Monthly Consular and Trade Reports Volume 58, Nos. 216-219 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 Excerpt: ...to be developed? It would be of great benefit to American trade if there should be established at Pelotas, the principal city of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, a permanent exhibition of American implements and machinery. Another such depot might be established with profit in Rio de Janeiro for supplying Minas Geraes and other States. I am convinced that in a short while such a syndicate would be eminently successful and in a position to extend its operations to other According to official statistics, the State of Minas Geraes had 3,184,099 inhabitants at the end of 1890. t At the end of 1890, according to official figures, this State had 897,455 inhabitants. States, for it must not be forgotten that Brazil is obliged by imperative necessity to confine its coffee culture within its present limits, and to diversify its agricultural industry. Consul-General Seeger adds: I regard with much favor the proposition of organizing an American syndicate for business operations in Brazil. While the present financial and commercial depression is unfavorable to new industrial ventures and to rapid increase in the sale of American merchandise in Brazil, it offers, on the other hand, excellent opportunities for the investment of capital in industrial enterprises already established, on terms much more favorable than could be obtained when the country is once more placed on a solid financial basis. European capitalists, especially British, are for these reasons making investments here. American capitalists ought to combine to send financial and technical experts to this country--men of experience and mature judgment, who speak the French and Portuguese languages--and let them look around in Rio, in Minas Geraes, in Parana, in Santa Catharina, and Rio Grande do Sul. There i...