The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-04-12
MEXICO



the Land ~ the A,iets- some Valuable
Information Impaired,
Hon. Yod Maria Tfeyino Fernandez, Of
the city Of Monterey, aud ex-socretary OF tho
state Of Monterey In 1881 under ex.Goyer-
nor Vivian Villareal, arrived IN the city
yesterday morning 10 attend the meeting
of the directory Of the Rozarlo Mining
company, the works Of which are situated
uear Monterey and operated by Texas and
Mexican capital.
At the annual meeting OF stockholders
held yesterday, the following new board OF
directors were elected: Yosi Maria Treyino
CARA, Sic GauaCia Galindo, Emil Iam-
brano, John Weber, Jules A. Randall,
Monterey, Mexico; Jules Il. Schneider j,
l.. Leonard, l.. A. Pres and W. X, Wheel
Ock, Dallas, Texas. The officers OF the COM
pany elected for the following year are: j.
L.. Leonard, president; l.. A. Pires, vice
president, and w. X. Wheelock, secretary
and treasurer.
After directory adjourned HERALD re-
porter called on the gentleman at the
! Windsor hotel, who accorded him cor
dial reception, and in remarkably good En-
glish he informed the reporter that he
would be pleased to impart to him any
information concerning his country or
trip that would prove of any service to him.
In appearance he is rather line looking
man of some forty or more summers, with
black eyes and hair, the latter somewhat
tinged with gray. He was dressed in neat
suit OF broadcloth, which fit, him nicely and
his general appearance and dress would
lead one to believe that he was alfred Tor
ball. His manner was sauve ana MS gen.
eral bearing was that OF highly cultivated
gentleman. lie seemed to labor under the
impression that he was not speaking
very good English, and apologized, saying
that he had only studied the language, ior
about one year; yet this was unnecessary
as he not only spoke it well, but pro-
nounced every word he uttered properly.
He lett Monterey last Sunday morning,
and arrived at Laredo, va
the Mexican Central railway. From there
to San Antonio, Austin and Fort Worth,
via the International and Missouri Pacific
roads, This is his first trip to the United
States, and he expressed himself as very
much pleased with Texas as country and
surprised at the thrift that greeted him
upon every hand. He said he liked the
people whom he had met, and that he could
not be treated with any more courtesy and
kindness than had been shown
him by the Americans. Gas |
rode along in the cars from Laredo on my
trip" he said land marked the fertility oil
the soil and noted the thrift scenes brought
about by the enterprising Americans, and
mentally compared them with my own
dear country, and reflected that once the
great state of Texas was part OF Mexico, |
felt somewhat sad. 1t was nearly one-half
of my country and, must confess, the best
| half Our people have no fears OF war with
the United States for with the better class
of my countrymen the kindllest feelings
exist toward tins country: IheTe are a
great many Americans in and around
Monterey--some prospecting and others
in search of better health, tor
the climate and water OF Monterey are very
fine. Since the advent of the Mexican
Central railroad there has been marked
increase in American immigration, as well
as the commerce between the two countries.
The coming treaty between the two repub-
lies is eagerly looked forward to, ana the
people of Mexico expect 1T to open up a
| liberal commerce and bring prosperity.
The Americans have infused new lie into
the country, and have brought with them
many customs, the good effects OF which
are already being felt, and among them
is the cash system OF doing business
or, at farthest,, on, short ume.
certain extent, the fever of enterprise, and
new life is being infused into them. The
majority of the lower classes, however,
| prefer to live, as much as they can, OIL the
extravaganza OF the incoming Americans,
but this will gradually die out. NOW, to
| illustrate" said tue gentleman to the re-
porter, II live in Monterey, and my tailor
knows me. | leave an order for pair of
pantaloons, and he charges me So for them,
but YOU, an American and stranger. leave
| your order and he Is likely to charge you
! SIG for the same pantaloons." he says that
those states of the republic bordering
on the United States are the most flourish
ing, i. e., they are more rapidly developing.
There is at present scarcity OF STOCK
around Monterey, especially of horses and
cattle, which are very dear in price; but
| the country is becoming more and more
settled every year, and this will not long be
the case. The principal products OF agri,,
culture are corn, barley and sugar.cane, and
all kinds of vegetables. In speakHg Oh the
there was deal of snug
Cling, despite the strict and strenuous
efforts of the customs officers to prevent 1t,
and continued with the remark that the
duty was teo high on some articles and too
low on others. That on cloths. silks and
general wearing apparel from the United
States to Mexico was especially burden.
some, which prevented the merchants OF
Mexico from purchasing from the United
States merchants. In his opinion, II the
tariff was reduced, which he thought pro-
bable, the trade ofthis country with Mexico
would be greatly increased. There is in
Mexico @aro.n Ssrdg gsss' and de~a mschinery
though the latter is exempt from
ali duty. In answer to question put by
the reporter, he answered that he thought
the tour of ex-President DiaZ through the
United States would serve to cement orc
firmly the friendly relations already exist.
ing between the sister republics. Diaz is
popular in the interior but not so well
liked on the frontier, though he is the ia
vorite of the Mexican people to that extent
that he will in all probability be
the next president OF the republic. Presi-
dent Gonzales, the present chiefexecutiye OF
the republic is very popular, but as the
constitution of Mexico prohibits president
holding two successive terms, he VIII NOT
be a candidate. General Trivino, OF the
army, is rapidly rising in public favor, and
has a strong support on the frontier and In
the northern states. He thinks the gov
ernment will continue TO encourage rail-
roads which have already done so much for
the country. In speaking OF the Rosario
mines he said they were very rich IN silver
and lead, and were worked hundreds OF
years ago by the Spaniards, who paid, &C |
cording to the laws Of Spain, over one mil
lion dollars to the government as one-hfth
of the product of the mines, They have
their machinery in position and will begin
work within the next few weeks on an ex-
tensiye scale. Inc WOrks Oi Inc Viu span
iards in the mines are visible. He Is also
freight agent at Monterey Of the Mexican
Central road, which he says Is doing good
business. He spoke Of Colonel Hemenway, |
formerly of this city but now Of Monterey,
as his friend, and reports him as prosper
ing. He will leave to-day or tomorrow for
home.
Are Won made miserable by indigestion,
...,..tf,,affon dizzineee loss of appetite, /
yellow skim Shiloh's Vitaliser IL a positive
cure. soldby w. II. Patterson Co.,
druggists, Dallas.