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The Argentine Republic. with an area onethird as large as the United States and enormously productive. has a population of only about seven millions of people. but is rivaling us in supplying Great Britain with wheat and beef. Brazil. with an area as large as the United States and a population of about twenty millions. possesses agricultural opportunities sufficient to become the granary almost of the world. South and Central America have an area possessing enormous productive power more than twice as large as the United States. and their resources have not yet attracted immigration to any considerable extent. Mexico. with an area of onethird of the United States. and capable of producing everything. grown in the temperate and tropical zones. has a population of only fifteen millions. American capital and enterprise. having the assurance of a stable government under Diaz. are building a network of railways throligh the country which will enormously stimulate immigration and production. These suggestions of Mexico. South America. and Canada are the reserves of food supply when the United States becomes. like Great Britain. more a workshop than a farm.