Railways (91-112); mileage of (table), 93; general statistics (table), 94; comfort and equipment, 95; statistics (table), 96-7; revenues of, 98; administration and tariffs (table), 98-9; cost of, 99; concessions, 99; guarantees, 99; mileage, 100-1; comparative mileage (table), 102; projected lines, 103-4; Government policy, 104; future development, 106; celebrated aerial railway, 107; indispensable auxiliary of production, 108; congestion of traffic, 109; mileage and capacity of cars (table), 111; warehousing by, 112 Rainfall, 73 Refrigerating industry, 238; (table), 239 Revenue, 305-310 =Rivers=, 77-82 =Rosario=, capacity as port, 80-81; second port of Argentine, 87-8 =Rubber=, 201-2 Santa Fé, 142-3 Seasons, 72 Sericulture, 196-7 Shipping, 110 South Africa, trade with, 225 Spain, trade with the Argentine, 219 =Stock Exchange=, the, _see_ Bourse =Stock-raising=, (162-173), 125; where followed, 127; probable decay of old large estancias, 130; industry undergoing modification, 162; use of lucerne in, 162; account of model establishments, 163-167; breeds of horses, 163; cattle, 163; sheep, 164, etc., _seq._; importation of pedigree animals, 168; statistics (tables), 169, 171, 172, 173; value of stock (tables), 172, 173 =Sugar= (187-192); where grown, 187-8; profits (table), 189; size of harvests, 191; bounties, 195, 236-7 Tanning, 244 =Tariffs=, 215-217 =Taxes=, direct and indirect, 305-308 Telegraphs, 257 Telephones, 258 Temperature, 72 Territories, national, population of, 113-4 (table); private property in, 129 Textile industries, 244 Timber trade, 248 Tobacco, 195-196 =Trade=, foreign (211-234); exports and imports (table), 213; excess of exports (table), 214; metallic imports (table), 218; imports with countries of origin (table), 218; Imports (table), 220; exports (table), 221; commercial balance, 232-4; _see_ industries (234-249); in chilled or frozen meat (table), 239; value of exports, 326 Trade, _see_ Industries Traffic, through ports (table), 83; railways, 89-112; shipping, 110 Tramways, horse and electric, 256; (table), 257 United States, wheat, production of (table), 158; exportation of (table), 159; trade with the Argentine, 219, 229 Uruguay River, 79 Valuation of Soil (174-186), _see_ Land Vines, 127 (192-5); where grown, 192 Whaling, 248 =Wheat= (154-161); statistics of, 136,137 (table); profits of growing (tables), 148-9; production of (tables), 154-5; production per acre, 157; production in U.S.A. (table), 158; yield per acre in, 158; exportation of (table), 159; exportation from Argentine and India (table), 160; in Canada, 160-1
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