Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1881 — An. American’s View of Brazil. [ARTICLE]

An. American’s View of Brazil.

PiUshurs Telegraph. u •• ; Mr. John Beitier. a young Piitiburger. who went |o Brazil /to seek fi fortune almost seven years ago; has returned to his home in this city. -He does not give a very glowing account of the country, find states'tbat the opportunities presfenttd there for the encouragement of American enterprise are not very extensive without large financial resources. It is hardly tne place for young meti of even more than ordinary pluck and energy tn visit aud grow up with tbecountry.unless they have money aud are prepared to grow slowly. The ooufitrv is flooded with An erioan invgfifions, and knickknacks, aud theßfuless Brazilians,who in former times looked upon such novelties from the States as great discoveries, have lapsed Into a state of more or less indifference. The telephone has been iu use for many mouths, the roller skates &9 one of the sports in the large cities aud other contrivauc.w have lost thtir novelty. Mr. Beitier says that -the native Brazilians are gradually becoming more “civilized" since the number of Englishmen: Americans, and comers from all ters ts the globe are introducing cus£ toms as new to the natives as tdey are frequent. Kio Janeiro, with its 400,OdO inhabitants, is gradually assuming metropolitan aits, add you can ride Oil throuf li its paved streets lfi A Pennsylvania street car. Btr. 'Beitier repQftgjtiiat the poiintry is traversed by Jnpmberof railroads all narrow guage, owever; pave -the Bom vp»d, gjpd oue. which was built, hy English capitalists aud operated In Englishmen. former roga owns 200 Baldwin locomotives. One of the best engineers on the road is a young man named Lewis, formerly of Allegheny City. Most nf the other engineers are natives and most of them know as much about the locomotive as the hind brakeraan. 8o says Mr. Beitier. The chief industry of Brazil, the cuitiva-' tiou of coffee, is gradually diminishing according to same authority. Many cf the planters are leaving for Central America and Mexioo, which Mr. Beitier thinks is destined to become a greet country for Industry.