The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-29

NEW YORK, Aug. Safeguarding the
extension Of the Associated Press lines
from San Antonio to Laredo, on the
Me4lcan border and from there to the
CITY OF Mexico, over the wires of the
Mexican National Railway company. Mr.
said: --''-
'klthough 7 cannot. at the moment
alsclsS the business transactions involved
IN the scheme to establish a new line
direct from the United States to the CITY
or Mexico, 1 can speak of the advantage
such an enterprise would be to both me
United States and Mexico. My intimate
knowledge Of the country and the pres
ent facilities for obtaining news, either
from or for Mexico, has caused me to
give the matter my hearty approval no
cause L believe the effort to be in the
interest Of the development of Mexico.
and consequently, in the interest Of the
people of the United States who have
business relations with the sister repub-
lie. Heretofore, any person in Mexico
having an item of news, interesting or
otherwise, true or false, has had the
privilege of sending that item to the
press OF the United States, with the eff
feet that many very erroneous accounts
nave been fastened in the minds of the
United States regarding Mexican affairs
Furthermore. the fact that news OF
political interest could be transmitted
from the City of Mexico to Washington,
or the reverse, with almost no delay. and
that such news would be authentic and
reliable. would be of the greatest value
to both republics"
In conclusion, Mr.. Raoul said: at is
undoubtedly true that Mex cans are be-
ginning to realize that it is Of vital inn
portance to their republic to b. in closer
touch with the United States and any
effort, therefore, to bring the news Of
the United States to the homes of Mexico
must be attended with success. am
in hearty sympathy with the scheme. and
1 go to Mexico next week, and viii do
al in my power to make the enterprise
a success
Mr.. Seeger. of the firm of seeger K
GurnseY, and a. stockholder in the new
Mexican daily, the Mexican Herald, a
gentleman who has many interests in
Mexico. and whose partner is editor Of
the Mexican Financier and the Herald,
expressed himself as being much inter
ested in the effort of the Associated
Press to carry reliable news dispatches
to and from Mexico. He said: mas
much as the dispatches viii be published
in the English as well as in the language
of Mexico, they cannot fail to be OF IN
terest A great deal Of misc0nception has
been entertained by the people OF both
republics owing to the unreliable nature
of the news which has been transmitted
to the United States from Mexico. False
reports Of revolutions and other troubles
have caused an uneasy feeling among
foreigners who have interests in Mexico.
and, on the other hand, the natives Of
that country have been greatly displeased
that such reports should get abroad I'M
agine the state Of affairs when a foreign
gentleman doing business in Mexico. is in
constant receipt of letters from home
telling of the great anxiety Of his people
for his safety, and he is in the midst OF
the same quiet that We ENJOY mere IN
New York. You can readily see that any
effort to put the news business betlyee
the two countries on g reliable OASIS
must be of great advantage 20 al COIL
cerned. It is true that the Feople or
Mexico are not yet in full sympathy with
the methods of foreigners, but under tne
enlightened leadership Of President 4Jiaz,
a man greatly interested in e5taOllsnins
advan4aetou relations between his ccun-
trv and the United States, and the eL-
fort of the Associated Press to keep them
Informed on current events, the rssull
must be Of great value to Mexico anu eaie
United States.