Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-30
MEMCO'S PROBLEMS
As SEEN BY THE BRITISH MIN.
IsTER TO OUR NEIGHBoR.
The Republic Cutting Down Expen-
ses-Interviews From the united
states Eagerly Read.

NEW YORK, July 2e.-Sir Spenssr
81 John. X. G.. B.. who for ten years
has been British minister to Mexico,
sailed from this city the other day on
the steamer S~ryia, bound for England.
Sir Spenser st. John has been in the
British diplomatic service forty-fTe years,
during all Of which time he has been
stationed In the tropics. His recall from
Mexico Is due to a promotion, and after
a. few weeks stay in England he viii
proceed to Stockholm. Sweden. as Brit
ish minister there He Is about 0j years
old. His hair and musiaele are gray.
and bis complexion rudy. In manners
aud general Appearance be IS an ideal
diplomat.
To a reporter who called on him at the
Hoffman House. where he stopped during
his few days stay IN New York, be said:
I'm M-Iieo they are following the silver
question 10 the United States with the
most lively interest. The Mexican news
papers are giving almost as much space
to the matter as are the papers Of the
United States. Interviews with your
prominent men on that subject are pub
lShed IN the Mexican papers and read
with much interest by the people.
MEXICO. as you no doubt know, Is one
u the largest sllyer.producing countries
ia the world. aud ii is but naturnl that
tie people should take lively interest in
the action Of this country regarding the
whlie metal.
The probable repeal Of the silver pur-
chasing clause OF the Sherman law has
already had the effect 10 Mexico Of In
| creased attention 10 gold mining At the
l sane time the mining Of silver has gone
on uniuterruptedly. Not single SILVER
/ iuiue has closed down as a result Of the
/ agitation here. but / understand that has
I DOT been true Of your mines IN ms
1 country
As . natter Of fact, the cost Of min-
/ Ing silver IN Mexico il 50 low that WI
should the price 80 10 the lowest posslhie
! limit II will continue u De- ffmlnvFAuNr'
The Mexican silver dollar is now
worth but ~ ceuts. | do not thluk tue
| country al largo will feel any further de.
| probation IN silver should IL occur as
Liz T-r----siA which comprise corn, cOi'
fee, vanilla aHd->-1scco. in Addition %
! silver. must b,. paid r>>------e.d. The only
/ REALLY important item Of importation j.
mining machinery.
| The wages pail 10 Hilths w -hfat' ~
rnuge from - cents ~ 81 day. The
| average miner considers even the Tor
tper good remuneration for his services,
| as they are able 90 raise enough corn
| for their maintenance. aud only need
money for clothing
As / have already said, very mucli
| more Alteration II being gwen TO gold
mipiug in Mexico since this silver Ggita'
tiou began here. The richest states for
mining Of gold are OnIuca, Guerreurn
aud Sonora. IL il expected With tie Ald
Of modern machinery, the working Of iu'
ferior gold ore viii be made lrohtnbie'
CROPS WILL BE GOOD.
THE harvest prospects In Mexico tbs
year are excellent. aud 1t Is expected the
rrops will more than supply the demo
lency OF the poor hATyests of the two pre-
cedng years. OF the four staples corn
coffee aud vanilla are expected to yield
| enormous returns. Tobacco does not
give such good promise, but there viii
be fair crop.
The tobacco Industry has increased OF
late years considerably. Very little Of II
huds its way 10 the states, but II is be
coming well known In Hamburg aud
London, whcrg Mexican cigars are II
great demand
Mexico can scarcely be- said to hay,
an immigration Question. the difficulty
there being to induce asuihcicnt mum
Der Of European emigrants 10 settle IL
tue county
There Is, however. strong feelinl
against the Chinese. | believe II the Chi
ncse were encouraged TO come 10 Mexi
60 they would soon convert its ives
coast into a garden Of flowers There i
no legal restriction against the Chinese
as Their. Is In the United States, bu
they are not encouraged 10 come.
at Is probable that plumber Of thriy
Ing Japanese colonies will soon be q
tablishud On the west coast Of Mexico
Before left several ngent were alrcad
in that part Of the country preparing TO
the arrival Of their countrymcn.
During my ten years residence Il
T, Mexico l have never, strange as II ma
seem. heard an oplou expressed abon
: the Nicaragua canal, The MeXicana gu
tlrely ignore that subject.
Their interest Is mainly centered Ia
railroad that Is being built. which is /
2 connect the gulf Of Mexico and the Pp
cihc ocean. About 40 miles Of thi
road has already been completed, In
the government. because Of the deprec
alton In silver. which | have alreWd
, explained, finds itsclf unable to proeee
with the work -