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Show i u IN. South American Progress. Cit? The enormous growth of the South American republics in recent years is bo little understood that it may be worth while to recall the recent statement state-ment that the city of Buenos Aires now has a population of 1,700,000, which makes it the third largest city in the two Americas, the other two being New York and Chicago. Philadelphia, Phil-adelphia, which stands next to Chicago Chi-cago in the United States, has now been passed by the South American city. Buenos Aires has very nearly multiplied its population by ten since Its first census was taken 45 years ago. It Is also to be noted that that city stands next to New York in the tonnage and value of foreign commerce. com-merce. Hartford Times. |