Evening star., 1902-03-19
HIS WORK PRAISED
Ex-aov. fHERD coMPIa-
MENTED BY MEXICAN BANKER.
Liquidation Of 40 Mining company's
Debts-washin1 ten and Basopilas
as MOI 3uments.

The friends Of -Gov. Alexander r.
Shepherd in, this ci win be gratified to
learn that private dvices just received
here announce that as result OF his ef-
forts all the fioatinE Indebtedness of the
Batopilas Mining Company, of which he is
president. has now been paid OF and the
company Is In q prosperous condition. Dur
ing the past yeara4he company paid of
about 100000 Of floating debt In Mexico.
A copy OF letter addresse to Mr.. Shepherd
by Mr.. Enrique c. Creel, president Of the
Banco Miners Of Chihuahua, which has
been received in Washington, reveals the
situation In interesting terms and also dis
closes the high esteem In which Mr.. Shep-
herd Is held by his business associates in
Mexico. Mr.. Creel wrote. In part. as fol-
lows under date of February 26:
Il know better perhaps that many other
people the great importance Of your good
work: The many disadvantages in which
you have been place: the extraordinary
energies which You have developed: the
patience which you have exercised and the
great sacrifices to which you and your
family have been placed. living In such a
remote place as Batopilas in such a disa-
greeabie climate as You have there in win
ter; without any society; without any rail-
road communication and without any of
the comforts Of life Besides. your moral
responsibility has been very great. and you
have linked to Batopilas not only the fu-
ture of your family. but also your reputa-
tion as business man.
A Severe Struggle.
'The company has been in debt all the
time; you have received no money support
from the stockholders; you have been pay
ing high rates Of interest; you have had to
mortgage your country house near Wash
tngton, the home of your family, 50 as to
provide for the money required by the de-
velopment of the Batopilas mines: and
there mas not been a sacrifice within your
control or within the control of your fami
iy that you have not made, using every
thing In behalf Of the Batopilas Mining
Company and in behalf Of the creditors Of
the company.
years. and on every page there has been
marked your noble efforts. as the power of
your energies has also been stamped In the
mountains of Batopilas. Your children.
your grandchildren and q hundred genera
tions to follow will always pronounce your
name with the highest admiration.
In the Mexican legend and in the books
to be written about the Sierra Madra of
sweet and admirable Mrs. Sheppard. and OF
your charming daughters will be cherished.
A Trip to the United States Proposed.
"After such long period of hard and
constant labor, and when you are now en-
joying the great satisfaction of success.
we all feel that it Is proper for you to have
a vacation and come down to Chihuahua.
spend with us as much time as you may
wish to remain here. And then make trip
to the United States, where l know your
numerous friends, will be very glad to see
you and to congratulate you for your busi-
ness success. h-the -name of Gov. Terra
zas and in the name &c all the members of
tine perrazas ;a family send you corda!
l have allowed a fewehwords to escape SO
as to submit tosyou Hny appreciation for
what you have accomplished; but the work
of such man as yourself is better de-
scribed by monuments than by words, and
the city of Washington and Batopilas are
the monuments which for centuries will
speak for themselves and give out your
and your noble efforts be forever appre-
ciated." i.ra se.'* !.