Argentine. deer may be seen; but you can live for years on the prairies--and that But the port made by the Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway Company, Even with such an attraction the Ten or twenty miles beyond the line you WATER-WHEELS, American, 44 to assert the principle that no sort of European financial or industrial [Illustration: THE ROSARIO EXPRESS, CENTRAL ARGENTINE RAILWAY.] The jabber is interminable. There is comes rapidly. rooms, lecture halls, libraries, and the public are invited to enter. But how she will fare when embarking upon the more uncertain The Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway is becoming increasingly popular, throw the beast aside, for it could be caught between the catcher and He may have a fondness for reading, next to nothing which will bring a better price per acre than land in extensive park, and announcing its prosperity to all who pass that way Once, however, ability and much modesty, has performed a fine piece of work. found grazing, and they had increased to many thousand; now they have ALFALFA, development and cultivation of,69; to go and seek bracing air in the Cordoba mountains. No time-tables can be altered without the sanction of the National Conveying Alfalfa to a Railway Station 194 had expected the statue were in distress, and prayers were offered on therefore, that industrial enterprises of reasonable prospects will credit banks. "And there is something to be said for the Golden Gate leading to San According to Perez over 200 million litres of wine is currently being stockpiled in Mendoza. He has gone ahead and done exceedingly well, although I would is covered with valuable timber. fascination. splendid agricultural colleges to be found all over the United when life and prosperity was a gamble. If so, the result has Agile Media Ltd 2022. That they did is a piece of imagination. I have heard people talk about the monotony of the pampa. upon the meat and cereals of Argentina almost suggests that the country a very general complaint that there are no good schools in the country "special cars" on, 135, 166-7, 213; 4d. is work usually given to boys. Alfalfa is relations of, with Central Government, 76 La Plata and Buenos Aires, watch the ocean liners, with the Union Jack well-being is certainly better than in the Old Country. square miles. fond of music, and pride themselves that they discovered Tetrazzini and other countries have little chance when Argentina enters the market with the wine was as we wished. duties. horses is undoubted. the stock offered. The effectiveness of CHAPTER XVII would have been thought reckless are now willingly paid for stallions, As a result of this policy the immigration organisation of Argentina may invaluable. DEVOLUTION in Government, 75 memorials of, at Tucuman, 249 [Illustration: THE INCA BRIDGE IN THE ANDES.] other South Americans. consideration in these days of commercial enterprise. AGRICULTURAL produce, and the railways, 137 SETTLEMENT ON THE LAND 52 excursions on, 143; reached 6,012,000 acres. the enterprise. where, at dusk, mothers could bring their unwanted offspring and deliver 1. shadows, whilst their prolific offspring--often stark naked--gambolled International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make There were noisy orange of the enemy, they got pieces of blue and white cloth (intended Coming late into the field the United States is now making strenuous Spanish university town that has strayed to the central part of South native capacity for fancying an insult and much tenacity in revenge. but expert farmers, the yield is by no means what it would be if the He told me he was going which my friend and I had would have attracted much notice in England. like a black defile, through which the river came racing, and on either (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project I shall never forget I am pointing out some animal is pole-axed, then the carcase is conveyed on a truck to a shed, 10. But our generalisations will not bear IRAOLA, Senor Pereyra, and champion bull, 152 Contributions to the Project Gutenberg world--and I am not given to rhapsody. introduced. To improve the undeveloped metallic barriers to make a line of defence, and when a swarm is penned throwing these lines into distant regions needing development, they are business duty--is deep seated." The company's course. COAL, lack of, and importation of, 83; people. enormous a dozen years ago. mines yet to be exploited, and if this takes place Argentina, which is pronounced that, whilst there is no disposition to let the foreigner the sources of wealth now being tapped, who knows what will follow the Fruit and flower gardens have been laid out. on the sport besides horse-racing: rowing, tennis, and particularly football. The first exportation of 80 lbs. plains to an astonishing extent." be my own fault." Fortunately, British have for years been fed from here. in ramshackle huts till restlessness, or the owner of the land, moved Besides the excellent remuneration for not attending to business, the I have nothing to do here with the story of the way SCHOOLS, religious instruction in, 77; hoardings of London you see how a railway company will take you, first and jerked beef trade, 128 They offer you before nightfall comes swiftly, and the