Bisbee daily review., 1902-05-07
ACTUAL NUMBER PRINTED TO-DAY. IIsO.
THE CITY OF MEXICO.

From the consular reports issued for April, information Is obtained about the capital city of our sister re public-Mexico-whi should be & source of pride and satisfaction to Americans The whole of the Mexican republic has experienced rapid growth and improvement during several de cades. and in this development Of the resources of that country Americans have contributed much in both money. energy and genius.
 Since the present era of peace and prosperity began In Mexico. under the rule of President Diaz. a new capital has been growing up, which bids fair to be. ere the close of the present century, one of the statliest, wealth jest, and most beautiful cities of the Americas. During the past twenty five years. the city founded by Cortes, on the ruins of the capital of the con- Quered Aztec empire. has undergone a great change. and each year the pro- gross of modernizing it is more mo- ticeable. True. the city is losing much of its old picturesqueness. but pictur- sequences and civilization are rarely good friends.
 trfH at rn O superseded by broad asphalted ave nues, paved largely by American com panies. and beautiful macadam drives, rolled by American steam street roll CTS and made of stone crushed by American machinery. Street-sprinll- ling carts are coming into use, and gangs of men are being employed to keep the streets clean. A great canal. built for the purpose of draining the city and furnishing an outlet for its sewage carrying of the water after the abundant rainfalls of the rainy season and furnishing an outlet for the neighboring lakes, thus preventing the possibility of a recurrence of the for mer disastrous floods, has been com Dieted a little over a year. A sewerage system covering the entire city is to be finished within the present calendar year.
 Parks are being improved and beau uned by competent men. Shade trees are bing planted. Plazas or public squares, where the lower classes con- gresate in great numbers. are being improved.
 The city is one of the best lighted in the world. One of the electric-light companies is American, and another firm is now laying nght and power cables.
 Over fifty miles of electric street railroad have been built and put in operation in this city within the past two years, and iIty miles more VIII be in operation a year hence. All of the material for this street railroad has come from the United States, save the boilers for the power house.
 Automobiles of American manufac- ture are quite numerous on the streets and in the parks. The private car riaSes of the wealthy residents are equal to those of any city in the world Many of the carriages anl most ot the teams have been imported from the United States.
 Modern business blocks, built on the American plan. are being erected. and public buildings with American conveniences are replacing the relics of past generations. American apart ment houses are taking the place oi the old Mexican .vivienda" buildings and are proving to be splendid invest, ments. Some years ago the residen, Americans began to build houses in q part of the city then but sparsely settled. This section is now the mos, desirable residence portion. and land in the vicinity commands higher prices than elsewhere. having in creased in price as much as ten-fol6