The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-02-13
y MARVELLOUS COUNTRY.
Mexico Beats the World for Gran
deur of Scenery.

deur Of Scenery.
s.Walter Clark, Raleigh, North Car
DINA
The name looked very modest upon
the register of the Iturbide last night,
and a reporter found the owner later
on al the American Clab, 10 be very
modest, but decidedly interesting gen
tlenan.
Judge Clark is Associate Justice Of
the Supreme Court Of North Carolina
and is taking his SIX weeks vacation
in Mexico.
"What do l think Of Mexico?' he
said in reply to an inquiry, 81 think
it is a wonderful country-a marvel
GUS county. | have visited Is out Of
the Fl states of this republic and my
eyes have been opened. If the people
of the United States knew what is at
their very door there would be many
thousands of them visiting this co',..1ry
annually. There Is -otnjng IN the
scenery Of Continental Europe, Scot
land Or nc Rocky Mountain region
which equals it. think the finest l
have seen is that stretch Of Country
between Esperanza and Cordoba
on the Mexican Railway. 1t is sub
lme"
Judge Clark has just returned from
a trip to the famous ruins Of Militia and
a tour of the Southern cities. Speak
ing of Militia, he says that those inter
estlng relics OF the ancient races are
being shameiuIly damaged by vandals.
Elaborate carvings have been knocked
off and even the interior fresCoes re-
moved. Unless something is done
to stop the vandalism there Will be lit
tie of interest to visitors within TWO or
three years.
The Judge thinks there ought TO be
a railway up to the summit of Popoc1
tepetl. "The Rggi Railway" he says
''is only able to run four months out
of the year, owing to the rigorous eli
mate, and is crowded with business.
Your Popocatepetl is three quarters Of a
mile higher than Mt. Blanc. \ rail
road to the summit and hotel would
be one of the best paying investments
in Mexico"
"What about politics? | have lost
track of politics in this delightful eli
mate but there is one thing you can
say, the sentiment Of great majority of
| the American people Is unquestionahly
in favor Of the free and unlimited
| coinage Of silver. Strenuous efforts
| Will be made in the coming elections
to thwart the will of the people in the
| interest Of the gold ring and bond
holders. My visit 10 Mexico and
is prosperity convlnces ME more than
ever that the best interests of the peo-
pie of the United States will lie served
by speedy return 10 the free and
unlimited coinage of both gold ard
silver as contemplated by our Constr;
tution.'
Judge Clark had the pleasure Of STE
ing President Diaz at Orizaba. He
thinks the Presidents management Of
the destinies of Mexico rightly i'm
presses people that he is one of the
| greatest statesmen of the age. The
Judge also called at the Supreme Court
yesterday where he was introduced %
the distinguished Mexican Justices by
Judge lgnacio Sepulvada, the newly
nominated secretary of the American
Legation.
Judge Clark leaves this morning fol
| CucrnavaCa and on his return goes
direct home via San LOUIS Potosi
Tampico and Monterey to be present
at the converting Of the Supreme Court
February 81. \ series Of interesting
articles profusely illustrated on The
subject: "Mexico; lis Past, Present and
Future" will appear from his pen ii
the arena Magazine Of February
March, April and May. As Judge
Clark has been frequent contributor
to UWber's and the North AWt,ir0.
Re0ie70, besides being the author O.
we'll known law books, and the trans
lator from the French of"Constant'
memoirs of the Private Life Of Napo-
leon First" we may To- for some in.
'eresting and polished writings upor
Mexico and her people, past anG
present. - Tee RebubIts, City O
Mexico.