Show PROGRESS OF ARGENTINA As an illustration of the great gret ad nd advance adVance vance being made by the Argentine republic notice must be taken of 0 the tho fact act that Buenos Buenas Ayres is the tho sixth city In tho the world in tho the number Jumbo of ot electric lights During tho the centenary celebration however it hold held second place for tor a II period of or ton tin days In considering great re t allies olUes most people talk of or Now York Chicago nd Philadelphia In this country and London Paris Pane Berlin and ono one or two of the other othor n capitals Jut But Buthers hers here is a city cUy in South America worthy to rank with the th best beat of or them In n many respects ro The Illumination referred to wa a 0 magnificent advertisement for tor tho the chief city of or Argentina and additional evidence that tho the southern 1 republic must shortly bo bu recognized as AH a one of oC tho the really great nations not only on account of or its Itil groat natural advantages but also by reason of or the enterprise of or its people Under ordinary conditions the tho lighting power at Buenos Buono Ayres Ares is atOO kilowatts This Thle was WI increased nearly nearl during durin I tho the celebration lion tion two hundred bundred thousand lights of oe power each and aDd of or power were wore Installed In n the streets and squares tho the Plaza de Mayo lao where the inde lade independence Independence was declared and the new Parque del being particularly particularly arly brilliantly illuminated Forty thousand lights of or sixteen candle power each lighted the port and docks for tor the tho Venetian festival on the evening of or May 23 S when whon tho the United States steamship Chester Che ter and tho the other othor foreign were vere lit Ht up making a brilliant effect lights lIght of or power each were Wore placed In the tho grounds of or the live five centenary expositions whore several of ot the tho illuminating displays used ap apparatus apparatus apparatus from the United States The Th cost for tor the special ten days 11 represented approximate approximately ly Iy in n United States currency per hour for tor the system Practically Practically all the lamps and accessories used in lighting the tho streets squares and docks came from Crom the United States State the remainder of or the tha material being supplied by Germany Argentina A occupies tho the same Mme position position position tion relatively on the tho southern conti continent continent nent font as that occupied by the United States in the north so far as progress Is la concerned It Is not nearly so large largo as its neighbor Brazil but is con constantly constantly forging ahead of or tho the latter country Owing to our lack Inch of ot a merchant marine marIno we are not getting share of oC the tho trade in either oither country Ger Germany many and Great Groat Britain being the chief beneficiaries Our delegates ar an taking a n loading part In the tha Pan AmerI n congress but we e need ships to extend our commerce |