The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-03-27
MR.. HOLABIRD ON MExTCO.


MR.. HOLABIRD ON MEXICO.
w. IL. Holablrd, tourist agent Of ths
Atchison, Topeka 8 Santa Fee. has re-
Gently returned from Mexico. viii
which country Atchison Is now CO -
ed by rail. The climate Of Mexid hl
says, Is simply perfect, and ~ ssals=
ment is endorsed by ever traveller to Tin
land. This is particularly true Of the
country travsIssd by the new Mexican
Central road. As il is between The Rocky
and Sierra Nevada range of mountains
aud the altitude is from four to eigbl
Thousand feet The scenery II magnif,
cent, and ss novel and varied as it is new
to the American traveller. and that the
country will Ne very generally visited By
pleasure seekers as we'll as those Intent
on business purspits, is assured,
Toe seasons are not unlike those ol
Texas, and The soil seems really to have
no limit to its productiveness. 1t has
been thought and claimed that the farm
ing Of the natives was hardly worthy
the name Of farming. This, the gentle
man insists. is a very erroneous idea
but that their farming is not of The very
highest order. Their agricultural i'm
pIements are very crude, and are the
same that have been in use many gener
atoms. The seed is also very poor, and
they seem not TO have learned that il
should be exchanged every few years in
order 20 become improved and more
fruitful
Mr.. Holabird believes that in a few
years FL Paso. the gateway TO this
great and in ons sense newborn coun.
try, will be the greatest business center
between the Missouri river and the
Pacific,
a distance of 225 miles south d FL
Pas0 is Chibushus, the first important
town, containing 10000 inhabitants,
but as it has been visited by great
many OF orr people, nothing need be
said
From San Jose and Simmer Is splen.
did grazing countrY, which is occupied
by a great many ranches. Governor
Terrases, Of the Stale Of Chihuahua,
has herd of oyer 10000 cattle on his
range, most of which is within sight of
the raIlaoad.
From Jiminez To Lerdo, a distance OF
l43 miles, is almost desert, though wa
ter Is belng developed by the sinking. OF
huge wells. Should this prove a sue
cess, and there seems no reason for
doubling such result, great. reyolu,
ton will have been accomplished.
Lerdo, the center of the great LagunA
district. contains about $1,000 people
here cotton is the great staple, and the
orop is otficIally shown 10 be not less
than 80 900 bales per ahnu,h, Corn also
grows TO remarkable height and the
yield IS more remarkable. Jus = 70 go D. {
Between LeTdo and Fresnelho, dis
lance of 800 miles, is Wild and 'unoc-
cupied county, given mp TO horses and
sheep. These animals are allowed tC
run at will, and the owners, ii any there
be, scarcely know the number IN theiI
herds. From the latter point, Fresnellio,
to the City OF Mexico, some $50 miles
lies magnificent plantations, or Adeien
dds, rs they are called, on some Of which
are employed US many as a thousand
poems. Here the climate and all sur
roundInes are remarkable favorable.
Going south on the new road, The
first town Of any Importance alter leav
ing Chihuahua is Lagos, combining 20,
900 people. Its support is derived from
neighboring mines and agriculture
Leon, with population of 100000, i
devoted 10 the manufacture Of shoes ant
leather goods. Silio has IS, 900 people
aud is surrounded by an agriculture
community. Guanajuto, atOwn of 63i
600, is in he second TO the richest min
ing district of the country. SALAMANCA
has 10, 45O people, and their princIpa
industry Is the manufacture OF glove,
Celaya, with $4,000 people, gives her al
tention 10 "dulcies," or CONNECTIONS
Queretaro has 1850 inhabitants, an,
is supported by neighboring gold, silye
and opal mines. This is the handsome:
city in Mexico, and it was here tbs
MaElmllian was executed. Aguas Cali
entes has $500 citizens, and lives b
mining and agriculture. This place
famous for Its hot baths. ZatAtecas hs
5000 inhsbits. and has the richest sil
yer mines IN the world. Mexico flu
} nIshes onehalt of the silver product {
the world, and the contribution {
this place during the last fifty years, t
shown by official reports, ~ 5000. 00O, OO'
The city OF Mexico has PAL ,0C0 peopi
and almost every industry is here TeT
resented. HERETOFORE the product, of IL
inland country has been carried to IL
east or west coasts for export. No
that this new road makes 1t poesibl
nearly everything, will be sent 10 Ii
City OF Mexico, and it will prove one,
the great trade centers of The country.
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