The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-11-24
MExico's MiLLioNAlRE.
New York World.

New York World
 Don patricio Milmc, of Monterey. Mex, ,co, has arrived in this city. accompanied by h,s daughter. As he walked up and down the lobby of the hotel ,n the afler~ noon no one would have thought tha, he was the wealthicss man in Mexico. neither would they have believed that he was anything more than commonplace farmer ye, he has demonstrated what a shre~d iushman can do ii he works with his wits and his hands at the same time.
 Abou, sh,tty-fcar years aga young Pat" Milmo. as he was then called. lelt Ireland and m the eoutxe ot h,s wander lngs thought up al rampico. Mexico. General NidAuri met him one day. and struck by the bright. intelligent eounte- nance ot the young ln>h boy. gave hun chance to sho~ what he could do. With the ,hafaetcIls,,, tenac,ty oi hs countymen young Milmo worked hard and soon went into catle-ra,s,ns. The country vas new and cattle tanners scarce. and from small start Tat lad the groundwork tor snug lulc sum ot i've years he had small fortune laid away and had won the heart of the old generals daughter.
 About this tune one oi the politicl revolutions common to Mexico broke out. and ~i,h true ( elite iorc~,gh, young Mil mo stepped into the disturbed arena of politics. IL ~as the turning point ot his l,e As aiiairs shifted about he tound himself sitting N an ofiiccr m the govetu- ment Inc high road to wealth and al haenee was open io hun from tha, tune his business increased, and alter hts htst mIlhea MAS made he had but to tuIn h.s hand and investments turned oui ptoht- ably Ills fortune is now estimated al itS ,sss.ss,,. With tha, amount ot money ln his offers pA,ntk became lun iatfl- ciu. bu, the btosuc st.!l hangs ,o hls tongue
 When | reporter oi the He,lf saw him yesterday he wore a broad hrimmed sait iel, hat. which was pla. cd launtily un his head. looking much like samh,eto tiis smile m itself vas snftiticn, inl,o dnchon When the reporter asked the distinguished lrish- Mexican about his adopted country he talked pleasantly. speaking about American eapital,sts in MeNtco, Don Patrcto sad There a,e UUt ICN men Nnn Nhuitl tt tnf name capitalist fl you called II ou, m a crowd An adventuicr who eoes west and dtlits into Mesteo ~t,h a les hundred dollars to stcc ula,c ~,,h ls not capital ist There are lots q. heeky hsps who work then way setess the hatd~f. bat they don, stay, They soon make break iur lcsas. which n soit ot haven ioi busted men ot all ,rrcsis
 Inc face oi the millionaire lighted at as the reporter asked h,m concerning the affairs ot the republic. and he tepl,ed
 "Afalrs ln Meai.o a,c managed under laws similar ,o those which govern the United States They arc working cs. cecd,ngly well and w~ believe that ~- ~ill succeed on this basis. The most import ant legal holiday ~iil soon be around again in our countty The pirsidtnual election, l mean. General Dia Is A an didat- for rennmination and l believe he ~ili be suocessiul in securing ' t'ur May clecuon is quite as lively. eompafa. tv-ly. as your November cles uon.
 Do you mind sagges'ing to repor,et ho~ you succeeded in anasslng yoit nm m~nse fortune
 ust as lief as not You mlgh, all il luck. bu, there ~as soInething beside that. va, young when l ht,t sa~ Nes. ,to. and when an opportunity opened ~en, to work. kep, my weather eye open and when there was ehsnae to make money saw II. went into pnll ii's and grew up with the county. To look back f appears as Il II ~as all y~ty easy, bu, then Il wasn't,
 Don't you want to vssa the land oi the shamrock ag4In
 bear old Sligo Yes. Although l have been away from 'he land oi my b,uh ,huiy four years the memory oi the ltttIe that he'd houses. the green tle.ds and inc Lace, of my liule playma,es ,s s,,li before me ~ill go back to Ireland sotne day to visit he boys ~ho grew up with mr, bul my home ~li s,iil bc m Arriro