The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-07-11
From our Special Correspondent.

New ORLEANS, La, July q
In the report accompanying the bill TO carry
into effect the Mexican treaty prepared by
Congressman Hewitt, and reported from the
ways and means committee to the house Of
representatives, may be found the following
paragraph:
"Thc peculiar geological structure of Mexico
makes communication with the United States
easy, while 1t Is difficult. with all other coun.
tries. Mexico Is series Of levels rising one
above the other from the seacoast to the g,eat
plateau, seven thousand feet above the sea. in
which her capital IS Situated, and the greater
portion OF her popuatlon2dw This plateau
extends SO uniformly into the United States
as to make it possible to drive carriage for
thousands of miles without distractions from
country into the other. The keen observation
OF Humboldt long since detected that nature
had pointed out the path of communication be-
tween the two republics; and he compared Mex
leo to cornucopia, the the mouth of which
opened towards the United States. The pro-
ductions of Mexico are chiefly in the nature of
raw materials Its population, consisting of
about ten millions Of people, is chiefly engaged
in mining and agriculture. 1t has but few
manufactures, and is in the first stages OF in
dustral and social development The United
States, on the other hand, finds itself in the
| second century of its existence so developed in
agriculture as to be able to export large sur
| plus of all staple goods beyond the domestic
demand and is eagerly seeking for them a for
| eign market. Mexico affords market for these
| products which is not offered by any country
beyond the seas, in consequence of the compet-
ton with the manufacturing nations of Europe
who can reach those markets at lower cost than
we can The recent construction of railway
system connecting the city of Mexico with our
own country. gives us advantages over any
other countries in reaching the Mexican mar
kets. The expenditure for railways has most
ly been made with American capital, and is
said to amount to more than sixty millions of
dollars, advanced and controlled by our own
citizens.
Mexico is the gate through which this coun-
try will find its connection with the Central and
South American states. The day is not far dis
tant when our relations with the great Ameri-
can states to the south of us will become more
intimate, commercially as well as politically. |
The time has already arrived when we must
adopt continental policy, laying its founda-
tons broad and deep in the mutual interests of
intimate commercial and political sympathies. |
Every measure which tends to establish closer /
relations with our neighbors to create mutual |
interests, to develop common hopes and sympa- |
thies, and tie us more closely together in sup
port of free government and the progress of |
human liberty should be encouraged"
How thoroughly statesmen of all parties are |
in accord in this matter is shown by the con-
GLIDING paragraph of the message which the |
president sent to congress suggesting the pro-
pretty of an appropriation for the purpose of
making complete exhibit of the executive de-
partments of the government at the worlds
exposition. The president said "The impor-
lance OF the purposes and benefits of the New
Orleans exhibition are continental in their scope,
standing athwart the almost unopened markets
of Spanish and Portuguese America. New Or
leans is the natural gateway of their trade, and
the exhibition offers to the people of Mexico
and Central and South America adequate
knowledge of our farming implements, metal
manufactures, cotton and woollen goods ard
like necessities of existence, in respect to which
those countries are either deficient or supplied
to limited extent The breaking down of the
barriers which still separate us from the repub-
lies of America, whose productions SO entirely
complement our own, will aid greatly in remov.
ing the disparity of commercial intercourse I'M
der which less than ten per cent of our exports
goes to American countries"
Tho management Of the exposition at New
Orleans have been greatly gratified to find that
The plans they had formed for promoting closer
trade relations with the Latin
American nations, and with the West Indies
have received the Endorsement of American
'tatsmen of all parties, and of the chambers of |
and great exchanges of commercial
titles, and that at the same time they have re-
,eived a hearty response to their invitations | ;
rom Mexico, South America and the West
indies. The Gulf of Mexico may be appro- ,,
,riately called the American Mediterranean, and
he group of islands known as the West Indies, +
nay be considered the out posts of that great :
ea. In the states of the Union bordering on
he Gulf of Mexico, in the Republics on the +,
outhern side of it, and in that group of fer !
lie islands, of which Cuba, ''the Gem of the =
Antilles" is foremost, there is to be found every
hing consumed by the citizens of the United =
tates, of tropical fruits and vegetation, as well )
S all those choice varieties of hard wood used !.
n fine cabinet work, and such things as caout- A
houc, dye woods and other natural products, a
hat are essential elements of American indus {
ries. For years the United States has been n
uying these articles that are necessary to its +.
prosperity, through British, Ger II
ian and other foreign agencies, and has been f.
aging for them mainly in cash, of which our II
reign factors receive large slices, they at the II
ime time making large profits on these goods p
hich this country alone could supply, and a.
hich they have bought from us, when we s
light much better have done the trading y,
our own account and saved the double COM y,
issions. The exposition will be the entering ~
edge to split this old commercial log, because p
e intercourse between the people of the United "
ates and those attending the Worlds EXPOSE n
On either as exhibitors or visitors, will lead to 4,
e establishment of intimate relations, both w
TsOlldl COMMERCIAL lIldt ITO IOTelBu pow
shall be able to disturb. Ia
Foremost of these nations, because nearest to ri
geographically, is the Republic of Mexico. q,
hat country was the first to accept the invita- FL
IN to make an exhibit in this city, and to take ,u
tion through its legislative and executive au- of
critics to carry that acceptance into effect. no
ne Mexican congress appropriated 5000, 900 II
the purpose of an exhibit here, and appoint LII a
a commission with ex-president Diaz at its 40
ad to take charge of the business. The COM ~ ~
ission proposes to erect Il building of native ~
pods, on the ground, and to occupy large Wv
ace in the main building, in horticultural
ii and in the gardens outside. 1t proposes
10 to send regiment of infantry, a crack
uadron of cavalry, and the best band in the
,public to illustrate the military power of r.,
at people, under Republican form of gov
lment. Nearly every state of that Republic
$ voted an appropriation supplementary to
1t made by the national government, for the
rpose of providing exhibits of the natural
alth and industrial resources that exist with de,
their borders. The evidence received from tbs
y to day at the exposition office in this city rio
)ws there is a new Mexico as well as new | CHI
18th, and the grand country that was once ,
empire of the Montezumas, is advancing ~
idly in civilization, and is determined to a1'
IN herself with the United states in all that WI
4 promote the freedom, peace and prosperi- w
of he individual citizens. There are Bour- oiy
4 elements there, as there are in this coun-
, against which its progressive minds must wo
nggle, but up to this tine the victory has the
IN to the latter, and every new mile of rail- ira
d built, helps to make the certain final VIC wa
Y, and helps also TO establish closer COM an
rcial relations with the people of the United sew
ties. inii
III the Central American Republics have Sc lior
ed space in the exposition, and have made T
raj appropriations for displays. Their COM I'm,
sloners are continually arriving in this city exn
conference with the management of the Ar
rlu > eApo>ltfoh, anu run every one OF | that