The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-10

same paving commands in American
money IN the States. American cities
pay about S2.5O a square yard for brick
paved streets. Monterey will get her
streets paved for "A little less than $3.50
square yard, and that price will be in
money worth one-hall the American
price. |
Other Occupations.
As in mining and in brckmakng. so it |
IL in all industries. Monterey is boom |
ing Wages remain fixed ut the old tates, |
ana can bc paid in the deprecated sill |
yer. That gives the margin of profit.
The most striking Of the object lessons,
perhaps. are those which the railroads
furnish. These roads in Mexico are
well managed. The depots and sur
.orndings are narvelously clean and
ueat. The rGadbeds will compare most
fay0rably with those in the states. The
| tain service is. excellent. Mexican
| money does il. East from Laredo to
Corpus Christi. on the Gulf. wholly on
American soil. the Mexican National has
Il division 100 miles long. Southward
| from Laredo The first division OF the
same road. within Mexican territory. eN-
tends to Monterey. 16S miles, about the
same distance. On one side of the Rio
Grandc the Mexican National pays
wages in Mexican silver. On the other
side the pay roll is met with American
| money.
Conductors between Laredo and Corpus
get Sl05 n month in gold. Conductors
between Laredo and Monterey get $40
Il month ia Mexican silver which is
worth S61.6O. for the same kind OF serv-
| ice.
Engineers on the Texas side are pai1
500 in gold for 100 miles. Engineers
on the Mexican side receive $500 in
Mexican silver, worth S2.S1, for loo
| miles
Brakemcn running 10 Corpus get 500 a
month in gold: to Monterey. S6O a
month in Mexican silver, worth 5000.
Firemen on the Texas division are paid
at the rate of $50 in gold for 100 miles
Travelled; on the Mexican division. S2..o'
worth Sill.
A general officer of the Mexican Ma
ti0nal. too modest IA have his name IN
print gave these wages from his books.
When he had read them of to this point,
an interested lookcr-on interrupted with
Il should think all of the fellows on
the Monterey division would want TO get
on the Texas division"
Probably they would" said the officer,
hut we have combined the runs so that
on all mixed trains the crews go through
from Corpus to Monterey. That gives
them 100 miles on a gold basis in Texas
and l,iS miles on Il silver basis in McN'
co. They have the gold and the silver Iii
visions alternately. We do that to Civ,
| them all the same chance.
When did the company adopt this plan
Of evening things
About two years ago.
How about wages of section hands 2
The official turned To the books again.
ION the Texas division" he said, fore
men get $40 month in American money
The lahorcrs get a. cents day. On III,
Mexican side forcmcn get $40 Il month IN
; Mexican silver. and laborcrs 62la cents
both in Mexican silver.
a the prevailing rate of exchange this
gives section fOrcmen on the Mexican side
$40 n month and section hands about 81
cents day in American money.
But you must remember" said tn,
+ railroad official "these figures for fore
. men and labor hold good only as far be
, low the border rs Satillo. That is 2i(
A miles south of the frontier. As you z,
i toward the iniorior wages decrease
: From Saltillo southwark to San I.ui'
! Fotosi. 2jS miles. section foremcn ar,
h paid Sl.jO Il day and laborers 50c II day
/ all in Mexican silver. Still further
1 south below San Luis Potosi. the pay /,
I Sl.25 a day for fOrcmcn and for 'laborel
k 3Ilsc a day. Mexican silver"
[ Have railroad wages undergone IN!
:. change with the decline Of Mexican sill
n vert'
@ mo. These are the rates today. ain,
n they were the same in 1883. when silve
r dollars were worth q half more than the.
= are now
u Concerning Lead.
IL "rhc silver mine owners of Monicre
!. would be greatly gratihed ia sec MI
II Bryan restore silver 10 ~. 20 an ounce:
II was suggested TO Mr. joaquin Maiz.
% ION the contrary" replied the owne
II of San Pedro quickly and with decide
Is emphasis. the less silver is worth, ia
g better for us.
u This seeming paradox Mr.. Maiz prC
u cecied to explain. In so doing he tire,
y much light upon the operation of the ii
, yer basis in n silver country. What h
Is said of wages and living will bc pa
= tcularly interesting in the United State
le IF we got Sl.29 an ounce" he b'
gan. ''it would be Sl.29 in McNica
money. Mexican money would he th
No. same as American money. and both th
ar same as gold. Under present condition
rs suppose we got only 80 cents an ounce
IN American money for our silver. Til;
is American money is worth 100 per cen
w more than Mexican money. In 9th,
ih words. the 90 cents an ounce in Anne
mt lean money or gold for our silver
n worth double that in Mexican none
81 So you sec we would get no more ~
nd ounce in Mexican money ii silver ":
60 worth S1.29. Now the main value
e.. our Monterey ores does not come fro
al the silver. hut from the lead. IL | ha'
g. lead IN my silver ore running - p
he cent. that will Dc 800 pounds Of les
he 10 the ton of ore. At . cents that le;
n. is worth si5 in the United States. Th
AZ is Si5 in gold, which is $50 In McSic;
e. money.
he "Silycr. you must remember. NJ
he Naiz continued. doesn't govern Il
he price of lead. Ii silver should GO mp
Nv SI.29 an ounce. or. which is the sar
re-: thing. to par with gold. my lead YOU
OF keep about even, regardless Of the ~,
he tuatinn of silver. 1t would still
rc. worth :, cents in gold My 900 pounds
q lead per ton would bc worth So in gol
Is hut il wouldn't lie worth ans more
NJ. silver. 1t would bc S15 in geld In Ans
lean silver and in Mexican silver"
cr; Having shown that he would get We
M little ii any more in Mexican mon
NJ, for his silver If II commanded 81.
no or par with gold, and having demo
ne siroted that the advance Of silver
M ST 20 would knock him out of half
=" his return for the lead. measured by I
~ Mexican money. Mr.. Maiz proceeded
y" thai phase of the silver question viii
j. most interesting to Americans.
~ Nov. there is another thing" he sa
ri. ",,nd il il this: When gold was abe
me- even with Mexican money. or when me