The herald., 1896-09-19

government have been very pleasant
and satisfactory; their mining laws are
| as good as our own, II we understand
Them and IL we respect them there is no
| trouble. 1 believe IL the commercial re-
| lations could be made closer 1t would be
| a very great advantage to both cOun-
| tries and especially to lower California.
| All it wants is to establish confidence in
| the American people and satisfy them
| that they will be fairly dealt with to
| create a mining boom in Lower Califor-
mia, and my seven years. experience
among them proves that beyond Ques-
| ton. The peninsula is rich in minerals
| and all it wants is little American en-
terprise to develop 1t, and Los Angeles
| can furnish that"
F. w. Edelsten of the Mining and
Metallurgical Journal says: I'VE have
a very large list of Mexican subscribers
to our mining journal; we also send con-
| siderable business to the machinery
houses in San Francisco and Los Ange-
les from the miners of Mexico. We
could build up very large business in
handling Mexican mines (Which are the
largest in the world) If we had better
relations with Mexico. The establish
| ment of a Mexican consulate in this city
would surely improve conditions of trade
between the two countries. We have a
large amount of Los Angeles capital in
i
there was means of getting better data
about the country. The growth of Mex
leo in the last three years has been so
great and the inducements held out to
miners and manufacturers so fiattering
that we believe a large business could be
built up between our coast and Mexico,
especially the west coast of Mexico,
which is directly tributary to this coast.
Our people know little or nothing about
Mexico or it's vast resources"
r. F. del Vale answers: II represent
at present several citizens of Mexico in
the courts of this state and also Ameri-
can residents of this city with matters
| pending in Mexico. l also frequently
draw up papers, such as deeds, powers
| of attorney, ETC., which require certifi-
| cate of the consul. AS there Is no con-
| sulate here we have a great deal of trou-
| BILE and delay, having to send such pa
| pers to San Francisco or San Diego to be
| certified. This kind of business is in
creasing daily, as more capital is invest
! ed by residents in this city in mines and
| other business in our sister republic.
| Parties come every day to my Office anx-
ious to obtain information on different
| subjects about Mexico, which cannot be
| furnished except by a person with q
| particular knowledge of the conditions
| of that country. Among the many ques-
tons asked the most frequent are these:
In regard to duties for the introduction
of all articles, and especially for mining
machinery and farming implements;
what states are most suitable to the
cultivation Of coffee. tobacco. fruits and
| all other productions? ALSO what states
are especially adapted for raising cat
| tie and for mining? Frequently persons
come who are engaged in commercial
pursuits and are anxious to introduce
| their goods, and still others who desire
| to establish some industry in that coun-
try, all seeking information But to fur
nish correct data on all these subjects
| requires a full acquaintance with that
country and it's laws. The great inter-
| est manifested by our business men to-
| ward our sister republic Is due mostly
! to the wise and honest administration
| of Gen. Diaz, who by his craftsmanship
and patriotism has placed the country
on the road to prosperity and peace, en-
couraging the investing of foreign capt.
tai in the development of the varied re-
sources which nature has bestowed on
that great country.
Another important point which rem
ders the establishment of consulate in
this city necessary is this: Recently a
great many Mexican laborers have be-
gun working for the Southern Pacific
company as section men between Yuma
and Bakersfield, who are in a territory
of which this city is the center. and
these men have no representative.
These people and their families reside
in this part of the state temporarily and
are mostly Of Sonora and Chihuahua
They need the advice and assistance of
representative of their country"
The chamber, in endorsing the request
| or the various commercial houses and
| firms for the establishment of a Next
| can consulate in this city, with a hope
| that the Mexican government will grant
our petition, desires to add the follow
ing facts regarding the actual CONNER
cial and Industrial prosperity which
shows a nj fvyf 70 oi<x
The city of Los Angeles, county of the
same name, has population according
to the last school census of 90, 900. In the
year 1880 it had. by the official census,
11.1S3 inhabitants; in the year 1890 the
official census showed a population of
| o0.3S5. The percentage of increase be-
tween 1880 and 1890 is $780, From 1890 to
the present date the increase is 80 per
cent.
Value of property as per official as
sessment of 1880, s7.259,59s: of 1890, $45,-
$50, 704; at present $52,264, 172.
The number of Mexican citizens. res
idents of Southern California, within
| this jurisdiction, is estimated at 1000.
These figures do not include the visitors
and tourists who visit this city at all
| times of the year.
Los Angeles is in the center of a rich
and productive region. The chief arti-
Giles raised in quantity for export being
| barley. wheat, corn, deciduous fruits.
green and dried, citrus fruits, wool, gold.
Wine, live stock, walnuts, fish, olives and
owe Oil, petroleum, etc. Within short
time the manufacturing interests of the
| city OF Los Angeles have received con-
siderable impetus from the discovery of
| petroleum in large quantities within the
| city limits. Among the special indus
tries OF Los Angeles the following may
De noted: Iron and steel machinery,
| leather, wool, canned fruits and yege-
tables. crystallized fruits, meats.
smoked, sailed and canned, refined oils,
soap, crackers, candies, wine, cement
| and iron pipe, flour, brick and terra cot
| ia. beer, pickles. shoes, paper, lumber
| mills, etc, etc.
In the last few years MANY Wholesale
houses have been established in this civ.
| also branches representing manuiac
| tories or various eastern cities. San
francisco and other points on this coast
The means Of communication between
this city and eastern markets are The
| Southern Pacific company and the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe with
their respective branches, thus furnish
ing competition in freights and fares
| our advantage over other points in
| California Is apparent, as they depend
entirely on the one road, viz, the South
ern Pacific, for their commerce with the
| east '-Ae
The chamber of commerce is now en-
deavorfng to induce some steamship
company to establish communication
between one of our ports and the vest
ern coast of Mexico and central Amer