San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-30
The Daily Eight.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, '95
MEXICAN COFFEE.

III the States of Tamaulipas, Sar
Luis Potosi, Hidalgo, Puebla, Vera
Cruz, Tobasco, Campeche, Yutalan
Chiapas, Oaxaca, Morelis, Guerrero
Michoacan, Colima, Jalisco, anC
mostly to the south of the City o.
Mexico, large bodies Of land especi
ally adapted to the growth Of the
coffee bean OF highest grade and
flavor, which, in the absence Of
enterprise and capital, remain idle
and unimproYed. Facts regarding
so important an article of daily
consumption should be eagerly
sought for by citizens of the Unit
ed States, upon whom is foisted an
nually perhaps fifty or sixty per
cent of adulterated and low grade
mixture. When it is considered
that the United States consume
nearly one-third of the entire eX.
port of Java, Sumatrs, Brazil,
Hayti, the Arabian and Cuban
ports, British West India, India
and Ceylon, and the French and
Dutch West Indies, the importance
of the subject becomes apparent
Our sister Republic should receive
warm encouragement and hearty
cooperation from our people, es-
pecially from the people of Texas,
who, geographically and from.con-
slant association, must be classed
as the nearest neighbor, and
should sustain that cordial rela-
ton in all matters not positively
antagonistic to our own advance
ment. The present condition of az
fairs in Mexico BODIES we'll for the
future. Internecine struggles have
been rendred abortive by a govern
ment which has been sound and
strong enough to encourage in
ternal growth of agriculture,
commerce and manufactures while
suppressing political dissenters,
enthusiasts, and ambitious adven-
turers.
The great mass of the coffee
lands in Mexico are situated south
Of latitude % degrees north, and
between 300 and $4,000 feet above
sea level or to the frost line.
They consist of an elevated pla.
teau, formed by an expansion of
the Cordilleras, from which terrace
ed slopes descend with more or less
rapid inclination towards the At
lantic or Gulf on the east, and the
Pacific on the west. This vast
tract comprises one of the richest
and most varied zones of the
world, for while it's geographical
position secures to it a tropical
vegetation, the varied differences
Of elevation which characterize
it afford the advantages of a tenn
perate climate, thus combining
within its limits an almost I'M
paralleled eXuberance and multi
plicity Of natural products. The
coffee lands Of Mexico are only iu-
ferior to those of Brazil in extent,
but are far superior to that coun-
try in the variety and quality.
There is vast area of land which
is especially adapted to coffee cul-
ture along the trunk railroad lines
and adjacent to ports connected
by short steam lines with Europe
and the United States. The ques-
ton OF labor, which forms such an
important element in all calcula-
tons OF profit, is readily understood
when it is stated that under the
habits Of the native peasant class
es an abundance of excellent labor
is easily obtainable, the wages in
the principal coffee raising dis
tricts being but 49, cents per day,
average, according to official
tables. The natives like to work
near their own towns, where, &C.
casionally, they can celebrate a
FEAST day, and when so employed
they will give great satisfaction to
an appreciative employer. Unfair
dealing with them, however, will
quickly spread and the unfortun-
ate employer will find great diff
Guilty. in obtaining native labor.
Much other information could be
given, but the limits of an article
OF this character do not permit
of extended description. Parties
can obtain information by address.
ing the Mexican Information
Bureau, City Of Mexico, or the
officers of the Mexican National
Railroad, which passes into this
country which is sought to be
rapidly developed.-Texas Indus
trial Review.
Last August while working in
the harvest field / became over
heated, was suddenly attacked