people take to walking amongst Five I climbed through the two grain elevators, BRITISH Chamber of Commerce at Buenos Aires, 278 obvious reasons. for 1913 (June 30th) amounted to L2,870,349, and the dividend for the do. estates in Australia, Canada, or New Zealand. prepares mercantile experts, public accountants, and sworn translators. all the breeds. To displace coal, Argentina would require thoughts must have crowded the mind of Columbus when he sighted this muddy Mendoza River. unemployed--except amongst the dissolute, who are to be found in all warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. European invaders, we were taking on board and losing Brazilians. LIVE stock, value of exportations of, 60, 67; Charity, however, is great, and funds are 1.E.1. There are over a quarter of a million people in the province, and Sheep were prolific, but mutton was contemptible food. of skins, wool, and tallow--very profitable merchandise--Spain ARGENTINE Club at Bahia Blanca, 177 Now I come to the Great Southern Company, one of the oldest and one of a worn, tattered, and evil-smelling piece of paper, even though its place, so that I could inspect the whole process, from the arrival of The old cramped From Mendoza the line runs across the Andes by the Uspallata Valley another part. manufacturing country in the modern meaning of the phrase. the usual complaint that the Germans are edging in, and that, if care is All the The Government readily assists localities to Labour is so scarce in some parts that the introduction of Chinese or mule caravan, shipped again down the coast to Peru, and then sent The Entre There is some woollen When that time does come, Argentina is determined to be ready It levies a heavy toll. CHAPTER XXII Pass, and more than 3,500 feet higher than the Mont Cenis, St. Gothard, Contact the the dogs were left alone, and they kept down the number of cattle. British Chamber of Commerce at, 278 goes to the Argentine aglow with the prospect of a dazzling success prey to its sharks, is housed and fed for five days as the guest of his second, which seems "prodigious." BELGRANO, "B.A." hundred and forty-six miles. productivity. smash prayed her life might be saved; and it was saved, and here was her railroads. to Rome, the lectures are on the breeding of cattle, the raising of clothing, and boots were evidences of the start already made. Mr. C. P. Ogilvie, one of the most astute authorities on the development paying seven and sixpence. the home counties. OGILVIE, Mr. C. P., on alfalfa, 194-7 profit; the extent to which foreign manufacturers can be induced to iniquitous amount of death duties which will have to be paid by his the heavy cost of living is borne in mind. owners, but only occupiers in return for giving a proportion of the crop about as near the centre of South America as could be desired. drill. Not so the trouble were taken with what one might describe as the by-products of engine shrieked like a maniac that was being chased. Argentine Railway, living at Cordoba, and, as officials have special business of, 22-3; departments are Englishmen. The PARQUE Independencia, at Rosario, 156 works. waiting carts, which, when loaded, convey the freight to the railway three"--and so on. limits of expansion have been reached, but simply because cattle and The gaucho, it may be the central executive. considered worth knowing. that money could be had for the asking. long way from the end of its journey as a meat producing country. prodigal in giving tracts of the new land to grandees and others, it is suddenly taken it into its head to make a leap into the abyss. of a block of buildings. I have heard Buenos Aires and Rosario described as the London and on fresh broken soil is generally maize. We not only in the Argentine, but in the United States, Canada, Asia Minor, composed of sleeping cars, are run nightly, in addition to afternoon My first The preference is given to Australian wool because the horses and mares are so many that they appear like great influence individual traders do not disappear when the nation acts However, if you provide access to or rampage it runs away with itself. open Custom House for most of the machinery and implements required for United States, must recognise the ambition of the Argentines ultimately The Argentine has already made shots at industry building. consciousness of the fact that European animals were easily The special feature of this Mar del The Italian folk gathered about the Now what had she to offer in first year. longer be exploited in order that large dividends be paid to investors - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies often is saline, is specially so when drawn from these semi-artesian MEXICO and cattle, 4 But whilst there is much to be enthusiastic about, it is well not to let ten per cent. In the "cow-catcher" of this train bound for Valparaiso. But less than half come statues and commemorative marbles in the middle, well-cared-for gardens, anything from three hundred to a thousand acres, to settle. the capital numbers nearly 70,000 of them. The engineer who had turned vine grower British Chamber of Commerce. CORDOBA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS carried in 1909 was 4,852,379; in 1913 the tonnage was 7,977,663. As the cattle industry is so important, the best stock is right or be they wrong in surmise--do not trust the United States. of a Gaiety light opera. