Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-09
SAN LUIS POTOSI.
Mexican Paradise-A Rich Region
Open to American Enterprise.

Mexican Paradise-A Rich Region
Open to American Enterprise.
SAN LUIS POTOsI, Dec. 25.-The State of
San Luis POtosi is divided off into four muni-
cipalities-Districts of San Luis, Venando, Rio
Nerda, Tancaquiz. Her climate is templado
and terO coliente, healthy water and pure
and bracing air. She produces semi and tropi-
cal productions, and most all the productions
of Europe and the United States. In the dis
trict of Tancaquiz they raise the finest cof-
fee, cotton, sugar, rice, tobacco and corn in the
world. The fruits are numerOus-apples, peach
es, pears, plums, cherries, apricOts, pantans
oranges, lines, lemons, d10nG figs, ounces,
pomegranates, cidrt, chilamoya, zapOta, april
cots mangoes, guaYas, Mdmcy grapes in
abundance, OF many varieties; blackberry,
strawberry, wild gasamloos, haws. Timber
oak, ash, mahogany, logwOOd, rubber, ebony,
black walnut, wild cherry, lin, mulberry, cot
tonwoOd, pine, cypress and redwood. The
cOrding to the species for the sap; when
first taken from the plant is called
pulque; when fermented is vinegar; the
root makes aquadente. These are
large source of internal revenue. Syrup
is made from the body of the plant. From the
leaves of the iXtle rope, twine, cord and cloth
is made, and with proper machinery paper
could be easily made, for the natives make n
rough article. Here is field for silk raising
for nowhere in the world does the mulberry
grow so luXuriantly and in such varieties as
in the northeast part of this district The
worm has nothing to fear from cold. Negeta-
bles of every kind-melOns, pumpkins, peas,
beans, potatoes, wheat, barley and mille4-grOW
on these rich, fertile lands. Higher up to the
table lands are immense beds of asphaltum, and
coal of several varieties, stock, horses, mules,
hogs, dOnkeys and sheep, and plenty of water.
The river Tamwin is navigable TO the town of
Tamwin. Through this lovely country will
soon pass the Oriental from Matamoras to
Vera Cruz. The TampicO and San Luis Road
crosses 1t also. Now, II some enterprising gem
tleman with capital would come out
here they could get those lands cheap
with good titles. which will not be very high.
This country has been neglected on account
of lack of transportation. Her mineral
yield in the years OF lS1S-19 amounted TO
1858, 100 62, which has greatly increased IN the
last three years. The principal districts are
CotOre, or the fourteen mines. Santa Maria
de Charcas, Ola Colienta are very rich in sill
yer, lead, copper, iron and gold. There is
plenty of fuel and water in those districts.
San PadrO and Ramos have no wood and but
little water. 1t would be useless for any one to
invest in either of these districts-RamOs or
San Padro-until the railroads are completed.
There are, doubtless, some Igood mines in that
region. There are some Americans trying to
raise bogus stock company on a ledge near
the old San PadrO, rich gold mine but not
worked at present. This bogus company has
its origin in the Internal Revenue Bureau at
Washington, and some of the parties
are here. This will. if not stopped,
hurt legitimate business transactions. We have
just had organized Real Estate Exchange
Bank of $5,0O0,000 capital, under the laws of
Mexico, by wealthy citizens Of San Luis.
Their object is to promote direct business ne
gotiatiOns with manufacturers and merchants
IN the United States, which have, at great sac
ritice, expense and yexatious delays, heretofore
been done through English banks. They will
doubtless establish branches in st. Louis, Mo-,
New Orleans and New York. or connect with
well-established banks in those cities; also
commission houses at Saltillo, on the Laredo
and san Luis PotOsi Railroad: also at Carde-
mas, TampicO and San Luis POtOsi and with her
network of eight railways, telegraphic and
telephone communications will make her the
business centre of the republic. The United
States can supply all our needs cheaper than
any other nation. France produces luXuries
far above the average population. Germany
produces nothing, and England has for years
been the clearing house forAmerican manufac-
lures. This has been the first bank ever
chartered in this republic. There has been
another granted to form a joint stock COM
pany to build a railroad to be controlled by
the government, with Mexican capi-
tai, TO run through the States of Ia
maulipras, San Luis, Zacalecas. Durago,
and SinalOa, to connect their two gulf ports. the
Gulf of Mexico and that of CalifOrnia--ram-
pico on the Gulf of Mexico, the other between
Guymas and Mazatlan. Their offices are to be
in this city. Part of the capital is subscribed.
This shows our resources. Capitalists have
been afraid to let it out owing to their politi-
cal situahon, which it now settled fact-nO
more revolutions. They are ready to invest;
they are prompt and as general thing pay
cash. but are slow and sure. i. j, Y,