THE DRY FARMING CONGRESS. 



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to the farmer the most favorable conditions of climate and fertility of 

 land, just as the largest part of my country, where it is always delight- 

 ful to live. 



"Brazil, in the largest portion of its territory is a country endowed 

 by nature in every particular way, and our resources are now securing 

 more recognition from the world, while the foreigners turn to us therr 

 eyes, attracted by our rapid development and extraordinary progress. 

 They, surprised at our civilization, begin to stu-dy us more carefully. 



Immigration Into Brazil. 



"In a very few years our population, now so little in comparison 

 with the great area of the country, something like 22,000,000 of inhabi- 

 tants, will be increased by several millions of foreign people, who are 

 going to live with us, assured of the success of what they shall find in 

 Brazil. 



"Mr. John Barrett ,one of the most distinguished American diplomats, 

 director of the International Bureau of the American Republic, at Wash- 

 ington, describing the opportunities of my country for legitimate ex- 

 ploitation of North America's capital, said: 'The simple fact that Brazil 

 covers a greater area than the United States proper; that out of the 

 Amazon river every day flows three or four times more water than out 

 of the Mississippi; that the city of Rio Janeiro, its capital, has now a 

 population of 800,000 (we have one million or a little more^ — L. B. N.), 

 and spent more money last year for public improvements than any city 

 of the United States, excepting New York; and that today the central 

 government and the different states are spending larger sums for har- 

 bor and river improvements than the government or states of the 

 United States, all convince the skeptical that Brazil is a field for 

 the investor to study thoroughly and thoughtfully.' 



"The International Bureau of the American Republic gives every 

 month one of the best publications, full of interesting and valuable in- 

 formation, with fine illustrations, descriptions, and official figures from 

 reports of all American republics. This bulletin is an excellent source of 

 study of all the Amercan countries maintained by the bureau to promote 

 commerce and trade, and develop among the republics of the western 

 hemisphere a better acquaintance, for certainly, from this acquaintance 

 will come 'closer relations and more intimate intercourse along material, 

 educational, intellectual and social lines.' 



"The same distinguished American in his interesting article under 

 the title, 'The Land of Tomorrow,' made true statements regarding my 

 country, principally in regard to Rio de Janeiro, the federal capital of 

 Brazil, that he considers growing as fast as Boston, St. Louis or Balti- 

 more, and that today is one of the most interesting national countries of 

 civilization, industry, art, literature and education in the world. 



"Rio really is an advanced town, worthy of serious study, where the 

 old civilizatipn has much to learn, but our progress is not concentrated 

 in Rio. All over the country it will be noticed. 



