Selling Latin America

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Identifikator:: 101030657X

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-41609

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Aughinbaugh, William E.

Title:: Selling Latin America

Place of publication:: Boston

Publisher:: Small, Maynard & Company Publishers

Year of publication:: 1915

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (VI, 408 Seiten)

Digitisation:: 2018

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: VI. Chile

Collection:: Economics Books

74 SELLING LATIN AMERICA ies of high grade ore awaiting the discoverer. Coal is found throughout the south of Chile, one coal field alone being estimated to contain 1,862,000,000 tons. Over $7,500,000 is in vested in this enterprise. Iron ore of excellent quality and freeness from sulphur is found in large quantities. An American company is largely interested in de veloping this market, and contemplates in vesting $6,000,000 in their property. There are silver and gold, deposits of salt and borax, as well as cobalt, nickel, mercury bearing ores, tungsten, zinc, graphite, sulphur and alum. All of these await proper devel opment as they exist in paying quantities. Much of the territory, which resembles California in scenery, climate and formation, is given over to agriculture. Over 600,000 tons of wheat were harvested in 1912 with 71,000 tons of barley, 50,000 tons of oats and 40,000 tons of corn. Some authorities claim Chile to be the fourth largest wine producing country of the world, most of its vintage being consumed locally.

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