The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-13

would think, and would like to give you
some OF the items. An ordinary hand-me-
down suit costs from $40 to $50. Under
clothing Is very expensive. Calico costs IS
cents yard. A very ordinary silk neck
tie sells for 81. Linen cuffs are so cents a
PAIR and collars are three for 81. Coal oil
costs 81 cents gallon, good tea costs 50. so
a pound, and canned meats are expensive.
Take one of those IL cent cans of lobster OR
salmon, which you can buy anywhere in
America, and it will cost 81 cents here
ana cake OF Pears soap will cost you rs
cents. Canned fruits are from IS
cents up, coffee costs rs cents pound in
the bean unground, and chocolate is 30
cents pound. Bread costs IL cents a
LOAF. You can buy the same at home for 5
! cents. Table salt costs cents pound.
Flour is shilling pound and the better
classes OF imported articles are very high.
pay 70 cents q pound for mRckerel and
codhsh costs 20 cents a pound. American
cheese Is Oh cents pound and lump sugar
costs IA ceuts q pound. pay % cents a
pound for Strawberries and we raise these
in some parts of Mexico all the year round.
My claret costs me 81. 80 bottle and pay
III cents quart for potatoes. My wife's
dresses count up l can tell you, and a man
mas to make good lot of money ia Mexico
IN order to live as well as he does at home
HOW ONE DENTIST GOT RICH.
II suppose you make it." said l.
Yes l do,n was the reply, land apy
American dentist who will come here and
stay can do likewise. 1 made $1,000 the
first year and l have done considerably
better right along since that time. l can
charge bigger prices. 1 get from 500 to
$50 for full set of teeth on rubber. The
same thing in the states costs YOU s15.
Whenever | administer gas l charge $40
Of
number are pulled | charge $40 for the first
tooth and s. for all succeeding ones. For
jerking out tooth without gas charge 81.
and in the United States you would onlv
get 30 cents for this work. AS to filings
they range from S. upwards and
gold filings cost from SIS nm
into the hundreds according to the size
of the cavity and to the size of the bank ac-
count Of the man who has his teeth filed. !
always get $500 for making set of teeth
on gold and all other business is done at
proportlonate rates. L know of MANY den
lists who are making more than |, and
know of a number who charge more than 7
do. often make 81, 900 month, but den
lists in Mexico City make more. and 7
know man there who gets $50 tooth for
any kind of filing and who came to Mexico
from South America, where he made
$4,000 in single year. He is good den
list, but his charges are terrible. In the
meantime l am investing all l save in
Mexico and l expect to make a fortune.
LIVING IN MEXICO CITY.
There are about seven hundred Ameri-
cans living in Mexico City. Some of these
are very wealthy. A few own houses. and
quite number have rented establishments
The Hon. Thomas Brauniff, who was IN
derstand, born on Statan Island, is said to
be number of times a millionaire. and his
income must be considerably over one
hundred thousand dollars year Heis
president of the Mexican railway which
runs to Vera Cruz, aud he had big plan
tation, cotton factories, and is one of The
leading owners of the Bank of London and
Mexico. which is the biggest bank in the
country. He is building house which
will cost one hundred thousand dollars. ON
the Pasco, which is the fashionable drive
of Mexico City, and he is the richest Amer
lean in Mexico. Gen. John b. Frisbie ia
another rich American. He owns some
gold mines near Toluca, and he has one of
the most comfortable homes in the Capital.
He tells me that living is high in Mexico and
that his expenses there are about as bigas
they would be in Washington The same is
the verdict of the other Americans whom
have met here Rents are higher and
luxuries are very expensive. Everything