Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-17
Fabulous Wealth Of Mines in Chi
huahua and Sonora.
The Railroad to GuaYmas, Manifest
Destiny" and Future Bonanza
Kings In~teIIigently Dis
Cuesed.
Sam F,nnci.ao Chroniele, Anal IN

DNM T. AAAAAakN RhANhhAANN 30 .
The American railroad enterprise
commenced at Guaymas, to- connect
the Atlantic with'the Pacific seaboard
is a subject hat excites a good deal of
comment in Mexican circles in this
city, and is a topic of no small inter
est among American merchants and
miners engaged in trade and specula-
ton with the sister republic. A
Chronicle reporter interviewed a mum
Der of prominent Mexican residents to
iind out their opinion or the subject
and the feeling oftheir countrymcn in
general. The first gentleman conversed
with was Garcia Condo, Mexican con
sui. Mr.. Condo said he had received
no official notice Of the commence
ment of a railroad enterprise by an
American company at Guaymas, but
he had given the proper papers to a
vessel which sailed for that port last
week and which had on board railroad
material, besides a number of engi-
neers. He therefore concluded that
the enterprise was under Roadway and
a fixed fact.
Reporter-Will the Mexican people
look favorably upon the enterprise?
Consul-The intelligent and better
classes will hail the advent of a rail
road to a Mexican terminus on the
Pacific as a new era for the country,
for it will have the effect of adding
greatly to the value of city and town
property, besides making agricultural
lands more valuable aud give a mighty
impetus to mining interests. 1t will
bring Mexico into closer relations
with the outside, and in time a rail-
road line will extend from Guayamas
to the capital Of the republic. This
will be an untold benefit to the trav,
cling public. Mexico is now building
q number of interior railroads. and
the whole country is netted with tel
egraphs. What is now needed are
railroads running to the various ports,
making connections through the heart
of the republic, between the Atlantic
and the Pacific. 1t is evident that
the wishes Of the people in this re-
spect will be accomplished, and thai
sooner than we imagine.
THE VIEWS OF MEXICAN STATESMEN,
Rep.-Are there not fears that the
railroad to Guaymas will have the
final effect Of Americanizing the state
of Sonora, and that her fate will be
that of Texas aud California?
Consult is evident that the
Mexican government has no such
fear, and the intelligent people OF the
country do not manifest any alarm.
There are those, however, who raise
the cry of alarm and try TO excite the
masses on the subject, but the states
men of Mexico and the governing
classes sie determined to fight against
isolatio and accept all the advantages
Of railroads, steamships, t~elegraphs
and all other modern improvements
All these things add strength to the
country and will place her in a condi-
ton to be able to hold her own.
Inter-communication will bring all
the people closer together, and com.
m~unication with the outside world.
especially between Americans and
Mexicans, will develop a fraternity o.
feeling, never before experienced
The fatality of events is breaking
down national barriers, and in a Ger
tain sense all peoples are becoming
homogeneous. No nation can remain
isolated and hope to survive. Isola
ton is weakness and final absorption
because isolation rejects the iorccI
that produce strength.
Reptile Mexican people hay,
faith in the honor of our government
toward Mexico as a nation and people
Consul-Certainly. Mexicans expe
rienced this during the invasion o
Macmillan, and since by the spirit o
Cancellation and forbearance al
through the Rio Grande border diff
culties. Mexico met the Unitel
States in the same spirit Of friendship
and to-day the relations between bot
nations are perfectly harmoniou,
Our diplomatic representatives a
Washington are treated with the mos
signal courtesies, and the America
minister in Mexico is feted wheneve
he travels through the country
Both peoples are intensely republica
in spirit, and certainly both have roor
enough to develop all their strengt
without ~encroaching on the Other
Time can only bring them in close
union as friendly nations.
VIEWS OF A SHIPPING MERCHANT
Wm.S chleiden ,ofthe firm Of Schlei
l., a, S.boll AL nr;ro;ool eb,oo,u