ACT OF SECOND PAN AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS. 287 



Effects of the War Upon the Trade of South America. 



GEORGE C. ROBERTS, National City Bank, New York, N. Y. 



Organization and Functions of the Finances of the United States of 



America and the United States of Venezuela. 

 N. VELOZ GOITICOA, Venezuela. 



The Best Methods to Facilitate Commercial Transactions Between Manu- 

 facturers of the United States and Spanish American Merchants. 

 LORENZO ANADON, Argentina. (Paper read by JUAN B. 

 AMBROSETTI, Argentine Delegation.) 



The American System of Special Assessments and its Applicability in 



Other Countries. 

 ROBERT M. HAIG, Columbia University, New York City, N. Y. 



The Railway System of Colombia. (Read by title.) 

 ALFREDO ORTEGA, Bogota, Colombia. 



Railways of Uruguay. (Read by title.) 



DoTTE, Montevideo, Uruguay. 



Direct Taxation. (Read by title.) 



JUAN A. MARQUEZ, Montevideo, Uruguay. 



Abundant Vegetable Products in Venezuela for Dyeing and Tanning. 



(Read by title.) 

 ANDRES YBARRA, Caracas, Venezuela. 



MONDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 3, 19163 O'CLOCK. 

 Joint Session of Section V with Subsection on Transportation of Section IX. 



NEW WILLARD HOTEL, SMALL BALLROOM. 



(The papers supplied by Section IX were as follows:) 



Air -propelled Gliding Boats and their Applicability to Rapid Navigation 



on South American Rivers. 

 GONZALO MEJIA, Colombia. 



How the Aeroplane May Effect Closer 'Alliance of the South American 



Countries with the United States. 

 A. SANTOS-DUMONT, Brazil. 