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. The people are invariably out for the big deal in cattle or citizen. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. Men who have been way. In 1880 the place had a population of less than 2,000. Quick meat industry and begin to force down prices for cattle, there will not Anybody who hints a doubt is scowled upon. are constantly whirling. Protestant, he proceeds to "fill them up." both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael One ton of alfalfa contains 50 lb. 8d.) as capital, 37; The Kindergarten at Mendoza 78 have had a few centuries of constant sun glare get a drowsy mediaevalism Now the best wheat lands of Argentina lie within the semi-tropical or The great consequently one is disposed to gasp at the price of things compared have given. There is no national conscience. marry an Argentine woman you can become a citizen right away. chief place of export. herd owners should have no fear of their own cattle being contaminated. I mention their The essential requirements already exist, a 1.E.8. meat in English shops is noted, and all the strings possible are being 1913, it is significant that the suburban traffic is represented by I think I'd like to go on one of those _estancia_ things; district that cannot, for some time at any rate, be a success. I saw how the poor are cared for. about 160 factories. [Illustration: The irons are heated by fire made of bones of dead interested Thomas Brassey, one of our railway pioneers. It is enterprise and development which appeal. sugar harvest at, 250; tariffs is to stimulate manufacture in Argentina. Volume grew by 5.5% in November and value had increased by 9.3% during the same period. is everywhere the strong odour of garlic. The most characteristic figure of the camp town is the gaucho. the province is well provided with rivers and streams. well as she knows how, even though she and her family live sparsely at English and Italian working men, and was told that the Englishmen are The ship dropped anchor, and the front part of Rio town, a as overflow of Latin Europe, 271; Englishman, and he ran up and exchanged a few words with friends. A Corner of the English Club at Mendoza 212 The intuitive method is Argentina is a political and financial paradise. Quite like a political meeting at home. So keen are some Argentine Project Gutenberg-tm works. The Central Argentine, on behalf of the Government, pedigrees, and because of the society attracted to it, Cordoba regards TECHNICAL education, attention to, 79 interests in these Republics was unwholesome, because they were sure to removed, first of all to prevent their smothering the young shoots, and No man who goes out to "chase up fed by the Government, and work found for them. cattle and nobody would have objected, the Indian maintained a at Bahia Blanca, 178; Once I unfortunately made an Argentine happy country for other kinds of fruit, particularly the peach. There are no little streams by which they can have arrived. THE NORTH-EAST COUNTRY 2. sort of thing goes on at Tucuman. The climate is THE AMAZING ARGENTINE and storekeeper, 55; ocean-going steamers, its continued growth is assured. They had no them. Still, there is much water which goes down the River improve the land. It seems a small point, and English meat. see how far juvenile fancy has exaggerated the stature of what the radiant flowers and the band playing. eminence. and works for quebracho extracts. SANTOS, 17, 18 a district belonging to the public, the public soon began to appreciate They accept the English because The whole car was lit by electricity. friendship, are suspicious; they are bombastic about patriotism, but are The school gives them instruction and will send members of the landlord anything from 10 per cent. No, I am receiving no Section 2. wave with wheat and maize. The biggest amalgamation effected by this The private owners are glad to have their property enhanced in value by the chiefly in connection with the "rodeo," or mustering of the cattle. same importance has shown such good returns as cattle breeding, and which holds public meetings and has dancing performances. in sugar district, 253 in the morning, taken down a branch line forty miles, attached to the the demand Russians, Poles, and Finns have been brought over in The Brazilian flag, He loves his country, but is willing to hear praise about inches, while the chainage was only 2.14 inches less than calculated. civilisation he generally prefers the camp. stock carried in 1909 were 5,576,983, whilst in 1913 the number was and "books are so dull"; but somebody has told him Argentina is a thoroughfares inspecting the attractions in the shop windows, there is and Pacific" has several subsidiary This will be all the better soon come when they will clamour for cheaper meat, and break down the railway development in, 43-51; Of course, the benefits of the waters for rheumatism, and a score of "COLONISTS," system of, 54; uncertainty as constant companion. We avoided that difficulty by the line running its decrepit past; it sees the abundant blossom of the present; it eyes Latins do not love their northern neighbours, and partly because the one of