[THE AMAZING ARGENTINE]
| THE MAYO AVENUE, BUENOS AIRES. |
THE AMAZING
ARGENTINE
A NEW LAND OF ENTERPRISE
BY
JOHN FOSTER FRASER
WITH FORTY-EIGHT PLATES
FROM PHOTOGRAPHS
NEW YORK
FUNK AND WAGNALLS COMPANY
[CONTENTS]
| CHAPTER | PAGE |
| 1. The Invaders | [1] |
| 2. Some Aspects of Buenos Aires | [21] |
| 3. Round and About the Capital | [31] |
| 4. Railway Development in the Republic | [43] |
| 5. Settlement on the Land | [52] |
| 6. Argentina's Part in Feeding the World | [63] |
| 7. The Constitution and Government | [72] |
| 8. Characteristics of the Country | [89] |
| 9. "Cabbages and Kings" | [101] |
| 10. Live Stock in the Republic | [116] |
| 11. The Story of the Railways | [134] |
| 12. Rosario | [154] |
| 13. Cordoba and its Attractions | [158] |
| 14. Bahia Blanca and the Country Beyond | [176] |
| 15. The Future of Agriculture | [186] |
| 16. Mendoza | [199] |
| 17. A Trip into the Andes | [212] |
| 18. The Camp | [223] |
| 19. A Mixed Grill | [235] |
| 20. Tucuman and the Sugar Industry | [248] |
| 21. The Industrial Side of the Republic | [257] |
| 22. The North-East Country | [265] |
| 23. Prospects and Problems | [270] |
| Index | [281] |
LIST OF PLATES
| The Mayo Avenue, Buenos Aires | [Frontispiece] |
| FACING PAGE | |
| Plaza Del Congreso, Buenos Aires | [20] |
| The Plaza Hotel, Buenos Aires | [22] |
| The Tigre, Buenos Aires Rowing Club | [26] |
| Lola Mora Fountain, Buenos Aires | [32] |
| La Recoleta | [36] |
| The Government Building, La Plata | [38] |
| The Southern Station at La Plata | [40] |
| In the Great Square at La Plata | [40] |
| Statue presented to Argentina by the French Community on the occasion of the Centenary of Independence | [42] |
| Central Argentine Railway Company's Grain Elevators at Buenos Aires | [46] |
| Latest Type of Passenger Locomotive | [50] |
| Latest Type of Dining Car | [50] |
| View of Grazing Lands | [54] |
| A Drinking Place on an Estancia | [54] |
| Branding Calves on an Estancia | [60] |
| A Group of Gauchos | [64] |
| The Chamber of Deputies | [74] |
| The Kindergarten at Mendoza | [78] |
| Ox-Carts in the Argentine | [90] |
| A Typical Argentine Public Park | [100] |
| A Regatta near Buenos Aires | [110] |
| A Fine Argentine Bridge | [114] |
| Breaking-in Horses in the Argentine | [120] |
| Interior of Dining Car, Central Argentine Railway | [134] |
| The Statue of Christ on the Argentina-Chili Frontier | [148] |
| Plaza Constitution Station at Buenos Aires | [150] |
| The Rosario Express, Central Argentine Railway | [156] |
| On the Way to Market in Cordoba | [162] |
| The Ninth Green at Alta Gracia | [166] |
| In the Courtyard of the Monastery at Alta Gracia | [166] |
| The Hotel at Alta Gracia | [170] |
| A Typical House in Cordoba Province | [174] |
| A Street in Bahia Blanca | [176] |
| The Elevators at Ingeniero White | [180] |
| Plaza Riverdavia, Bahia Blanca | [182] |
| A Bahia Blanca Bank | [184] |
| The Town Hall at Bahia Blanca | [184] |
| Conveying Alfalfa to a Railway Station | [194] |
| The Entrance to the Park at Mendoza | [200] |
| The Promenade in Mendoza Park | [202] |
| The Grape Harvest in the Suburbs of Mendoza | [204] |
| In a Mendoza Bodega | [208] |
| "Chico" in Charge | [212] |
| A Corner of the English Club at Mendoza | [212] |
| The Hotel at Inca | [218] |
| The Inca Bridge in the Andes | [220] |
| General View of an Estancia | [224] |
| A Gaucho and his Family | [226] |
| La Rambla, Mar Del Plata | [234] |
| The Esplanade, Mar Del Plata | [238] |
| A Historic Building: "Casa Independencia," at Tucuman | [250] |
| The Statue of San Martin at Tucuman | [256] |
| The Longest Girder Bridge in the Republic, near Santa Fé | [266] |