The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-11-27
tie snl have returned, Il that there il
no rC ON there for American farmer.

tie Rn2 have returned, Il that there is
no rC ON there for American farmer.
MINIS
The eat mt eud pso0uc'ivcnes tf
;he JEines IL II, xic'j and the iEduc. =
men:s or Encouragement xff3:deo
American m'peTs and mechsuics 10 IN
vcs: thar tine sni money il. minirg
e1;CTpTices III tist ccuDtIy, are alsI.
qJestirns which, in my vlew, sh, uld
| be ibuTGushlV understood bsitfc cit;-
z:us o! the UaIieG 5 atfs " nsurc iut
such unity. beyond the pr.iCc.,oD
of our cwn laws, TO &C k ,teir for
tunes. As have remarked aboGe, eli
ordinary lab1I is yey cheap 70 Ne xico /;
their MACS Will work for few do
lars per month; their minos are such
as II lire capital to work them; the
mining lava are p; cuiiar, and their ad-
mipistration entrusted tn local au;hori
ties n' t partial to American and, in
addition, taxes-export duties and as
ses .menis-are !ald upon ores or bul
liop, with little regard to the interest
of mining enterprise or the future de.
velopment of the country.
CROSSING THE BORDER
respectfully invite attention to the
earnest and successful efforts of the
Mexican authorities especially those
of Ga3s. Trlvino and CAnA!cs to SUP
press Jaiding from their eide of the
river; the condition of affairs which
rendered necessary the order of June
I, 1917, to cross the border, in my
opinion, no longer exists. ss the Mex
lean government has shown It's ability
and determination to put stop to euch
Invasions Of the United s.ates.
The President having, in his annual
message of last December, referred to
his desire, as soon as practicable, with
due regard to the protection of the lives
and property of our own citizens, to
recognize this ability on the part of
the Mexican government, is my reason
for here referring to the subject, and,
therefore, 1 recommend such recogni-
ton. II such action should be had, I
am of the further opinion that the dis
cretionary authority, similar to that ex-
ercised by the department commander
previous to the Issue of the order, will
sutiice-provided the Mexican govern
ment will continue the same force
along their frontier that has been found
necessary to effectively restrain lawless
bands from raiding into our territory.
ADDITIONAL QUARTERS.
II 1877 six companies of cavalry and
four OF artillery were ordered t. this
department, three companies left the
department, and thus the strength of
my command was increased by seven
Companies. Moreover, the gsrrisons
Of Forte QuitmaD, Bliss and Richard
son, and one company from Fort Grif-
fip, have been called In, SO that, allow
ing for quarters since selected for two
companies, l have eleven additional
companies to quarter, and no fit place
for that purpose. need not say that
1t is very disheartening 10 the officers
to be compelled, through the cold
winters and hot summers of West
Texae, to keep thGir wives and chill
dren in tents, sh antics or brueh huts,
or to have them packed in attjcs. The
want Of quarters for 30 many neceesa-
rly crowGs all the others, and glance
It The amount of service 40, 100 miles
of scouts and expeditions, IS, 740 more
thsD last year-rerfoImed by the
troops in q country like west Texas
ought to secure to them some COM
fort, after return from their long and
areary marches over trackless wastes.
One resG't of such dIscomforss, even
under rather favorable circumstances,
is, that of eleven tfiGcrs who reached
the department with four batteries of
artillery, only four remain, and only
one OF them has his family with him.
l have, as earnestly as is consistent
with propriety, urged the necessity of
an appropriation of 5000 900 for four
additional poste, needed to replace those
which have been vacated, and others
idly as the larger settlements get be-
yond them, or the protection of new
settlements may require. The erec-
tion of four posts would provide quar-
ters for the eleven companies now un-
provided for.