The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-02-23
BEAUTIFUL MEXICO.
Mexican Life and Scenery as De.
picted by Eye witnesses.
Mr.. A. p. FOrsyth's Graphic Account
Of the Trip.

From here grand view OF the great
city below, of the whole valley Of
Mexico, dotted will towns and villages
and green fields and che mountain
ranges encircling the whole in "a beauti-
ful frame is a sight to behold. 10 the
south so miles distant but in this
pure, clear at mosphere appearing only
IA Jew miles away, can be clearly ana
distinctly seen the perpetual snow
covered SUBMITS OF Popocatapetl and
Txtaccihatl each about $4,000 feet
high glistening in he rays OF the noon
day sun. If this were all that could be
seen it would he worth a Journey to
Mexico. AT night the policemen in the
City OF Mexico have Il lantern which
they place in the middle OF the street
at each intersection OF the streets all
over the city. This seemed TO me to
be Il good idea as they could always
he found when wanted. They, like all
Hexicans, are very polite and accom-
modatlng. There ar many very fine
st ores in the city and there as with VI
The finest and neatest stores are he
drug stores. The dress of the Mexican
resembles that of our Indians with
heir tight fitting pantalools, and
blankets or shawls OF all coors thrown
over their shoulders. Their hats
which are tall with very wide brims,
are trimmed with geld or silver lace.
Mexicans on meeting their friends en-
brace hem and pat each other on the
back before they shake hands. Mexi-
can women as a rule seem to be strong,
healthy and robust with good forms
and fine features and long inky black
hair. They do not look pinched off
IN the middle like so many OF our
American women do as the corset is
not known, at least among the middle
and lower classes. The climate Of
Mexico is conceded by all authorities
to be the finest in the world and when
the hotel accommodations become
be ter, no doubt thousands will go to
Mexico where only one goes now. The
mild dry climate OF the great plateau
at an elevation of from 4,O0Oto 5000
feet, free from sudden changes must be
an ideal place for those afflicted with
bronchial, rheumatic or pulmonary
troubles. Wild unimproved land pays
but very little, if any tax i'll Mexico
which OF course encourages land sharks
to procure and hold on to their land
until their lees fortunate brethren are
compelled to pay them an unreaso on
able price for the privilege OF using
that which God Great ed for all alike,
hence the land III Mexico is held IN very
large tracts by comparatively lie"
persons who, as a class, | suppose,
are iavorites of the powers that be;
this cannot continue very much longer,
however, and when these large hacen'
das, by proper taxation get into the
hands of the people who will improve
them and produce untold wealth there
on, Mexico will prosper as never before.
Henry Georges single tax theory, il
applied to Mexico as well as to the
United States, would knock land spec
ulation in the head and set the people
free from the greatest OF all monopolies
in fact the only monopoly that
makes it possible for others to exist
Give me the land of any country and
| have it within my power to make
all the PEOPLE of that country my
slaves. The great land owners o.
Mexico, / suppose, are interested in
making the land OF Mexico as scarce
as possible for the very same reason
our money kings are interested III
making the money in the United
States as scarce as possibIe-so they
can get more for it. In Mexico, as
with Us, the money in circulation If
gold and silver. Gold coin or money
does not seem to circulate any more
than with us, but in Mexico both gold
and silver yet remain redemption
money, therefore pr OF everything
remain undisturbed-Whi! in the