Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-06-24
MEXICO WELCOMES
THE Enormous"
President D'az, the Grand Old Man OF That
Republic, Sends Greeting to
President Snow.

much he loved thom and what he
hoped to do for Thorn. lie called at
tentlOn to the education the youth Oh
Mexico were now receiving II was nor
difficult to go into a Mexican schouh
he said. and find a boy who could an
swcr almost any question in malhe-
MATES geography or grammar pue
when It came 20 exhibiting the more
tender emotions Of the heart that "do
another thing rheie wer. reasons lot
the lack OF heart emotion on the part
OF Mexicans For hundirda OF years
they have been ground under the nee'h
Of tyranny and made 10 feel that every
mans hand was AGAINST them, ana
lhat theirs must necessarily be against
those of every man, II would take
line to dlspel This idea and II was one
az fhc main efforts Of Mexican school
teachprs TO eradicate It, 10 a man WIN
less foresight than Diaz this prohanS
would not be attempted but Diaz is one
of the worlds great characters ana ms
whole hoari and soul are In the anelio-
ration Of conditions that have so long
oppressed bis couEtrymen' But DlaZ
does not labor alone for his own peo-
Die. He IS Il great humaMtlan and MS
heart embraces the world
THE AMERICAN MINISTER
at was our good fortune 70 meet
uon Powell Clayton the American
minister. in the city OF Mexico. | had
mot him before ana knew him measure
ably well. He received us lust as ne
RECEIVES all Americans with open hand
and heart. and made our visit as agree,
ahle as he know how H. displayed
much interest In our work and prom
Iged to 90 all that he could for u.s.
AMERICAS OLDEST SUGAR FAC
TORY.
I'VE organized two branches OF the
Church. one at Cautla end another a.
Cuernayaca, which being interpreter
means Cows Horn" II isia historic
place and figured in an Important man,
ner I'm the conquest by Cortez' II
was near here that Cortez rounded the
first sugar factory on the American
continent. The plant was moved three
times within the first SIX years Oh Its
establishment which was IN 1910. u
Ia etil a wonderful plant and turns OUT
twelve thousand one hundred poundS
of cane sugar daily ana employs seven
hundred men in the mills ana neias'
The refuse is converted into brandy.
81 rode out OF the town short as
lance" said Apostle Smith, on a
burro. to visit this factory and tound
II most interesting II Is stlll owned
by the Corte2 family who live IN ltaly,
and the proceeds 90 to his descendants
and to the maintenance OF hospital
ih the city Of Mexico I Cnernafae0
we met Hubert Lester Hall, formerly
proprietor Of the Valley House OF SAT-
Lake City. lie went there AFTER ne
had lost nearly all Of this worlds goods
that he possessed and started little
hotel. and is now doing nicely' HIS
friends will also be pleased TO know
that he Is doing a good work there
DEDICATED AN OLD GRAVE
"The national cemetery In the City
OF Mexico also received a visit IRON
us. and II may be OF interest to the
readers Of the News 10 know that we
dedicated anew the sacred spot where
reposes the remains of Sylvester ID. Col
lett brother Of Reuben d. Collet OF uln-
tah county. Sylvester was a Mormon
missionary In the city Of Mexico at the
time of our country's war with that
country. and dying there his body was
inferred within eighteen feet OF lhe
shaft erected over the graves OF ne
seven hundred soldiers who are buried
there. The Mormon mission has been
closed there ever sitce but II Is TO be
reopened by Elder Ammon NJ. Tinney
AS TO LAND GRANTS.
GAS to the many wild stories that
have been printed IN regard to Mexican
land grants 70 the Mormon people Mr..
Smith said that they were wholly foun-
dationless The Mormon Church had Sc
cured no new grants whatever II al
ready has a concession from the MeXi.
can government TO buy such land as Il
desires at any time and place THIS
concession runs for fifteen years, As
10 President WINS Apostle Smith said
that the former had been made agent
for large land syndicate and had been
delegated the rlett TO dispose OF such
land for the syndicate as he sew ft'