El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-18
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Washington. spent yesterday at tn
Sheldon. Capt. Barron was recent
appointed commissioner for Mexico b.
the Pan-American Exposition manage
ment at Buffalo. and has just complet
ed the work of gathering the eXhibi
that republic will have at the exposi
ton Mexico will have the creates
exhibit at Buffalo il ever had in on,
collection he said last night. -.
have spent several months in gettins
up the collection and have everything
the republic affords. We will have {
typical Mexican town to begin will
and will have specimens of everything
grown in the republic besides all kinds
of minerals. realistic scenes of every
walk of Mexican life. the methods OF
business. historical scenes and in fact
will reproduce Mexico in reality. All
the Mexican exhibit at the Paris eX-
position will be added to this so you
see our exhibit will be worth some
thing"
Mr.. Barron left last night for Buff
falo to make his report after which
he will resume his duties at Washing
ton.
A. |. Hudson. a prominent attorney
of Dallas. is registered at the Orndorff.
Mr.. Hudson is on his return from the
City of Mexico where he has been on
business for Texas corporation.
The corporation is composed of the
Texas cotton oil manufacturers and
is destined to be one of the strongest
concerns in the country I'VE have
just secured a concession" said Mr..
Hudson to Herald reporter, that will
be worth millions of dollars to the
company. will prove a great thing for
the republic. and will afford an i'm
mense field and market for the staple
crops of Texas. Our concession gives
my company the exclusive right to
substitutes for lard in the
republic for twenty-five years. The
product is made of cotton seed oil and
can hardly be detected from real hog
lard. The company will establish a
refinery and factory in the City of
Mexico that will employ about thous-
and men. The crude oil will be ship
ped from the cotton oil mills in Texas
to the Mexico factory and there re-
fined and compounded for the use of
the public. The company is capitalized
at s500.00 The head offices will be in
Dallas
Mr.. Hudson is we'll pleased with
the republic and says that American
money is finding its way there in i'm
mense quantities and is doing wonders
III ueNciopiuS thc
$50
ITO know a mans nationality is to
know his business in Mexico said
III. Norris. of New York city
at the Sheldon last night. The ma
tive MeXicanS sell cakes. candies and
groceries: the Spaniards are engaged
in the hardware and liquor business;
he Frenchman own all the dry goods
the Germans handle machin-
cry: and the Americans own the rail-
'oads and the mines. There are a few
of course but this is the
'ule. | have spent the major portion
If my time in Mexico for ten years
md find that the lines of business are
rational lines. Mexico is improving
though" he continued.
and there is great desire to catch
IN to American methods of transact
ng business. There is probably great
T improvement in the methods of min
ng and handling ore than anything
lse. Mining and railroading are the
wo great lines of business and are
he most profitable lines
Mr.. Norris has been quite a politi-
ian in his time. and knows the tricks
( Tammany and other New York po-
tical societies like a book. Nc
>inley is sure to carry evrything this
ear" he said, but of course Bryan
,ill get Greater New York. This is
asily understood however. by those
rho are onto their plans. Tammany
really republican nationally, but
he machinery is so thoroughly organ
zed that they must stick to the ma
ional democratic nominee. Tam
many is strictly a municipal organiZa
ion. 1t takes $50 1000 900 to run New
DIRK city every year. Tammany gets
20 900 900 of it. That explains their
That organization is OPP
osed to free silver. favors expansion,
avors national banks, supports all the
rusts and takes the opposite position
0 Mr.. Bryan on most every other is
ue and of course is not really demo-
ratio.
The Midwinter Carnival at Ell Paso
all the talk at Chihuahua" said r.
V. Mclean. of the Robinson house in
hat city. this morning. Il have seen
umbers of the buttons and on every
ide | hear expressions to the effect
hat they are all going to attend |
hihuahua will send a good delegation |
nd we all feel that we will be repaid |
Dr coming
NJ. l.. de Touchie. n well-known
urk resident of chihuahua. is at the |
heldon. Mr.. Touchie has thorough T;
demonstrated what thrift will do in |
ne southern republic. Three years |
go he was dancing on the streets with |
bear and peddling notions. Good |
)rtune fell his way and he secured |
'om Governor Ahumada the gambling |
oncession in Chihuahua. and had |
)se to the rank of a millionaire.
Last week Governor Ahumada issued |
n order prohibiting gambling in the /
ty and all the houses have been 1
osed. Being put out of business Mr.. |
ouchie is taking a rest and is here !,
18th his family.
Ii is understood that he is endeavor- |