coffee Defense Institute was felt necessary
to organize the control of prices by holding
excess quantities Of coffee OF the market
Coffee is not, however, the only important
agricultural product of Brazil. Cotton, hike
sugar. is grown in ~aIl the 20 states Of the
country, and the cotton Of the Ceara region is
said to be Of the same high quality as the
famous Nile Valley cotton Rice is produced
by thousands Of tons every year, while prior
to the World War it had to be imported into
Brazil Only the Gold Coast of Africa exceeds
the cacao production of the State of Bahia in
Brazil. In corn Brazil is second only to sthe
United States. She produces also considerable
quantities of wheat, potatoes tobacco and
'yerba mate" substitute for tea largely con-
sumed in South America and quebrachc. which
furnishes an extract Of great value in the tam
ming of leather. To this list may be added
large output of tropical woods, which con-
tributes substantially to the economic wealth
Of the country. Although 1t has decreased
somewhat in late years, rubber production is a
source of valuable reserve for Brazilian pros
perity in the future Henry Ford will see to
that. He already has large plant down in
the Amazon Valley and is constantly endeavor-
ing to increase the output.
"A THOUGH she has lost the fame for her
mineral wealth that she enjoyed during
colonial times. Brazil still has i large variety
of minerals of considerable value She ranks
second only to South Africa in the production
of diamonds and shares with India the honor
of being the chief source of the mica supply
of the world. It is known that Brazil pos
sesses vast deposits of iron Ores but these, like
those of most other minerals, are found In the
interior of the country and are not at present
really available for world commerce. In the
near future however they may constitute a
source Of inexhaustible wealth.
Since the World War Brazil has become an
important manufacturing nation and San Paulo
is now the foremost industrial city In South
America There has been a remarkable grovaAh
in the textile industry in the last few years
and very considerable part of the wool and
cotton now produced in the country is worked
up in its own mills. Large quantities Of cigars,
cigarettes and matches are manufactured each
year and the packing industry is gradually
coming in. More interesting still is the develop
ment Of the domestic output Of glass, nails
and screws, industries which one would not
expect to find in q country like Brazil at its
present stage Of development.
Nothing shows better the ever-growing inter-
est Of the United States In Brazil and the
increasing economic cooperation between the
countries than the trade figures Of the last
few years. While in 1913, prior to the World
War, the United States supplied only $50, 80 600
worth Of goods to Brazil, ranking second to
Great Britain. in 1928 Brazil bought American
products to the amount Of $117,511 600, the
United Kingdom being relegated to second
place. Thus. while the percentage of British
imports in Brazil decreased from 1913 to 1928
from "a per cent to 81 per cent Of the total
import trade. and that Of German imports
decreased also from II per cent to IL per cent
the percentage Of American imports increased
In the same period Of time from Is per cent
to 26 per cent. Regarding Brazilian exports
and in view Of the fact that the United States
is the largest coffee consumer in the world It
is not surprising to note that this country has
always dominated the situation, taking almost
four times the exports Of the second country
which is France. STILL 1t is interesting to men,
ton that Brazilian exports to the United
States have increased from $101 ,s03, 900 in
1913 to $2l5,ss2000 in 1928, an increase Of
liza per cent In is years.
Only since 1889 have the Brazilians had a
republican form of government, and although
the Brazilian nation has had only ~ years Of
democratic experience, it has made remarkable
progress The serious problem of sanitary con-
ditions has been solved, the danger OF militar-
ism and political unrest avoided, and the grave
handicap CT widespread nliteracy h being
changed.