Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-02-20
FROM GUAxMAs.
Timely Advice tO People Going 70 NICK ico-RaiIrOad and Shipping News Gossip.
s0ee,al Correspondence oflhe CITIZEN.

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 Special Correspondence ofthe CITIZEN.
 GUAYNAs, February s.
 EDiroR CITIZEN: Complaints often reach the American Consul here from American subjects coming into So- nora that the Mexican authorities, who invite American settlers, do not keep faith with them. They accuse the Mexican custom house with gross overcharges of duties, and notably with making them pay the large sum of S35 deposit on their horses and charging them $50 on each wagon. These complainants in all casss have but ntt1e cause to be dissausfed-ex- cept with themselves, and the reason is simply that they have not com piled with their part Of the contruc l The Federal Government desired the coming Oi American cOlOnisis, and to these they are prepared To accord ad- 1 vAulages not extended to mere trans tent travellers.
 Ii tue intending cOlOnist were pru- dent, he would, before em6arkIng ou his trip, besides finding out what his | advantages shall be, also become aC- uuainted with that winch is expected of him. This, however, as a rule he faIls to do, and on his arrival on the | Mexican frontier he becomes indIg- nant at what he calls the want Of faith of those who invited his coming.
 The truth is that the Mexican au thOrities only treat as colOnists those who have made their declaration to | become such before a Mexican consul | previous to their departure for that | country. Such a declaration then in- sures them the free entry of their horses and wagons, which t cannot | be denied Is a very fair one, consider ering that tax of S3G is levied on ! geldings, and one of $50 on each wagon. IL Is true that the S36 on geldings is only considered as a de- | posIt, where the owner promises to return within the limits of one month | with the horses. It would be we'll to state here that all other animals, ey- cepting geldIngs, are free from all | duty.
 With regard to the duties on rolling material, l append here a part of the | tariff as taken from Consul i-Geuerui S,rothers' o1iclal report:
 | Carriages, open and coupes ........ each Sl76 Coaches, phaetOns, landaus, etc.-.....-..---. 3j bus-lc7. -'-----...- l4- SuIAles.-''.'----- .---- o1
 IL is the same thing with machin- cry. Some complain that parts of their machinery have been taxed, when It was positively understood that all machinery Is free. This, of. course, is again the result of ignoring the custom regulations. Betting Is dutiaOle, when not accompanying the rest of the machinery from which it depends. Shoes and dies, as well as bullion mOul0s, are always duuable. whether by themselves or accom- panied by other machinery. IL is the advice 0i all Americans here who are old settlers and well acquainted with such matters, notably that of the Con sul, Alr. A. Willard, that all intend ing cOlonis-s, as well as shippers. should see the Mexican Consul at San Francisco or Tucson before leaving and get thoroughly posted as to duties 1 and other things which they need Go ! know in regard Co their venture. | ! will add that in all eases where geld ! iugs and carriages are concerned Il { will Doe a matter of great saving Go the ! traveller tJ make hIs declaration of de siriuE tO become a cO.Onist before some Mexican consul ere tEe start. as such declaration amounts Co nothing when once upon Mexican territory.
 Another point 0ccl., Co me which is too often forgotten. Itgppears very often that iu packing case ot goods, one ills It Co the seven-eig ghts with uuduuabl- matter, and .o complete the case puts Iu goods which pJy very heavy duty, and goods which pay duty at all pay very heavy duty iu Mexico. The result of such careless 1 shipping Is that the Custom House charges duty Ju the whole case, pre- sumIng It tO contain noting but the goods which are uutiabIe. The great est care should be taken in shipping
 
 take calls forth either a line or heavy additional duty l. Is an uuquestiou-
 ble fact that theIr regulations a!e very complicated and apt tO be chang ed often without warning, and it therefore UehoUyes each and all ship peis and intending Coloni-ts Go take the greatest care and consult the Mex icdn Consul of their place of residence as to their manner Of prOceedIng-the more so, that complaints in regard Co Overcharges, wrong charges of any thing pertaining Co customs are sent 10 the City of Mexico and are about as long in being settled as Chiucery cases m England.
 The New burn on her last trip brought over zoo tons of freight, an unprecedented quantity, of which ly9 1 tons were machinery for the Consoi- dated BaIupilas Mining Company, an American company whose mines are at Balupilus, 8 distance ot lou miles from Alamos. There were also 40 tons of machinery for the North Mexican Mining Company, Alamos, and 30 tons for the PinO5 Altos Com panv. Chihuahua. Several ships ar rived here lately with railroad mater iaI for the Railroad Company, one of them, the Forest Queen, from san Francisco, with two locomotives and tenders and other material.
 Mir. W. R. Morley was icndered @ reception last Saturday night by the employees of the road at the headquar ters, previous Co his departure for the ] East, he having resigned some time ago. It is now. however, doubtful . whether he will not stay. owing to unforeseen circumstances.