A Century of the Argen= tine Republic,

Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 July 1910, Page 4

A Century of the Argen= tine Republic,

« The Argon bine Republic is entitled to take ramk' among the most progressive countries of the world. Jt is advancing so rapidly in commerce, wealth, influence, and population that lit is worthy not only of the attentioni and study of all men interested in the evolution of nntions, but of actual visit Mid investigalthiii. by travellers and persons who wii.sh' to .see what is going on in i/tluM' countries tllian 'their own. The Argentine Republic is most favourably located .for great development in agricultural industry and population. It lies almost entirely in the .south temperate zone, and has .as great a range of climate as lias the lin i ted States of Aniterica. Tu its hottest port ion it never gets as hot .as it does in the hottest section of the United States .and. in its coldest portion it never gets as cold as it does in tho coldest part of that country. It reaokes for over 2ol)0 miles nortl a.nd south, and its greatest width is .approximately 700 miles. Properly to describe its area, it might be stated that all that section of the United States Tying east of the MISSISSIPPI RIV Kit could be placed within its borders, and there would .still he a little rami left over. ; ln this reach of country, moreover, as largo a portion pr.adtiie.ally is .suitable for maintaiiug a. Large .population as the corresponding scctinn of the United States. The total population of the Argentine .Republic to-dav is approximately 7,000,000. and yet this only a small number of people, compared to the great population which it must hold at some future time. Comparing Argentina with other countries of the world, no reason ian Ik* given why it should not some dav .support in prospeiiltv u popuI:i,ti(m of 100,000,000. The fame of its capital is worldwide. Muen'os Aires is cine of the remarkable cities of /the world. ft is sometimes called "The Paris of South America." This mav be true, but it could also be called, in its enterprise and progressive spirit t'>e ''London. Now York or Chicago ■ f SonMt Ame'-iea." It now righlfnllv beasts i,f a population exceeding' 1.200.000.- and there are only cue or two cities in I'Tit* United States and Fairon;* which are grooving mote rapidlv. If if continues ;i»- its present rife of mvnvioe it will readi the 2.000,000 point, within the next fen vcars. ITS PARKS. principal avenues, public buddings, and private residences conunaiiid the admiration id all visitors, and it is one of the best-governed municipalities upo iiitho Western Hemisphere. The city possesses some individual features which make it stand out among tiie cities of the world. It has a club, for instance, which is house:! .in a building more expensive than that owned by any club in New York or London. It possesses the best-equipped nowspa.per plant of any journal in the world. Its streets are bordered with buildings possessing a harmony of architecture which makes the average resident of the ether large cities of the world regret that his city has no artistic control of buildings and ho'iises. Thy harbour facilities of Ruenes Aires are an excellent illustration < f the pi'i grrs.sive .spirit of the Ar"■eNitino Government, and people. R •-.-iiMv fiet. e.Ltv hat nr.'hiiuic but the '■:>:l!i..v water of the River Plate „..,..',.-...., jf„ ~'.,.. ~■-.._ '| f | )( , ( ] L ...|) choline! «•■"•• i"\\ f''r rMviy. md largo vessels could not rome within nenv "••i!;•>■. < -I' t<- citv. liv the oxp-.irli-tnra cf mdliors and .MILLIONS OU DOLLARS, ISiioees Aires has now a- system of docks and wharves teat will compare I'avouruibly with thus;* of any pert in the world, and the Govern■men.t its now deepening and extending the.iii s:> th.iat the largest vessels can make use of these facilities. Perhaps the most striking thing about the Argentine Republic and the one which is tin* best evidence of its prosperity and wealth is its foreign trade. If, as is often said, commerce is the life blood of nations, then Argentina i.s very much alive. Last year it bought and fold with the rest of the world products vdued at the magnificent total of CI 10.000,000. This practically means t'li) per lira:!, which is larger commerce per per.'e.n; than that of any oilnr I'a'eiii upon the face of the earth, with the possible, exception of Heiland and Helgium. When, niereovcr, ue realise that this represents an increase el' several hundred per cent in the. last fifteen years, we canuct help applauding the co'intrv fur what it Iras aocom-p!'-he:l. , Hut commerce is not the only t'r'ig that augurs well for the future of the Argentine Republic. The people themselves are geneious. hospitable, and vigorous. The avcrTYPM OU MAX or woman is tall, healthy, and wholesome u.i appearance -and character. The young men- are growing up to realisation of the great resp:>!i.:::bility lv.ting upon them to make Argentina, one of the principal nations d' the world, while, the women are not. only able to gn.iee f.:>e:.il eoea'ions es well as any Women ill the world, but also to preside- in ideal manner over homes as leathers and hostesses.