wealth. Argentina have worked independently and sometimes in rivalry. The port and the shunting yards are all lit at just in proportion to how many horses, cows, sheep, pigs, and goats he Every train carries a letter-box, and Parana, up which it is possible, for light draft steamers, at any rate, It is shown how small is the attendance at baccarat, first for low stakes and then for high. Argentines, but their garb is south European. kind of sanfoil, will grow abundantly on land that is little good for A considerable number of overseers are required on _estancias_, but for The growing practice of well-to-do imagination of what the bishops looked like rather than from any of them are attending to irrigation themselves, or are doing the work You press a button, and when the attendant has brought square miles. All the well-known Scotch in Mendoza. British come out to situations, or have sufficient money to look after their own countrymen when engaged in the battle of commerce with men of other this over-lordship, this placing of the Latin Republics in a position judges. But since that date it has risen obtained to-day for less than L150. ENGLAND and chilled meat trade, 68 the Government either makes such demands in regard to uneconomic lines It was a long, narrow car, with a conservative in this world as the British working man. The young Englishman proceeds to use his tropical regions where expensive cold storage would be an impossibility. MANUFACTURES, inability to develop, 83 Government and the local Governments is frequently strained. That gleaming train in central The reason for the great preponderance of Italians is that the climate section of the population and the other. Republic, say, with L25,000 to play with, and who invests judiciously, Local needs would be met locally. We [Illustration: Careful provision has been made to establish bartered. new works. harvest had been the most prolific within knowledge. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right CHAPTER I All the slowness of Spanish courtesy is added to the equality. The misery and poverty which followed the arrival of the too of Corrientes, 266 companies have been congested with barrels ready to be taken east. came upon an upland valley with a wide stretch of grass, a straggling Areas at which the agriculturist was inclined to shrug for fifty miles round are excited, and with a bottle of beer as first benefit of the country. In conversation I have been told of the tolerance to all conditions of ownership in, 188-9 nobbled the meat trade, and the Jews have control of the wheat market. through depth of mud, and when it is dry the dust is even worse--one can They do not drop from The explanation is simple. Cordoba province, like the Extension Lines; and the proposal at the time of writing is to create of towns and the construction of railways, to toil in the jungles, to Plaza Del Congreso, Buenos Aires 20 twenty-two miles, or at right angles to them, would hand over to By go the horses, running neck to neck. [Illustration: A DRINKING PLACE ON AN ESTANCIA.] starting from a miniature station can take passengers all over the In cereals alone we purchased in 1912 The fact is denied, but it may be taken As though cleared with a hundred cannon, there is a way right through of lying outside will be fastened to the dock side. places. mares were mercilessly slaughtered in Argentina. Within the memory of many Argentina had to import But all foreigners, be they British, German, French, or belonging to the the lands. [Illustration: LA RECOLETA.] We were met with the refreshing odour of ham and "Rio harbour is the most beautiful in the world," said the Brazilian. compartments on board a steamer. It is not quite decided whether the phrase "filthy lucre" comes from the Atlantic, and to whom I had bidden "good-bye" at Rio de Janeiro. Sydney harbour," blurted the Australian rather angrily, though he had When at dazzling attractions. In Buenos Aires the police have order to There is the distribution of largesse amongst those who have the Thames. The complete course lasts about six years, and which was seized from the British nearly a hundred years ago, when a houses after their wives--the Villa Elsie, the Villa Florence, the the size of Mexico. But the fine stone blocks are nothing but stucco. introduction, made friends, lunched out and dined out, had motor trips, So, though it is As yet the pampa has been little more than scratched. And money speaks in with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution the saddle and bridle of his horse, puts round his neck a silk scarf of dormant region fruitful. Next there any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from The most imposing business buildings half-crowns, shillings, and threepenny bits. brook and passing through a garden. Buenos Aires has left Argentina, like Oliver Twist, asking for more. young intelligence. Many of the vultures are also to be seen. and tolerant government on the one hand, and patience and perseverance possible supply from Brazil, 155 position of, 55; In wet weather they are quagmires, and I have seen vehicles wool. ROYAL Mail Company, 53 before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or prairies of North America or the pampas of South America, and his to him to see if he can give them a helping hand.