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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[September 1, 1913. 



row river channel thai leads to the inner harhorr On both 

 sides were low, level, banjos (flat lands) covered with dense 

 tropical growth. The luxuriance of the verdure attested to 

 the richness of the soil and suggested its wonderful adaptabil- 

 ity to banana culture. Bright vegetation, damp, earthy smells, 

 and slowly rising morning mist-clouds arc ever sure indications 

 of tropical fertility. 



.Vear the river's mouth is the harlior-niaster's station. ,iiid 

 adjoining buildings straggle off along the bank, forming a small 

 town. Severely plain in structure, the edifices are fearfully and 

 colorfully painted. The sleepy inhal)itants glanced at the pass- 

 ing steamer, and then resumed thumping an inquisitive pig, 

 shooing a thieving hen, slapping a squalling brat or wliatever 

 their strenuous labor interrupted by our arrival. 



The lofty steel towers, standing like sentinels on either side 

 of the river, support an electric cable which transmits power 

 from Parahyba to Santos, where it operates the street rail- 

 roads and the complicated dock machinery. As we pass these 

 towers, which look strangely familiar, we are reminded that 

 when Hrazil wants the best and most modern electrical ma- 

 chinery she places her order in the United States. 



TIk- long docks, crowded with steamers of every nation, 

 ne.xt appeared, and we anclmred in mid-stream awaiting our 

 turn to be berthed at the dock. The Companhia Docas do Santos 

 (Guinle & Co.) own and operate these docks and their great 

 warehouses. The former extend for more than a mile and a 

 half along the south bank of the channel, which was never very 

 wide or deep until powerful suction dredges made it so. and 

 incidentally tilled in the low land where now the coffee ware- 

 houses stand. In docking, great rope liaw-sers were let down 

 from the bow and stern of the steamer and carried in small 

 Iioats by swartliy, barefooted watermen to the docks, where 

 ihey were made fast in huge iron rings set in solid masonry. 

 Then the ship was slowly warped sidewise to her allotted place. 

 Shouts, yells and Spanish oaths (badly pronounced) in profu- 

 sion were required before we were securely tied up and the 

 gangway let down. Then — and not before — the purser hung 

 out the mussy little blackboard that announced in a chalky 

 smear the hour of the steamer's departure, and the sight-seers 

 rushed frantically to catch trolley car. train or steamer, and 

 we were ashore. What rubber is to Para or Manaos, coffee is 

 to Santos, and more. It is the largest coffee exporting city in 

 the w^orld. In the year 1906-7. 15.392.000 bags were shipped 

 from this little city of only 50,000 inhabitants. 



It is the chief seaport of the province of Sao Paulo, famous 

 for the enterprise of its people, who are called the "Yankees of 

 Brazil." This is by no means a misnomer, for their forbears, 

 the fierce Mamelucos, were a mixture of Portuguese and Indian 

 blood, a warlike race that settled, conquered, and defended the 

 country — the true pioneers of Brazil. The climate of Santos is 

 wholly tropical, with 90 inches of rainfall, and an average yearly 



temperature of 71 degs. F. The municipality of Santos includes 

 the island of St. \'incent and the island of Santo Amaro. The 

 city is located on the northeastern end of the former island. 



Offices of the Inspectors of I.mmigr.ition. 



near the foot of a hill on the summit of which is the church of 

 Our Lady of Montserrat, one of the oldest shrines in Brazil. 

 The streets are well paved and scrupulously clean. The houses 

 are Spanish, of the one or two-story type, built out to the side- 

 walk, with wide open windows, usually occupied by the feminine 

 portion of the family. The ladies of Santos occupy these win- 

 dows in order to see and be seen by the passers by, who are 

 saluted, if friends, and stared at if strangers. On fiesta days 

 and special occasions it looks like a panorama of box parties, 

 and creditalily ujiholds the reputation that Santos enjoys for 

 beautiful women ;ind expensive costumes. 



There are many parks or public squares, with shade trees, 

 flowers and inviting benches that urge the weary to rest. The 

 post office and licttcr shops are on a central square, or near by, 

 so that the retail commerce of the citv can lie observed bv stroll- 



Bird's-Eye View of the City of S.\o P.\ulo. 



