BUENOS AIRES AND ITS RIVER OF SILVER 



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A VIEW OF THE SHIPPING AND DOCKS OE BUENOS AIRES FROM THE 

 CUSTOM-HOUSE TOWER 



The streets leading to and along the harbor front, of unusual width to accommodate the 

 immense volume of traffic, are cut with the tracks of the great railways of Argentina and 

 with the spur-tracks by which they connect with the little railroad that traverses almost every 

 nook and corner of the vast dockage and warehousing space. 



While Buenos Aires is thought of as a 

 vSpanish city, true Spaniards are not in a 

 majority. 



The capital of Argentina is preemi- 

 nently a city of wealth and pleasure. 

 Unlike wealthy Americans, who have 

 their places of business in the city, but 

 live in the country, many of the richest 

 land-owners, who number their acres by 

 the tens of thousands, have their palatial 



homes in the heart of Buenos Aires and 

 only at infrequent intervals visit their 

 immense ranches, which are managed by 

 overseers. 



A PARADISE FOR THE GOURMET 



Buenos Aires is the city for the gour- 

 met. No matter what one's taste or 

 nationality, there is a restaurant made to 

 his order. 



