Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-11-12

Investors ln this country haIe spent much time and money studying our nearest neighbOr, Mexico, believing that in that favored country riches could be had almost for the asking. But they seem to forget that all these fine rail roads must make money from traffic carried over their roads, and if they reap a reward for extending their sys- tems into the United States, and con- meeting us with Mexico, 1t must be through international commerce. Our exporters have q small trade m the States of Mexico, but of the southern sections they know nothing, and yet the southern Mexican States are very wealthy. Previous to thls time these States have been isolated from their companion States as well as from the rest of the world because of lack of means of easy and cheap communl- cation. Even the simplest articles of necessity are wanting. What has always been needed were highways and rail- roads. The government will not build the former. but American and European capital is fast building the latter, and within a year the city of Mexico will be within seven days of Washington and New York. The first of November Is set as the date for opening the Sonora Railroad. the Mexican Central rapidly pushing its lines, and the Mexican Ma tional promises Us big things by the middle of 1883.
 With the question of cheap transpor- tation settled forever, the merchants Of the North and East are asked to step forward and make their fortunes through commerce with Mexico. Now IS the time to start Let them send out drum mers and study their markets and the likes and dislikes of their new custo- naers. England nas long drawn fat com missions from our neighbors. It IS high time that Boston and New York merchants were bestirring themselves to wrench this trade from our commer- cial rival. It belongs to us, and we should have lt.-Economlst.
 The annual report of the superln- tendent of the postal money order sys- tenn shows that there has been steady and almost wonderful increase m the business of hIs department. The do- mestis operations of the 5,49l author ized offices reached the sum Of Sll3,- 4OD. LIS in orders issued, and Sll3,3So,-
 302 ID orders paid, gain of eight per cent. over 1881. The fees amounted to
 2l ,053, ,7l0, an increase of nine Der cent.
 This was at the rate of less than one
 half of one per cent. As most of these
 oriers were for long distances, the
 gam made by using money orders rath-
 er than drafts or bills of exchange must
 have been a large item, and proves the
 great advantage the money order
 system has been tc the country
 There were l77,443, internatlon-
 al money orders issued or
 value of S6,536,5l4, and H. S33 such orders paid, amounting to @ 45.3. .463. The fees on thIs branch
 were but Sl45,644. The gains m the issue of orders of the several nation alities varied from twenty-three te seventy per cent. The system ls beng rapidlv pushed into other countries Jamaica, New South Wales, Nlctorlt and New Zealand having been added tC ! the list during the past year fortuga is to be added the first of January leo-o The superintendent Tenews his re commendation respecting modification 1 i'm the system which would allow th' ] issuance of postal notes for sums under five dollars for a fee of thre' cents. The advantage of this would o' soon conceded by the public, as the
 smaller denominations would take th'
 place of the old scrip money Tor frac tional currency. Anything winch wi
 help exchanges should be done, ana
 the introduction of the proposed "posta
 notes should not be delayed.
 The Belle mine has been sold fo