Bisbee daily review., 1902-08-17
MEXICO'S PROPERTY
 ES--RAILR0ADS
INTERESTING STORY OF THE
 MANANA LAND
Fashionable Clubs in the City of Mex ico-A Prominent Visitor in Bis bee Tells the Review Some Inter- esting Facts

bee Tells the Review Some Inter-
 estins Facts
 Manager R. M Fawcett of the Amer ican club of the City of Mexico is paying Bisbee a few days visit, and has taken apartments at the Copper Queen hotel. MT Fawcett is well in formed upon the conditions of Mexico and speaks interestingly of her vast interests in the mining world and of her rapid strides in railroad develop ment.
 The American in Mexico finds many features of interest that he will not find in any other country" remark ed Mr Fawcett. The commercial life, the cosmopolitan types. and tEe peculiar social structure are all unique and singularly characteristic of that nation.
 The Mexican people are race of casts seemingly ranging from the very lowest to the highest, from penury and abject want, to plenty, riches and luxury, from those who rate we'll with the serf of Russia and other Euro pean principalities to the plutocrat, aristocrat and autocrat.
 The life of the Mexican in the cap ital city is not characterized by the go and rush of the American of New York or San Francisco, but is a sort of go-as-you please. The large mar kets are visited by the peon who gets a scanty supply for the day.
 There are numerous big markets, the largest being the Santa Maria, where great crowds surge about the block at all times. The Don Juan market is the most fashionable and cf course the most expensive-one is able to get what he calls for here but he must watch carefully the vendor for they know how to get the best or the trade. Some of the markets are entirely devoid of any sanitary con- ditions and the stench which arise from they is sickening.
 "The city is a city of clubs and eS cry nationality of any consequence has a club. The American, the Ger man. the French and others have me club buildings. The members of the Mexican club are mostly composer of sports and the manager of tha' club is a horse jockey. There are thousands of dollars changing in this club every twenty-four hours.
 But the system of railroads Is G" yelOping rapidly ana IS Soou- H' Mexican Central railroad is buildia- iu every direction and is doing mucf to advance the commercial life of Mex ico. Every big mine that this railroa' can get to is favored by railroad ac ccmmodations. These roads are al wa,s managed by American railroad men. there being always an Americai conductor and engineer.
 The leading industry of Mexlco Y that of mining. Many of the grea mines. especially silver mines, arr found in Mexico There are also cor per mines and some large smeiters There are a great many new mine being opened up from time to tim and these affords employment 10 thousands.
 The help is generally cheap. bu if is impossible to get help on feas days. and feast days are the most n' mer...s of al;. Every one must pain mate in the holiday and do his snat toward making the day Q gala ds, Cock fights, games, bull fights, gan hing and numerous other indulgence of a similar nature compose the fesf of a Mexican feast day.
 But the poverty is something tef'