Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-09-23
MEXICAN CENTRAL.
Traveiin. Made Easy--Tho Place TO
go for Pleasure and Profit,
TErtract from Mexican Letter.

The Mexican Central Railway has done and
is doing more, Venture TO say, TO introduce
Mexico and Moxicans TO tho United States
and her people than any or all institutions,
corporations or causes of whatsoever kind
combined. II is as easy to-day TO go TO the City
Of Mexico from any point In our Western
States rs TO San Francisco. / undertake 10
say that there is no smoother rail- no easier,
safer road-bed OF the same length In the States
than that OF the Mexican Central from Paso
Del Norte to the City OF Mexico, over 1900
miles due south. PalatIal Pullmans aro run
on all passenger trains, and tho grub at
eating houses en- route isutlp-top. IL isn't
American cooking, to be sure but In many
respects II Is greatly preferable, and on an ay-
crage, even to the stranger from the north,
the viands are much more palatablo than those
served up on the run Mt our railroad eating
houses. II Is simply astounding TO mo that
our people will flock 10 California by tho
thousands and tens OF thousands during the
winter months, when the same time aud
money and less trouble will take them TO m
infinitely better cimate--a perfect climate
and through by far the most interesting por-
ton of our contlnent--thc land OF the Monte.
zumas-thc only portion around which clus-
ter old traditions with grand monuments OF
a past civilization. Something TO study and
interest there.
Fully thrcc-ffths OF the people Of Mexico
to-day are Poems, undlans) descendants OF
the Aztccan tribes. And they have changed
as little, Jess in fact, than their country.
Their feet IRE still shol with sandals, as In
the year |, while cotton trousers and the
Zarapi (blankeD complete costume plctur-
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-
tccas, for instance, that he was In old Pales-
tine.
Modern ideas and methods find slow accept
ance there. Here is an instance: While the
Mexican Central Railway was building ''Pad-
dy wbeelbarrows" were introduced TO faclll.
tate the work OF grading. The Peon looked
askanoe, but was equal to the occasion. He
knew nothing OF the wheelbarrow, and cared
less, but, under direction, proceeded to I'll
with dirt and then coolly placing 1t on MS head
marched of to the dumping place. No
wheeling for him; he wouldn't wheel, and the
"Paddys" were finally discarded.
That great reyolutionlst tho railroad, Is
steadily but surely bringing about change,
however, and II You wish 10 see Mexico as II is
you mustn't daily, but start soon. In north
ern Mexico (Chlhuahua) American influence
Is already Ia the ascendant, and, 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 civil revolutlon-the peaceful open
ing of grand career for Mexico.
say heartily TO whomsoeyer may read this,
II you have any time and money to spare and
wish to travel, get copy OF prescott" and
'The Fair Godn and 20 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 II
that renders travel there a constant delight
Mr.. II. @. Barlow, Of Chicago, is the General
Traffic Manager Of the Mexican Central Rail.
way, and II you wish any further information
about Mexico, ask him. w. L. A.