Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22

expect TO find in Central Africa, are
a bit oId-fashioned and out of date.
Generally speaking, 1t seems hard for
the man in the street to think of Latin
America in the terms of modern prog
reSs and material development. He has
the name Of Latin America associated
in his mind with those of romance and
adventure, and these At better into
an atmosphere of backwardness, in
which natural obstacles, difficulties OF
transportation, and the attraction OF
the unknown add dramatic touches.
Ample publicity given to material
achievements like this huge Cuban
highway will do q lot toward counter
acting the influence Of moving pictures
and books Of fiction, which still depict
the Latin Americans Of 1891 living
under the same conditions their grand
fathers did nifty years ago.
A NEW MONTE CARLO.
It Is not only with the increasing
mileage of their highway systems that
the Latin American countries are writ
ing progress nowadays. Buildings, fac
tories, monuments, stadiums, pla,4S Of
entertainment, are constantly springing
I'D from the ground all over the West
ern World, with q celebrity more COM
mon to fairy tales.
The latest reports refer to the new
Casino at Vina del Mar, In Chile, which
has been termed the Monte Carlo of
South America" With the Official In
auguration of this casino last month,
representing an investment OF several
million dollars, the Chilean resort is
said to rival Monte. Carlo, Nice, Biar-
ritz and the great Fairgrounds Of the
Riviera in the beauty of its seaside
setting, the architectural splendor of
It's buildings and the sumptuousness of
its appointments and facilities for the
tourist and pleasure-seeker.
Press correspondents state that the
Vina del Mar Casino, surrounded by
veritable Eden of gardens, contains
roulette, baccarat, and other games of
chance, q library, private theater, ball
room, restaurant, and the largest bar
in the world.
The electric lighting Of the gardens
and buildings, as a correspondent re-
ports, draws on every resource Of the
engineer and artist in the creation of
unusual and startling effects. The
great park contains miniature golf
courses and innumerable fountains
which glow at night with thousands of
electric lights
OF all these attractions, 1t is not diff
fcult to guess which will draw a larger
number Of American tourists to the al
ready famous South American resort.
SOUTH AMERICA OF 1881.
II New York will In the near future
have her Radio City, the Uruguayan
Republic viii have at the end Of this
year q Motor City, which Is to be the
first Of its kind In South America.
Almost q quarter Of q million cubic
yards of earth have been excavated for
the proposed National Autodrome and
the Motor City, which is to rise in the
"Rincon de Ia Bolsa," in the Depart
ment of San Jose. A large tract of land
has been purchased for this unique
project, which win comprise a monster
stadium, exhibition halls. and a group
Of buildings, with more than eight hum
dred and twenty acres Of beach front.
In the meantime, plans for the con-
struction of @ University City are in
preparation In three other Latin Ameri-
can countries - Mexico, Bolivia and
Argentina.
The Bolivian mult-miilionaire. Simon