The Hazlehurst signal., 1885-11-12
$500 A YEAR.
MEXICO.
Few Words About the Condition OF the
NeighborlnG Republic.

q Few Words About the Condition OF the
NeiEhborIng Republic.
Some correspondents have asked
to bc informed Of the present condition
Of Mexico. We hear little Of Mexico in
these days Of her peace and orderly
government, but II may be said that the
ncighboring Republic Is in condition
of progress which will probably cause
It to bc more often heard from In tho
coming years. The old cra Of internal
strife and civil anarchy. Of the selfish
ambitions OF rival Generals and states.
men. OF often.rccurring revolutions and
ovcrturnings. seems lattcrly to have
passed away. The Mexican Republic
Is very closely modelled on our own.
II has It's President and Congress. and
It's system of Federal STATES. And this
republican machinery seems 10 DO
working smoothly and well, and for
the benefit Of the Mexican people.
The present President, Porlirio Diaz.
was elected fairly by an overwhelming
majority Of the electors. He il n man
Of tried patriotism. of proved wisdom
and practical executive ability. OF
sound. good sense, and Of undoubicd
military skill and courage. lie is un-
doubtcdly the best Chief Magistrate
whom Mexico has had for many year.
Both during his former term rs Pres!-
dent, and from tho time he resumed
the Office, nearly year ago, Diaz has
devoted himself with great zeal to tho
improvement of the country and Of tho
Mexican people, and has taken vigor-
Gus measures in the direction Of dcvcl.
oping and making the most Of the
varied resources Of the Mexican do.
main.
II Is we'll known that Mexico, in the
bosom Of her land, Is rich In many un-
utilized means and materials Of wealth.
In Northern Mexico there is great
number of mines, some Of gold and sill
yer. which have either been abandoned
and lain idle for generations. or are not
worked owing TO the scarcity of labor
ers and the difficulties Of transpOrta-
ton. There are other parts of Mexico.
particularly that part which Is known
as the "hot country" where nature.
almost without care or nourishment
from the hands OF man, yields in pro-
fusion sugar, coffee, tobacco and other
products valued by the commerce OF
the world. This ''hot country" though
unhealthy and malarial in parts, lies to
the north Of what is called the ''ycllow-
fever line" A correspondent speaks
of 1t as. in aspect and in fruitfnlncss.
"quite an earthly paradise No one"
he says, '.goes hungry there. The ln-
dian of the hot country gets livelihood
by merely scratching the ground. lio
has, without any effort, that abundant
leisure which the people OF New I'm
gland have to work years to achieve"
Railways have been built within tho
past few years, connecting Mexico with
great through lines in the United States;
and President Diaz is enlarSing the
railway system NJ fast rs he can. An
other step which he has taken has been
to cause survey to be made Of all the
unclaimed, idle lands, and OF those
lands, now illegally occupied by squat
tcrs. upon which the Mexican Govern
ment has claim OF ownership. 1t is
believed that when this survey Is COM
plcted. the Government will have ac-
quircd, in mines aud rich farming do.
mains, a property worth at least three
hundred million dollars. These prop
critics will no doubt be sold to foreign
companies and enterprises. We may
expect that not only Americans. but
Englishmcn. and perhaps Germans and
Spaniards, will be purchasing Mexican
lands aud mines. and establishing colo.
nics in those parts Of the Republic
where 1t is possible for white men to
live and labor.
1t !, declared that Mexico, which
now only has population of about
ten millions, is capable of supporting
one Of at least one hundred and fifty
millions The main obstacle to tho in.
crease OF tho population Is the un-
hcaIthiness of many parts Of the coun.
try. Yellow fever and malaria carry
of multitudcs of Mexican children;
and, In order that Mexico should pros
per, laborcrs must be introduced who
can stand and work In tropical cline.
Recent administrations have boon so
enterprising anil active in seeking tho
development of the country that they
have sanctioned expenditures too great
for tho property OF the people to bear.
and Mexico is now plunged in financial
difficulties But II the energies OF the
people can be aroused sufficiently.
the trouble will bo only temporary
Youths Companion.
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