The herald., 1895-05-06
S|NALOA AND LOS ANGELES
Talk With a Resident of the
Mexican State
FOR AN EXTENDED MARKET
II Can Use Our Deciduous Fruits in
Quantity
Also Hardware, Soaps, Drugs, Dry Goods,
Clothing, Footwear and Agricultural
Implements--A Steamship Line

Mexico, his address there being Villa de
Chois. state of Snaloa. In order to give
his children educational ad yantages of
the requisite character, he is temporarily
stopping in Los Angeles, at 165 North
Workman street, on the East Side, where
g was recently called upon by Herald
representative.
Mr.. Lanphar has lived in the republic
of Mexico for the past thirty-two year
and during that period has been actively
engaged in business. AT the present time
the gentleman has about 800 900 mescal
plants. yielding mescal brandy, fiber and
stock feed. 1t is the preparation, manu-
facture, utilization and marketing of
these that engages his attention and capi-
tai. AS nearly all his shipments are made
to San Francisco, necessitatinE occa-
sional trips to this part of the coast,
Mr.. Lanphar is we'll equipped with OBJ
servation and experience which should
lend to his views sufficient Importance
and weight to hold the attention OF our
business men.
The state of Sinaloa has an area of
about 26, 600 square miles and is very ich
in m nerals and agricultural possibilities.
Its length on the west faces the Gulf Of
California and the Pacific ocean, it's chief
port. Mazatlan. being situated at the
mouth OF the gulf. Mr.. Lanphar in sub
stance said:
Sinoloa has population Of from 225, 900
to $50, 900 and they need c'oser inter.
course with the people of California, and
particularly of Southern Calf rnia. The
whole coast of Sinoloa presents a success
SION of river valleys with. OF course, hills
and ridges between. There is an abun-
dance OF water which would make irriga-
tion easy, and cheaply practicable. The
principal industries are agriculture and
mining. Very little manufacturing is
done.
In addition to the raising of stock and
grains, the farmers OF Sinoloa raise or
anges, pneapples, bananas and guayas.
Peaches are raised back from the coast up
in the mountains, but to get them to the
coast country. they must be picked when
quite green. In the absence of other and
better transportation facilities they are
packed by mule train to the coast con-
sumner. A ten or twelve days trip on a
mule is not calculated to greatly improve
the peach of emerald hue with which we
in Sinoloa are familiar. and it seems to
me that the Mexican state, and in fact
that entire stretch of the Mexican states,
presents an immense and profitable mar
ket for your apples, peaches, aprlcots,
nectarines and grapes.
The common mission grape readily
brings twenty five cents d pound in Ma
zatlan, and from this single citation you
can Judge of the possibilities existing
there for the Southern California decidu-
Gus fruit grower. Then, too, the people
are great frut-eatng peoples The con-
sumption of such fruits as we have is
enormous. and those named could be
brought there and sold readily at good
prices. Our oranges are superb and we
do not need your citrus fruits, but all
things else in the fruit line, and Of which
YOU have so great an abundance, we in
Sinaloa can USE
a large market would also be provided
in Sinaloa for hardware. soaps, drugs,
dry goods. clothing footwear and agrl-
cultural mplements. The Mexican tariff
pay that; it would not be paid by the
California exporter. Calico that sells here
in Los Angeles at $ cents brings there
from Is to 25 cents yard. | pay when
at home, 81 per gallon for coal oil there
is another thing the people of Los An
geles should interest themselves in.
Yes high as the tariff is. and which,
as now stated. would be added to the SELL
ing price, all these goods could be mar
keted in large quantity and at sati stactory
figures. Why, the tariff taxation the
people of Mexico have to endure would
crush the Americans.
The latter could not and would not
stand it, The fact that our people do
endure the tariff, that they do pay this
tax. is the best proof that they can pay
it. With the tariff where it is the people
of Southern California will find market
with us if they will bat make the effort
to secure it.
The merchants and others interested III
the movement should devise ways and
means for the establ lshlng OF a
steamship line between. say. San
Pedro and Matazlan and Tehuante. Goods
of my preparation and manufacture are
now in your city that were shipped from
Sinolou, passed your doorway. went on to
San Francisco and then were brought
here by rail.
paper, thread, needles, cloth shoes, cord
age, pulque and mezcatl or mescal.