New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-06

James O. Rice, who is identified to an important
degree with the financial operations and banking
interests Of Mexico is at the Hol-
BANKING land House. He is accompanied BY
IN his wife and daughter. Mr.. Rice
MEXICO who is a Maryland man. and halls
originally from Baltimore. has been
in Mexico for fourteen years, first for seven years
as the financial man of the Monterey and Mexican
Gulf Railroad and for a like period as assistant
10 the president OF the Mexico. Cuenavaca and
Pacific Railway. he is one of the organizers and
present general manager Of the International Bank
ing and Trust Company, which is not only estab-
lished in the City Of Mexico, but is represented by
full hedged banks at Monterey. Tampico, San Luis
Potosi. Aguas Calientes, GUadalajara, Pueblo and
Pachuca- Asked as to the present status OF bust
ness I'm the republic. Mr.. Rice said: "OI course
Nexico's monetary conditions intimately con-
nected with the finances OF New-fork that IN the
OF money ;ier aI The f5ct maj iov,r -Tas ~
exchange have been taking gold out OF the coun-
try. Otherwise, however, conditions are very sat :
ncrgI wealth are being steadily deveoped Under
the able administration of the government by Pres
dent Diaz life and property are as safe In Mexico
as in the States, and he has vastly promoted the
ntefes3S ol vc c line since Vent 10 the countrv
Fourteen years ago the methods that obtained Of
times but they are now fully abreast OF the age
Colonel Wells II. Blodgett. of ST. Louis. is at
the Murray Hill He became counsel TOR the
w
and is now third vice-presdent and
NEW STA general counsel OF the Wabash
TION FOR company. He courts comment
WABASH. his career, but it is public
property, for the that he
early enrolled In the service OF the government
He was born in Illinois, and when the call for
troops was made he commanded company in the
37th Illinois Infantry the regiment OF which Gen
eral John c. Black. commander in chief OF the
Grand Army of the Republic, then a colonel, was
in command. Subsequently appointed by the
President Judge advocate and stationed at ST.
Louis, he wearied OF the restraint OF the position,
aud when the 4Sth Missouri! was organized he went
out lieutenant colonel. and was advanced to the
colonelcy and the command. AT the END OF the
he settled la Western Missouri and took up
the practice OF his profession. He became the
railroads counsel in 1873. and since then has oeel
citizen OF the Exposition City. Our company,
said the colonel has just approved and adopted
the plans for station and its terminal at the
Exposition grounds. and the work OF constr Ion
will go promptly forward. Our station VIII be
specially favorable IN its situation being directly
opposite the main entrance to the EXPOSITION
grounds The terminal will be ample for All posi-
bic demands. and the trains for the ENpoSItIoh
will directly to the grounds and VIII not Eet, 70
the Union station at all. thus avoiding COM us.1h
with regular traffic. The work OF Establishing tile
Exposition Is further advanced than mas peeh me
case at a corresponding interval from the opehiiis
OF any Of It's predecessors. and the eXhl,Itors III
all departments will be able to MAKE tnei. III! !,
stallatlons TO be ready on the opening uaS'