Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-18
TRADE WITH MEXICO.
Gen Sampson. United States Consul at
Juarez, in the City.
HO Talks About Blaine's Reciprocity Sug-
gestions Prosperity OF Fl Paso-An
Estimate of Fort Worth.

Gen. A. ]. Sampson, the representative of the
United States at Juarez, or Paso Del Norte as it
isyet Familiarity called, arrived in Fort Worth
yesterday.
Gen. Sampson is one of Colorado's most dis
tnguished citizens, having held the Office of
encouragement of that state. He is near to
,,he people of Fort Worth in that he is the fs-
fher-in-law of Hon. Il. B. Chamberlin, whose
aith and investments in Fort Worth have done
50 much for this community. Gen. Sampson
comes TO Fort Worth at this time to visit his
son, a: j. Sampson, Jr., who is with the Cham
Berlin investment company of this city.
In common with the people of West Texas,
particularly of El Paso, l believe that Fort
Worth is the coming city of the Southwest
The people OF Ell Pgso,' he continued,
hold that Fort Worth is to be the leading city
great city on the line directly west. This
Is an entirely tenable position. There
Is no doubt both cities are forging ahead won
eerfully. ] passed through Fort Worth only
last April, but 1 can see astonishing changes
since that time, changes that might not be
apparent to people living here all the time.
III Paso is also thriving and coming to the front
Her new military post, to accommodate sixteen
companies, is being rapidly pushed 10 compile
non and there are numerous private enterprises
on foot which show that pros perity and progress
are the prevailing conditions.
My official and social relations with the
Mexicans have been characterized SO far by the
cans are pleasant people to live and do bust
ness with, and have never approached their
officials on matters Of business without receiving
courteous treatment and securing immediate at
tention to the matter in hand.
international trade between this country
and Mexico, so far as have been able to ascer-
tain from personal observation and the perusal
OF statistics. is increasing and improving con-
stantly. In statistical tables showing the trend
OF Mexican Expectations during the past year as
compared with previous years it is shown that
the proportion of trade with this country has in
creased largely, and look for large benefits
10 result from the adoption of the sug-
gestions in the direction OF reciprocity made by
MIR. Blaine. 1twould result in more general
Interchange OF products beneficial to both
lions. The duties imposed at present by the
Mexican government upon importations from
this country average about high as our own
tariff, though il is distributed somewhat differ
emily. On ZONE articles they impose higher
duties, on Others lower than we. Many of their
tariffs more or less of retsliatory character
as for instance that upon livestock which
was directly the result of Windows ruling
upon the importation of ores from Mexico 70
this country year ago. The adoption of re-
ciprocity suggestions win affect The present
conditions materially
Gen. Sampson will be in the city for a few
days. He has many friends aud scquaintances
here who will want TO call upon him. He is to
be found at the Office OF the Chamberiin invest
ment company.