New-York tribune., 1868-04-18

prodigy IN appearance, not IN number. and Of estis
which the nne chocolate Of Mexico Is made coss. 1s
surpassed in the world: cotton tobacco, apis yan,s
Of the RspaS '!hss TSs co oaSra ssl
doya Is famous for the strength OF its aroma and h 4
estimated that coffee production in proportion fo ,s
of Brazil would give Mexico $4,000 per snnum 70 a..
port under sns mead .as as' o grown i
at Orizaba and Cordova, is almost unequai.d n
sS sSs xhos suss pSSo Of S3G which Il. a.
tributed 100000 D. III u "a about s1oooo o. per year
Tobacco S.s 4 worth os Per year to MEXICO
amounts 70 p ooe per annnm There Il doubt ths
the ana iernty q Mexico are
contended by some OF the millowners here that IN.
tough bn % Sre ant w no: Pay the cost
species on the mountain SIDES and in the yaes of Mex
leo must provoke invention and enterprise to some great
and more diversified Use OF their uneQua,ed nervs.
and snews than exists at present Thread rope ts,r
paper, wIappings for oagssgs sacks. rugs and some
and most of them by hand. for the Indians who ms2:
them have no idea Of the value Of time, and ths
common needs OF brute living are cheaD FisT aaI
hemp grow largely and luxrantly in the south Of M
chOacan, and are turned into excellent abrics Cotton y
to blight It, and labor is required only for s 90
gathering Its product however seems TO be out 81 si
proportion to its natural fecundity not more than d M
bales having been grown In the Republic at date OF IA
statistics not enough TO meet the wants OF It's factories
In Like manner the indigo product yielded by at least az
States, ought to be more important In commerce. Ths
copal, indiarubbe.. liquid amber, and mahogany and
0ye-WOOQ trees grow IN Mexico In OaXaca and
Cruz the vanilla bean grows spontaneously ike much
other vegetation for which the worthessness and usee
ness OF large portion CT Mexican life neither toll no,
spin Surely the civilization OF lsbor.saying machinss
has work 70 do in teaching Mexico how 10 work. emsa
cpating her children from orudgery and stolidiry ut
zng her natural products and multiplying her manufac
lures.
These manufactures estimated at 2 o per head or
States Sugar Is grown ana made in an ancient fashiss
haciendas In Vera Cruz, Mexico, Tabasco Yucatan
Guerrero Michoacan, and Jalsco chihuahua Is able 70
make 5000 barrels OF wine and II coo OF brandy per yer
Pulque Mescal, Aguadiente TickeelDg-hree Of thess
pure alcoholic iiquors-are extracted from the maguey
plant one OF the nest largest and hardest in the ves
table kingdom There were about so cotton factories In
yebosos and few finer cloths. About ten woolen fac
tories were, at last adyces operating IN the state Of
Mexico and States in immediate vicinity additionally 70
in several parts by which frieze, SERGE aud
blankets fabricated. At most OF the factories COED
work done in fine cloths carpetngs balze, and nsa
nels. In Puebla and Guadalajara were more than 70
machines for silk handwork. producing 1900 OF SIN
twist in year. Eight paper factories are established
not only the press but other uses of material CO..
ton and the naguey. There were forty-nine molno:
seed, sesame colewort almonds oacahuate, and animal
fat. considerable quantity OF glass, ana some aed
iuato Guadalaara and Mexico exceed In earthen wars
in making which the Indians industrious and ingck
and Mexico Thread OF silver and gold, wirework and
some fancies OF the material are said TO be patent
Iaborng Mexico. Harness and Tuscan cloths mado cf
maguey bers soap and candles, and other articles
Of and ornament belong likewise TO Mexican mana
faCture In Mexico, mlcnOdCdut DufdngO ana
Oaxaoa, an excellent quality Of iron Is mads
SpeculatinR from the basis OF the computation
which the Mexican statistician made more than ten
years ago. and that apparently from stale figures then
cannot be less than 40 considerable mills and factories
Mexico at the present day. Another statement exhibz
that i'm the year 1861 there 81 cotton factories
various places the Republic These factories employed
12 spindes, and consumed lis93 quntas OF Cotton
quintal 100 pounds. The average prce per piece
fabric IA piece being "a yards by yd was less tnan
and the maximum &c. The'cost OF cotton per quina a
the factory was least S6 and at most ssi 40 that
cotton in Mexico Is beyond all question paying bna
ness Notwithstanding deficiency Of waterRower 70
many parts adjacent TO productlon there
room in Mexico for much more than the present mann
facture The great waterpower OF the Orizaba neigh
borhood has only begun s usefulness and 50 OF sons
other re gons the States Of Mexico and Pueba mills
labor under the disadvantage OF having too tto water
in the dry season. and much during the period OF rain
while accidents OF dsc0loration liable at Intervals
from the sudden turb;dness Of the mountain torrents
sun the good water-power which Mexico possess hes
and there has been adequately employed nor "a
likely to be till steam and the railroad encourage ~
liberal use On the whole the exhibit OF Mexican mane
factures proves that while they sti In rude ana
primitive state methods and Implements their cape
city is many times greater than their present work ana
WELD Out Of every branch Of Mexican industry more
might be made aud 1t will be wonder IL In time the
bers and pulp OF the maguey are not turned INTO mo
various and general use than now appears.