Show THE COMMERCIAL CONGRESS Papers Bead Yesterday By JSepresen tatives of Southern Republics Philadelphia Oct 2SThe International Interna-tional Commercial congress today continued con-tinued the discussion of subjects resulting re-sulting to traae intercourse between the United States and South American countries Salvador Echegaray date gate from Mexico read a paper detailing detail-ing the growth of that country from a commercial standpoint The imports he said during the Inst fiscal year amounted to 107000000 and the exports ex-ports to 139000000 In a quarter of a centuery of peace the speaker said Mexico has constructed 10000 miles of railroad has improved all her ports and built new ones and has added largely to the wealth of the country Miguel J Romero official delegate from Venezuela read an interesting paper on Intellectual Intercourse as the Basis For the Progress and Union of the American Hemisph reE Senor Romero recommended the organization of an educational association composed fvf active nprmin ynt mpmh < > rct front nil the countries men possessed with tile idea of intellectual advancement the material progress and the union of the American continent an organization which would devote its energies to the founding of schools museums libraries newspapers etc purely American He also advocated the teaching of the Spanish language in American public schools Consul General L J Ulloa of Costa Rica delivered an address describing the people of his co ntry their manners man-ners and customs their homes and their amusements Benjamin E Pisa also from Costa Rica delivered an address giving an elaborate description of the government industries and economic conditions of Costa Rica He > asserted that the indisposition in-disposition of merchants of this country coun-try to extend reasonable credit to the merchants of SpanishAmerican countries coun-tries prevented an increase of trade Senor Calvo minister of Costa Riro to the United States spoke of the heavy investments of capital in Costa Rica in recent year and said that the future will see a great extension of commerce in Costa Rica and of the commercial relations between that country and this Dr Abraham Diaz Mexican consul at Pensacola Fin read a paper ore The Trade Conditions Existing Between Be-tween the United States and Mata moms He said that a difference in the commercial systems notably in the use of long credits had hitherto acted as a bar against American trade The American system he said is being slowly adopted with mutual advantages advant-ages |