Show AMERICAN RAILROADS A railroads of america are far superior to the railroads in chile and the reason is that the railroads of the south american country are owned by the state and the tile railroads in america are owned by private corporations says pabla former fertnel commisa commissioner foner of chilean railroads and governor of the province of ta chile f mr Is making a tour of america in 1889 he first visited tha united states under assion from the chilean go government ver elit to investigate railways and thear methods of doing business at that time the people were all go 50 hospitable to me that I 1 made two resolves one to treat every american no matter where I 1 should meet him just as ao well as it waa was in my power to treat him and the other othor to come back to this cou country nt ry fora pleasure trip just as soon as possible at that time I 1 learner learned a good deal about your railroads but of course there have been great changes since then inchild In Chile all the railroads but one are owned by the state and I 1 must confess it isa la ft bad plan it la is private vate enterprise that builds a country ulyana up and steeps that country growing in private enter enterprise rase there arc are no politics and try as you may you yon cannot keep of 0 the management 1 I I 1 11 I 1 I 1 W us I 1 of a railway or other utility needed for public we use in chile this tate ownership of railroads has retarded the development of the country more than anything else the municipal ownership of tramways tram ways and water and gas systems would not be tolerated in santiago santiage in santiago all these things are under private control and we are continually thanking heaven that it Is so wa we have had the experience with railroads and I 1 think that before long there will have to be a change there Is one wonderful little railroad that is IA privately owned it is transcontinental and Is miles ling it runs from the interior of bolivia to arica and the tracks are only thirty inches wide there is a splendid service and a great quantity of freight is hauled over the road in santiago we have a tramway which is a splendid contrast to the railway under state control the electric tramway Is owned and operated by a private company and the service is excellent mr masenich loft left chile in june and went to japan he traveled from ono onn end of 0 that country to the other telling the people of nitrate of soda found in such greaf great quantities in the deserts of chile androw and jeow being introduced into various part of the world as an al ail to agri agriculture cultA nitrate 19 i the greatest blessin agriculture ia 5 ever known and I 1 be lieve that lu 7 where the soil IF so poor it will be the greatest boon on people he sald said japan Is so thickly populated that it takes a great deal to supply the fhe needs of the people they are a frugal bugal people but it take ground to grow even the few things taley need to eat and I 1 think before long they wu will be using nitrate in great quantities |