Show superlatives crowd fast in city of buenos aires combination of chicago new york and paris washington D C what is the worlds largest Spa spanish Aish speaking city madrid no buenos aires what is the third largest city in the new world not detroit or philadelphia buenos aires where is the worlds largest meat refrigerating plant chicago wrong again buenos airest aires 1 and only a beginning superlatives crowd fast upon one another when one describes the wealthy hustling capital of argentina says the national geographic society buenos aires city of good airs though little known to most north north americans is one of the great cities ENVOY TO RUSSIA y wyn tn 11 e I 1 WN joseph E davies washington attorney whose appointment as ambassador bas to soviet russia was announced recently by the white house he succeeds willian william C bullitt who lately received the ambassadorial sa assignment in paris of the world sprawling far over ove wide flat prairies like chicago busy seaport and bustling mart lik like new york center of art culture and gayety gaiety like paris buenos aires lolls bolls them all into one and adds a flavoring dash of the argentine that makes it different from them all miles mean little it is more miles from new york to buenos aires than from san francisco to china but miles mean little today you can fly down to buenos aires in five days or pick up your telephone and talk to anyone there without leaving your room but dont ask about the autumn weather for in buenos aires now its spring 1 stop the steady flow of ships to and from buenos aires and millions soon would feel the pinch of hunger wheat beet beef pork mutton and butter roll in a steady stream from the vast pampas of the argentine into buenos aires then out again to the markets of the world A single ranch among the many that feed their products into buenos aires has been known to possess cattle hogs and 1200 horses and the city to ship pounds of butter daily to england railroads and waterways spread fanlike into the hinterland from buenos aires to bring in the agricultural products that are the chief source of its amazing wealth its world record size refrigerating plant can handle cattle and sheep a day ships move in a steady procession miles up from the mouth of the mighty and muddy rio de la plata river of silver to buenos aires rising on the flat river bank only 30 feet above high water level though one of the worlds busiest ports with traffic rivaling the panama canal it has no natural harbor the river at buenos aires is so wide that you cannot see across it except from a high building on a very clear day but so shallow that ships formerly had to anchor miles from shore two dredged channels bring vessels from midstream mid stream direct to the great docks and ship basins that line the busy waterfront like washington on shore buenos aires is laid out in checkerboard fashion with parks and magnificent broad avenues like washington D C it occupies a federal district separate from the provinces despite rapid growth it is a planned city except in the older sections with a population fast approaching the city is busily widening streets extending diagonal avenues and lengthening the subway ay lines already in service nearly one fifth of all the people in argentina live here in many ways bu buenos nos aires would make an american feel at home tor for he would find not only subways but air conditioned in theaters heaters a 30 story skyscraper est in south america many movies even shown free in restaurants financial center that resembles a wall street itself and enterprising newspapers full oi 01 world news in every important language american money has helped build buenos aires with investments in packing houses public utilities and banks fortunes are made and di displayed s in the argentine capital veritable palaces homes of the wealthy line the fashionable avenues wealthy aes ues on the imposing plaza de mayo named for the month of may in which chic h argentina won independence pen dence from spain stand the vast rambling pink house popular name for the he rose colored government ern ment palace the banco de la and the pillared cathedral sug suggestive cestive of pariss madeleine from the plaza the broad avenida a de mayo lined with fine hotels clubs ca cafes fes and business buildings extends more than a nile to the plaza congreso where rises the domed hall of congress resembling the capitol at washington so eager is buenos aires to beautify herself that an annual prize is off offered ered for the best designed business and residence buildings |