, 1879-02-20
o,,crning Classcs Opposed to Rail-
I've road Connection with the
United Stntes,
J., Resides the Country Is Too Poor
A'S to subsiaiso Any Rail
Wnys.
...,., 1uscourity Of Life and Prop
srty Throughout tho Re-
public.
poon,e Too Poor and Too 1gno-
''' mt to Buy or Use American
Manufactured.

.,,o,4r,s tn tbc balls ot the MonteznmDs
INV iA..a,nod |d IN the vontca lIaunts, thrir
ti'laT se'u'p ..orc1 with untold ouant,tits
ra5s spsesa'"ou.' ~ s,,,,,,,-v tta noori. sr,,
ctiuEormaeoo as ~ '.e :pu"'r' r... -, 10 a
- ,s 'ar ~ hun, them up yesterday for the purpose
of50 ..,",, T., r fynr, as Il we're. what tl,cy
&snoa''o"is u, + t,,otr .rln n,u,. mnre nartc,i.
b,dto saS apo"t ~ ~. " ,',arr.,,ar n,,,
l,1g, 10 ask ho" lar t"ei' oost' 'as'o"s so"-
tm,d OF dispro7cl the statements haoo by
,m.t,,.r Foster IN Ills letter On tue prospects Of
.t7dt VIZ" tr,,. ,,,,,o ,,,,t,,hor ~ ,co,lo
m Assoelat'oa' l.e '."'a na.",,s. ~ t'.,, ~
vhotea thc atgah ol tllt hHFoe'a.'ont III" VI
sa,rk bowen, whiting q Co.. It's pro-
k,tora pEoprietors, and tnahaecrs, are
.rh,hy aware that Mr. Fosters letter
s. w. .,,n .n,icrtc1 10 considerable unfayprahle
I.''s. n"sa Sa sa,h from I'm orran itsclf md
u1sEai po.u A .,,"a,,, .'a..,o.,.. ,i,os ~
be little eoses7e o. ai'essu 'eplsosnsa''.s L, "
ctlc,go's manufacturing interests VINO uhocf-
~ tbe exnclltton uud ran 1t after their kind.
-. ,anlt,ritv ri This act to cona|drr every
hsne t..u'." -. rnrto., T., a., ,nost -o.o,to
EIrs 1e!atlhh " 'teA'eo :" w. '"ess ...s""
Esht, and to anmn nnsooa5 WHO ventures 10
IN, that "sOGle things arc not What fsiey accm,"
=, he two alleged basa Cotoucls. lii his
..'..s h, ,,u,h. Tux TH1susx renrcscntattye
Risfn ~. "ua", ,, .n e - hs,,o- ~ nrdo. ~ oh.
thought nc coulo hot uo oe'ses' ~ osaef W w.
t,Io tsfF and Impartial ytcw OF things rs They
NJ, Than t0 call upon AR: H. y. N1at, WIG, W
lesar, Is The tstorioeraphef Of thy txpedltaon.
md tntite him 10 Fiye an exposition o. us
,iuughe and reflections on thc sunlect.
VI. Rust ~as FOUND 81 Ills BUSINESS
sBs, corner ol Rlnzlo and tnsh
t,rtts, and tntimated his Willingness TO accom-
rpdltc The TRInrNE In my way IN ms power.
l!lef bItcl conversation on INC enoJcct o. Ing
ttpltsrlf which slr. lttst ealu haa peen q most
Tl..*ant ind instructive onc In every respect,
tie reporter 1lrec,ea lle Ee1Itlcmnn to cofsid'
t1t[ou Of someof Minister Fosters statements,
nth. request that h g would state 10 how far
=; hose itatcments we're borne out by
ITS OWN OBSERVATIONS.
uAr. thc Mcxiean nenn1e md the Mexican
so1a,arnent," len asked tic reporter by way OF q
,n,r ta !. o,'no,ed % To iotnt Guarantee o} seen.
n1 ia the pfo,,sfty Ut an international railroa,,
h. they 10 rrstrict and restrain railroad com
saae, MI III n 10 10 nlusc them absolutely MicxlcnnlH
GTic t,,,th about tE,,li Is. reniIeu Mr. Rust,
a,s.t thsT rrn,,trc m mich tint no Americnl,
tonn.ny Is Ukciy to undertake The work Of
huhiinr raIlroat. TI,ey don't want to n al;o
inT T4ilioad a main trunk line from thc rio
Gtsoda 10 tha pariI}c. hit want 10 make all The
rass ~ tributary ia iGr civ Of Wextro, in abort.
the i;usetnrSn, viii nnt rive charters unless K
fr,,nt,. ihrtn. ~ that m rnasnnahIn man viii
unttrtaie IN hnii,t n ronG,i,
II. ibcra MI n wiiicsprcafl feettnr that n
,,,toad rnrnect,nn viii, III" jjnfte'1 stntrs
ron'd jsad ~ thc dc.trpctinn ~ ti,o a,r rritam
ry1aa.S @ it,, ,nd tlc mlt;a, "sarntinn M " n"
tc1ntry hy ,hc I1ni,cfl stnsrs ii
80 taf as an nv obscryntious wcnt, tbe pcop]o
Itry rencru(lv arn II, fnvnr ~ rsii,vov rn,.
prciios viii X. i1n,aod statns mi ~" y,ctfnr
Of their representative men Ia Congress Is
aosli[e 10 IT, Lot mic give you au instance Of
saa: t!n fhc 18th ct November, 1877, tho Min.
alst Of rlbllc W"sks Of Mexico entered into u
Ga Gpairasi W1th William j. Palmer & Co, of thu
Enlttd States, through Air, james SulllvRn,
taels representative, for thu construction vi .
Hs1em % o. railroads. from tllc City OF Mexico to
ne fae'he aud 10 slle United stutes frontier. to
eohheet there With our sytten. Ono
slast saast Of the. contract provided that
He llne to the !slo 0raudo sllUuld not
SesS eemmehsc4 until the ltnc 70 the Pacific VIVA
uosoea' ! he Congress OF 1877 took M lellntta
tesiea On tue contract, aud at the spring session
~ le.s ssrong opposition was mani Tested, the
contract failed 10 pask nnll bill was Introduced
a3ae Chanbcr u Deputies hY the C01ninittccs
~ VI mtHoastsy. which was passed Immediately by a
r soe o. no Tc1s to u nays, authorizing the
~ a.sffs s. y contract for road tram scxlco to
%s ss fael'ic only, and upon the express condition
Mas sIanecfncnts must be nude with tl,o
ssaiea Win which tl!0 Executive might hnro
aAae contracts, a1l tsat ill no cuso should lines
mmeoatlsactct " parallel to the Statu rat!roads
@ 10 competition with them. In July. 1878,
s',,, oIs Ionssess waa elected, and tue raIn,er
Hpsoattes, aNl referred to tic Committees Of
~, .naasi!!, III hpte of Tho earneat alul persist.
H.. u.enteasors Of tho friends in Congress OF I'M
le'piatlohal raf'ruad to connect with tho
Nu'l'eaa system Of roads,
10 FINAL 1tpoHr tot1t,n mn onT.1s,n
III Wy tto way beIofe thu adjournment, Dee. Il,