Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-03
PENNSYLVANIA LEADS
In the Number and Prominence OF
Her ScOtch-Irishmen.
THE sOCIETY'S FOUNDER TALKS.
Several Things in Which Mexico Far k1-
GELS This Country.
BIG PRODUCTION OF IRON IN THE SOUTH

Thomas T. Wright. of Nashville, founder
of the Scotch-Irish Congress, registered al
the Monongshela House yesterday. he Is
on his way home from New YORK anu
stopped over to see some friends. Mr..
Wright talked entertainingly on variety
of subjects. He saws the Southern men,
bers cherish fond recollections of Plttsourg
and the treatment they received when tney
attended the convention here. The next
congress will be held in Atlanta
s.Tbe Scotch-Irish," said Mr.. Wright,
''are certainly wonderful people. tnlnk
tbe strongest and brainiest State society Is
in PENNSYLVANIA. / met with them at their
annual BANQUET in Philadelphia, and they
are charming set of people. They repre-
sent the trades, professions and nnanclai
institutions have figured out that 1uiiy
IS per cent of the Governors IN the STATES
and territories are Scotch-Irish. The con-
rress has helped us great deal to get ac-
ouainted with each other.
Traced Out an Old Friend.
shortly after the war L entertained
Colonel Wilson, Federal omcer. L
learned to love him very much, but since
then / lost all trace of him. heard tnere
wa. a Colonel Wilson at West Point, ana
wrote to ask if he was the man I knew. he
was not, but replied and told me whefe !
could find him. In his letter ne salG
he was a Scotch-Irishman, ana nao
heard / was the founder of the Congress:
He remarked that he intended to join, and
was clad to have heard from me. He had
b;ol, reoa rd for his own peOple,
MFR Wright is interested in the subject OF
ocean navigation, and believes in subsldlz-
ing tonnage. He SAYS the Government sub
3 sidized the railroads, and payinga premium
on ocean tonnage is the same thlng. 1he
Western railroads would never have been
built we're it not for the Governmental AID.
s'In this particular" he continued, the
Americans could learn great deal from
the Mexicans. 1 spent month IN Mexico
this summer, and had letters to PRESIDENT
Diaz He can't speak a word of English,
neither was I familiar with the Spanish,
but his wife understands our language per-
fectly, and she acted as inter-
prefer. Diaz is remarkable man.
He is tall and as straight as
an arrow. He is full-blooded Indian,
but he is nothing like the American red
skin. Diaz is handsome and progressive
Well, he has built railroads through all
parts of Mexico, and revolutions now are
out of the question. 1t is possible for hlm
to mobolize troops at any point on snort
notice and crush trouble in Its 1nclplent
stages. The Government controls the army
and the telegraph lines, consisting of 25'ooo
miles of wi,4.
The Government Keeps Posted.
sIn this wav the Government is easily
posted. II train robbery occurs In Mex
leo, it is reported in the American news
papers as a revolt for the effect 1t VIII have
on the stock markets. The country is full
of valuable silver mines, and the shrewd
Yankees know it. Mexico is the place for
Young men. 1t offers the same advantages
that California did 80 years ago, and some
enormous fortunes are sure to be made
there.
ssThe Mexicans are making money, and
people that are growing richer are always
satisfied. 1t is when. q nation is becoming
poorer that trouble can be expected The
Mexican people are very kind and polite.
When 1 locked my door at night the at
tendants laughed at me. They said they
have no thieves in their country, and they
don't bar their doors.
"The people are also very happy in their
domestic life Diaz deserves a reelection,
but YOU can rest assured no revolution is
coming in Mexico. Elections are held too
close together in this country. They dis
turb trade and keep the people in constant
state of turmoil. A bad man may make a
good ruler when he knows he has a specified
time to serve and second term is not per-
mitted."
Mr. Wright claims they are making pig
iron in Tennessee for 81 IS per ton. This
is as cheap as 1t is produced in England.
He saws the North will eventually confine
itself to the manufacture of the finer yarie-
ties of iron, while the coarse brands will be
made in the South. In this way the compe-
tition between the two sections can be regu-
lated