Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-04
HERMOSILLO HAPPENINGS.
Times Changes A Chapter Of Local Events Current Gossip Signs Of tho Times -Causn Of Trouble With Foreigners -Promenading to Masic Under the Orange Trees.

Eesident respondent of ,he CITIzESl l HERMosuLo, Sonora, November % I was here little over four years ago
 and upon eturning about week since could not see that any striking changes
 had been made since my first visit The completion Of the railroad makes some
 change and accounts for tine many for eigners one meets on the streets. One sees many catch-penny signs in English
 to attract American purchasers. \ Crer-
 man firm who have done business in this
 country for many years, ornament two
 sides of their store with the sign of "The
 American Corner" 4 Spaniard an- nounces in great red letters The Amer
 ican Exchange" and many other Mexi-
 can stores placard their walls with the
 seductive words of " wines, liquors and
 cigars, " English spoken here," etc.
 ! am tempted to relate a little story
 ab0ut these same signs and comment
 very little about it. The legislative body.
 m connection with its other functions,
 exercised certain powers over the city
 government of Hermosillo, and caused
 the city authorities a short time ago to
 pass an ordinance to tax merchants bear Ing signs other than in the language of the country ten cents per letter monthly and for official signs ? cents. The re- suit was, great deal of rubbing out of cOurse. The accommodating postmaster had a sign of " Postuiiice," which would cost hIm S2J0 per month, and if the sal ary in this country is like ours, accord ing to the amount of business of the pustoilice, he should receive from the government about S2L32l5 per annum, and almost any mathematician can see that 1t would be losing business. But whether the wise legislators thought that the country was becoming AnglOsiZed too fast, or that anyone sporting signs in variOtaJ Ja.i- Lages was necessarily doing big business and could afford to pay, I don't know. For my part l always feel that a foreigner has no right to say any thing. He has no right to hold up to them our liberal system and ask them to initiate. 1T an American don't like Mex leo he has the alternative of returning to the best and grdndest country that ever was created by man.
 There has been a great deal said in the American press of the bad government and insecurity of foreign capital invested in this State. l have no desire to defend or attack, but w;li simply state that the cause of many of the difficulties have been Investments made without proper Tn some cases dishonest agents of foreign capital have cOmprO- missed their patrons for large sums of money and the blame falls on the au- thorites of the government here. There | Is only one maxim to follow for foreign l investors, and that Is, lo-k before you ! leap" II would save plenty of money | and a great deal of profanity and bad 1 feeling between the Mexican and Amer | ican people.
 A daily train runs to and from Guay- | mas, but the business is very light. The | AIeXicans are very proud of their road, | and after the completion to this point | hundreds would assemble daily to see | the arrival of the train. The President | Of the road came down from Tucson two | Jr three dIys ago and went on to Guay- | mas. from whence he has not returned.
 lir. Merchant, the Superintendent Of the Santa Eeliclta Mining Company, of | the Altar District, is here on business, and leaves In the morning for Tucson with a brother of Governor Ortiz, the present incumbent.
 Business appears to be pretty good here, but will not compare with that of Tucson. l am informed that the princi- pal mercantile house here sold during Inc month of October goods to the amount of S36,0OO, the majority being .obbiuE trade.
 The only mining enterprise in this district at present that IS making a stir is the Prietas. They employ quite a arge number of men and keep forty stamps running constantly.
 Last night the military band played ln La Plaza Ge Armas and all the town was there It was delightful to prone lade on the wcl-paved walk to the mu- sic, and among the orange trees hang ng full of cipening fruit, and all prettily ighted up. Hermosillo is far ahead of !. --,,.'',',' sat respect. >'''iii ''' '-
 Very truly, Ii.