The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-12
TRIP TO MEXICO
MR. HARRY ARCHER TELLS OF CON-
DlTloNs IN. THE REPUBLIC.
He States That Those Poems Employed
in Louisiana Cotton Fields Are In
vsrisbly TEXAS Moxicans.

Mr.. Harry Archer. commercial agent for
the Kansas city Southern, who recently re-.
turned from trip to Mexico, stated 10 a
representative of The Post that 10 the La
gum valley, state Of Coahuila, where dfouth
has existed for over a year, plonteous rains
have fallen, and that section VIII produce
$1,000 81 10000 bales Of cotton. ihe plant
crs have stored enough water TO assure 9
crop next year aud expect a bumper yield
of lJ0.GNO or 100000 bales This cotton Is
all marketed In Mexico
Speaking Of conditions IN the land 81 the
MnMtezumns, MT Archer said; Europe Is
worstng the United states IN trade IN Mex
leo. II Is all due 10 the tarif For eN-
ample. the rate on certain commodities from
the United States TO 1orreon or Monterey
Is, say 81 ceuts and the winter rate from
Europe Is about a8 cents Besides, the conf
modify Is cheaper In Europe than It s. here.
American manufacturers have the duty to
pay, aud must either take the goods on the
raw cotton across the border. Germany
and England yet the best part Of Mexico's
trade. Mexican merchants for many yehrs
have ordered almost exclusively from Eu-
rope On cotton ties, for Instance the rate
is almost 80 per cent less from Germany,
whore the ties are cheaper, to Iorreon, In
the 1aguna district, than from Louisville
and other points In the United States OF
course the MeXicanB have to buy their
wagons and agricultural implements from
the United States And we do nor suffer at
present from the loss OF the trade. as al
American manufacturers have orders ahead
ana q ready market AT plBA prices.
A MATRIMONIAL EPIDEMIC
Mr.. Archer reports that there ls a matu-
monlnl epidemic among the newspaper men
Of Monterey, and that three Monterey News
editors are 60 be married this month.
Messrs. Watson, Brady and McFall AL
Americans Mr.. Watson viii be married at
Dallas, and the other two at Kansas CITY,
Recurring TO commercial activity IN Mex
leu, Mr.. Archer said Of course every ono
has heard OF the governments purchase OF
the lntcroccanic railroad. II IS presumed
that President Dia2 wants the road to pre-.
trusts and ne ia "A man OF action, He is
a great soldier. lie holds Mexico IN the
palm u his hand. and the people love him
because 81 his mastcrful policy. The MeNi.
can president VIII not tolerate a strike
Such a thing as the coal miners strike
would not last an hour In Mexico Diag
would order ont the military ana that
would be the end Of II. he would crush
opposition and bring the coal barons. To their
| knees IN short order. lie Is certainly all
powerful IN Mexico.
THE Americans have not gobbled every
thing In Mexico by any means. great
many Of the big stores are run by McXicnns
and Germans, aud the Spanlards ARE to
Mexico what the Jews are to this country.
beyond doubt, the MeXicaus are the
hest nptured people on earth. II two carts
collide IN the street, insteud OF swearing
and lighting as Is done In our States the
drivers smile and exchange compliments
ana make the best Of the situation.