THE AMAZING ARGENTINE JOHN FOSTER FRASER [Illustration] THE AMAZING ARGENTINE [Illustration: 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