The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-30
SILVER STANDARD m MEXICO.
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TIE ne~spAysrs &c this coaatry
which advocates gold mononetAh.n.
assert that the Prosperity o, M.,ieo
10 due entirciy 60 "a. fact ihat a..
currency 10 Inf .t-d. that 10 60 .Ay.
that u 10 eiv-n . 'uPpc.-d vale.
shseh IN reality II has not. and that
~ has brought into enls;-neo an As-
iivIiy which % anyih!ng hu; normal
and on = solid foundation. La. not
nj al surprising that an tk. eve af
q presidentisl .i~sis"n. which. rer-
h>ps, may be decided "a fAs"r af
free coinage Of silver. snd against
gold monom.tslii.n. that the sound
money" press should snd.Isos Ca de-
eeise the American p.orl. With TO
gard To the condition of Affairs an
Mexico. Tn. following letter. telip-
ped from the Silver kpighsl. writ
ten by . resident Of Mexico 60 q
trisnd IN Kansas. crriaanly contra
diets the statements Of the SQUAD
money" press in regard 90 Merico:
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City of Mexico. Mex. Jun. ~. &c.
FRANK x. FORREST. E,s.,
Jewell City. kans.
DEAR SIR: Answering your favor
OF the 10th instant. l enclose you
a copy of an article which ! have
prepared IN answer TO mAuy ipaai
ries which We receive an reference 10
our silver standard. However, As
this article does no; answer ali the
questions you ask IN your letter, I
will answer the others as follows.
would Like TO call your attention
to these facts: That business fail
ures In Mexico are almost unknown.
We have no strikes such as ar. con
stantly disturbing commerce. in the
United States. Such . thing a.
Coxey's army 10 never dreamed of.
There is work for every one who
wants IL ~ wages 10 enable them Go
supply Nil necessary wants. Cur
banks are paying from Ia 10 L. per
cent. dividends per annum. Manu-
featuring enterprises whose profits
are known are paying from 10 10 80
per cent, and private concerns who
do not publish the per cent. of their
profits are known 10 be prosperous.
think, rs rule, land owners here
are of a more intelligent class than
the farmers OF the United States. As
= rule the laborers are OF less an
telligence, excel where Americans
employ ignorant foreigners, in which
case the Mexican labor is Of . bet
ter class and higher intelligence.
Passenger conductors are paid q
salary Of slG0 per month. Freight
conductors are paid by the mile and
their salaries run as high as 500
per month. Engineers are also paid
by the mile and are paid from sl75
10 500 per month. in a few cases q
little more. Firemen are paid about
800 ptr month. The salaries Of de-
pot agents vary greatly, ranging
from $50 TO $50 per month. Tele-
graph operators receive from $40 10
1925 per month. Clerks in the gen
erAl Offices receive from s25 10 $50.
per month. The smaller salaries are
paid TO boys and the largest 10 the
chief clerks. Division superinfend-
ents receive $3.50 per month, divi-
sion train masters sl75. Carpenters
and joiners from 81 TO 81 per day.
Brick masons from 81 TO s3 per day.
) Street car conductors 81 and drivers
75 cents. The wages indicated
above are given TO both native and
foreign artisans. The less expert
enced receiving the lowest figures,
the largest amounts being paid Il
the skilled workmen. Wheat 4,
:. worth sll per $50 pounds, (or SIS.
q per busheD. Cotton Is cents pc,
$ pound; wool from SO 10 s7a arroba
Of % pounds, Tor % cents per pound)
Hay Is not used. In its stead We
utilize green fodder mixed with
4 wheat aud barley straw. Corn sl.so
4 per 100 pounds. The normal price
!. Of corn il about one cent per pound,
= but owing to drouths in variou,
parts OF the country the presen,
price is unusually high.
White sugar IL cents per pound
j. native brown about 4 cents. Butter
15 cents per pound, eggs % cents pei
n dozen, bacon, imported, about q,
cents per pound, native 20 cents
= beefsteak ls cents per pound.
VI Beef cattle from about $50 10 So.
e per head. Beef cattle are not SOLD
o by the pound. Hogs, the price IL
= regulated by the Kansas City price
al Horses, fine carriage horses. ar.
- worth per pair about & 900 or 500
n TO 81 800. Common horses about Q IL,
a per pair. Common mules from ssl
= to $50 per head.
q Cows, imported milcn cows, from
d $50 to $3.50. Good native milcl
+ cows from imported stock from So
= to $50, and ordinary range cows SIC
Farm laborers receive from 8.
Il cents to - cents per day and found
b On the large haciendas Harms @
, ranches) Of the country it Is custom
= ary TO give each laborer small trac
= Of land for his own use. No charg,
}. is made for this. Owing to the fac
y that land is held in large tracts, th,
y owner can well afford to do this, q
I. IL enables him to secure bis labor a
a less figure and renders il certain
% that they will not leave the place
e Owing TO climatic conditions frou
r Sc to $40 year will supply all tn
, wants Of the ordinary farm lahore
in the way Of clothing, hats, an.
!, shoes. As the food ration 10 lareel,
J. made up Of fruits and vegetables
:. and due to the fact that meats an,
Is fats are detrimental TO health in thi
he climate, the expense Of living
n- greatly reduced.
]. Those who speak scornsully in rs
OF lstion to the condition Of the Mex
:. can laboring class do 50 in exempIi
fcation OF their own gross ignos
ance. There is no country on fh