Australia undoubtedly on the eve of the period of the big development

Australia undoubtedly on the eve of the period of the big development. Its resources, as is known, the huge. Its climate has been found by the most favorable concerning human health, and undesirable feature of a climate, and malfunctions of a downpour, have been studied and became understood and found . As soon as the confederation which is now in the course of formation [175], takes place, there is no doubt, that Australia will enter in new and
Succeeding commercial era. Owing to the fact, that its main possibilities of riches lay in development of its natural resources, it is probable, that during some time to arrive almost all goods of an industrial function which Australia requires, should be imported. Already its import makes 275 000 000$ which, of course, the Great Britain delivers the basic action. This import mainly dresses also materials for clothes, but it also includes hardware and cars, and actually all demanded by people very civilised and spending money, except grains and conditions. The size of this import can be comprehended from the fact, that it - is more than one third of full export of the United States within any year, save one to 1896, including our huge export of grains, conditions, and a clap. And besides export articles already the upom-wool, meat, disappears, skin, minerals, fruit, etc. There one other Australian resource which is capable to almost uncertain development. It is its wood. or a rubber tree some of its most general variants prevail almost universally in Australia, and, being and strong and insects, have almost incomparable value for shipbuilding, cross ties, and harbour and dock buildings. That Australians completely realise importance of development of their foreign trade, is noticed in efforts, which they have undertaken to provide services for this purpose, that they have brought their products to ocean ports. There are 11 980 miles of the railway, almost which each mile has been constructed by the governments. It is one mile of the railway for each 300 inhabitants, in comparison with one mile for each 400 inhabitants in the United States. These railways which operate completely to and from coast. There are no factory cities which will be . The Australian trade consists completely in [176]
Exchange of the natural products lifted by the house for imported . Equally remarkable with the enterprise of the railway of Australians their enterprise in cable building and establishment of cable communications. For example, the cable line of 2000 miles in length, on continent from Adelaide to Hold Darwin in a front rack, has been constructed by area of South Australia to connect to a cable from Port of Darwin to Java, Singapore, etc., and thus with Europe and America. At least for 1500 miles this cable line runs one of the most deserted and inaccessible areas in the world.
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XI. TRADING FEATURES OF THE SOUTH AMERICA
THE SOUTH AMERICA, FERTILE CONTINENT WITH LACKS