Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-07-09
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paper published IN MexIcOl are
aware OF the career OF prosperity
aud advancement enjoyed by
Mexico tuday In social and in
dustrIHl progress she has reached
y pnint where she will soon equal
sny other aatIou IN the world.
Size il in good financial condition; /;
her Government is solid and eff
cient; property rights and person
nj safety ara ~ sacred a. in any
G1uutry, while special protection
il accorded foreigners, and every
arvantags To secure them in their
Iuwful ventures which strong
Iud huspitabie people could devise.
OF the nations Of the world, Mexi-
go has made the second greatest
advancement in enterprise, i'm
prnvement, and prosperity within
tiie pAst decades Japan being the
irsi. This great prosperity owes
It's existencn to the energy of the
uHfriaf.. General Porfirio Diaz,
aud his efficient subordinate Off
ciHIA. This remarkable man, who,
with a irm and true hand, has for
81 manv wears been guiding
MexIcn along the path To order,
us.Hca,- and prnsperrty under a
government based on the peoples
will. IN a man of unmIstakable
tiI-mnass and executive ability;
and has proved the proyidential
man for Mexico. At his touch
nrrigr appeared out OF chaos, and
hAut upon her footsteps in this
fertile land came prosperity and
l.nuteutment. Mexico could have
fnund M man better fitted to
establish, that order and peace
which IL the foundation of a na-
rInu ; prosperity, than the soldier
and statesman, President Porfirio
DiHz
The Mexican government is
modelled upon that OK ths United
states. There are twenty seven
iiafes, two Territories, and a
EetIeraI District. The federal
Ssnats consists Of two members
elected BY each State, and the
Lnwsr House of Congress is ap-
Dnrtinued upon the basis OF pOpu-
.atinu. The President is elected
Ipnu the electoral plan used in
the { uIted States, and the Cabinet
GnusiHfH Of seven secretaries for
fdreign affairs, war, navy finance,
umprnvemEnts. communications,
sud Justice and public education .
In general the limits OF the powers
aud rights 0f Federal and State
\ Governments respectively differ
hut little from the United States.
HE law has been codified, the
Code Napoleon being the law of
liIf, lauti
Taxes upon improved property
srF, less ffpn IN the United States,
aud ara based upon the income
,lerived from il. There are no
,stsss apon unimproyed property.
The tropics have held in all
tees the proud precedent a. the
r. Dorado where nature Is most
sruheraut. yielding Gntold wealth
hDm comparatively small outiays;
sud today there ia opening the
stnushnuse Of wealth contained in
riis rapidly developing lands of
the Rspuhlic Of Mexico.
rhltt foreign capitalists have
cnudiiaurs ia M-xico Ia shown by
,liss fast that during the past three
wears, fJom $50, 100000 to $500
lA0 0A0 hive been invested In this
country
Long hUaded Engiishmeu and
lemsricaus own her railroads, and
hage Invested IN her other enter
Jrisas, aud il ~ an open secret the
vdnds~fil surrPss that hes crown
~ tlsir foresight
i But M,xlcos greatest wealth Is
hlTr ahundHut agricultural re-
sources. Between her muuatains
aIi the ssa lies territory richer
sui har.r thau has ever been
,i,s.ap,d ~ hy natives 81 less fag,
lr..sl Countries Ia il are landa
,iia yiHlt ia marvellous profusIon
~ 81 ths tropical products most
- gsLiu Ilamar.G.ispf dr world
'ltp uppuau ub thosn that ars CON.
mia ppt,istsnpersss zones. These
m,is af,ri vonderful opportuni