Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-09-30
MEXICAN CENTRA Al.
Travelling Made Ea.y--The Place 90
go for Pleasure and PROFIT.
[Ertract from Mexican Letter. J

Extract from Mexican Letter.
The Mexican Central Railway has done and
Is doing more, / venture to say, 10 introduce
Mexico al Mex cans TO the United States
and her people than any or all institutions,
corporat.ols or causes of whatsoever kind
combined. II is as easy to-day to 60 TO the City
of Mexico from any point In our Western
States as to San Francisco / undertake 10
cay that there is no smoother rail, no easier
safer road-bed OF the same length In the Sta'c'
than that of the Mexican Central from PasO
Del Norte TO the City of Mexico, over / 200
miles due south. Palatlal Pullmans are run
on all passenger trains, and the GRUB" at
eating houses en- route isutip-top. II isn't
American cooking, to be sure, but In many
respects 1t is greatly preferable, aud on an ay-
erage, even to the stranger from the north,
the vlands are much more palatable than those
served up on the run at our railroad eating
houses. 1t is simply astounding TO me that
our people will flock to California by the
thousands and tens OF thousands during the
winter months, when the same time aud
money and les, trouble will take them to an
infinitely better climate--a perfect climate
and through by far the most interesting por-
tion'of our continent-the land of the Monte
zumas--the only portion around which clus-
ter old traditions with. grand monuments OF
past civilization. Something to study and
interest there.
Fully three-fifths of the people OF Mexico
to-day are Poems, (lndians) descendants OF
the Aztecan tribes. And they have changed
as little, less in fact, than their country.
Their feet are still shod with sandals as in
the year l. while cotton trousers and the
Zarapi (blanket) complete costume pictur-
esque as well as comfortable. The towns are
well In keeping with these people. One might
easily imagine, In looking down from the rail-
road car as 1t circles around the City Of Zaca-
tecas. for instance that he vas in old PelaS
,ine.
Modern ideas and methods find slow accept
ance there CHere is an instance: While the
Mexican Central Railway was building pad
dy wheelblrrows" were introduced to facili-
tate the work OF grading. The Peon looked
askance, but was equal to the occasion. He
knew nothing of the wheelbarrow, and cared
less, but, under direction, proceeded to fill
with dirt and then coolly placing 1t on his head
marched of TO the dumping place. No
wheeling for him; he wouldn't wheel, and the
"Paddys'' were finally discarded.
That great revolutonlst the railroad, is
steadily but surely bringing about a change,
however, and If you wish to see Mexico as it is
you mustn't daily, but start soon. In north
ern Mexico (Clihuahua) American influence
Is already in the ascendant, aud, mark my
word, the time is coming, not far away, when
there will be revolution in Mexico" beside
which these petty instructions We hear Of
will be as nothing. No cannonading and blus.
ter, but a civil reyolution--the peaceful open
ing of a grand career for Mexico
l say heartily to whomsoever may read this,
Il you have any time and money to spare and
wish to travel, get a copy of "Prescott'' and
"The Fair God" and go TO Mexico. 1t will
amply repay you Try it. The climate is
healthy and delightful, the scenery unsur-
passed, even by our famous Rocky Mountain
region, and there is breezy novelty about 1t
that renders travel there a constant delight.
Mr.. II. c. Barlow, of Chicago, is the General
Traffic Manager f the Mexican Central Rail
way, and If you wish any further information
about Mexico, ask him. w. Il. A.