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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I

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Letter of Submittal of Regent of School of Foreign Service to President of the University[11]
Report of Dr. Sherwell, Head of Georgetown Mission to Venezuela[13]
Personnel of Group[13]
Program of Studies[14]
Departure from New York[14]
Reception by University of Caracas[14]
Message of Georgetown University[15]
Reply of University of Caracas[19]
Reception at Military Academy[21]
Tour of Northern Venezuela[23]
Recitation and Research Work[26]
Final Lecture[26]
Departure for the United States[28]
Acknowledgment of Courtesies[29]

PART II
STUDENT REPORTS

Economic History of Venezuela[31]
Geographical[31]
Political[32]
Banks and Currency[33]
Aids to Economic Development[34]
Government[35]
Prospective[36]
Population, Immigration, Education[37]
Census Reports[37]
Most Thickly Populated Districts[38]
Need of Immigrants[39]
Inducements to Immigrants[40]
Educational Facilities[41]
Ports of Venezuela[46]
Coast Line[46]
Major Ports[47]
Minor Ports[48]
Special Port Activities[49]
Port of La Guaira[50]
Pilotage and Towage[52]
Lighterage and Cartage[52]
Stevedoring[52]
Port Charges[53]
Wharves and Warehouses[53]
Documents[54]
Ocean, Cable and Radio Communications[55]
Shipping Communication[55]
Number of Ships Entering each Port[57]
Nationalities of Ships Entering same Ports[58]
Steamship Lines[60]
Red "D" Line[62]
Cable Communication[63]
Wireless Communication[64]
Transportation Facilities[65]
New National Highways[66]
Equipment and Care of Highways[67]
Automobiles in Venezuela[67]
Venezuelan Railroads[68]
Waterways of Venezuela[71]
Agriculture in Venezuela[73]
Agricultural Zone[73]
Products[73]
Coffee[74]
Cacao[74]
Tobacco[75]
India Rubber[77]
Sugar Cane[78]
Wheat[80]
Cotton[80]
Tonka Beans[81]
Vanilla[82]
Cocoanuts[82]
Indian Corn[83]
Beans[83]
Indigo[83]
Capital Invested in Agriculture[84]
Forest Zone[85]
Cattle Industry of Venezuela[87]
Number of Cattle[88]
Other Live Stock[88]
Exports of Pastoral Zone[89]
Facilities for Cattle Raising[90]
Obstacles to Cattle Raising[92]
Recent Developments[93]
Centers of Animal Industry[93]
Dairy and Canning Plants[93]
Price of Land[95]
Desirable Regions[95]
British Investments[96]
Mineral Resources of Venezuela[97]
Land Surface of Venezuela[97]
Rocks[97]
Gold[98]
Copper[99]
Iron[99]
Coal[100]
Salt[100]
Summary of Ores Mined in Recent Years[102]
Petroleum and Asphalt in Venezuela[102]
History of Petroleum[103]
Mining Law of 1905[103]
New Code of 1909[104]
First Development of Petroleum Fields[104]
Mining Law of 1918[104]
Contracts Awarded[105]
Opportunities for Development of Petroleum Industry[107]
Petroleum Exported[108]
Description of Asphalt[108]
Occurrence of Asphalt[109]
Asphalt Industry[110]
Checks, Drafts, Bills of Exchange and Trade Acceptances In Venezuela[110]
Function of Credit[110]
Extent of Check System in Venezuela[111]
Clearing of Checks[112]
Laws regarding Commercial Paper[112]
Drafts and Bills of Exchange[113]
Long and Short Time Credit[113]
Foreign Drafts[114]
Definition of Trade Acceptance[115]
Extension of Usage of Trade Acceptances[116]
Commercial Travelers in Venezuela[117]
Importance[117]
Climatic Conditions in Venezuela[117]
Customs Duties on Samples[118]
Catalogues[118]
Knowledge of Language and Customs of Venezuela[119]
Climate of Various Cities[120]
Market for Various Products[120]
Complaints Against American Methods of Packing[120]
Roads and Highways in Venezuela[121]
Tables of Distances Between Principal Cities[121]
Freight Charges[126]
Financial Conditions[126]
Currency[127]
Venezuela's Tariff[127]
Opportunity for American Travelers[128]
Foreign Investments and American Capital in Venezuela[129]
Venezuela's Public Debt[129]
Foreign Banks[130]
Public Utilities[131]
Other Investments[131]
Investment Opportunities[132]
Proposed Railroads[133]
Foreign Trade and American Goods[137]
Foreign Trade in Venezuela[137]
Effects of the World War[138]
Imports and Exports[139]
Summary of Venezuelan Foreign Trade—1917-1919[140]
Market for American Goods[141]
Complaints Regarding Packing[141]
American Selling Methods[142]
German Competition[142]
Customs Collections[143]
American Personnel in Venezuela[144]

APPENDIX

Closing Lecture in School of Political Science by Dr. Pedro Itriago Chacín[145]
Editorial Comment by American and Venezuelan Journals[156]
Good Trade Ambassadors, N. Y. Post Express, August 11, 1920[156]
Student Fraternization, El Nuevo Diario, Caracas, June 20, 1920[156]
Llegada de los Estudiantes Americanos, El Nuevo Diario, June 27, 1920[158]
El Profesor Sherwell, El Universal, June 27, 1920[159]
Dr. Sherwell Arrives, etc., La Prensa, New York, August 26, 1920[161]
Georgetown Students Welcomed in Venezuela, Sunday Star, Washington, July, 1920[163]
El Match de Base-ball, El Imparcial, July 18, 1920[164]

ILLUSTRATIONS

At the foot of Bolívar's Statue[Frontispiece]
FACING PAGE
Salutation—Georgetown to University of Caracas[16]
Reply of University of Caracas to Georgetown[20]
Map of Venezuela[24]
Dr. Sherwell and Georgetown Students[31]
Rancho Grande and Ocumare de la Costa[49]
Bolívar's Home in the Mountains. On the Road from Maracay to Caracas[65]
At Central Tacarigua. At foot of Statue of Ribas[97]
Ceremonies in honor of Bolívar and Washington[133]
Trophy presented to Georgetown Students by Minister of Public Instruction[165]

REPORT OF THE REGENT OF THE SCHOOL OF FOREIGN SERVICE TO THE PRESIDENT OF GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, WITH RESPECT TO THE VISIT OF CERTAIN STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY TO VENEZUELA.

Office of the Regent