Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-11-15

AIExIOO's PROGRESS.

The Influence Of the United States Over the
Land OF the ALOntezunnass
The nature of the influence which the
United States may, If 1t chooses, exert
over the Republics Of South and Central
America, writes Gath of the Cincinnati
Enquirer, is clearly shown by the quiet
progress of events in Mexico during the
last ten years. Prejudices Of a genera
TONS growth have been swept away, the
suspicious of politicians aIlayed, the
supersticiOus terror Of strangers, so uni
versal among the lower classes of the
Mexican pOpulace, have certainly less
ened. And all this has been the result
of private enterprises conducted on
Mexican soil by American capitalists,
of increased travel and closer social re-
latiOns between representative men Of
the two Republics. The tone of our di-
plOmatic course has not nOtiCeably varied
during the past ten years, but our bust
ness relations have so increased that fifty
persons in the United States are now in
terested In the welfare Of the Land Of
MOHtezumas" where scarcely one was
decade ago. A glance at the titles Of
books published in the United States of
late years will prove this. Tenyears ago
who wrote or read a book on MexiCO2 A
! few sensational novels, a few newspaper
! letters, a few untrustWO rthy and badly
written works of travel and compilations
of history comprised all that was being
published. At present nearly every pub
fishing house Of note has its works upon
Mexico, its climate, resources, history,
ethnOlOgy, antiquities. Few person re-
alize how actively the Mexicans them
selves are taking hold Of other enter
prises in connection with American cap
italists. There Is great deal of wealth
hidden away in Mexico in some of the
old families Living has been so cheap
for centuries, and the mines have paid so
well, that many young and energetic
Mexicans, some Ofthem educated abroad,
some in the United States, have the nee
essary capital to take their part
in the industrial development of
the country. The inevitable increase
in real estate values has also
fallen largely to the profit Of the natives.
The three things that the cities of Mex
leo viii soon have are telephones, cleo
trio lights and cable cars The other
day the Mexican TramWay Company
was incorporated. In the city of Pa
chuca, the Capital of the State of HidalgO,
population $4,000, tWO-mile cable car
line Is now being constructed for passen-
gers and freight. The extensive ore
reduction works near this town
make the promised traffic large
and profitable. The horse rail-
road in Guanajuata, q city of 5000
population, Is to be replaced with a cable
road, and the same viii be done in Zaca-
tecas. Cable roads viii soon be COM
menced, it is said, In San Luis POtosi,
Puebla, Guadalaxera, all cities of nearly
100000 inhabitants. The expected cable
roads in the City of Mexico viii cover
about twelve miles of distance. 1t is
largely Mexican capital that is invested
in the introduction of the electric light
and the telephone system in various
Mexican centers.
The latest illustration Of the progress
of Mexico is that afforded by the pre-
partitions, now well under way, for a re-
markable display at the New Orleans
Exposition In December next. The gen
eral Government has appropriated $780,
600, and the separate States have raised
as much more. General POrfriO Diaz is
Commissioner General and his assistants
are men of rank and long public exc
peEence. Mexico has been given $4,000
square feet in the main building and
100000 square feet In the garden, and
IS also permitted to ornament the center
Of Horticultural hail. The entire Re
public has entered with enthusiasm
upon the task, and it is believed that the
display of minerals, agricultural pro-
ducts manufactures, antiquities and cu-
riOsities Of every description win sur
prise even the best friends of our sister
Republic.