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'
ges.ions he Pros perity OF Fl Pas0-An
Estimate Of For! Worth.

Gen. A. J. Sampson, the representative of the
United States at Juarez, or Paso Del Norte as it
is yet Familiarity called, arrived in Fort Worth
yesterday.
Gen. Sampson is one of Colorado's most dis
tinguis he'd citizens, having held the Office Of
encouragement of that state. he is near to
the people of Fort Worth in that he is the IA
..her-in-law of Hon. Il. 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.
''In common with the people of West Texas,
particularly of Ell Paso, l believe that Fort
Worth is the coming city OF the Southwest, -
said he to a reporter who met him last evening.
The people OF Ell Paso," he continued,
''hold that Fort Worth is to be the leading CITY
in Northern Texas, and El Paso Will be the next
great city on the line directly west. This
IS an entirely renaole position There
cerfully. ] passed through Fort Worth only
last April, but can see astonishing changes
since that time, changes that might not be 80
apparent TO people living here ali the time.
I'll Paso is also thriving and coming to the front.
Her new military post, to accommodate sixteen
companies, is being rapidly pushed 10 compile
on foot which show that prosperity and progress
are the prevailing conditions.
My official ana Social relations with the
MeXicans have been characterized so far by the
utmost of cordially and harmony. The Me<l-
cans are pleasant people to live and do BUSH
ness with, and l have never approached their
officials on matters of business without receiving
courteous treatment and securing immediate at
tention TO the mater in hand.
international trade between this country
and Mexico far as have been able to ascer-
tain from personal observation and the perusal
of statistics. is increasing and improving con-
stantly. In atIstica 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
tions. This duties imposed at present by the
Mexican government upon importations from
this country average about as high our own
tariff, though it is distributed somewhat differ
emily. On some articles they impose higher
duties, on others lower than we. Many of their
tariffs or less of retaliatory character,
as for instance hat upon livestock, which
directly the result of WINDOWS ruling
upon tie importation of ores from Mexico to
this country year ago. The adoption of re-
ciprocity suggestions will affect the present
conditions M terially.'
Gen. SamG son Will be in the city for few
DAYS. He has many friends aud acquaintance
here who will want to call upon him. He is to
be found at the office OF the Chamberliu invest
ment company.