Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1885-04-14
EXPOSITION LETTER.
From our regular Co respondent. /

ton i'm this country, and so general is the
INQUIRY for information relating To our
sister republic that your correspondent
believing the interes, in that country SO
weliiisned, has gone TO special trouble TO
obtain some fac of popular concern. The
growth Of our general and border trade
with Mexico rs exhibited by export val
ues at raiirosd towns on the frontier, is
enoTmo u. as may be seen from tho f',low-
ing official figures: At Paso del Notre
chihuahua, Northern terminus of Next
lean Ceiiiralb the average for the fiscal
years from 1878 to 1883. was $l19, 529ss
The exports were In value for 1882 80.
1851 ,ois.ls; In 1854 "a they were $500
ga A. A. Neuyn Laredo, On the Rio
Grantie, and the eastern terminus of the
Mexican National, il was as follows: An
nual average for first period, $4S7.405 50 ,
for the two last fiscal years, $l,2l903S 90
and Si.ass,a54i0 Nogales, ON the border
of Arizona the Mexican terminus of the
Sonora hallway, shows the following fig
ures, s2g.s96i3, si43,2il.95, 1914 1913 80
These figures indicate what may be expec-
ted, when trade relations with that coun-
try are more Systematically developed, and
when our people become more fully en-.
ligltened as 10 the vast resources Of Mex.
leo, and wien the administrations of gno-
rant prejudice are removed, the Twin Re-
publics will DE one in feeling and sym
paihy AS they are already one in interest
and in political institution.
The magnificent exhibits made by the
Mexican government in this Exposition
are "a continual source of admiration and
establishment, mol only excelling those
made ls any other foreign nation, but at
tracing more attention even than the tx
hibits nude by our own government, fine
and great as they are admitted to be- To
the great mass Of Americans, owing 10
presentation, and ialseho.d, the
Mexican people have been made to appear
as ruee, semi barb.nous tribes, among
whum lille and property were unsafe, ana
10 whom the arls uf civilized life were
practically unknown. Every trlfiing, pct.
~ riot, or mob, common to all countries
has been magnitied by the foreign lress
into revolution, and every band of
thieves aud robbers, also common 10 ev-
cry country, HAS been made to stand as
representative of ,he enure Mexican PEG.
PIE Enlightened and honest facts AT once
al hal
lions, aud IL is found thai such exceptional
phases are no more representative of ti,at
country, or people, than the occasional
depreciation OF cowboys" or tluin rob
bery, Is representative Of society, or of
government, Ia the United States. Their
exhibit here, covering thousands of square.
ieet oi space, and occupying hundreds OF
great casts, demonstrate that the Mexican
peopl are as lar advanced in civilized
arts as our own, ur the people OF The old.
u European nations. Briefly epitumiscd.
her display includes, unvarnished wDous
81 many tints and many varieties, figured
goods bearing like designs on both sides.
IN Wool, silk or cotton; the very finest
sugars, tobaeeoes, chocolates, LIQUORS and |
essences, of such excellence US Is rur,l, /
inet with In any other couulry; aud per, |
Tunes, specs, gums, fruits, vegetables etc
which are unsurpassed by any other land
Their heather goods made from native
stock, never have been aud are never like.
~ To be excelled, Including saddler, and
harness hsured by land, with gold and
SILVER decorations OF great beauty. Think
oi AN exqulsiieiy beautiful pair of lady's
salters, valued al S35, and vi a gold and
silver embroidered saddle valued al SAINT
here could such goods be found in any
other counlryl
IDAHO. I
This the 'eem" territory presents to the !
public at the Worlds Fair magnificent ,,
display vi minerals Her wealth in This
inc can be easily Understood from The )
oilowing figures, complied by l.. S. Com. :
missioner Col. George l.. Shoup, who has /
published very useful and Instructive )
catalogue OF his terrilory's exhibit. The |
'rod~ctlon OF gold ana silver for the wear j
lst passed, 1904, amounts 10 nearly 50.
10000. IL is predicted b, those best in. =
,rmed that the production of precious /
letals In 1885 will reach Sl2 600 600 with 6