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Buenos Aires (Capital of Arsouthern)

the capital of Arsouthern hemisphere. It has a population of 1,637,155 (1918). It is situated on the right bank of the La Plata river, twelve miles from its mouth. It extends eleven and a half miles from N. to rangular. It is well paved and abounds with beautiful structures. The commerce of Buenos Aires vastly exceeds that of any city in South America. There are ten trans-atlantic lines of steamships which connect it with Europe, and railten trans-atlantic lines of steamships and Bolivia. It has a harbor, largely artificial, that cost $35,000,000 and covers an area of 165 acres, and twenty-four warehouses with the capacity of 24,000- 000 tons of merchandise.

Although Argentina is essentially a grazing and agricultural country, there are 10,350 industrial establishments in the capitol, employing about 119,000 workmen. The principal manufactures are chemical industrial establishments in the capitol, products, furniture, carpets, and preserved foods. There are twenty-one banks in Buenos Aires with a combined capital of $100,000,000. There are a number of branches of American and European banks. The annual clearings amount to $3,000,000,000. There are 250 public schools with 3,000 teachers and an en- BUFFALO are several technical schools, normal versity has about 4,700 students. There are several technical schools, normal schools, and business colleges. The public libraries hold 50,000 volumes. The and the amount of annual expenditure city is governed on a commission plan, is about $100,000,000.