New-York tribune., 1884-12-08
MExlco As A FIELD FOR TRADE.
IFS INDUCEMENTS TO AMERICAN CAPITAL IN MIN
ING AND AGRICULTURE

lis INDUCEMENTS TO AMERICAN CAPITAL IN MIN
ING AND AGRICULTURE
General John b. Frisbie manager oi the
Mexican International Railway Company Is ~ INV
Windsor Hotel in this city. General frsoe ho''o - i"
the City of Mexico and he has personal anI exhaustive
troOlc1oc of the country and us said he'
vesterI,v: Mexico Is only slightly developed Ihere
are great Inducements the capals to 90 there ont
few or none for the laborrr TO emsrate rom 'n'N "
other countries. Native labor IS extremely '"''F
Land can be obtained at low prices an"
crons hiring a good price. bat the pIoh' II
,,, ohsorhed bv the excessively high rates
of transnortation which arc charged by railroad 'o
nies The great want of the Mexican farmer II "'r'
The freight tarii. Of the railways almost n'P'l'H VIZ
small farmers Of one There is no reason Why th' ran
wavs should charge such high rates for tr'Tp"',"S
freight ~ they can afford De more reaSohahe ~ u'
ohor,os And sooner or later they VIII nave 7" pc
" Are American interests IN Mexico large =
"No cannot say that they are At present Hi"''-
,cans are chiefly interested in the seven Hh'' VI
and I'm mining There are Two N"'rlo"" NV.
hoss I'm the city of Mexico but most OF the trade 'ln
,bc hands of the French and the Germans They supply
cxeo with their manufactures aud buy up her products
the rich mining territory in the Northern ana 'ehtr'
states is being developed somewhat by Americans
"whal is the reason our merchants have not o''n
more successful In their transactions with thc N'N
cansT
.rhere are several good reasons. The merchants Of
cligcnt study of the Mexican market They do not know
the wants OF their ncghbors their southern rdcr
II a little more attention given to thi' POM 10y our
business they would lind their 'aic' all pr"h,- W.
crcnscd AuothcricaSou why there ~ something p tn
diccngaiust American purchases Iouhd ID .' It n,'
goods from tins country are seldom .'cur1N anu %
strain which long transportation overland s',u,t
packagc, The French AMI Germans are aware 81 H. am
hc,r packages are always stortly and hrn'y PM io.
gcther Invoices from the tniie' states are "o''" 'o'
what industries arr the Mcxicans most successfully
The mnnnfaclurc of cotton and woollcn goods, The
labor in their factories is native except IN The ease o
few skilled mechanics aud artisans Who nave. o''h
brought into the country to instruct The NcNf"nN.
Docs the Government encourage ana pro'cci llH III
Yes; that Is TO say. high tarn law IL In force ana
every manufacture ~ benefited to some extent. lh'
taxes arc fair and are indirect ~ Inc main 9Cg lnc
has always favored and maintained a pr1lcclNc pohF
Are The laws Of Mexico just ana satisfactory W
''Gcncrllly speaking, they arc The mining LlTS OF
McNico are cXccrtionnlN g.od au mc,' W y" m h, ~.
discoverer and held as his perry a. on4 W ne N"NS
them Foreigners enjoy 9 rn" ''In.s % conn,r q" De-
posits OF precious metals are found Ia nearly every
mines hut oi course , ine pnin i vi iHn'ir'r"iiej
The Mcxcans cling to The old processes Of reducing
their ores Their system makes closer reduction lt
what Is gained in that way is more than iosl III Tue NM
which takes them 10 produce their bullion. There viii
probauy he a large and vigorous demand for improved
.
system of mining and reducing the heter and
VIII he adopted widely. Americans are investing
have to he supplied win machinery. MeNco
agricultural indictments. Mining has been the 'hulhE
bsincsof country since the conqnest yct tns eou
try been only slightly prorpfcte b'sln'H n' M
ana silver there large and valuable deposits OF copper
and iron" ,,..,,,.o,-
Iury are, for the most part, good. IN" pr1i dh'r
border the coast They are happily nd"pl'u 10 u' .,u
tire of sugar. tobacco rice and coffee ot q superior
ofdiV These coast land. are often htdNll4
wooded win mNuIant forests oi ioaeNo'Tri'
mahogany and other valuable cabinet M""lr'
None uf them free from nalarln. Malaria prevails on
the cosst only Twenty leagues inlind tie 'hh'lr u
delight ul and salubIous The inferior "ldl'r a' WHl
nhlr AZ piices Of dcnce The cllmgtr rs near P'ir
uon. 1ho Land /, trilc and Yields anundhhl 'Vpa "'
wheat, COM frut aud grtsHr4 tliic increase lhihdN
aud arr always i1uud healthy lhcfn are D." lhf" u7
Grazing In nee owing to the uusdp season iiilpt'n
f. icroifd IN farming. H- h. mining, the HiWprrl ana
ton for oxpor ntior aud, the tuppy rarely cng ~ g
pf home demands price nigh man liil tull'Ht
IN ihc markets OF the world + ohiaued'
u the Government stable nud silltihciniN,
II f. more satisfactory nov utu ni ans iW' ln inc
history ~ the country on MonuaN there VS. achhnr'
Of admnisriion. and General bln hreuho we
President lie 10 tlc foremost military mln
nf Mexico aud commands the confidence of ~" r'"p"
his election to the Presidency practically unll
nious The particsa unite aud harmonic ~ h7 clc'ti"
Ne part irhr principle or pnify uh'H "
hc The idea of national progress. N" Is patriotic ndh
nnd Thoroughly progressive. General liah u my our
iic g. % self mad" man. simple ~ M MINUS
and easily approached hy the humblc.l citlcn in hoh
public and private life he L. rigid ccononi- lie if
known tO be- favorable to immigration hnd VII 40 some
thing to stimulate and encourage it look ior ored
stcDd, and Intelligent development oI the resources o
McXicO during his administration