Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-14
TRADE WITH MEXICO.
Gen Sampson. United States Consul at
Juarez, in the City.
He Talks About Blaine's Reciprocity sug'
gesions -7he Prosperity OF Fl Paso-An
Estimate Of For! Worth.

Gen. A. ]. Sampson, the representative of the
United States at Juarez, or Paso Del Norte as it
is yet familiarly called, arrived in Fort Worth
yesterday.
Gen. Sampson is one of Colorado's most dis
tinguished citizens, having held the Office Of
Encouragement of that state. He is near 10
the people of Fort Worth in that he is the IA
ther-in-law of Hon h. B. Chamberlin, whose
aith and investments in Fort Worth have done
so 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.
I'm common with the people of West Texas,
particularly of Ell Paso, l believe that Fort
Worth is the coming city OF the Southwest, j"
''The people of FL PasC,' 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 citieA are forging ahead Won
derfully. / passed through Fort Worth only
last April, but 1 can see astonishing changes
since that time, changes that might not be so
apparent to people living here ali the time
Her new military post, to accommodate sixteen
companies, is being rapidly pushed 10 compile
tion, and there are numerous private enterprises
on foot which show that prosperity 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 1 have never approached their
officials on matters of business without receiving
courteous treatment and securing immediate at
tention the matter in hand.
international trade between this country
and Mexico, o far as have been able to ascer-
tain from personal observation and the perusal
of statistics. is increasing and improving con-
stantly. In stistical 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
to result from the adoption of the sug-
gestions in the direction of reciprocity made by
MIR. Blaine. 1t would result in more general
Interchange of products beneficial to both ma
tons. Ths duties imposed at present by the
Mexican government upon importations from
this country average about high as our own
tariff, though it is distributed somewhat differ
emily. On some articles they impose higher
duties, on others lower than I've Many of their
tariffs or less of a retaliaory character,
for instance hat upon livestock, which
directly the result OF WINDOWS ruling
upon the importation Of ores from Mexico to
this country year ago. The adoption of re-
clprocity suggestions will affect the present
conditions MATERIALLY
Gen. Samr son VIII be in the city for few
DAYS. He has many friends aud acqua intances
here who will want to call upon him. He is to
be found at the office OF the Chamberlin invest
ment company.