New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-10
MEXICAN PROGRESS,

MEXICAN PROGRESS
! Ideas are epidemic-they are il you will
epidemic. They spread from State 70
State and awake nation after nation. The
world was long ruled by TIE cunning Of
diplomatis:s temporal and spiritual. a.: a
later date it was made NANTES: tina. tle
strength Of State lay III the worth and
wealth Of its people. The castIed crag
Of Drachenfe!s' went to ruin, tie Barons
| subsidized, and in their place came the fac
| tory with its five or ST.. stores ana the
| owner Of the factory with his control Of
| capital. Society discovered that there
was more civil prosperity and military
power in the factory than there ever had
been in the uncomfortable castle perched
upon the precipice above it. Statesmen
saw that chivairy was nowhere II the
| conhic: with industry. The factory man
can purchase public bond, and respond
to a subsidy for public defense. He can
buy field battery and man i. In peace
he feeds the paupers and teaches the
ignorant. The finest governing kings
through the confessional o: mistresses. or
the courtier, by gifts wrung from uonoc-
olias. have given way 20 work and wages.
primary and polytechnic schools. The
mos. populoUs State, with the highest in-
teliigence, the largest capita. and tie bes:
skilled labor. now belong to the g-ea:
powers. Those nations relying on their
antiquity and their p-e:ens!ous. occupy a
subordinate position.
This connection has overspreai tie
world, not merely ''from CL;n. to PERU
bu: from Russia % Mexico. OIr sister
republic has undergone al astonishing
revulsiou 0. practice. Instead Of cevo!1-
tons and highway rotber:es they haze
now railroads ana immigration. Instead
Of affecting a haugLty contemp: t2r pro-
gress. Mexico copies a.. tie improve
ment5 Of other countries.
We publish I. ummavy O: -e;or-: ind
~ sent the REPUBLICAN by. \. Shelton.
Esq. American consul genera. tor :ha
Republic OF Mexico.
Mining Interests haze made great strides
during the past year, especially a: Pa
chuca Real de. Monte. and Oh tie borders o.
Guerrero. The silve: m:us 0: Gua:emoc-
tin. whic;: was year aga little valued. is
Low estimated a: 5000, C.t. The pro.
fits o. this mine 70. the year i37) were
$4,000. The gold quarts veins and
piacers il Guerrero. Yea. the Mescala. Low
promise - rival those 0: California. TIE
same reg.o,. ajounds il immense deposits
Of native copper. silver and lead. but the
rate OF freight prevents t.o:- present de-
velopement. An amended law, repeating
the export duty OF the products Of the
mines in every form, IS promised. I:may
be remarked sha: this !, especia... inter-
est:ns 20 our merchants an. % tie United
States branch min: la:e.
TIE moaay coined il tie u:ct: OF Mex
icc was as foi.ova.
Silver. G,l: C,-7,- To.,..
;. ;t: III: :;.5:: s.: $;::: i5:: So IS. &:::st !: ss
An! the min. o: Alamo, :Lc coinage Of
which was IL 1870 $4,000.
The population Q: Mexico is o.i.s.052.
There l., about 3iG mile, OF railroad, with
5GS miles OF telegraph. The value Of
real estate is s3l1 ,030,5l7 7s. This is a:
low rate OF assessment. There are nine
ports open 20 commerce on the gulf coast.
thirteen on tie frontier Of tie RIO GranGe
AMI boundary line Of i35l. ana tea On
tie Pacific coast. Besides these there are
other, open - the domestic c: co.s:iug
trade.
Tie r.n..}a- 0: vessel, rasoc.i.l2 70
these :c.., was. II lc.c, '335, wiz. an az
g-eca:e tonnage Q: 5:2,9i3. @: these
vessels 23S were American, c. Mexican.
The rest we:e Of o.Le: nations. G: the
tonnage the Alner:ca.s had abou: sixty
per cent. the English a;.ou: t:teer. Per
cent. -. Spanish somev.a: i.ss than two
per cent.
impor'a'i,rs Cox :''......... -,
a1poTta.'-, .................s....:.. .'-"'''~
OF these exports $4,000: was il
coin. the remainder tie p-oducts<: the
country. Gross revenuas O: Mexico from
all sources for 1870. Sl:.i2c, 81.
Revenue duties collected IN l3.l.... ~, o:a -
E1vcT.a. duty Co:u............. ...,JJt i3
Iota............... ............S = -Jo 3t,..' 20
Cash received into the treasury in 1871,
sli, 81 50. Value Of importation in
to Mexico from the United States il 1870,
total. S5.33l.953 G5. Value os exporsa-
tons from Mexico to the United States in
1879. $3.50, o12 Oh.
From 81 inspection Of this table the
larges. amount OF American goods sent |
to Mexico is from Matamoras and Vera |
Cruz. and the largest value Of Mexican |
goods sent to the United States is from |
the ports Of Vera Cruz and MazatIan, |