... rise as, inall probability they will, a rise in wageswill be imperative. This, in the case of railways would mean an increase in rates, as there are few who are earning morethan a reasonable ... generalquestion of Argentine transport. As a last word, it must be rememberedthat the present boom in the country isextremely recent. Argentine has developedin an extraordinarily rapid manner, ... periodicinundation, and, to obviate this, anextensive system of drainage has beenplanned, a work of great difficulty owingto the small difference of altitude between the land and the sea. Some canals,however,...